Which books did you have to read at school?
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Turner E.
LOS ANGELES,
United States
40 posts
OG since: 07/24/2009
Oh my god, so many books
To Kill a Mockingbird - LOVED
Rumble Fish - Didn't like
The Lord of the Flies - Torturous
Homecoming - Okay, not really a good school book though
Pygmalion - So funny!
Night - really depressing, but really good
The Crucible - Liked it
In Dubious Battle - Indifferent
Romeo and Juliet - Enjoyed it
Julius Caesar - BIG SNORE
All Quiet on the Western Front - Verging on HATE
Nectar in a Sieve - Loved, but sooo depressing
Of Mice and Men - didn't like
A Separated Peace - Enjoyed
Silas Marner - Liked
Jane Eyre - Loved ( I had already read it on my own time)
The Woman in White - liked it
1984 - VERY interesting
Sula - enjoyed it
The Great Gatsby - really enjoyed it
Cold Sassy Tree - didn't really like it
The Kite Runner - too predictable
Slaughterhouse Five - Liked it
A Lesson Before Dying - liked it
The Bell Jar - LOVED IT
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - Enjoyed it less the second time (I had already read it on my own time).
My Name is Asher Lev- Eh...
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress - Okay, except for the ending.
Animal Farm - Liked it
Fahrenheit 451 - didn't like
The Picture of Dorian Gray - loved it
Macbeth - my favourite Shakespeare
The Brooklyn Follies - I have a profound hatred for this book
WOW! that's a lot of books (and I'm sure I'm missing some :/)
posted Jun 7, 2010
Sarah D.
AN MHí,
Ireland
119 posts
OG since: 02/03/2010
Jane Eyre. I loved this book SO much.
posted Jun 8, 2010
Sarah D.
AN MHí,
Ireland
119 posts
OG since: 02/03/2010
If you're starting the lc tomorrow good luck :)
posted Jun 8, 2010
Nicole ..
MANILA,
Philippines
227 posts
OG since: 02/21/2010
a lot and i was forced to read so that i can pass :(
Narnia
Coraline
charlotte's web
little prince
bridge to terabithia
romeo and juliet
things fall apartt
anne frank..
and many moreeee
posted Jun 9, 2010
George H.
LONDON,
United Kingdom
228 posts
OG since: 02/11/2010
We had to read Lord of the Flies, loads of poetry, Othello and The Woman in White. They all sucked but then again where we HAD to read them I guess it made them seem worse than they were/ are.
posted Jun 9, 2010
Silvia A.
SEATTLE,
United States
33 posts
OG since: 06/15/2010
I'm a little of a rebel and I told like being told what to do. So I didn't read any of these books unless it was in class. I've been out of high school for three years and I've bought most of these books so I could read them on my own time.
To Kill A Mockingbird-didn't read it
Romeo and Juliet- I really liked.
The Secret Life of Bees- don't remember anything about it
The Iliad-don't remember
Lord of the Flies-I liked the theme of the book.
Things Fall Apart-Don't remember
MacBeth-I LOVED.
Night-Don't remember
All Quiet on The Western Front-Don't remember
Their Eyes Were Watching God- really good
The Catcher In The Rye- don't remember
A Midnight Summer's Dream- Funny
The Canterbury Tales-don't remember
The Great Gatsby-LOVED
Into The Wild-don't remember too much
Smoke Signals (Short story)-don't remember
posted Jun 21, 2010
Sascha M.
CARDIFF,
United Kingdom
63 posts
OG since: 05/22/2010
This year we've read:
Macbeth- It was ok.
Coram Boy- I quite enjoyed it, although it kind of dragged in parts.
The Outsiders- I loved this book, it had a really good storyline.
posted Jun 21, 2010
Robin H.
PLYMOUTH,
United Kingdom
3228 posts
OG since: 06/04/2010
Macbeth - So easy, no layers, simple pimple
A chunk of Great expectations - didn't like it. Pip was a whiny little toe rag. I wanted to shoot him.
An Inspector calls - Very good in fact.
Next up is Lord of the Flies for Lit.
posted Jun 21, 2010
Michaela D.
LONDON,
United Kingdom
703 posts
OG since: 04/26/2010
I remember just some of them, the obvious things like Romeo & Juliet, Greek myths, bits of Paradise Lost... boring as hell, if you ask me! The only book I remember liking was Master and Marguerite by Bulgakov, I read that in about three days (around 600 pages if I'm not mistaken), but I'm not sure if I'd go through it again.
posted Jun 22, 2010
Carl C.
MANILA,
Philippines
2 posts
OG since: 01/01/2009
So many! Top of mind:
Catcher in The Rye (I didn't really read it when it was required and just kinda winged it. When I got to college, I decided to read it and it turned out to be my favorite novel of all time. hahaha)
The Shakespearean Tragedies + Comedies
The Giver
A wrinkle in Time
A Separate Peace
Things Fall Apart
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
...
The Holy Bible
posted Jun 22, 2010
Lilli H.
AUF DEM LAND,
Germany
168 posts
OG since: 01/05/2010
in my high school year in the states:
of mice and men
lord of the flies
macbeth.
posted Jun 22, 2010
Ceci L.
DORSET,
United Kingdom
234 posts
OG since: 07/01/2010
I can't really remember all of them, and we had to study A LOT of poetry as well.
Pre-GCSE -
Twelfth Night - excellent fun
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - we had to choose our own pre-19thc novel, I don't really recall this but I think I liked it.
Woman in Black - LOVE. scary stuff!
and lots of others I don't remember.
GCSE -
Death of a Salesman - I liked it before we analysed it.
The Pearl - meh.
Romeo and Juliet - s Tale - it was okay.
Remains of the Day - love this book. Everyone should read it.
Dr Faustus - not my favourite, but not bad.
Hamlet - pretty cool.
posted Jul 3, 2010
Ceci L.
DORSET,
United Kingdom
234 posts
OG since: 07/01/2010
Oops.. these were for A-Level
Handmaid's Tale - it was okay.
Remains of the Day - love this book. Everyone should read it.
Dr Faustus - not my favourite, but not bad.
Hamlet - pretty cool.
posted Jul 3, 2010
Patty T.
PITTSBURGH,
United States
114 posts
OG since: 05/23/2010
The ones I can remember are:
The Giver - very good
The Outsiders - very good (or good, can't remember)
Romeo and Juliet
abridged edition of Les Miserables - good
The Hobbit - very good
The Illiad and The Odyssey
To Kill a Mockingbird - very good
The Scarlet Letter - okay
The Great Gatsby - excellent
Of Mice and Men - okay
Death of a Salesman - okay
The Crucible - okay
Macbeth
All the King's Men - good? can't remember
Crime and Punishment - good
The Metamorphosis - okay... or didn't like
posted Jul 3, 2010
Flav H.
CALIFORNIA,
United States
445 posts
OG since: 07/15/2009
some of the books we read at school are my favorite
to kill a mockingbird - i loved it
romeo & juliet - liked it, the no fear shakespeare really helped haha
of mice and men - i liked it
catcher in the rye - loved it
lord of the flies - one of my favorites
hiroshima - okay
night - okay
animal farm - okay
a raisin in the sun - hated it
farewell to manzanar - hated it
posted Jul 3, 2010
Natasha W.
TEXAS,
United States
61 posts
OG since: 06/22/2010
last year i read:
to kill a mockingbird - loved
the once and future king - hated
their eyes were watching god - didn't really like
pride and prejudice - ok
macbeth - ok
for summer reading i read the book thief and i loved it!
posted Jul 4, 2010
Diana B.
Spain
41 posts
OG since: 04/04/2010
the great gatsby,
the crucible, which is technically a play, but whatever,
romeo and juliet,
macbeth
Gatsby was pretty cool, but I didn't enjoy reading it at school. I enjoyed the crucible, however i did not feel Shakespeare.
posted Jul 20, 2010
Katrina S.
WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE,
United States
258 posts
OG since: 07/02/2010
so far:
lord of the flies - actually interesting
enders game - was really weird
the princesse bride - wanted to kill myself couldn't stand it skipped chapters
nectar in a sieve- actually not horrific
night - really good but made me cry
the number one detective agency - horribly boring and uninteresting
jurassic park - i really liked surprisingly
romeo & juliet - good
a raisin in the sun - ehh wasn't that bad
black boy - didn't car for
like water for chocolate - some what interesting
stealing buddhas dinner - boring wanted it to end but it wouldn't
posted Jul 21, 2010
Erika A.
MANILA,
Philippines
45 posts
OG since: 07/09/2010
• Hamlet - awesomesauce. Our class will be having a play of it.
• Oedipus Rex - Liked it, though it was tragic.
• Things Fall Apart - Not bad.
We will also be reading...
• Animal Farm
• Inferno
Can't wait!
posted Aug 7, 2010
Lauran M.
CWMBRAN,
United Kingdom
763 posts
OG since: 06/06/2010
Of mice and men
Glass menagerie
Ac yna clywodd swn y mor
Macbeth
Vendetta
Can't remember the rest.
I did welsh and english literature so that's why there's a welsh one.
posted Sep 9, 2010
Madison F.
NORTH CAROLINA,
United States
104 posts
OG since: 06/28/2010
to kill a mockingbird
into thin air-hated it
romeo and juliet
the hobbit-never finished it
the counte of monte cristo
and then we have individual reading
i liked most of them, theres more i just cant remember them all
posted Sep 10, 2010
Nikki D.
NEVERWHERE,
United States
72 posts
Member since: 08/27/2010
I read a lot of books at school, but here are my favorites:
The Great Gatsby
To Kill a Mockingbird
Slaughterhouse Five
Our Town (play)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Brazil (movie script)
The Importance of Being Earnest (play)
Zoot Suit
posted Sep 10, 2010
Charlotte H.
COPENHAGEN,
Denmark
103 posts
Member since: 08/27/2010
I've had to read a lot over the last couple of years. Recently for english class I had to read The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time and I did NOT like it, but it was very easy to read :)
posted Sep 10, 2010
William S.
BUENOS AIRES,
Argentina
10 posts
Member since: 08/29/2010
The hobbit, Z for Zachariah, The Most Dangerous Game, Anne Franks Diary, Lord of Flies, Private Peaceful....
posted Sep 10, 2010
Danielle M.
CALIFORNIA,
United States
24 posts
Member since: 08/31/2010
I took an amazing Modern Literary Studies class about graphic novels. We read some awesome work: Nat Turner (Kyle Baker) and Maus (Art Spiegelman), among others.
posted Sep 11, 2010
Gracie M.
THE WEST COAST,
United States
113 posts
Member since: 08/30/2010
Lets see, last year I had to read:
The Odyssey - This book had its good moments and sometimes I hated it. Also it's hella long...
Romeo and Juliet - I liked this, although difficult to understand at times.
Ethan Frome - I HATED THIS BOOK! Nothing happened, and I had to write this huge analytical essay on it. Worst book ever.
Oedipus the King - Meh. I'm not a huge fan of Greek theater. It was quite disturbing actually...
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - You might be wondering why I read this for school. It was for an independant project, and this one was really fun! I liked it a lot. Very easy :)
East of Eden - Why oh why did I choose this book? It was 700 pages! I think it's probably a good book but I didn't read it (I used sparknotes....hehe) because it was so long! Yeah I feel pretty bad about this book.
The Glass Castle - This was a great book! Loved it!
This year I have to read:
House On Mango Street
Tale of Two Cities
The Bean Trees
Macbeth
Antigone
and I have to choose three independent books to read then do some sort of project with them.
posted Sep 11, 2010
Audrey L.
NARNIA,
Canada
99 posts
OG since: 04/23/2010
so far:
much ado about nothing, the hobbit, greek myth stuff
romeo and juliet (ew cliché), lord of the flies, short story stuff,
this year: macbeth, the great gatbsy (had to google the latter because the only name that was coming up was "fitz's party book" um.), canadian author stuff
next year: iunno actually
personally I'd like to read more difficult stuff but eh. tis alright. I really wanted to do to kill a mockingbird last year, or even life of pi, but instead got lord of the flies. It's not a bad book, and some parts are delightfully horrible (:P) but otherwise I found it a bit boring, too much of a boy's book I suppose.
I remember reading to kill a mockingbird in grade 5 during recess, a teacher coming up to me like "you're reading THAT in class? we read that in grade 10!" then I said "no, it's just for fun" and she kind of gave me a weird look, haha. (:
ugh, wish we could've read the catcher in the rye last year too. D: I liked that book.
posted Oct 11, 2010
Lulu B.
WHERE THE MOOSE ARE,
Canada
84 posts
OG since: 08/19/2010
THE OUTSIDERS <3
posted Oct 12, 2010
Orhedea R.
MOSCOW,
Russian Federation
27 posts
OG since: 05/17/2010
Pouskin, lots and lots of Poushkin, Tolstoi and Dostoevsky. I have a very depressing curriculum.
posted Oct 12, 2010
Lauren H.
IRELAND,
Ireland
106 posts
OG since: 04/14/2010
Pride and Prejudice was my favourite, i love love lovedddd it :)
This year we're reading How Many Miles to Babylon, haven't started it yet but I'm not looking forward to it...
posted Nov 5, 2010
Jake G.
SEATTLE,
United States
74 posts
OG since: 08/10/2010
- Anthem
- Bless the Beasts and Children
- The Little Prince
- Of Mice and Men
- The Crucible
- Ordinary People
- Les Miserables
- Lord of the Flies
- Cyrano Du Bergerac
- Julius Caesar
I loved most of them, but one in particular made me want to DIE: Ordinary People.
MOST DEPRESSING BOOK EVER.
posted Nov 6, 2010
Stephon C.
FLORIDA,
United States
395 posts
OG since: 12/15/2009
We all have read mostly the same books or plays...
Tuesdays with Morrie- it's so sad it made me cry.
posted Nov 6, 2010
Madina A.
WASHINGTON DC, LIVING IN DUBAI,
United Arab Emirates
535 posts
OG since: 12/26/2009
Hmmmm...I don't remember much from middle school except for Tuck Everlasting and The Giver, which I hated...freshman year I only remember reading Romeo & Juliet (meh). Sophomore year was better though, we read Life of Pi, Lord of the Flies (which I DESPISED), Animal Farm, Macbeth, and Catcher in the Rye. Now I'm a junior and the books are AWESOME:
-The Things They Carried
-The Stranger
-1984 (♥)
-A Doll's House (♥)
-Like Water for Chocolate (♥)
There's more but I forgettt them
posted Nov 8, 2010
Luca S.
MIDIAN,
Slovenia
275 posts
OG since: 03/06/2010
this year
Oscar Wilde - Salome (it's a good tragedy)
Ivan Cankar - Hlapci (a slovenian book)
Ivan Cankar - Na Klancu
Ivan Cankar - Črtice
Eugène Ionesco - The Bald Soprano
Samuel Beckett - Waiting for Godot
Slavko Grum - Dogodek v Mestu Gogi (the best slovenian book ever)
Franz Kafka - The Metamorphosis
that's it i guess
posted Nov 8, 2010
Danie G.
1932,
United States
447 posts
Member since: 09/06/2010
Antigone - Didn't care for it..
The Crucible - Loved it
Pay It Forward - Very good
Beowulf - Eh..
The Canterbury Tales - Ok.
posted Nov 9, 2010
Josephine C.
MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,
United States
62 posts
Member since: 11/11/2010
Can't remember every single book I've been required to read in school, but definitely can say they definitely helped me discover books I love and will read over and over.
A few I can think of off the top of my head:
Holes, Iron and Silk, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Giver..
.. okay. I guess I can't remember as much as I thought I could.
posted Nov 21, 2010
Edie G.
LOTUSLAND,
United States
384 posts
Member since: 10/08/2010
Death of a Salesman- I didn't like this one.
Catcher in the Rye- One of my favorites. No, Holden wasn't just a whiny little bitch.
The Handmaid's Tale- Really enjoyed this one
Brave New World- I think this one was the one where they took SOMA and had orgies.
Macbeth- Not a big Shakespeare fan... I like sonnet 74 though.
The Great Gatsby- This was torture
The Old Man and the Sea- I liked it
posted Nov 30, 2010
Riyah Q.
ENGLAND,
United Kingdom
54 posts
OG since: 05/28/2010
The Dark Behind the Curtain - It was okay
Macbeth - Liked it
Of Mice and Men - Liked it
The Chronicles of Narnia - I wondered why we were being made to read these, they were alright.
Much Ado about Nothing - Loved it
Romeo and Juliet - Liked it
The Crucible - Loved it
Things Fall Apart - Liked it
A Streetcar Named Desire - It was okay
Othello - Loved it
Translations - Liked it
posted Dec 8, 2010
Dana L.
EVERYWHERE AND ANYWHERE,
Philippines
2363 posts
Member since: 08/27/2010
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe -Liked
Charlotte's Web- Liked
Bridge to Terabithia (I don't know how to spell it)- So-so
The Little Prince- Bored out of my mind
Holes- So-so
The Last Time I saw Mother- So-so
posted Dec 9, 2010
Kristy J.
ONE END OF TOWN TO THE OTHER,
Canada
1043 posts
Member since: 09/03/2010
In highschool we read
Lord of the flies
To kill a mockingbird
Macbeth
the great gatsby
Macbeth sucked.
posted Dec 10, 2010
Tainá C.
Brazil
479 posts
OG since: 06/24/2010
I read four books per year for school. And one from ten of them can be nice, but in general I don't like them.
posted Dec 10, 2010
Linda L.
GOTHENBURG,
Sweden
114 posts
OG since: 04/10/2009
I always got to read really sad and tragic books in school, both for swedish and english class so I didn't like them.
posted Dec 12, 2010
Hannah B.
BEDFORDSHIRE,
United Kingdom
15 posts
Member since: 08/31/2010
Pre GCSE
The Tempest
Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing- Pretty good.
Skellig
Private Peaceful- Love it!
The Landlady- Quite weird. Not to sure what to think.
(Others that I can't remember)
GCSE
Romeo and Julliet- Don't like it.
Of Mice and Men- It grew on me.
Frankenstein- Alright
Blood Brothers- Really good!
The Prize of Peril- Alright
A-level (So far!)
The Great Gatsby- Hated it at first but it grew on me a bit.
The Kite Runner- Loved it at first but grew to dislike it a bit.
Hamlet- Only just started on it but I LOVE it!
A Streetcar Named Desire
posted Jan 24, 2011
Vero C.
SANTO DOMINGO,
Dominican Republic
202 posts
OG since: 06/08/2009
well, books in english? the iliad, the apology, romeo and juliet, inferno, the fall of the house of usher, eh cant really remember. i liked most of them.
posted Mar 12, 2011
Jessica B.
United States
531 posts
OG since: 03/27/2010
i loved frankenstein
did anyone have to read the most dangerous game ? I don't know if it was middle school or high school but that was a weird little tale.
posted Mar 13, 2011
Eva A.
SAO PAULO,
Brazil
74 posts
Member since: 11/17/2010
german school.
friedrich dürrenmatt-der besuch der alten dame (the visit of the old lady)
max frisch-andorra
and loads of books, i don't remember their names, they were just boring -.-
no, we can't choose. -.-
posted Mar 13, 2011
Elise :.
SYDNEY,
Australia
932 posts
Member since: 03/20/2011
Year 7-9
Playing Beatie Bow - Ruth Park
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shakespeare
Twelfth Night - Shakespeare
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Love, Ghosts and Nose Hair - don't remember the author
The Rabbits - Shaun Tan
Year 10
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare
Senior
Macbeth - Shakespeare
Turn of the Screw - Henry James
As You Like It - Shakespeare
A Room of One's Own - Virginia Woolf
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Edward Albee
In the Skin of a Lion - Michael Ondaatje
Birthday Letters - Ted Hughes
posted May 9, 2011
Selina M.
LONDON,
United Kingdom
779 posts
OG since: 11/11/2009
lord of the flies. snoozefest
posted Jun 3, 2011
Ana E.
SESAME ST.,
Mexico
141 posts
Member since: 09/15/2010
Angels and Demons
Otello
Great Expectations
1984
posted Jun 4, 2011
Michelle F.
UTAH. ,
United States
317 posts
OG since: 08/01/2010
Romeo & Juliet - I liked the wording, but the storyline.. I didn't like it.
Lord of the Flies - I LOVED it. Only person in my class who did.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - It was pretty good, I wouldn't buy it though.
I have to read Jane Eyre this summer and since I watched the 2011 movie, it sounds pretty good..
posted Jun 5, 2011
Mandi S.
WINDSOR,
Canada
322 posts
OG since: 02/28/2010
Shakespeare every year - Merchant of Venice, Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet.
Lord of the Flies
Catcher in the Rye
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Chrysalids
The Stone Carvers
That's all I remember at the moment.
posted Jun 7, 2011
Katy L.
THE UNITED KINGDOM,
United Kingdom
25 posts
Member since: 09/03/2010
We did Journey's End for our English paper and Sherlock Holmes. The single two most boring books for a class of 16 year olds. It makes me mad that of all of the wonderful books out there that could have made our papers much more interesting to do...they pick dull stories that have no hope of inspiring people to appreciate English lit. Oh well...
posted Jun 9, 2011
Starfish S.
THE CHOCOLATE STARFISH,
Australia
262 posts
Member since: 05/04/2011
Some of the ones I remember studying in detail during high school:
- Macbeth
- To kill a Mockingbird
- 1984
- Pride and Prejudice
- The Glass Menajerie
- A Doll's House
- Playing Beatie Bow
- The Crucible
In Australia in English Studies we also do a lot of film studies to compare to particular books:
- Gattaca
- Snow Falling on Cedars
- The Talented Mr Ripley
- Cabaret
- One Night the Moon
posted Jun 10, 2011
Ariana C.
MANILA,
Philippines
236 posts
Member since: 04/03/2011
Inferno
posted Jun 10, 2011
Karen G.
MEXICO,
Mexico
58 posts
Member since: 09/13/2010
Romeo y Julieta - Kind of
Tristan e Isolda - Kind of
La casa de Bernarda Alba - Kind of
Cronica de una muerte anunciada - yes
Bestiario - yes
El burlador de sevilla - Yes
Dracula - Yes
and others
posted Jun 11, 2011
Ludovica G.
ROME,
Italy
102 posts
Member since: 05/19/2011
This year we've had to read:
To kill a mocking bird
Romeo and Juliet
Athletic Shorts
Night
posted Jun 11, 2011
Kgliese ..
23.8 LIGHT YEARS AWAY.,
Australia
163 posts
OG since: 11/08/2009
Macbeth, Daddy-long-legs, Little Women..hmmm..the Bible.
posted Jun 30, 2011
Christina A.
TEXAS,
United States
613 posts
OG since: 06/06/2010
ahaha I had to read the bible too I guess.. well, it was a christian school so duh but we literally had Bible class. so.
posted Jul 4, 2011
Angel D.
MANILA,
Philippines
31 posts
Member since: 08/29/2010
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
The Little Prince by Antoine Saint-Exupery
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
they're all good. :)
posted Aug 8, 2011
Lola F.
THE DESERT,
United States
70 posts
Member since: 07/10/2011
Lord of the Flies- Um, it was alright I guess.
Night- Oh man oh man this book was so depressing D:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime- Love this book! But it was quite sad at parts as well.
Romeo & Juliet- Loved it!
A Midsummer Night's Dream- Amazing.
Life of Pi- It's hard to get into at first, but once you do it's really good.
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings- Personally, I didn't like it but I do admire the author.
Death of a Salesman- Ugh, I hated this book.
The Great Gatsby- Looove.
Fahrenheit 451- I liked it but it's not my favorite.
The Odyssey- It's definitely good, but it can be really dull at some points.
posted Aug 8, 2011
Selle M.
HERE,THERE AND EVERYWHERE,
Philippines
327 posts
OG since: 04/04/2010
In highschool and what i foggily remember of elementary school I read Romeo and Juliet,The Merchant of Venice,The Jungle Book,To Kill A Mockingbird,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The Jungle Book was memorable and I liked To Kill A Mockingbird and would gladly read it again.
posted Aug 9, 2011
Kaylen S.
FLORIDA,
United States
17 posts
Member since: 09/18/2010
Romeo and Juliet - loved it.
Of Mice and Men - sorry, but I despised that book.
Animal Farm - interesting, I liked the theme.
posted Aug 10, 2011
Rachel W.
LONDON,
United Kingdom
71 posts
Member since: 01/06/2011
In order:
Charlotte's Web (Hated it.)
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Brilliant!)
Coraline (Scared the heck out of me since I read it in Year 6 :P But awesome!)
Lord of the Flies (Love!)
Romeo and Juliet (Love!)
The Tempest (Love!)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Didn't love or hate)
A View from the Bridge (Meh.)
Macbeth (Loooove!)
Many Sherlock Holmes short stories (Never again.)
A Doll's House (Twice for two different courses! It's lucky I like it!)
Kiss of the Spiderwoman (Love love love!)
The World's Wife (Pretty good...)
The Metamorphosis (Love!)
A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch (Meh.)
Wise Children (HATED IT WITH A PASSION.)
I'm sure there are more that I've forgotten as well haha.
posted Aug 11, 2011
Rebecca N.
ENGLAND,
United Kingdom
555 posts
Member since: 10/30/2010
The boy in the striped pyjamas
Of mice and men
Romeo and Juilliet
Hamlet
The colour purple
etc etc
posted Aug 11, 2011
ELIZA B.
AUSTRALIA,
Australia
125 posts
Member since: 09/06/2011
Looking for Alibrandi - eh, so-so.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - didn't enjoy it at the time but I can appreciate it now.
Romeo and Juliet - I love the Baz Luhrman film, haha?
To Kill a Mockingbird - one of my all time favourites :)
Macbeth - loved it.
Animal Farm - loved it, really interesting.
The Great Gatsby - LOVE
The Virgin Suicides - LOVE
The Reluctant Fundamentalist - wasn't a huge fan...
Breakfast at Tiffany's - loved it.
The Pact - it made me cry, but I'm not such a huge fan anymore.
That's all I can remember! We did the Crucible too, I loved it!
posted Sep 15, 2011
May A.
EUROPE,
Spain
825 posts
OG since: 09/20/2009
Spanish classics, mostly.
posted Sep 16, 2011
Megan M.
ENGLAND,
United Kingdom
251 posts
OG since: 07/29/2010
At GCSE...
Animal Farm - Loved it
An Inspector Calls - It wasn't too bad
The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night Time - One of my favourites
Lord of The Flies - Really disliked it
Frankenstein - It wasn't too bad
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Loved it
At A Level
In Cold Blood - Interesting, but not my thing
Frankenstein (again)
Hamlet - Loved it
At university I'll be studying...
Jane Eyre
Ulysses
Selected poems by William Wordsworth
Anthony and Cleopatra
Selected poems by Alexander Pope
posted Sep 17, 2011
Andrea N.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
16 posts
Member since: 09/04/2010
Romeo and Juliet,Hamlet-W.Shakespeare (liked it)
Cid-Pierre Corneille (liked it)
Don Quijote-M.Cervantes (liked it)
Anna Karenina-L.Tolstoy (it's a looooong book)
Catcher in the rye-J.Salinger (loved it!)
The Sorrows of Young Werther-J.W.Goethe (liked it)
Orlando Furioso-Ludovico Ariosto (ok..)
Phaedra -Jean Racin (liked it)
.... mostly classics
posted Sep 17, 2011
Ale C.
SOMEWHERE IN MEXICO,
Mexico
197 posts
OG since: 05/23/2010
Silas Marner- George Eliot
posted Sep 20, 2011
Sarah M.
HOGWARTS,
Germany
48 posts
Member since: 06/24/2011
Well, mostly german literatur:
Kleider Machen Leute
Faust
DIe Leiden des jungen Werthers
Willhelm Tell
Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe
Maria Stuart
..... I only liked Faust and Maria Stuart so far :)
posted Oct 2, 2011
Nanna H.
REYKJAVíK,
Iceland
198 posts
Member since: 09/25/2010
Animal Farm - GENOUS idea, but I have to say its horribly written
Of mice and men - havent finished it, was supposed to read it last year, it was pretty good though
The Hobbit - loved it, connected me to my childhood cause my dad used to read it to me
To kill a mockingbird - at first i didnt like it, but now that im almost done with it i actually LOVE it
Lord of the flies - didnt really like it when I was reading it, BUT after 4 months of analysis i really like it
posted Oct 3, 2011
Levi Philip K.
ENGLAND (THE CITY OF YORK),
United Kingdom
932 posts
OG since: 12/07/2009
One was Romeo and Juliet, at the time I didn't really think much of it,
Since I finished school, it became one of, If not, my favorite story of all time...
posted Oct 3, 2011
Jerrica K.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK,
United States
21 posts
Member since: 08/27/2010
I read the same old classic literature as everybody else, but my three favorites were Cut by Patricia McCormick, Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood, and The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.
posted Oct 4, 2011
Steph B.
YORK,
United Kingdom
231 posts
Member since: 06/13/2011
loads of Shakespeare, mcbeth was ok but my tutor way over did it when we did romeo and juliet, we read the book and then watch 3 different movie of it (starting with the leonardo dicaprio 1, wanted to hang myself by the time we started the 3rd)
posted Jan 14, 2012