I am ashamed to say that I have not yet read......

[bsaenz24]

...All Quiet on the Western Front was horribly boring. So boring I don't even remember what it was about.

You should have taken the hint from the title "All Quiet"!!!

[Dan Hocker]

I wasn't a big fan of Lord of the Flies either. I also had to read "All Quiet on the Western Front", "Animal Farm", and "The Jungle". Animal Farm and The Jungle weren't bad, but All Quiet on the Western Front was horribly boring. So boring I don't even remember what it was about.

[RJK1981]

Teri doesn't like much.

I remember liking it when I read it in high school but thats a while back. I have wanted to reread it but haven't had the time.

I also remember liking Lord of the Flies when I read it as a required read in school. That and 1984 were both good. Didn't care much for the Shakespeare stuff I read during classes.

If it's not King Teri doesn't really care much for it typically, lol

[Martin]

I didn't know King wrote that.

I bow my head in shame that I wasted my time reading The Lord of the Flies

[Joe315]

Teri doesn't like much.

I remember liking it when I read it in high school but thats a while back. I have wanted to reread it but haven't had the time.

[Neiaushie79]

I bow my head in shame that I wasted my time reading The Lord of the Flies

Wow, is it really that bad?

[Teriw]

I bow my head in shame that I wasted my time reading The Lord of the Flies

[Neiaushie79]

The list is long, but the main three are Ghost Story, Clockwork Orange, and Lord of the Flies (probably because the movie made me cry). I feel the need to bow my head in shame just typing this.

[frik51]

I remember reading Weaveworld a long time ago;

Same here - 1986? It was my first Barker. I barely remember the storyline, but I do remember being really impressed and liking it - very much.

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[Xiabei]

Anyway if you like it read it if not stop and move on.I had to do that with Weaveworld last week.It's like Ghost Story.I have not read it yet.Plan to this year.However I find Straubs shorter works more enjoyable then his longer books.

I remember reading Weaveworld a long time ago; may have to check it out again. Haven't thought of that one in a long time.

[bookworm 1]

Anyway if you like it read it if not stop and move on.I had to do that with Weaveworld last week.It's like Ghost Story.I have not read it yet.Plan to this year.However I find Straubs shorter works more enjoyable then his longer books.

[Joe315]

Yea.I agree.The shower thing is funny.Every July I spend a week at Boyscout camp.The only indoor building is the mess hall.By Thursday it smells like wet dog.The kids think if you are swimming that should take care of the smell.Well boys will be boys.

Speaking of smelly kids, I remember my 4th Grade teacher telling our class that we need to start showering in the morning using deodorant.

[bookworm 1]

Yea.I agree.The shower thing is funny.Every July I spend a week at Boyscout camp.The only indoor building is the mess hall.By Thursday it smells like wet dog.The kids think if you are swimming that should take care of the smell.Well boys will be boys.

[peteOcha]

I understand what you're saying... perhaps it comes down to semantics. To me, a sense of shame originates from outside influences - if I neglect to brush my teeth, I don't feel ashamed, even though it's something I should have done. I just didn't do it. No biggie. Now, extend that to going out in public with bad breath and food stuck in my teeth - then yes, I would be ashamed of the way I'm presenting myself to other people because of something I failed to do.

Or I could not take a shower for a few days and walk around the house with smelly armpits - no problem. But if I then go out in public and am aware of the way I smell and I start thinking of how other people will react when they smell me and realize I haven't taken a shower, then yes, I would feel a sense of "shame" for not having taken a shower - but only because it's the "acceptable" thing to do in society. In private, it doesn't matter at all.

So to me, whether or not I've read a book has no bearing or influence on the outside world, and therefore there is no "shame" for me for not having done so. That's where I'm coming from, anyway.

Very well put!

[Xiabei]

I really do hope you are showering and brushing your teeth though, lol.

I knew that was coming, haha. I kept thinking I should have used different examples!