List added by Charis on 18 August 2008 09:39

Books I had to read in school

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1. Romeo and Juliet (Wordsworth Classics)

9th grade.

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2. Great Expectations (Modern Library Classics)

9th grade, seriously? Because I was so young I hated this book. Read it again and I absolutely love it. Damn school system...

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8.5

3. Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck Centennial Editio...

9th grade.

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4. Inherit the Wind

9th grade. Loove it.

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5. Fahrenheit 451

:D 9th grade. Bradbury love.

6. Montana 1948: A Novel

Ech...10th grade.

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7.6

7. The Martian Chronicles

:D 10th grade.

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8.3

8. Macbeth

10th grade. What is it with high school teachers and acting out Shakespeare plays?

9. Black, White & Jewish: Autobiography of a Sh...

11th grade!

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10. Caucasia

11th grade, paired with previous book. Excellent.

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7.2

11. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in Ame...

BLECH. Stupid, stupid book. I DETEST Barbara and her ridiculous last name. Ehrenreich, what? 11th grade.

12. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down : A...

11th grade. Interesting, but dull.

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13. Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters

Cute. Short. I'd recommend it. 11th grade.

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7.4

14. The Great Gatsby

Woo! Fitzgerald love! 11th grade.

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15. Sweet Hereafter: A Novel

Meh. Novel is way better than movie, surprise surprise. 12th grade.

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16. Oedipus Rex (Dover Thrift)

12th grade. Again, the acting out? Wtf?

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17. Hamlet (The Pelican Shakespeare)

Start of my Shakespeare love. 12th grade.

18. One Hundred Years of Solitude (P.S.)

Marquez! 12th grade.

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High school, specifically. Looking at this list, we really didn't have to read very much in school.


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