Moby Dick.

My mom convinced me to read it when I was in 5th grade, and she had the policy that if you start a book, you need to finish it. The first chapter or two are pretty good. The last chapter or two are fun. The encyclopedia of healing in the middle is… Not good.

Also… Walden. It was boring. At least the first 3 pages, 3 pages in the middle, and the last 3 pages were boring. Thankfully, that was enough for me to write a B+ paper…

My favorite was sideways math, but I did enjoy all of those.

I remember Jurassic park! My parents were a bit strict about movies and I couldn’t watch pg-13 until I was 12 or so, but they let me watch Jurassic Park at age 8 because I’d already read the book, and they figured if I made it through that, then the movie would be okay. :)