I need a good and fast classic book to read (high school level). Any ideas? I have read Sherlock Holmes, Night, To Kill a Mockingbird, Pride and Prejudice, The Beekeeper's Apprentice, and Four Comedies of William Shakespeare. Please give me a short summary of the book! Thanks in advance.
2007-05-11 14:20:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The Outsider/ The Stranger by Albert Camus
short and very good, basically about existentialism does life have any meaning and is it not having any meaning freeing
Antigone by Sophocles
a greek play, very short (about 60pg)
hard to explain, a woman burys her brother against the will of the king, and is persecuted for this (very good)
Medea by Euripides
another greek play, very short (under 100pg)
husband ditches medea for new bride, she is really really angry and takes revenge upon him
Jane Eyre by charlotte bronte
Longer
the story of an orphan woman through an orphanage, then working as a governace, and her choice between passion without principle or principle without passion
2007-05-11 14:37:58 · answer #1 · answered by stephanie l 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about C S Lewis "The Great Divorce"? It is short and is about some people who go to heaven on a bus and each has a different experience.
You would get in to theology a bit and the concepts of spirituality. It is not a long book - say 100 pages, but very well written - same author as Narnia series.
2007-05-11 14:38:04 · answer #2 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte The Great Gatsby
2016-04-01 07:26:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you read Maya Angelou's I know Why a Caged Bird Sings?
Its about her childhood, growing up as a poor black girl before the days of Civil Rights. Its very well written and easy to get thru.
2007-05-11 14:28:35 · answer #4 · answered by neona807 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a mid summer nights dream- William shakespear. it has fairies, kings, princesses and love triangles. it really funny, and you can watch the movie, also its only like 100 pages long
2007-05-11 14:29:18 · answer #5 · answered by Mel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1000 leagues under the sea was awsome. i read it last summer but my summary is probably going to be a little sketchy. from wut i remember men end up on a submarine (which they had never heard of and thought to be a monster) and are forced to stay there bcause the captain (who is sinking ships with the sub). I've heard that moby dick is pretty good but i haven't gotten around to that one yet.
2007-05-11 14:28:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋