I kinda missed how it was "such an epic novel" or how it was "the most American of all American literature pieces."

Did anyone else feel this way?

Not really. Had to read it during school.

most people did

then i hear of schools that read harry potter and stephen kings "the dark tower" series...

not that i had anything against school literature, i actually enjoyed alot of the required reading (just not the dumb worksheets)

iloled. its message and theme were strongly americanistic.