@Kelli W. H. Hudson was a naturalist who wrote beautiful nature essays. This is his only novel. It was made into a movie with Audrey Hepburn as Rita the bird-girl.
although it was officially banned from our high school (late 60s), our wonderful English III teacher told us to write down the names of the books banned and to read them…To Kill a Mockingbird was on that list…to this day, and it has been over 50 years ago, it is still the best book I have ever read…and when I taught Englsih II, I got to teach it…<3
this was 1968 in a small school (graduating class less than 200)…conservative community…only a small handful of blacks…our teacher said the school board had decided we weren’t mature to read ceratin books (TKAM was one), and they had been removed from our library…one of my friends was scheduled to teach English in a nearby town in 1973 & did get permission to teach TKAM…progress!
My 7th grade advanced English had the slightly slower students read Where the Red Fern grows and slightly more advanced students reading Watership Down, and then we watched both movies. I don’t think anyone was okay lol
The Good Earth disturbing. Sidartha. Don’t remember it though. 1984, Animal Farm and The Lord of the Flies I also read in HS. Worst, most disturbing stories. Wish I could unread them.
Graham Edward Johnson, it’s about his path from arrogant, rich boy to becoming the “Enlightened One.” You can categorize it as religious but it’s more of a biography of the man who became Buddha. I liked it for the storytelling.
Kind of but not really. Both stories are allegories but, The Alchemist’s main character (Santiago) chooses to follow his dreams and ultimately finds the treasure he sought at home. Siddhartha goes through trials and tribulations to find inner peace to reach Nirvana.
Franny and Zooey
The Great Gatsby
Of mice and men and animal farm.
Life of Galilei from Bertolt Brecht
“Their Eyes Were Watching God” by ZN Hurston
Vanity Fair by Thackeray x
The Scarlet Letter!
Frankenstein
The Book Thief
The Once and Future King
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Flowers for Algeron
Every time I think of that book, I choke up.
The Illustrated Man
Of Mice and Men
Fahrenheit 451
A Wrinkle in Time
To Kill A Mockingbird
Green Mansions
I had to look this one up. Adding it to my TBR. Thanks!
@Kelli W. H. Hudson was a naturalist who wrote beautiful nature essays. This is his only novel. It was made into a movie with Audrey Hepburn as Rita the bird-girl.
@Allan I’ll have to look for his other works as well. I love reading monographs.
On the Beach by Nevil Shute
Of Mice & Men & Great Expectations. I read Jane Eyre outside of school or that would have been my favorite.
To Kill A Mockingbird and The Outsiders
Bleachers
By John Grisham?
@Graham yes
My favorite Grisham book is The Appeal
I actually have not read any other of his books. Just this one
The lion the witch and the wardrobe
To kill a mockingbird
although it was officially banned from our high school (late 60s), our wonderful English III teacher told us to write down the names of the books banned and to read them…To Kill a Mockingbird was on that list…to this day, and it has been over 50 years ago, it is still the best book I have ever read…and when I taught Englsih II, I got to teach it…<3
Whenever I hear about TKAM being banned I wonder, Is it because of the n-word or is it because it condemns racism?
this was 1968 in a small school (graduating class less than 200)…conservative community…only a small handful of blacks…our teacher said the school board had decided we weren’t mature to read ceratin books (TKAM was one), and they had been removed from our library…one of my friends was scheduled to teach English in a nearby town in 1973 & did get permission to teach TKAM…progress!
Silas Marner
Gone With the Wind
To kill a mockingbird or where the red fern grows
My 7th grade advanced English had the slightly slower students read Where the Red Fern grows and slightly more advanced students reading Watership Down, and then we watched both movies. I don’t think anyone was okay lol
Lol I don’t remember when we read where the red fern grows but I loved it!
Oliver Twist
Heart of Darkness
Huckleberry Finn
Canterbury tales.
Did you know that JK Rowling’s “Tale of the Three Brothers” was based on The Parson’s Tale?
The scarlet letter. A big f u Nathaniel Hawthorne
Little Women
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
The outsiders
Catcher in the Rye, or Fahrenheit 451.
Halfback Tough or Of Mice and Men
Fahrenheit 451
The Good Earth disturbing. Sidartha. Don’t remember it though. 1984, Animal Farm and The Lord of the Flies I also read in HS. Worst, most disturbing stories. Wish I could unread them.
@Wendy would you consider “Siddartha” to be a religious novel? If not, how would you categorize it?
I don’t remember it. Maybe I blocked it!
Graham Edward Johnson, it’s about his path from arrogant, rich boy to becoming the “Enlightened One.” You can categorize it as religious but it’s more of a biography of the man who became Buddha. I liked it for the storytelling.
Would you liken it to The Alchemist? I want to erase THAT story from my brain!
Kind of but not really. Both stories are allegories but, The Alchemist’s main character (Santiago) chooses to follow his dreams and ultimately finds the treasure he sought at home. Siddhartha goes through trials and tribulations to find inner peace to reach Nirvana.
I would liken Siddhartha more to The Pilgrim’s Progress.
Good summation, Kelli. I wish I could remember it for I don’t wish to read it again. ?
Pilgrim’s Progress sounds more interesting to me. Just bought it on Kindle. 176? Pages for .60, it’s worth a look.
Ralia the Sugargirl.
Little Women
Little women hands down
“A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens
I’ll have to come back to this. I have too many to count lol
To Kill a Mockingbird
Dr.faustus
Lord of the flies
Thats easy I have 2 Jane Eyre and
Great Expectations. Still love them.
I graduated 60 years ago so I really don’t remember the required reading, except Great Expectations, which I didn’t like at the time.
Didn’t like it then and I still don’t care for it. ?
@Toni
Hound of the Baskervilles
I Know What You Did Last Summer!
Pride and Prejudice, Hamlet, Fahrenheit 451, To Kill a Mockingbird, Ceremony, and House Made of Dawn.
Oh! Favorite. Don’t remember any favorites from school. As a young adult, Dune blew me away!
Ivanhoe
Catcher in the Rye
King Lear.
The Great Gatsby, Pride and Prejudice, and Animal Farm
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Lord of the Flies
Pride and prejudice
Lord of the Flies stuck with me through the years.
Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. Yes. Really.
The outsiders!
No favorite but the one I hated was Shane didn’t go past the 5th page.
That was great book
Ugh. So long ago lol
The importance of being Ernest / Oscar Wilde
All John Steinbeck books. Every one.
To Kill A Mockingbird
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The Agony and the Ecstasy
Catcher in the Rye
Frankenstein
The Outsiders
None, I don’t remember liking any of the assigned reading. Could be because it was assigned and I don’t like people to tell me what to read lol
The Good Earth by Pearl Buck
Loved that book but it wasn’t a required book.
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
Of Mice and Men
Tales of Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb and Gulliver’s travels
Farenheit 459
And King Lear
I don’t remember having assigned reading in school.
Julius ceasor??
The three musketeers” …but that was looong time ago:)