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What's your favourite book you were made to read in school? (lemmy.world)
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I thought old man and the sea was boring and pointless when I had to read it in grade 7 but 20+ years later, it hits me hard.

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[โ€“] 7 points 4 months ago*

Probably Fahrenheit 451.

The way that book predicted and depicted streaming as a vapid activity that will make you numb is what stuck with me most both then and now.

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