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mr d Jun 2013 10:34pm, 11 Jun 2013 790 posts	Quote Pin mr d But I thought knowing the names of Kings and Queens is what we need to kick start our fragile economy?
Fellrunning Jun 2013 10:46pm, 11 Jun 2013 873 posts	Quote Pin Fellrunning Not to mention being able to write long and meaningless essays discussing the move from civilised behaviour to tribal savagery as depicted in Golding's "Lord of The Flies". I'm not generally in favour of burning books but in this particular case I'm prepared to make an exception...
fleecy Jun 2013 10:47pm, 11 Jun 2013 9,884 posts	Quote Pin fleecy Ugh, I HATED LotF!
Fellrunning Jun 2013 10:49pm, 11 Jun 2013 874 posts	Quote Pin Fellrunning That's because its crap.
HowFar? Jun 2013 10:53pm, 11 Jun 2013 9,348 posts	Quote Pin HowFar? I didn't mind it so much. Mill on the Floss nearly drove me insane though. I really didn't think I was ever going to get to the end of the thing.
Becky01580 Jun 2013 10:59pm, 11 Jun 2013 213 posts	Quote Pin Becky01580 Bad shoes!!!!
Carpathius Jun 2013 11:50pm, 11 Jun 2013 595 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius I liked LOTF! Although I liked it better when I could just read it and didn't have to micro-analyse every sentence structure.
Duchess Jun 2013 11:58pm, 11 Jun 2013 3,321 posts	Quote Pin Duchess Doing English Literature O level (yes I am that old) nearly destroyed my love of reading. Fortunately I recovered. Never had strong opinions either way on LotF.
Diogenes Jun 2013 2:24am, 12 Jun 2013 6,149 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes Agreed Duchess, and the reason I didn't do A level when I so obviously should've.
Diogenes Jun 2013 2:28am, 12 Jun 2013 6,150 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes People ( my family) starting using the new tube of toothpaste when the old one isn't finished yet. I am still using the old one yet its successor is too almost empty