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Prompt: 033. great literature
1. The book was all well and good, but she wouldn’t call it great literature. More like toilet paper wrapped in a glossy cover.
A. The book was all well and good, but she wouldn’t call it great literature. More like toilet paper wrapped in a glossy cover. She snorted to herself, covering her mouth with the side of her hand.
Along with the rest of the students, Sadie sat with her back straight, her shoulders back, and her face attentively turned forward. To all appearances, she was a diligent student; when really she spent her time making snarky mental comments or daydreaming.
2. It was when she couldn’t answer 80% of the test questions that she began reading as many of the so-called great literature books as she could.
A. It was when she couldn’t answer 80% of the test questions that she began reading as many of the so-called great literature books as she could. They weren’t exactly to her taste, but she spent the time thinking on the reading and taking the practice quizzes. And it all paid off.
She walked into the retest with determination in her stride, and she crushed it. Which allowed her entrance into Professor Holloway’s course.
3. Walking through the door he was forced to join in a discussion about what constituted great literature.
A. Walking through the door he was forced to join in a discussion about what constituted great literature. It was embarrassing to admit that the closest thing he’d ever read to a classic was Stephen King’s Cujo, so he didn’t.
He sat quietly in his chair and absorbed the discussion happening around him. He took notes, planning to make his own study guide. They were a found of information he wouldn’t have been able to find anywhere else.
