I was going through my paper mail this morning, and I found a letter from the school district where I used to do time as a kid. Apparently the high school English department head found out that I've written a couple of novels, and wants to make my first one required summer reading.
I'm horrified by this. I don't want a captive audience, and I don't want people to grow up despising my work because it was shoved down their throats at school. Save that shit for when I'm dead and buried, please.
@starbreaker Weird, because there were books I "had" to read for school and ended up loving.
I think being introduced to something you might not normally think to pick has the potential to lead to a new appreciation or love that one ends up pursuing.
@electrotamitha It just made me stabby. There were so many books that I wanted to read but hadn't gotten around to reading yet that being told by some stranger that I was obligated to read a book I hadn't chosen for myself did nothing but enrage me.
Furthermore, I had very little control over my life before I left my parents' home. Reading was one of the few aspects of my life in which I had ANY say, and I wasn't willing to give that up without a fight.
