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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an advanced degree in English Literature, and I was in gifted programs throughout my high school years.  Last week, I reread the Narnia books, and I enjoyed them tremendously, despite the fact that I can actually read at a much "higher level."

I must be really stupid because I sometimes enjoy reading books below the highest reading level of which I am capable.  If I were really gifted, I would be bored by anything beneath the standard of the Bard.

Also, I actually sat down and read my DD's copy of Where the Wild Things Are last night after I found it under the sofa.  I was fascinated by the way the author achieved an intense, distinctive tone in so few words.

If I were gifted, I would probably be reading The Tempest right now.  Anything less would be boring.

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So what you're saying is that if you are given ONLY the Narnia texts and WTWTA, you're not going to get bored? If you are not given the opportunity to read beyond that level, ever? You're perfectly content and without desire for more?[/quote]

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