7 - a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't

My challenge this week is to read a book I was supposed to read in school but I didn't - well, such a book doesn't exist, as I read all my books. But, as I discovered lately, I don't remember some of them. So I decided to reread one of them and I chose:

Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass by Bruno Schulz

I remember that I enjoyed that one and I hope rereading it will be a nice experience for me. We'll see! :)


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