I think I am to socially adept to be involved in the English department.  I like to read as much as the next guy, but sometimes I look around the room and wonder if these people have had a relationship with anybody.  A friend, a girlfriend, Anything other than a book.

Furthermore, sometimes I get tired of talking about things that the people in the room (sometimes me included) have obviously have had no experience with other than the book we are reading.  Like talking about poor, minorities, crime, etc.  It feels really gross.  I feel like such a sleaze bag sometimes.  I wish we could enjoy the thing for what it is, a very different experience than our own and then move on.