+920 You can get through a 600 page book on your own time no problem, but the second it's for school even a 100 page book looks daunting, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

we had to read 'The Pearl' in school. The teacher wanted to go easy because this was the first book we would read so we werent allowed to read ahead. It was pure pain reading a 90 page 'novel' over 2 months. boring...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I find the average 400 page reading assignment (ex: Plato's Republic) exceeds my attention span by a solid 375 pages.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In 7th grade, we had to read a book called "I Am the Cheese". My friend and I got caught up in the book, because it was really good, so we snuck it home and finished it. xD

by Anonymous 13 years ago

ugh it totally SUCKS when in middle school the teacher would read the book TO you, and it takes fucking forever, because you were a fast reader, then theres the lame ass kids who cant read which the teacher ALWAYS picks to continue reading!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Because when you're reading on your own time its something you like no matter what, when its assigned its might not be something that your interested in.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

we still have accelarated reader at my school.i go to a private school that is from pre-k to 12th grade and i had 712 points. i read like 203 book my sophomore year. :P

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i read the last harry potter book (over 700 pgs) in a day, now for summer reading, i have to read a book (about 125 pgs) and i started it 2 weeks ago and I still have 75 pgs left.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

it really depends on the book. I read lord of the flies in grade ten, and i flew through it in no time, its a actually a very good book.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I just mamaged to finish off a 336 page book in half a day, but often ended up only quickly looking through school books to remember a few important facts.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes because school books are not written as a story. I always read school books to fall asleep. Then sleep on the book just in case I can absorb some of it that way. Don't sleep on a bible wow that night i did I had weird dreams all night. Edgar Casey could so I tried it too.

by Anonymous 7 years ago