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In reply to the discussion: College Students Refuse To Read Award-Winning Novel Because It Violates Their Christian Beliefs [View all]SheilaT
(23,156 posts)want to read. But I'm not a college student, and when I was, I did the assignments.
In addition, I am not fond of graphic novels myself. I grew up reading comic books, as well as regular print books, and the times I've dived into a graphic novel, I try to read it as if it were a comic book, and you just can't. They tend to have a density of words, pictures, and ideas that force the reader to slow down, and read carefully. I just can't break my comic-book reading mode, and I'll admit I haven't really tried. The problem is me, not the literary form.
But I do wonder why schools keep on assigning books that are almost bound to create an uproar. I gather this was required of all incoming Freshman, not just those in a particular lit class. But this kids were all accepted into a good secular school, so they should get over themselves and read the book.