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Do you know any classisc books for a high school senior?
I'm a senior in high school, and lately, I've been falling in love with literary classics. Unlike most teens, I can live in a world without that hack Stephanie Meyer and her Twilight-the worst book I've ever read. (I hated it, if you can't tell.)
The first one (other than Shakespeare which I've been reading since 8th grade) I read was Dumas' The Three Musketeers, then I read Counte of Monte Cristo, Kindred by Octavia Butler (for school), The Scarlet Letter (which I hated), The Odessy, etc. I read The Catcher in the Rye, but I didn't like it much, I think I may re-read it to get a better feel for it.
I want to read the Invisible Man when I finish Crime and Punishment, but do you have any other suggestions?
Oh, and I've read To Kill A Mockingbird..which I hated. Ugh.
Also, I'm 16, but I read at college level.
I hesitate to make specific suggestions -- especially since you say you hated a couple of my favorites, "To kill a mockingbird" (I would be delighted to learn that this work has become dated and irrelevant -- but I fear otherwise.) and "The scarlet letter" (I have never understood negative reactions to this multilayered, poetic, and haunting work... but you're certainly not alone.)
On the other hand, Catcher in the Rye is already dated and irrelevant. It's not a classic: it's an historical curiosity. Don't bother rereading it unless it's required.
But if you like Crime and Punishment, read The Brothers Karamazov and The Idiot.
If you liked Dumas you'll probably also like Dickens. Try A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, or David Copperfield. Don't bother with Bleak House unless you like those as well. You might also like Victor Hugo: try Les Miserables or The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.
At 16 you're thinking of college, and may already have an idea of where you'd like to go. Many colleges have a "recommended reading" list, or at least a "summer reading list" and it might be worthwhile to check these out.
One last bit of advice: if you don't like a book, don't feel you have to finish it just because it's a "classic." There are very many books and very little time. Spend it reading (and re-reading!) the books you enjoy.
Charles Hejny (Eastfield College Catcher)- Pop time & Hitting in cage
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