What are some good classic Literatures that you'd recommend me to read? lol. (preferrably something SHORT) I'm one of those last-minute project put-togethers. lol.

Catcher in the Rye. Good Book, Easy to Read. Does that classify as classic?

Originally posted by dawsongirl
Catcher in the Rye. Good Book, Easy to Read. Does that classify as classic?

Yeah, that's definately a good one. I also enjoyed 'The Bell Jar' by Sylvia Plath.

How about "A Painted House" by John Grisham. Hmmm.... I don't know if that would be considered classic lit. though? :confused:

ummm lets "the grapes of wrath" and "of mice and men" both by George Steinbeck


"the outsiders"- S.E. Hilton or something like that

Aren't those by John Steinbeck?

They're classic literatures?

thanks

Originally posted by Jo's the bomb
Aren't those by John Steinbeck?

They're classic literatures?

thanks


well...i consider them to be...it was a matter of interpetation and what one considers to be a "classic" and if u want to get philiphosical bout everything there is no ture definition of classics and people can concieve anything to be a classic in its own state of mind...wow but ummm "classics"


The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Tresure Island
Huckelberry Finn
Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Oliver Twist
The Tale of Two Citys

Originally posted by hockeybabe528
ummm lets "the grapes of wrath" and "of mice and men" both by George Steinbeck


"the outsiders"- S.E. Hilton or something like that

grapes of wrath is a hard one to get through. A CHRISTMAS CAROL is short and easy to read.

Definetly not a subject I would know anything about. lol

Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

Isn't Grapes of Wrath really long? I've never read it but heard it was long and boring. I've never been a big fan of John Steinbeck as it is, so I probably never will read it. Of Mice and Men, however, is really short and not hard to understand.

I recommend Animal Farm by George Orwell. It is short but fascinating. There is some symbolism that might be difficult to catch on to, but some quick research on the Internet or a glance at some Cliff's Notes can help you with that. It's well worth it I think. There are also at least 2 good movie versions of Animal Farm, one animated and one live action. (look for the one with voices by Kelsey Grammar and Julia-Louis Dreyfuss). Not that I would ever recommend watching the movie instead of reading the book ;) (I really don't, the book is good) But you may enjoy watching it.

1984 by George Orwell is also good, but a bit longer.

Anthem by Ayn Rand is similar to 1984 but much much shorter, and it is also good.

Johnathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach and Beowulf are also very short.

Both Night by Elie Wiesel and Hiroshima by John Hersey are very powerful and very short.

The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien
(and the other Lord of the Rings books) are the classics of their genre.

I am not sure if any of the above would be considered "classic literature" by your teachers. As Keightee said it's pretty subjective. I would recommend you get whatever you choose approved by your teacher before you read it.

Let us know what you picked! And good luck! :happyface

Although short and long is determined by page numbers, it is also determined by how well the book holds your attention. If you're struggling through a book, it's dang long, if you're engrossed, it flys by. "The Grapes of Wrath" (and I'm not a Stienbeck fan, persay) was anything but boring in my opinion. Wonderful book and you would learn a lot about a time in history and human nature at it's worst and it's best. Another suggestion - William Faulkner: Three Famous Short Novels: Spotted Horses, Old Man, The Bear

I recommend Come and Knock On Our Door! by Chris Mann.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Originally posted by Bootsy Whoosh
Isn't Grapes of Wrath really long? I've never read it but heard it was long and boring. I've never been a big fan of John Steinbeck as it is, so I probably never will read it. Of Mice and Men, however, is really short and not hard to understand.

I recommend Animal Farm by George Orwell. It is short but fascinating. There is some symbolism that might be difficult to catch on to, but some quick research on the Internet or a glance at some Cliff's Notes can help you with that. It's well worth it I think. There are also at least 2 good movie versions of Animal Farm, one animated and one live action. (look for the one with voices by Kelsey Grammar and Julia-Louis Dreyfuss). Not that I would ever recommend watching the movie instead of reading the book ;) (I really don't, the book is good) But you may enjoy watching it.

1984 by George Orwell is also good, but a bit longer.

Both Night by Elie Wiesel and Hiroshima by John Hersey are very powerful and very short.

I am not sure if any of the above would be considered "classic literature" by your teachers. As Keightee said it's pretty subjective. I would recommend you get whatever you choose approved by your teacher before you read it.

Let us know what you picked! And good luck! :happyface


nice...im in english class all over again...;) ive read some of those books... Night is short and really good...i like it a lot..Animal Farm is okay i guess...its an illusian to the Russian Revolution and the idea of Communisim and Carl Marks and stuff yah...its deep but goood

Of Mice and Men i liked a lot, and its short and easy to understand. it is one of those books where you can look at it in so many different perspectives

Someone also mentioned Franheit 451...i read that before its ok...it has a nice theme of utopia and distopia...

To Kill A Mocking Bird--i loved this book it is really good and it deals a lot with different types of prejudice...not jus racial and its very nice

and also "Roll of Thunder Hear my cry" and that triology it is a very good book


i am not exact how old you are and what type you are looking for but maybe something by John Hemmingway

"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of my favorites. I also like "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte.

The Great Gatsby is a REALLY good one! I love that book, it's really interesting at parts where you don't suspect a certain thing to happen and it happens.

Originally posted by Sean Feeney Snow
The Great Gatsby is a REALLY good one! I love that book, it's really interesting at parts where you don't suspect a certain thing to happen and it happens.

Just don't watch the movie. Not the best film in the world IMO.

I think someone mentioned this already, but A Tale of Two Cities is really good... it's not exactly short (really depends on HOW short you want it...).

Someone mentioned Fahrenheit 451, that's a good choice too.

Someone mentioned Tom Sawyer, which I do not recommend, as I hated that book beyond belief....

Um... well, Call of the Wild is pretty short. I didn't like it, but maybe you would.

1984 was really long and really confusing. don't read it unless you have a lot of time and are gonna re-read some sections.

animal farm was good (kinda sad too if you think about it deeply)

the color purple is a really good book too.

of mice and men is good also.

east of eden (by steinbeck also) is a long one but good (my friend read it)

...BUT! THE ONE BOOK I RECOMMEND THE MOST...IS
A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN. IT'S LONG, BUT IT'S MY FAV. BOOK AND IT IS SOOOO GOOD. I'VE READ IT TWICE. IT'S THE STORY OF A GIRL NAMED FRANCIE NOLAN GROWING UP IN LIKE THE 70S. AND IT JUST TAKES HER THROUGH LIKE, DEALING W/ EVERYTHING FROM HER FATHER'S ALCOHOLISM TO READING LIBRARY BOOKS TO GETTING A JOB. THAT WAS A REALLLLLLY GOOD BOOK!!!!! :D :D :D :D

Originally posted by StrudelBone
Definetly not a subject I would know anything about. lol Haha. Who doesn't know THAT? Joking, Brandon! :joke:


Thanks, everyone. I decided to read "The Time Machine" by HG Wells. ;)

Originally posted by Jo's the bomb
Thanks, everyone. I decided to read "The Time Machine" by HG Wells. ;) Good choice!

Originally posted by kittflynn
Good choice! Thanks! I read this in fourth grade, though did not comprehend, so I said to myslef, "Might as well." lol.

BTW, I'm thinking of seeing the movie too. :D

My favorite books are nintendo power magazines

My favorites are all written by women:

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (I was named after her!)
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier

Probably the best reccomendations that I've seen on here would be A Christmas Carol and The Great Gatsby - both are certainly classics, and are both very quick to read.

What about-

"The Mists of Avalon"

Hey everybody, Joe's the Bomb has chosen a book now. Case you didn't notice.

Originally posted by kittflynn
Hey everybody, Joe's the Bomb has chosen a book now. Case you didn't notice.

Haha, oh well... I guess this could be a good topic for someone who just yesterday was assigned to read a Classic. Lit. book and do a... 24 page report on it.

*wink*