Speak. It totally calls out the education system, yet they make us read it in an education system that is as much, if not more, flawed than when it was written.
Best book you read in school
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The Odyssey - Just the kind of book I enjoy, fantasy, action, unique
Also, my enjoyment of To Kill A Mockingbird surprised me. I loved it from start to finish. Additionally, I loved the chapters in the middle of Frankenstein that were told from the creature's point of view as he observed a family's daily life;, however, I found the rest of the story only tolerable.
Other than those, I despised every single one... curse you, Jane Eyre.
Also, my enjoyment of To Kill A Mockingbird surprised me. I loved it from start to finish. Additionally, I loved the chapters in the middle of Frankenstein that were told from the creature's point of view as he observed a family's daily life;, however, I found the rest of the story only tolerable.
Other than those, I despised every single one... curse you, Jane Eyre.
The Crusader. About a normal girl living a normal life. I thought it was going to be about religion since the title is however it's far from it.
Also you count the books you had to read but could choose: The Chocolate War. Really from start to finish an excellent book that almost made me read another book... almost.
Also you count the books you had to read but could choose: The Chocolate War. Really from start to finish an excellent book that almost made me read another book... almost.
I am eternally grateful to my school for making me read
-Major Barbara
-Lysistrata
-Clockwork Orange
-Canterbury Tales
-Their Eyes Were Watching God
-and Catcher in the Rye
-Major Barbara
-Lysistrata
-Clockwork Orange
-Canterbury Tales
-Their Eyes Were Watching God
-and Catcher in the Rye
I'd have to say One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, that was an excellent read and one of the better books we had to read for our literature course.
Either the Merchant of Venice or Looking for Alibrandi.
The first one (Okay it's a play but shut up) was well-written, had interesting characters and was easy to comprehend and get into which is surprising considering the fact that it was written in the 16th century I believe. The second one's an Australian book about a girl with an Italian background who's in year 12, the main character's very relatable and it deals with some common issues over here. Isn't it ironic that both books centre around Italians?
The first one (Okay it's a play but shut up) was well-written, had interesting characters and was easy to comprehend and get into which is surprising considering the fact that it was written in the 16th century I believe. The second one's an Australian book about a girl with an Italian background who's in year 12, the main character's very relatable and it deals with some common issues over here. Isn't it ironic that both books centre around Italians?
Most books suck when you have to read them for school.. and most of the "good" ones I had read before like 1984 and The Catcher in The Rye.
Faust I was pretty cool, but that's not exactly a book. Still one of the greatest achievements of German literature.
Faust I was pretty cool, but that's not exactly a book. Still one of the greatest achievements of German literature.
I've liked them all I think. I absolutely adored Wuthering Heights and have watched the movie adaptations. I loved The Handmaids Tale, it made me feel all sorts of emotions... I liked Death of a Salesman and we watched the play with Dustin Hoffman playing the lead part. It's a sad story ):
Animal Farm, which was required reading for the high school seniors. Shame that they never taught us about the Russian Revolution and the subsequent history of the Soviet Union, because then the historical allegory (ANOTHER thing they never taught us in school) was lost on everybody.