i am 17 and i am in an honors english class. we have to pick a book of our own to read. i need something i would be interested in (i love girly books) but a book that would be apprved by my teacher...lets just say he wouldnt accept gossip girls! also i want something that isnt to hard to read. thankss
2007-01-08 16:54:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Try Vision Qwest by Terry Davis. It is a little known but very much talked about coming of age story. …which was made into a movie ...and IS a great read.
The author also had a serious bought with depression when his second story was not so well received.
2007-01-08 17:23:24 · answer #1 · answered by Ralph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try anything by Jane Austen - they should appeal to your love of "girly" books, because she's considered the godmother of the modern romantic comedy. Although, if you want some advice from a former college lit major, avoid Pride and Prejudice - it's been done a million times, and is a little cliche. I'd recommend one of her more mature works (P and P was one of her early novels), such as Persuasion, or Northanger Abbey, which is a burlesque of gothic romance (you could easily write a paper about that - I did one in college, there is a ton of material out there).
If you want something weepy, try Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte - also very girly, and it features one of the classic romantic heroes. The second half is a little slow, but it's worth the effort. I read it first when I was sixteen, and it ruined me for anyone less romantic than Mr. Rochester!
If you want to go off the cuff and try something different from your usual taste, The Monk by Matthew Lewis is a gothic romance (not romance in the modern sense), and was very scandalous for its time - it features a not-too-holy monk and some unfortunate hijinks during the Spanish Inquisition.
Also, I have to throw in a word for Great Expectations, which features one of the best crazy old ladies in the English language. Dickens tends to wrap up his plots a little neatly for some people, but it's never bothered me.
Sorry. Long answer, but I rarely get to trot out literature advice, and I figure my exorbitantly expensive college education ought to be put to some use.
2007-01-08 17:11:23 · answer #2 · answered by parker1922 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read 'Surfer Girl' by Penelope Dyan--recognised by the Girls Voices In Literature Database for quality of writing, story line and positive gender image. I am the author. You can interview me via email and ask me anything you like about the book and how I became a writer. Surfer Girl is the first book in the Surfer Girl Series. There are six books in the series to date. These books are easy to read, run only about 200 pages, have an ecological adventure backdrop and are loads of fun. Like you, the protagonist, Summer is now 17; but when the series begins she is still fifteen. Summer also has the perfect boyfriend who gives her her space and lets her be who she is supposed to be.
2007-01-08 17:15:20 · answer #3 · answered by No Name 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
,Try Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood." It is a gripping account of a brutal murder in an unsuspecting Kansas town, and it explores all the facets of capital punishment; plus, his character development of the convicted was unprecedented in literature. The author helps us to see the minds and motivations of the killers and the reaction of the neighbors and the nation to this heinous event. It is a very famous book and a lot of secondary sources are available to discuss Capote's approach. The author is as fascinating as the story. He also wrote, "Breakfast at Tiffany's," a very different kind of book!
2007-01-08 17:13:41 · answer #4 · answered by txaggienurse 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jane Austen's book Sense and Sensibility is a wonderful read. It is written by a female author with a female heroine set in the late 1700's. I once read this and did a comparison read of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
2007-01-08 17:23:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might look long, or seem like it wouldn't be that good, but maybe you should try Little Women. I did a critical analysis of that book for one of my AP English classes and it was really interesting. If you don't like that, try Jane Austen. Her books are girly and easy to read, but they are classic literature too so your teacher would definitely approve them.
Good luck.
2007-01-08 17:00:32 · answer #6 · answered by lucedalsole 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm doing One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for mine. It's really good.
2007-01-09 09:46:17 · answer #7 · answered by Alyssa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out one of slyvia browne many books at the library, i am sure you will find very good subject matter for your project
2007-01-08 19:29:38 · answer #8 · answered by churchonthewayseniors 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
bridge to terabithia
2007-01-08 17:07:14 · answer #9 · answered by rishi95@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋