I would love a world of people who had skipped English Literature to read a book for fun. I tried to do that all through school, and according to standardized tests it paid off big time, but the English teachers got all tetchy about it. Sheesh.

For some reason a book is never as good when you have to read it. Especially if you have to read it at the same pace as the rest of the class, and discuss it in patronizing detail during class.