Day #24 of the 30 Day Book Challenge

[shadowkat]

The prompt is A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't

Rest of the meme is HERE

Hmm..I've either lost count or the person who did this meme did? It looks longer than it should be. I'm guessing I did. But who knows?

A book I was supposed to read in school but didn't. First of all - school was a VERY long time ago - I don't remember most of it.

Ah, I am going to go with two books for a Myth and Meaning Course I took in undergrad - that I somehow managed to avoid reading.

1. The Odyssey by Homer

and

2. Til We Have Faces by CS Lewis

I managed to bluff that I'd read them, when I hadn't. I read a portion, gave up, and bluffed.

Comments

[mtbc]

Till We Have Faces is an interesting one in that I recall it leaving me with very mixed feelings. Someday I may reread it to see what I make of it again. It's interesting and different, I'll give it that, not sure what I think of the underlying intent though.

[shadowkat]

I tried to read it several times, but couldn't get past the first few chapters. I've issues with CS Lewis - he's incredibly preachy and religious in some of his novels, and I find myself arguing with him.

I think it's why I liked Philip Pullman - who also had issues with Lewis, and Tolkien, who did as well.