I Need Suggestions On A Good English/british Novel (i Have To Have A Book Picked Out By Tomorrow)?
I am in Honors English at my school, and we are required to read a British novel following an analysis essay that is must be turned in at the end of the marking period. My problem is that I can not find a good British novel to read due to the fact that I have already read it; We are going to read or have read it as a class (we have to pick a book that is separate from the ones we are going to or have read in class).
Here are the books I have already read:
-1984(I loved this books so much, I like any books involving dystopia)
-A Clockwork Orange (Amazing book)
-Great expectations
-Oliver Twist
-Brave New World
-Frankenstein(Just finished and absolutely loved it)
-Dracula
-Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde
-The Hobbit
-Lord of the Rings trilogy
-Gulliver’s Travels
-Lord of the Flies
-David Copperfield
Yeah….. So you can kind of see my problem. I have read a lot of books. By the way my favorite books are Dystopia’s or any books that, for lack of better words mind f**k you. Also, I like science fiction.
You’ve read Tolkien but not C.S. Lewis? If you like sci-fi, why not try his Space Trilogy (also referred to as Ransom trilogy) includes:
– Out of the Silent Planet
– Perelandra
– That Hideous Strength
I don’t care for Dickens much but loved his “Tale of Two Cities’ and its a great book to analyze.
(I don’t suppose you’ve considered one of the later J.K.Rowling’s Harry Potter books…either Order of the Phoenix or the Half-Blood Prince are packed discussion topics. )
First of all, that is SOOOOO NOT a lot of books. I’ve read more than you and im in 7th grade. You should try reading something from like charles dickens or virginia woolf.Check out wich story u might be interested in from one of them, and read it. They are great literary figures in the world of literature. Ur Welcome :-]
If it just has to be by a British author, then I suggest Vampirates:Demons of the Ocean by Justin Somper. That’s a really good book. But I’m guessing it has to be classical and higher level, so I don’t know if it’d be approved, since this isn’t.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._S._Lewis
Try some of his work. He and JRR Tolkien were close friends and were both at oxford.
The Chronicles of Narnia are his best known works, but he did write a lot more than just them.
Raven
Honestly, it’s time to leave your “comfort zone” and read something totally unexpected for you….Call of The Wild by Jack London
How about
The hunt for Atlantis by Andy McDermott
trust me its not any old atlantis book. It brings Atlantis a whole new meaning