My Required Reading For School (Many Years Ago)
 
 







  
Flowers for Algernon (Bantam Classic)437 reviews
Daniel Keyes

Bantam, 1984

Flowers for You by Johanna Ramm

+ A moving story
+ For all the haters out there
+ For book clubs or teens
  
  











  



  
O Pioneers! (Vintage Classics)92 reviews
Willa Cather

Vintage, 1992

The Perfect Novel

+ The Frontier and the Quintessential American Experience
+ O Fantastic!
+ A Wonderful Surprise
+ O Willa Cather!
  
  











  



  
The Odyssey: The Fitzgerald Translation93 reviews
Homer

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998

Better Than I Remembered

+ Almost too readable?
+ Incredible
+ Fitzgerald's Homer
+ The Odyssey. Homer/ Robert Fitzgerald, translator.
  
  











  



  
Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will (Dover Thrift Editions)26 reviews
William Shakespeare

Dover Publications, 1997

No surprises here...

+ What You Will
+ Maybe Shakespeare's Best Comedy
+ True scapegoat which we should pay attention to
  
  











  



  
The Great Gatsby (Penguin Critical Studies Guide)17 reviews
Kathleen Parkinson

Penguin Global, 2003

dreams

+ the best i read
+ Gatsby will hit you when you are least expecting

This book is about knowing that some dreams are too far from reach, yet we still always try to attain them. Like Gatsby, we are taunted by how close we can come to that dream, but in the end, we realize that our efforts are fruitless. Each of us have our own "Daisy" -- each person did during the ...
  
  











  



  
Romeo and Juliet90 reviews
William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press, 1992

Romeo and Juliet-Warning: May Cause Pulmonary Problems

+ John Andrews is the best
+ Becomes more complex with every read...
+ Heart-wrenching!!
  
  











  



  
Spoon River Anthology (Signet Classics)40 reviews
Edgar Lee Masters

Signet Classics, 1992

We Are The Dead Of Spoon River...

+ The story of America by Americans of all kinds
+ Spoon River Anthology(signet classics)
+ Spoon River flows through humanity
+ American Writing At Its Best
  
  











  



  
Childhood's End287 reviews
Arthur C. Clarke

Del Rey, 1987

A true classic

+ Moving Sci-Fi work
+ A feel-good doomsday scenario

Old fashion Sci-Fi by one of the titans of the genre, Childhood's End keeps you guessing. It's not the typical story about aliens coming to earth and dominating man you might be expecting. It delves into the deeper issues of mankind's future and place in the universe with an interesting array of ...
  
  











  



  
Fahrenheit 4511269 reviews
Ray Bradbury

Del Rey, 1987

A thrilling combination of 50's pulp sci-fi and reflective commentary

+ Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
+ a very good book
+ Timely, thought-provoking, and still hopeful
  
  











  



  
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings307 reviews
Maya Angelou

Bantam, 1997

The time of book that moves you

+ Quick Read
+ Well Written Account
+ South Mill Young Readers Book Club Review (Jr. High Readers)
  
  











  



  
Julius Caesar44 reviews
William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press, 1992

Great edition of a great play

+ brilliance of Shakespeare
+ Exactly what I was looking for!
+ Simply the Best
+ The Tragedy of the Tragically Unaesthetically Pleasing Review
  
  











  



  
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds16 reviews
Paul Zindel

Starfire, 1984

Some background on Gamma Rays

+ Toxic life
+ Question about the book .
+ Sublime Experiments in Mutation
  
  











  



  
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl632 reviews
Anne Frank

Bantam, 1993

Amazing, This is the best book I have ever read...

+ The Face of the Faceless
+ New book condition
+ Anne Frank Diary
+ Anne Frank
  
  











  



  
The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century Classics)592 reviews
John Steinbeck

Penguin Classics, 1992

Get ready to relive these times soon!

+ Take in the magic of Steinbeck's writing
+ A handsome edition
+ A master storyteller
+ [Good] required reading
  
  











  



  
The Scarlet Letter406 reviews
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Konemann, 1998

A wonderful piece of literature, however

+ One of the best novels ever
+ Sin, Redemption
+ Hawthorne's Masterpiece
+ Useful for AP Lit
  
  











  



  
The Odyssey: The Fitzgerald Translation93 reviews
Homer

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998

Better Than I Remembered

+ Almost too readable?
+ Incredible
+ Fitzgerald's Homer
+ The Odyssey. Homer/ Robert Fitzgerald, translator.
  
  











  



  
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings307 reviews
Maya Angelou

Bantam, 1997

The time of book that moves you

+ Quick Read
+ Well Written Account
+ South Mill Young Readers Book Club Review (Jr. High Readers)
  
  











  



  
The Scarlet Letter406 reviews
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Konemann, 1998

A wonderful piece of literature, however

+ One of the best novels ever
+ Sin, Redemption
+ Hawthorne's Masterpiece
+ Useful for AP Lit
  
  











  



  
Fahrenheit 4511269 reviews
Ray Bradbury

Del Rey, 1987

A thrilling combination of 50's pulp sci-fi and reflective commentary

+ Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
+ a very good book
+ Timely, thought-provoking, and still hopeful
  
  











  



  
Flowers for Algernon (Bantam Classic)437 reviews
Daniel Keyes

Bantam, 1984

Flowers for You by Johanna Ramm

+ A moving story
+ For all the haters out there
+ For book clubs or teens
  
  











  






   



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