You sound like the kind of person I don't particularly like.

The kind who can't take drama.

I read all those books except Grapes of Wrath, on a side note, Animal Farm was a great book, written by George Orwell, it had an allegorical meaning to it, and was meant to bash communism.

Oh yeah, I hate that too. Down with the drama llamas! :(

Did you read "The Tell Tale Heart?"

You're not gonna like reading some people's blogs huh?

Dude, the Lottery was a great story.
Althought i have to agree with you on the 1984 thing. I hated that book, not because of the sad ending (actually, the ending is left open to interpretation, we had a huge discussion about whether Winston died or not in my English class), but because I dont enjoy book about the government and dystopias and such.

I know why people write those kinds of stories.
So students in English classes will learn to over-analyze everything, trying to find the "theme" and discover "artistic unity".
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I too dislike bad endings, but that doesn't mean some of them were not good.

No, it's not about drama. Y'all will discover that all those books that won awards and such and are recognized as part of the literary cannon don't care about plot at all. Hate to break it to you. The beauty comes from their prose, their symbolism, their message, etc., and the way it all relates.

My classic example is a book called Ms. Dalloway. Here's the entire plot of the book: Some dude comes back from India (it's set in early 1900's Britain), and visits some old friend he used to like. Then, he goes to her party. That's it. And yet, so much is said in that book. I really enjoyed it. Pride and Prejudice isn't considered one of the greatest novels of all time for its plot. There are only so many ways you can tell boy meets girl, boy and girl go through problem, and boy and girl come out together before every story's just a slight twist of another. What makes a great story isn't the story itself, but the way it's told.

You are so right that my head asploded from your rightness.

Don't try to win points with my penguin. >=O

What grade are you in Smartguy? I read this book just a week ago (Ninth Grade).

You wise guy you you.

This is the number 1 reason why I didn't take English Literature: The freaking over analysis.

Yes, because all of y'all are infinitely more wise than the people who devote their lives to studying this stuff. You know better than them how deep a book is.

Pro tip: Most of them are deeper than you'll ever know.

The Lottery reminded me of the movie "Wicker Man". Or was it the other way around?

Animal Farm, never read it. George Orwell? 1984. I </3