I could never get into The Witcher knowing he was a mercenary. Same for Assassin’s Creed. Elex and Chernobylite are two that I really enjoyed even though they had their graphical limitations. These days I mostly just play Portal 2 community maps as a way to destress after a working day.
I liked Shakespeare - Hamlet, MacBeth, Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest. Probably year 10 or 11. Also Animal Farm.
I didn’t care much for Lord of the Flies, or My Family and Other Animals. Probably year 9.
Others I remember fondly were The Silver Sword and Stig of the Dump, from year 5.
I only read the Old Man and the Sea later as an adult, along with other Hemingway books which I enjoyed.
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