What's a good book?

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<p>So for AP Literature, my summer assignment is to read The Scarlet Letter and a book of my choice. The problem is, I don't know what book I should read! I could just recall the books I remember from freshman year or so, but I heard on the AP exam it's important that you've read a lot of books. So what's your recommendation?</p>

<p>I've read:
Romeo and Juliet
A Tale of Two Cities
To Kill a Mockingbird
Macbeth
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Frankenstein
The Power and the Glory
The Importance of Being Earnest
A Raisin in the Sun
Huck Finn
Catcher in the Rye
The Crucible</p>

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<p>Captain’s Courageous by Rudyard Kipling.
It’s absolutely fantastic and a pretty easy read considering the time period.</p>

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<p>Those are all good…</p>

<p>If you haven’t read Romeo and Juliet before you should definitely do that one, though.</p>

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<p>Catcher in the Rye should be the most fun, it’s like a darker version of Ferris Bueller’s Day off. It’s a good book and only 214 pages long.</p>

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<p>Read something non-fiction.</p>

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<p>I really enjoyed Pride & Prejudice. It’s kind of long, but the story is interesting and the movie is even better. Also, I’m not sure if this is a “school-approved” kind of book, but I’m in the middle of reading “The Book Thief” and its very good.</p>

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<p>To Kill a Mockingbird.</p>

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<p>+10 to both To Kill A Mockingbird and The Catcher in the Rye.</p>

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<p>Go to sparknotes and look at the options. Invisible Man shows up most on English AP tests.</p>

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<p>Could’t stick with “A Tale of two Cities” till the end…</p>

<p>If “Great Expectations” is an option, I’d say go with that for sure!</p>

<p>And also 1984, The Scarlet Letter, Jane Eyre…</p>

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<p>Catch 22, 1984, and The Grapes of Wrath are great. Catch 22 is really confusing, but it’s funny and really sad. 1984 is pretty long and Orwell rambles at some parts, but I like it. And The Grapes of Wrath is extremely detailed and at times depressing, but if you don’t mind that kind of thing it’s an excellent read.</p>

<p>If you like reading plays, I would try A Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll’s House, or if you like Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman.</p>

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<p>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn!</p>

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<p>The Fault in Our Stars by John Green :slight_smile:
And anything by Jodi picoult.</p>

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<p>The Great Gatsby is such a great book if that is an option :)</p>

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<p>Anything by George Orwell is brilliant :)</p>

<p>+1 for The Book Thief, It’s incredible. The movie comes out in a few months as well.</p>

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<p>The Giver and Among the Hidden are great books I read in middle school. Probably not worth reading but fun!</p>

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<p>You should double up on the scandz and read Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. (But seriously, it’s my favorite book.)</p>

<p>I also like Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk, Catch 22, and Slaughterhouse Five.</p>

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<p>+1 to George Orwell, his books are fantastic. I especially liked Animal Farm, but 1984 is great as well! I also found the Book Thief a great read; it makes me cry every time I read it, but it really is just a well-written book.</p>

<p>On the other hand, I’d also like to mention some Malcolm Gladwell books (Blink was one of my favorites) as well as The Omnivore’s Dilemma (which covers everyone’s favorite topic: food! Haha!).</p>

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<p>anything that isn’t “great expectations”</p>

<p>29 pages in and my great expectations for the book have been savaged</p>

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<p>^Completely agree, I had an exam on it last year and it was awful. Don’t think I ever managed to finish it, I relied on study guides (not a good idea)</p>