Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Book Suggestions?
Okay so throughout the semester I heard a ton of recommendations to books and references to other texts. So I wanted to know what readings you all have enjoyed and would suggest for the rest of us to read. Even if it's not related to our questioning authority theme, I'd love to hear your suggestions. Just tell me why you enjoyed and maybe a little on what it's about, but don't give away the story. :D I'm looking forward to seeing your responses!
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Anything by Jodi Piccoult is a great read! Specifically, Nineteen Minutes and Change of Heart. Both of them have great plots and her writing style is really interesting. For example, she writes Change of Heart through four different voices and it keeps the whole novel intriguing. On a completely different note, I am so so interested in everything to do with Columbine. If you're interested in it as well, then Columbine by Dave Cullen is the most informative and eye-opening book you can find on that subject matter.
Anything my Meg Cabot if you want light, funny reading. I also enjoyed books by Alex Flinn if you like renditions of fairy tales. I'm also in the middle of a book called If I Stay and so far it's really good. It kind of has a Lovely Bones-esque feel to it if you like that book, but I think she lives. It's by Gayle Forman. Also the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series is good. I thought the first one was slow in the beginning and hard to get into but once you do it's really good. And the swedish movies about it are good too, unless you don't like graphic movies. (Hey! She's a questioning authority figure :)). Secret Life of Bees was good. Hunger Games...I've heard the Outlander series is also very good although I've never read it, as well as the Immortal Instruments series (although I've yet to read that as well). Fallen, and it's sequel Fallen 2. Also I've heard Hush Hush is good. I don't know how into teen books you are but that's what the latter two are. If I think of anymore I'll let you know.
What a neat post, Bridget! I really like hearing about new books I should read. I do want to point out that since this really has nothing to do with class or questioning authority, these posts and the initial topic (and any new responses to this post) won't count for your blog points, okay? This is more like a fun little chatty topic. Just FYI, all.
Thanks!
Ok, I'll just make a list of amazing books and movies...most do question authority.
-The Lovely Bones (book)
-Uncle Tom's Cabin (book)
-Flowers for Algernon (book)
-Brave New World (book)
-A Clockwork Orange (both) (warning: ultra-violent, the book is not as bad)
-The Scarlet Letter (book)
-All the President's Men (both)
-Fahrenheit 451 (book)
-The China Syndrome (movie)
-Milk (movie)
-The Manchurian Candidate (both)
-Citizen Kane (movie)
-Lord of the Flies (book)
-The Giver (book)
-Maus (graphic novel)
-Persepolis (graphic novel)
-The Kite Runner (both)
-The Joy Luck Club (book)
Definitely read the hunger games if you haven't already - it's a super interesting series and has something to do with questioning authority.
Any books by James Patterson are also usually pretty good.
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett is hilarious and absolutely one of my favorite books of all time.
Another fantastic series is A song of Ice and Fire by George R R Martin (and the first book actually just got turned into a HBO Tv show called A Game of Thrones which I can't stop fangirling about haha).
I would suggest A Fine Balance, by Rohinton Mistry: set in India, it portrays many different ways of questioning authority and it provides insight into a non-Western culture, with fully fleshed out characters and plot twists. Also, I think The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver, would make for an interesting class discussion- questioning the authority of religion, government, and the patriarch of the family. I really liked her writing style and I thought it was really cool to read about the turmoil in the Belgian Congo from the point of view of outsiders who are caught in the midst of things.
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