Now, maybe it's just my sense of humour (admittedly, "warped," much of the time, by what I read on these pages), but I suspect that writer Caroline Alphonso is really have a chuckle. Her choice of final two lines is classic. Student quote: "I think if you read those traditional books, the school isn't touching on everybody's interest...It's not super relatable."

I THINK I understand what the student means. But the point is this: if students aren't taught to articulate their thoughts any better than this, then educators (not to mention parents) have bigger issues than the choice of reading material provided to teenage readers. Yes, yes, I know: it's a verbal comment, not a written comment. And the written work may be much better.  Sure.