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05-17-2008, 08:31 PM
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| | | Of Mice and Men
Travels With Charley
Animal Farm
Frankenstein
Memoirs of a Geisha
Harry Potter for English? glad you have the option to select something else!
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05-20-2008, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JeanNoob  haha im in high school and for english i just read Flowers for Algernon (sad story as i also have a disability, ADD)
i also read atonement, and i suggest you try "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" by Mark Haddon, excellent read | I loved the novella Charlie (first version of the story, but much shorter), but Flowers for Algernon did not live up to my expectations. For some reason I did not fall in love with the character in the longer version. Anyway, I highly recommend reading the short story if you liked the novel.
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06-10-2008, 11:32 AM
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| | | Have you read 1984? If you haven't, I would strongly recommend it. It's about living in a totalitarian government. If you have read it and enjoyed it, I'd recommend Brave New World, which is also about dsytopian themes but takes a different perspective.
Another classic that someone else already mentioned is One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest which is set in a psych ward. It delves into the minds of the patients and their relationships with each other and the staff. Great book that really makes you think.
Black Boy by Richard Wright is another book I read during high school that I really enjoyed. It's a fictional autobiograpy based on his life dealing with racism.
All those are pretty quick reads, and definitely entertaining. If you liked Atonement, you'd probably love any Jane Austen novel, but those definitely take longer to get through. I'd avoid any Hemingway or Steinbeck that other people mentioned; they're great authors but the books aren't for everyone, and would probably be too slow to get through while you have senioritis.
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07-07-2008, 10:07 PM
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| | | if you're talking about wuthering heights, jane eyre was good.
the house of the spirits by isabel allende
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07-08-2008, 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Cobrajetjoe How about Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-five?
Do a google for reviews etc...a great novel. | amazing book^
Um, That's awesome that your teacher is assigning hp tho, haha,
and Other reccomendations would be:
Farenheight 451, Brave New World, Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Flies
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07-08-2008, 01:00 PM
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| | | The Prince - Machiavelli
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07-08-2008, 01:15 PM
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| | | Dystopia kicks butt, I love all of that kind of stuff.
Handmaid's Tale, Brave New World, 1984... everybody has mentioned already...
But really, Harry Potter for an English class? Dang.
I'm going to add the Secret Life of Bees. Its the only English class-esque book I remember off the top of my head that hasn't been mentioned yet.
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07-08-2008, 01:57 PM
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| | | Conrad - Heart of Darkness
Basically my suggestions are helpful if you want your brain to bleed
edit: Ok here's one I really liked: Kafka - The Metamorphosis
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07-10-2008, 12:14 AM
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| | | Dystopian fiction rocks!
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