2006-09-03 23:03:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Well, Harry Potter is a good book and so are all those detective books but if you want to learn some extra vocab and you want a book that is more about "literature" I'd agree with Jane Austen's books. Specially Pride and Prejudice which is my personal favorite. Emma is a really good one too. Pride and Prejudice is known as her most popular and best-loved book and Emma is known as her most perfect book (with the most imperfect but lovable heroin! ). Go with Pride and Prejudice first though, cause I personally think it's the best! It's my favorite book with my favorite heroin: Elizabeth Bennet.
Good luck! :)
2006-09-04 00:20:08 · answer #1 · answered by Katy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to agree with Pride and Prejudice, it was my first and got me hooked. At the moment my English lit class is doing A Streetcar named Desire (its a play ) which is very good and we have done Of Mice and Men, Emma (Austen too) and the Crucible which are all just as good and not overly heavy to read. I would also recommend Jane Eyre and Wurthering Heights. And as a start into Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.
2006-09-04 08:24:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
King Fortis the Brave is a quick, easy read full of fun and adventure. Perfect to begin with. Then I would move up to Harry Potter and from there start with some of the classics like Tom Sawyer.
2006-09-04 12:11:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To Kill A Mockingbird
Macbeth
Wuthering Heights
Wide Sargasso Sea
2006-09-05 02:32:38 · answer #4 · answered by krisr22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All good selections, but I'll second "The Old Man and the Sea".
Not big Hemingway fan myself but his simple use of language and grammar make this an excellent choice for a beginning English reader.
2006-09-04 17:17:55 · answer #5 · answered by morgan w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try these great books:
To kill a mockingbird
The old man and the sea
Pride and Prejudice
Wide Sargasso Sea
Romeo and Juliet
Edgar Allan Poe stories
Oliver Twist
2006-09-04 08:23:30 · answer #6 · answered by Optimistic 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Any short story books on Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. 'The Moonstone' by Wilkie Collins. 'Pride & Prejudice' by Jane Austin. 'Strong Poison' by Dorothy L. Sayers.
2006-09-05 00:21:17 · answer #7 · answered by Bronweyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Harry Potter, Jeffrey Archer novels, if you like detective novels try Perry Mason.
2006-09-04 06:11:31 · answer #8 · answered by ChampSu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is one of my favorites...and one of my first classics read "for fun" free from any class. So I'd definitely recommend that....
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen is good too.
2006-09-04 11:17:52 · answer #9 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pride and Predudice, Oliver Twist, Brideshead Revisited are great ones to start with.
2006-09-04 07:36:31 · answer #10 · answered by M. Romeo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋