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Monday, June 13, 2011

Poll Results 138

Here was the question:

This is part of the first sentence of a middle grade novel: "Each type of substitute teacher had its own special weakness…" Your opinion?

I want to read more because this really grabs me.
1 (2%)
I need to read more to see if I want to give this book a chance.
14 (33%)
I do not want to read more because this sentence is awful.
27 (64%)

Seems that few people like this beginning. The "its" threw me the most.

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