Dariane's "Advanced Placement English Recommended Reading" on Lists of Bests

So far — 1 year ago

I have read 15 of these and am in the processes of reading 2 more (Anna Karenina and Invisible Man). I am only an AP junior so I am sure there will be more to come.

Sadly I cannot remember what many of them are about though, because all of this reading has been spread out over the past 5 years (all the way back to The Time Machine in 6th grade!) but I think reading all of them has helped me to grow as a reader and become strong at analyzing text!

Apr 13, 10:34PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

823freckles
Chicago

Interesting list! — 1 year ago

In high school I read..18.25 (The .25 is A Doll’s House, but not the rest of Ibsen’s books) and didn’t read 5 of these although they were assigned. We also read a couple you didn’t include by authors on the list, such as Black Boy, Sula, Julius Caesar, and The Importance of Being Earnest. I got 4’s on both tests, so I’m good. :)

Apr 08, 06:28PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

questionablemushroom
San Francisco

awesome — 2 years ago

I read a good many of these in my AP and Honors English Classes and many others that i didn’t see- thats a great list you have there!

Jan 26, 12:41PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

busy91
New York City

Sad — 2 years ago

How sad is this? My son (10th grade honors English) has read more books on this list than I have. I’d better get crackin’.

Oct 27, 01:04PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

dushi82
Cura�ao

Thanks! — 3 years ago

This is such a great list! I’m always looking for new books to read and now with the help of this list I should be set for a while!

May 22, 11:38AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Ella
Montreal

Untitled — 3 years ago

it’s funny, I’ve read most of the ‘old’ books on this list, but a lot of the newer ones I’ve never even heard of.

Mar 24, 10:29PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

kaffeine
Montreal

I thought I'd read a lot of books — 3 years ago

But it seems that I’ve missed out on quite a bit of recommended reading. (Well, that, and I didn’t pay enough attention to homework when I was in high school.)

Mar 21, 08:09AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Christopher
Peterborough

Untitled — 3 years ago

I cannot BELIEVE you’ve put The Lovely Bones on here. That book was the biggest waste of my time I’ve ever spent reading; it was the literary equivalent of sugary popcorn. I’d say it’s as much a work of great fiction as The Da Vinci Code. Honestly.

Mar 17, 10:43PM | 7 comments | Reply to this