thirdcultureteenSH->UK Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Hi guys! I'm starting the IB program this coming September, and I was hoping that you might be able to help me compile a list of books that will get me into the reading "mood" or "zone", if you will. I, myself, really do love reading, but I find that if I get too lazy to find good books, I kind of just drift towards the YA novels (which are interesting, just not really analyze-able). I went through some of the posts on this forum and have this list so far: The Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLeanRemarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front""The Wars" by Timothy FindleyThe Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the SeaThe Importance of Being Earnest.The Age of Innocence.Broken AprilEthan FromeHouse of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)The Things They Carried by Tim OBrien We by Zamyatin The Leopard by Giuseppe di LampedusaThe Picture of Dorian GreyAn Imaginary Life - David MaloufA Small Place - Jamaica KincaidWide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysAtonementCeremony, by Leslie Marmon Silko.Hunger, by Knut Hamsun. Never Let Me Go If you have any more, they would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avalinelegato Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 My class is doing 1984 by George Orwell now, maybe that's another choice you can put on your list? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribletouw Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 I love the Importance of Being Earnest and the Picture of Dorian Gray. My class is doing Frankenstein if that helps you Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellie Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 I really recommend All Quiet on the Western Front, it's an amazing book + if you're doing European history in class, it gives great context to what you'll be studying (WWI). It's short, but incredible. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy Lin Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Heyy our class is reading The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, it is so funny and also easy to read it's satire so if you're interested then should totally check it out C: have fun reading Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrodinger's CAS Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 (edited) Hey there, here is a list of books that I am planning to read over the Summer:Slaughterhouse-five - Kurt VonnegutThe Stranger - Albert CamusOf Mice and Men - John SteinbeckThe Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini1984 - George OrwellThings Fall Apart - Chinua AchebeThe Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel HawthornThe Handmaid's Tale - Margaret AtwoodFrankenstein - Mary ShelleyThe Count of Monte CristoDon Quixote - Miguel de CervantesHeart of Darkness - Joseph ConradBrave New World - Aldous HuxleyCatch 22 - Joseph HellerOne Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia MarquezPerfume - Patrick SuskindDeath of a Salesman - Arthur MillerA Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine HansberryThe Alchemist - Paulo CoelhoFrom experience, I can tell you that "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver was my favorite IB book. Some other ones that I enjoyed were "A Separate Peace", "Lord of the Flies", "Night", and "A Doll's House". Edited June 7, 2015 by Schrödinger's CAS 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellie Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Schrödinger's CAS's list is incredible, btw. Yes to all of them. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdcultureteenSH->UK Posted June 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Hey there, here is a list of books that I am planning to read over the Summer:Slaughterhouse-five - Kurt VonnegutThe Stranger - Albert CamusOf Mice and Men - John SteinbeckThe Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini1984 - George OrwellThings Fall Apart - Chinua AchebeThe Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel HawthornThe Handmaid's Tale - Margaret AtwoodFrankenstein - Mary ShelleyThe Count of Monte CristoDon Quixote - Miguel de CervantesHeart of Darkness - Joseph ConradBrave New World - Aldous HuxleyCatch 22 - Joseph HellerOne Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia MarquezPerfume - Patrick SuskindDeath of a Salesman - Arthur MillerA Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine HansberryThe Alchemist - Paulo CoelhoFrom experience, I can tell you that "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver was my favorite IB book. Some other one that I enjoyed were "A Separate Peace", "Lord of the Flies", "Night", and "A Doll's House". Thanks for the massive list!! I'll definitely check them all out I'm actually reading the Handmaiden's Tale right now and it's AMAZING. I didn't know that a dystopian novel could be written in such a wonderful way (though it might just be because all the YA dystopian novels have lowered my expectations hehe). The Stranger and A Raisin in the Sun were fascinating as well! Especially The Stranger. Camus and his theory of the absurd is absolutely mind-blowing (to be put colloquially). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdcultureteenSH->UK Posted June 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Thank you for your help, everyone! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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