When I was a teenager, I found this exciting book by Sir Walter Scott, The Heart of Midlothian . Now, I was not a particularly studious teenager, but in those days when you rely on books donated by the public, you usually end up with books that 'adults' think are good to read, which more often than not, was a classic. There was no choice, either I read them, or I read nothing. Okay, enough of my whining about growing up in Sibu in the 80's, now back to The Heart of Midlothian. [To watch a video version of this post, you can click here .] A Case Study I picked this book as an example for this video because I wanted something that most people can find in libraries. Why this particular story? Because I love the first 3/4 of the story, but I was bored out of my wits for the last quarter. I love it so much that over the years, I would re-read the book, but only the first 3/4. At first, I could not understand why this was happening. Each time I re-read; I would try to make m...
An indigenous writer who writes in English.