[La Chat Noire]

I've always loved to read but I know I'm in the minority. I can't discuss books with any of my friends because they don't read anything except web pages. Fewer and fewer people have the patience, discipline, and imagination to read anymore. Also, with sites like sparknotes most kids can get away without even doing the assigned reading, because god knows hardly any of them read for leisure anymore. I think it's really sad...and as a result I think there's a serious lack of writing and grammatical skills which make us seem like a country of retards.