<p>For my AP Lit class summer reading, we have to read books "of literary merit." Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Life of Pi. I just finished it today....amazing.</p>
<p>Great Gatsby. After reading it watch the movie too!</p>
<p>^ That is an amazing book, I second it!</p>
<p>I liked Kiss of the Spiderwoman. I've heard Perfume is also a good one, although I haven't gotten around to it yet.</p>
<p>*Pok</p>
<p>I read Perfume; a quick and decent book, although a little boring at times. Still, the whole concept of scent dictating how people are perceived is pretty cool. </p>
<p>Read The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky. The way he portrays human character is so poetic and beautiful. The same goes for Jack Kerouac's On the Road, even if he is a bit too sentimental sometimes.</p>
<p>The Kite Runner never gets boring.</p>
<p>Grrr....my library doesn't have most of those books right now. It's okay though, I'm placing holds :-)</p>
<p>Okay, never letting little sister borrow library card EVER AGAIN. Because of her, I have like $5 in fines and thus can't place holds</p>
<p>literary merit? it depends on who(m?) you ask.</p>
<p>i personally like The Count of Monte Cristo</p>
<p>The Kite Runner, or even A Thousand Splendid Suns</p>
<p>I liked the latter compared to the former, because I thought the Kite Runner got boring SOMETIMES. I finished Splendid Suns in 4-5 days, it was that good lol</p>
<p>A lot of "scholarly" books are actually really good, for example, A tale of two cities. Just make sure you read the condensed version.</p>
<p>hey at least you get to choose ;-)</p>
<p>Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I'm not being forced to read anything. But I do have to read enough to satisfy my lit teacher.</p>
<p>Madame Curie by Eve Curie--a biography.</p>
<p>Eve writes just plain beautifully.</p>
<p>Impossible. The library NEVER runs out of Pokemon. NEVER.</p>
<p>Okay, maybe I didn't look for Pokemon...</p>
<p>the picture of dorian gray, 1984, catcher in the rye</p>
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<p>omfg, i read that in 8th grade.</p>