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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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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!
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The Odyssey: The Fitzgerald Translation 93 reviews Homer
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998
Better Than I Remembered
+ Almost too readable? + Incredible + Fitzgerald's Homer + The Odyssey. Homer/ Robert Fitzgerald, translator.
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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
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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 ...
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Romeo and Juliet 90 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!!
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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
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Childhood's End 287 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 ...
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Fahrenheit 451 1269 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
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 307 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)
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Julius Caesar 44 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
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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds 16 reviews Paul Zindel
Starfire, 1984
Some background on Gamma Rays
+ Toxic life + Question about the book . + Sublime Experiments in Mutation
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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl 632 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
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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
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The Scarlet Letter 406 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
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The Odyssey: The Fitzgerald Translation 93 reviews Homer
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998
Better Than I Remembered
+ Almost too readable? + Incredible + Fitzgerald's Homer + The Odyssey. Homer/ Robert Fitzgerald, translator.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 307 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)
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The Scarlet Letter 406 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
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Fahrenheit 451 1269 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
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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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