This is for a presentation in a high school class. I am interested in oriental studies, fashion, fantasy, or any classics. Anything along those lines would be great. If you could tell me the title of the book, author, and a brief summary of the book, that would be great! Thank-you.
2006-08-23 11:04:13 · 20 answers · asked by Christine 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
This is for a presentation in a high school class. I am interested in oriental studies, fashion, fantasy, classical music, or any classics. Anything along those lines would be great. If you could tell me the title of the book, author, and a brief summary of the book, that would be great! Thank-you.
2006-08-24 15:15:09 · update #1
another interest- classical music
2006-08-24 15:15:54 · update #2
Hello!
I've decided and I will read an Amy Tan book. I'm not sure about the Joy Luck Club because my teacher said there can't be any movies on it. But, I'll check with her tomorrow about it. If not, I will choose the other Amy Tan book. Thank-you so much for all of your help. Wish me luck on my grade. I appreciate everyone's answer. Unfortunately, I have read quite a few of those books already. But, the ones still left on this list that I haven't read, well, they will certainly be read in the future.
2006-08-30 10:32:03 · update #3
I think you might like Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club." I don't know if it's a classic yet, but it's a really enjoyable book about a 1st generation Chinese woman and her family. See the excerpt below, as well as a website with lots of resourses about Amy Tan. Good Luck!
2006-08-23 11:14:38 · answer #1 · answered by Helpful Kim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I highly recommend Gone With The Wind, by Margaret Mitchell. You probably have some understanding of the storyline, considering it is such a classic. I found the book to be entirely different from the movie (I'm sure you're surprised), in that it truly gave me a sense for what was going on with individual people (not soldiers) during the Civil War. It may look intimidating on the library shelf, but trust me, you'll get sucked in, and it'll be a quick read!
Another really good one is The Color Purple, by Alice Walker. I really like that one because it speaks to the relationships we women have with each other - mothers, daughters, sisters, friends - and shows the strength that a woman can have.
2006-08-23 11:17:01 · answer #2 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything by Amy Tan - her book The Kitchen God's Wife is a lovely tale that incorporates traditional Chinese superstitions with modern American life. A true classic is J D Salinger's Catcher in the Rye about a boy's coming of age.
2006-08-23 11:42:36 · answer #3 · answered by puzzledfemale! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about some Toni Morrison? Try Song of Solomon. She's a Nobel Prize winner--the teacher has to love that. It's also an Oprah selection (not always a bonus, but in this case she's right).
There is sexual content, so it might not be a good choice if you're, say, in 9th grade, but on the other hand it is on the reading list for advanced students in a lot of high schools.
You can read about it here:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0394497848
2006-08-27 10:47:43 · answer #4 · answered by EQ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While I normally am loath to recommend bestsellers, Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha is probably the best book I've read in the last year. It's about a girl born in Japan and taken from her family at a young age to be a geisha--women who are paid to dance and entertain in tea houses, and though not quite prostitutes, they will often become kept women for one man. Though it goes through her whole life story, the majority of it shows her as a young woman, just before and during World War II. Fascinating book, and an amazingly absorbing read.
2006-08-23 11:14:09 · answer #5 · answered by angk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What grade are you in?
Classics: The Great Gatsby; Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; Pride and Prejudice or Sense and Sensibility.
Not sure about fantasy, fashion or Oriental Studies, 'tho...sorry!
2006-08-23 11:09:46 · answer #6 · answered by 60s Chick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
takes place in the 30s, about a little girl whos dad is a lawyer defending a black man accused of rape
its a classic
2006-08-23 11:07:01 · answer #7 · answered by Bilbo 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
of mice and men is a great read and like theothers said it reads easy no big words, and its a fast paced story not like the stand thatdrags on,, but many schools use that book already and chances are good you have used it by now,, to kill a mockingbird is the best answer i saw in the list above my answer...good luck hope you get a great grade
2006-08-30 08:09:52 · answer #8 · answered by kewl69charger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. She won a Pulitzer prize for it and you will love it. The story is about a family of peasants living in China before the revolution. It encompasses the rise and fall of their fortunes and of their struggles to survive. Enjoy!
2006-08-23 14:12:30 · answer #9 · answered by jidwg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin.
Fantasy, love, ice, snow, cold, beauty, thieves, Grand Central Station, and a white horse.
Wonderful, wonderful novel by a great American author.
2006-08-23 11:52:46 · answer #10 · answered by gobba55 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋