~ Books ~

Having trouble finding something to do this summer? Going on a long vacation to Kanadia? Or just want something good to read? Well here is a list of books I have read in the last few years [and my criticism]. Most of the books were "required reading" unfortunately.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Twain:  This book narrates Huck's lengthy ride down the Mississippi in his efforts to free Jim from

                                                                                slavery. Or something like that. I don't really remember because I read it three years ago. 

All Quiet on the Western Front - Remarque:  One of the first great novels about World War I. The author tells his story from a German

                                                                             soldier's perspective. Some content is lost in the translation, but it is very powerful.

All The King's Men

Bhagavad Gita - anon.:  An excerpt from the Mahabharata, the Gita is one of the major philosophical writings in Hinduism.  Not really

                                         much of a story book. Nevertheless hours of entertainment. 

The Birth of a Republic - ?:  A concise history of the American revolution.  Unlike most history books this is actually a very exciting

                                                 retelling of the revolution.  

Candide - Voltaire:  No, Candide was nnot just our senior year marching band music, it was also a very good book by this French

                                  philosopher.  A must read for all who wish to be sarcastic, witty, or clever.

Catch-22 - Heller:  I have always had mmixed feelings about this book.  On the one hand it's really funny and has great social criticism.  But then again its very long and drawn-out.  It is however extremely well-organized.  Heller's characters are just very ...GOOD.

Crime and Punishment

Correli's Mandolin

The Country Wife

The Death of a Salesman

A Farewell to Arms

Frankenstein

Henry IV, Part I

Henry V

A History of India

The History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters

The Iliad

India

Invisble Man

Lord of the Flies

Lysistrata

Metamophosis

Moby Dick

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Not So Quiet

The Once and Future King

Ordinary People

The Outsider

Paradise Lost

Passage to India

Pride and Perjudice

Profiles in Courage

Scarlet Letter

A Seperate Peace

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

The Sun Also Rises

Tale of Two Cities

Tess of the d'Ubervilles

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Wuthering Heights

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