By examining the literature itself, the readers, and the writers, one can note the differences and similarities in the two types of literature In the poem, "A Study of Reading Habits," Philip Larkin talks of being unhappy both in his home and at school. He read books where the good guys fought the bad guys, books where the good guys always won the battle. ... So he stopped reading because the books no longer were interesting to him. There are many different reasons why people read books, however, all people are different and the types of books they read are different also. ... Some people...

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In fact, so much he thought it was one of the best books he had read in a long time. ... He told him that this helped in writing some of his books and a lot of his journals. ... He has contributed some of the best writings to Literature like "Leaves of Grass", "Good-bye My Fancy", "Drum-Taps:, "Complete Prose Works", "Notes and Fragments", I Sit and Look Out", "Pictures", and many, many more. Although he wrote all these books he also wrote even more journals. ...

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Another important note is that the book is written entirely through soliloquy. ... The Waves is known to be Virginia Woolf's masterpiece, and is one of the most mentally engaging books I have ever read. ...

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As you read further into the introduction the more the author makes note of essays from the book. ... We also never had to read essays, we normally read books that were easier to read than the essays we have to read within this class. ...

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School is Hell Reform Number 1: Each student should have their own hot tub Number 2: Have a professional typist go to your classes to take notes for you ~"Back to School" starring Rodney Dangerfield" School reforms are a necessity in this country. ... So the product is a final hash, and all my books are botches. ...

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