Man, the states really *do* have different curriculums. We couldn't avoid Shakespeare of some form!
To Kill a Mockingbird--was read in year 9 or 10 for English, so wasn't a hard slog, and was a bloody good book.
The Phantom of the Opera--why yes, it was a book first! :-) The book is good and a bit different from the musical.
I did enjoy Jane Eyre, Tess d'ubervilles is depressing and do not read Wuthering Heights. *shudders* People say that it's one of the best 'love stories' but it's all about obsession and stalking.
Anne of Green Gables series--so enjoyable.
Little Women--same as above.
If you ever want something harder, Les Miserables is bloody good. Well, other than the first 100 pages going on about the piety of the priest who is otherwise in it for two seconds, and the stuff recapping the battle of Waterloo. I really enjoyed it otherwise, but it's a long book.
Scifi classics: Fahrenheit 451 (I think). Short book but bloody awesome.
War of the worlds--I really enjoyed it, which I didn't expect.
Australian classics:
A town called Alice and The Beach. Both bloody good reads, read them a few years ago.
Any of the Mary Grant Bruce Billabong books (good read as an adult too), although you need to take into account the racism of the time.
Seven Little Australians--has a fond place in my heart.
no subject
To Kill a Mockingbird--was read in year 9 or 10 for English, so wasn't a hard slog, and was a bloody good book.
The Phantom of the Opera--why yes, it was a book first! :-) The book is good and a bit different from the musical.
I did enjoy Jane Eyre, Tess d'ubervilles is depressing and do not read Wuthering Heights. *shudders* People say that it's one of the best 'love stories' but it's all about obsession and stalking.
Anne of Green Gables series--so enjoyable.
Little Women--same as above.
If you ever want something harder, Les Miserables is bloody good. Well, other than the first 100 pages going on about the piety of the priest who is otherwise in it for two seconds, and the stuff recapping the battle of Waterloo. I really enjoyed it otherwise, but it's a long book.
Scifi classics: Fahrenheit 451 (I think). Short book but bloody awesome.
War of the worlds--I really enjoyed it, which I didn't expect.
Australian classics:
A town called Alice and The Beach. Both bloody good reads, read them a few years ago.
Any of the Mary Grant Bruce Billabong books (good read as an adult too), although you need to take into account the racism of the time.
Seven Little Australians--has a fond place in my heart.