Christina
I love reading. Now that the kids are getting older I have a little bit more free time and have began reading again. I want to know the titles of some great books out there. I am not into romance books at all but I will pretty much read anything else, fiction and nonfiction.
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4 approaches I would suggest:
Books written in a language that is demanding: Henry James, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, George Elliot, Edith Wharton, Evelyn Waughn, D H Lawrence and so many more, often called the classics
Books that contain a concept that is relevant to humanity or maybe more philisophical. Authors are Arthur C Clarke and Stanislav Lem are scifi but actually more phylosophy in an easier to digest context. Hermann Hesse's Siddartha on Buddhism.
Books that explain how literature uses its tools to influence the reader and present the basic psychological influences of language: David Lodge, 'The art of fiction' takes the 50 major novels and writes 2-4 pages each on what that novel did particularly exemplary in fiction.
Books that deal with a different culture: Wild Swans by Jung Chang and The good Earth by Pearl S Buck on China, Max Frisch or Hermann Hesse as German literature, Shadow of the Wind (Ruiz Zafon) Spain, Emile Zola, Balzac, Stendhal for French literature, Yasunari Kawabata represents Japan, etc. Robert Graves 'I Claudius' is such a funny but educating novel on Rome. The stranger and The pest by Albert Camus on Algeria.
Hope this helps
4 approaches I would suggest:
Books written in a language that is demanding: Henry James, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, George Elliot, Edith Wharton, Evelyn Waughn, D H Lawrence and so many more, often called the classics
Books that contain a concept that is relevant to humanity or maybe more philisophical. Authors are Arthur C Clarke and Stanislav Lem are scifi but actually more phylosophy in an easier to digest context. Hermann Hesse's Siddartha on Buddhism.
Books that explain how literature uses its tools to influence the reader and present the basic psychological influences of language: David Lodge, 'The art of fiction' takes the 50 major novels and writes 2-4 pages each on what that novel did particularly exemplary in fiction.
Books that deal with a different culture: Wild Swans by Jung Chang and The good Earth by Pearl S Buck on China, Max Frisch or Hermann Hesse as German literature, Shadow of the Wind (Ruiz Zafon) Spain, Emile Zola, Balzac, Stendhal for French literature, Yasunari Kawabata represents Japan, etc. Robert Graves 'I Claudius' is such a funny but educating novel on Rome. The stranger and The pest by Albert Camus on Algeria.
Hope this helps
What are some good books for a fourth grader?
VOLLEYB
I'm in fourth grade, but I don't enjoy all of those little girly 4th grade books. I'm looking for books that kids 13 and up would read, such as Twilight. I am in the gifted and talented program. I'd like some great books to read over summer.
Answer
Please don't waste your gifted mind on Twilight. Yes, it's addicting, but it's mind-numbing, horribly written, and cliche.
Classics!
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Call of the Wild + White Fang by Jack London
Y.A.!
Paper Towns by John Green
Stanford Wong Flunks Big Time by Lisa Yee
Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
EDIT: One of my all time favorite books is the Catcher in the Rye. Holden says the word 'goddamn' about a billion times, and uses profanity, but it's worth it. A brilliant book.
Please don't waste your gifted mind on Twilight. Yes, it's addicting, but it's mind-numbing, horribly written, and cliche.
Classics!
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Call of the Wild + White Fang by Jack London
Y.A.!
Paper Towns by John Green
Stanford Wong Flunks Big Time by Lisa Yee
Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
EDIT: One of my all time favorite books is the Catcher in the Rye. Holden says the word 'goddamn' about a billion times, and uses profanity, but it's worth it. A brilliant book.
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