Best Book(s) you've read (at the college level)?

Question

I'm looking for some good books to spend some time with.

Answer 1

A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
I read this book before just because it caught my attention at the library. I had to read it again for my Behavior Problems of children and eventually eneded up reading the rest of his books as well. It gave an indepth look at the life of an abused child as well as his life going through the foster care program. It's truly amazing Dave made it through with out becoming a hardcore criminal.

Everything They Had by Al Santori
This book was read for my american History class. The instructor gave us a list of books to chose from to write a critque on. I chose this one because I was curious about the Vietnam Conflict. I had little knowledge on how those who returned from vietnam felt about the U.S.'s involvement. This book was created from the many interviews Santori had with Vets. He was there also but he felt the story was much larger than his account of it and used the stories of men of color who were there, drafted and enlisted as well as the story of the women who were there and what they experienced and saw.

A Rock and a Hard Place by Anthony Golby Johnson
I read this book for the Behavior Problems of children class also. This was the story of a young boy who ran away from home at the age of 11 because his parents were abusing him and allowing their friends to have sex with him. He was at the point of commiting suicide when he decided to call a 1-800 runaway hotline. The person who took the call was thousands of miles away but ended up giving him the help he needed.

These 3 books aren't "Happily Ever After" stories and you may need to have the tissue near by when reading them, but I highly recomend them.

Answer 2

If you are looking for literature (not textbooks...) then I recommend:

Winesburg, Ohio - Sherwood Anderson
Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
The Count of Monte Cristo - Dumas
Franz Kafka - The Complete Stories (Metamorphosis, Trial, etc.)
DH Lawrence - pretty much anything!

You might want to try some of the Russian classics (Anna Karenina/The Idiot) and some James Joyce (Portrait of The Artist as a Young Man) if you really want to spend a lot of time with a book.

Enjoy!

Answer 3

The Handmaid's Tale--Margaret Atwood
Alias Grace--Margaret Atwood
Odd Thomas--Dean Koontz
Anything by Christopher Moore

Answer 4

Why do no longer you attempt examining Frankenstein and Dracula? i think of those require a a great way better point of examining comprehension. yet definitely, the books i college (those we study in English classification) are not all that puzzling to study, that is in basic terms which you're required to study it in an somewhat short quantity of time, so in college persons are required to study issues at a lots quicker %.. additionally there is a lot extra examining in college while it includes the deeper which technique of the story, and so on.

Answer 5

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
The Life of Pi Y. Mann
Angela's Ashes Frank McCourt
The Crimson Petal and The White M. Faber

Answer 6

The Buffalo Soldier by Chris Bojalian is one of my new favorite books. It is about a white married couple whose twin daughters had drowned, and to try to fill the void they took in a black foster child. It is such an amazing story, and I recommend that everyone read this book.

Answer 7

Everyone should read Death From Child Abuse...and no one heard. by Eve Krupinski and Dana Weikel. it's the most heartbreaking book you'll ever read.

Answer 8

My absolute favorite is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Answer 9

the prince by machiavelli.....n arms n da man by bernard shaw

Answer 10

Please define what you consider "college level." Classics such as Moby Dick... Treasure Island, etc. are not considered college level reading material. Are you referring to textbooks? Please define your criteria.