Disliking Books, which is written by Gerald Graff, is about his struggle to comprehend literary novels. Literature and history were Graff’s least preferred subject because there didn’t seem to be any obvious logic behind the subject matter. Graff shares his experiences with his students in his discussion topics in his role as a college English professor. Graff grew up inside of an educated Jewish family, with a fear of being assaulted by local schoolboys due to his geological location and academic abilities. Graff’s father, who was educationally accomplished, was discouraged by Graff’s willingness to read the texts his father thought were beneficial to Graff’s future. The books Graff’s father forced him to read were clearly irrelevant to