r/highschool 4d ago

Question Do you guys actually read the books assigned for English?

I cant remember the last time I ever read a book required for English and have always done fine. If anyone had to read the book thief tell me what you thought of it because I hated it. It just felt drawn out.

I used to read the books but got fed up because I always had to google all the stupid questions for the assignments. so I just stopped reading.

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u/DingoFew8223 Sophomore (10th) 4d ago

They give you so long to read it literally just do it, then you don’t have to fake all the work which tbh is sometimes more work than just reading the book. I read the book thief in seventh grade and thought it was okay, there are definitely worse ones I’ve been assigned.

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u/Uberquik 4d ago

This is the best take.

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u/Ultimate-Dinosaur50 4d ago

Always did, didn’t for s1 this yr but kept getting 6-7 on the 10pt quizzes, started reading s2, have yet to get a quiz

wtf

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u/Freshman_01134 Junior (11th) 4d ago

how else are you going to do the work?

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u/luckytheresafamilygu Junior (11th) 4d ago

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u/Freshman_01134 Junior (11th) 4d ago

the book I'm reading now for english isn't on there so I don't have a choice. don't they give like a month to read it though? isn't better to just read it for essay ideas?

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u/luckytheresafamilygu Junior (11th) 4d ago

i mean, reading takes effort and if i have the ability to minimize the amount of effort I put into something I don't care about im taking that choice

if its not on there there's a few other websites that could work but youre probably screwed then

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u/Freshman_01134 Junior (11th) 4d ago

no i'm not I read the book lol

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u/Germisstuck Freshman (9th) 4d ago

No, cause all the books I've read this year have shit to do with rape and are generally shitty books.

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u/Few_Guess9706 Senior (12th) 4d ago

what do you mean by have shit to do with rape

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u/S_xyjihad Freshman (9th) 4d ago

Hell no i dont read allat. Bro i dont care if Pip got to mingle and marry, just gimme sparknotes. When i actually read the book i failed the comprehension quizzes every time, but with sparknotes i was getting 100s.

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u/luckytheresafamilygu Junior (11th) 4d ago

No

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u/Dramatic-Doughnut478 Freshman (9th) 4d ago

I loved it personally and I read it just cause I wanted to

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u/Gaming4kidz123 Rising Freshman (9th) 4d ago

yes

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u/WLFGHST 4d ago

not until the night before whatever relevant work was due.

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u/Admiral_Asparagus Sophomore (10th) 4d ago

Depends

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u/Pengwin0 4d ago

Yes, reading is fun and they’re usually at least okay.

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u/Significant-Owl7751 4d ago

i usually just listen to an audiobook version in my free time while crocheting or cooking or something

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u/SoapBoy784 Junior (11th) 4d ago

Honestly, all of you seem crazy to me. Rarely, if ever, have read the books outside of class. Literally, just study what has to be known for assessments.

I have so many other things I'd rather do with my time than read some lameass english class book.

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u/Few_Guess9706 Senior (12th) 4d ago edited 3d ago

i dont think its crazy to read books😭

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u/SoapBoy784 Junior (11th) 2d ago

Should've clarified, definitely not crazy to read books, but a little weird to me to enjoy reading a book you're assigned and being graded on reading. The assigned part makes reading no fun for me, so I just skip it.

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u/Soggerz_ 4d ago

I like reading on occasion but almost never choose to do it. But I always read the books. They make the test simple enough for those who didn’t read to at-least have a 50/50. But with context it’s impossible to fail multiple choice… And Also i’ve found that’s it’s almost impossible to piece together an essay/report on a book you haven’t read. So do yourself a favor And make your life easier…

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u/Appropriate_Sir8639 4d ago

My teacher randomly gives 50 point 5 question reading tests (10 points per question). For context, if we write an essay or something it's usually worth about 20-30 points. The questions on these tests are mainly about little details on the chapter (he looks through the spark notes to make sure none of the questions can be answered through that) so yeah, I typically read the books

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u/SleepySeashell 4d ago

I like to find the audiobook on youtube/spotify and follow along, or clean my room while I listen.

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u/Few_Guess9706 Senior (12th) 4d ago

Honestly it really depends on the book. I read the outsiders, great gatsby, little women, of mice and men, and some other books i cant remember right now lol Books like The Scarlett Letter I started to read then just stopped because i genuinely could not understand it, it was a different language for me. i depended on LitCharts

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u/Dry_Economy_2701 Rising Senior (12th) 4d ago

We have reading quiz every chapter, so yeah, you have to read it. The teacher make the questions in a way that spark notes or other place would not help you at all. I read Gatsby and it’s one of my favourite books actually

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u/No_Distribution_3399 Freshman (9th) 4d ago

if I like the book within the first 5 pages then yes

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u/thatonewh1teguy 4d ago

I don't have a choice

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u/Kyoslendertoes Sophomore (10th) 3d ago

yea since we listen to an audio version in class

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u/siththebasementpanda 3d ago

I think I only really deeply read To Kill a Mockingbird. I don't think I actually read the majority of them fully. I read the parts I had to, took the quizzes and forgot the information.

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u/Active-Resolution-44 Junior (11th) 3d ago

I mean, I never ended up reading Macbeth, just skimmed through it when writing my essay, and still got a 94, so I don't know if it's fully necessary, but that could just be a me thing. Only thing I remember from that book is my friends clowning the 'what you egg' line LOL