My parents both had theology degrees (and one of them was a minister) and there was a *lot* of casual discussion of theology/comparative religion at home.
I read the books lots of times, too, even though there were bits that really annoyed me from very early on (gender division in weapon allocation, the whole Tash business in TLB; stupid remarks about mixed-gender schooling in TSC; lots about how Eustace is handled). The whole series was such a big part of my cultural backdrop that I loved it regardless of how much of it I liked or didn't. I don't know if that makes any sense!
Miscellaneous. Eclectic. Random. Perhaps markedly literate, or at least suffering from the compulsion to read any text that presents itself, including cereal boxes.
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Date: 2015-06-25 09:18 pm (UTC)I read the books lots of times, too, even though there were bits that really annoyed me from very early on (gender division in weapon allocation, the whole Tash business in TLB; stupid remarks about mixed-gender schooling in TSC; lots about how Eustace is handled). The whole series was such a big part of my cultural backdrop that I loved it regardless of how much of it I liked or didn't. I don't know if that makes any sense!
I'm sorry your teacher was so awful.