<p>Ok, I've never been very good with English before ever in my life (I'm a math/science guy, hence why I'm going to major in engineering), but I am determined to do well on the AP English Lit test this year. I got a 2 on Language last year because I was stupid and did nothing outside of class and chose not to sleep well the night before, but I want to make sure I'm well prepared for English Lit this year. Obviously, reading and knowing stories for the essays is one of the most important things. I found all of my English-class related books over high school (all the ones I still have anyway) and was wondering which would be beneficial to me to reread and know the story of for the AP test (please no one tell me I should reread all of them for learning's sake, I have plenty of time to after the AP test but I want to focus my time these next couple months on the test so I can dominate it).</p>
<p>The list is:
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
1984 by George Orwell
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway</p>
<p>Any books on here that I should definitely read? Any books on here I shouldn't bother with? Any books that you highly recommend I know the story of before the AP test? Thank you so much, Doing well on this test would be wonderful.</p>