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Question: What was the most difficult book you have read that was also satisfying? Why was it satisfying?
The most difficult book that I have read that was also satisfying would have to be David Starkey’s non-fiction biography of Queen Elizabeth I, //Elizabeth: the Struggle for the Throne//, which I read in seventh grade – for fun. I had previously read a young adult, historical fiction novel about Elizabeth and I wanted to learn what was true and what was fictional. I made it through all four hundred pages of countless names, unfamiliar historical references, and numerous words of historical jargon and came out with not only a better understanding of Elizabeth, but with a sense of accomplishment. I had taken learning into my own hands and completed a task that the majority of classmates would never attempt or consider.