education &mdash; Erik I https://erik.itland.no/tag:education My public writing. You can reach me at @eitland@mstdn.io Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:38:38 +0000 Spoiling literature https://erik.itland.no/spoiling-litterature?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Edit: thanks to Stoicism & Me I have now fixed a funny spelling mistake in the title. And yes, it made me smile as well. prettywords writes: I read this book at school and remember hating it, because it was homework. Nothing spoils a work of literature quite like a pedantic search for meaning in every sentence. Haven't read the book in question, but this is my experience as well. It took 10+ years to start enjoying fiction after finishing school. Filed under #reading and #education]]> Edit: thanks to Stoicism & Me I have now fixed a funny spelling mistake in the title. And yes, it made me smile as well.

prettywords writes:

I read this book at school and remember hating it, because it was homework. Nothing spoils a work of literature quite like a pedantic search for meaning in every sentence.

Haven't read the book in question, but this is my experience as well. It took 10+ years to start enjoying fiction after finishing school.

Filed under #reading and #education

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