books i read...
the great gatsby
catcher in the rye
for whom the bell tolls
a farewell to arms
i am reading anna karenina. what do you recommend? I want to be very well read by the time I am done with freshman year what are some very classical books I should read?
i also read alot of stupid books ofcourse.
2007-08-02 10:05:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
well i'm in high school and you should read glory field and friends...........your going to need it!!
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2007-08-02 10:08:55 · answer #1 · answered by Angie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm not going to recommend any "stupid" books, since they aren't really beneficial for high school, per se.
This http://www.interleaves.org/~rteeter/grtother.html#web is a great site. Look particularly at the Harvard list. These are true classics that everyone should read - probably by the time they've graduated college. (I have not read even half, but I was a Physics major, and scifi and fantasy were my entertainment reading).
I hope this helps.
Jim, http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com
2007-08-02 10:35:56 · answer #2 · answered by JimPettis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read
To Kill A Mockingbird- You'll probably have to read it in high school. Then you'll know the basic story and the paper will be a piece of cake.
Shakespeare like Romeo and Juliet- Same as above
Edgar Allen Poe- Same
War and Peace- I've never read it and although it looks boring, your teachers will be impressed.
The Bible front to back- Impressive and you can brag :)
Be yourself in high school and you'll do fine.
Good luck!
2007-08-02 10:20:46 · answer #3 · answered by 7th heaven freak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For whom the Bell Tolls is superb. Also, go for the old bard Shakespeare, you can't go wrong reading his stuff. And despite his depressing and frightening works, Edgar Allen Poe's stuff is fantastic for those last minute English papers!
2007-08-02 10:10:50 · answer #4 · answered by mangamaniaciam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I loved the Red Wall series and also Where The Red Fern Grows. The Narnia Chronicles were great then as well. (this was all before high school).
2007-08-02 10:14:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
is catcher in the rye a good book? i own it but it seemed really boring! maybe i should plow thru it, i might be surprised! i recommend you read 'the book thief' thats a really sad book. also:
- i am the messenger [great read!!]
-all harry potter books
-eragon
-eldest
-how i live now [romance]
-sabriel series
-to kill a mocking bird [good symbolism]
-just ella [more like elementary school book]
-his dark material [u'll love it!!!]
-uglies, pretties, and specials [great books!!]
-hard love
-the ragwitch [scarry, but good!!]
-the theif lord
-be more chill [very engoyable!!]
-ella enchanted
-tuck everlasting
-narnia series!!
some of those books are easy reads, and are in very different catergories. i hope u read these, which are some of my favorites!!
2007-08-02 10:20:14 · answer #6 · answered by iloveseattle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Farenheit 451
1984
cheers!
2007-08-02 10:13:30 · answer #7 · answered by michael 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HARRY POTTER!!! All of them!! or just the one's you haven't read.
2007-08-02 10:12:36 · answer #8 · answered by Shiloh. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋