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    Apart from the classics [i.e. Gatsby, Mockingbird, Fahrenheit]… What books did you “have to” read in high school that you really enjoyed?

    My top picks would be:

    The Devil in the White City

    Unbroken

    The Glass Castle

    by Teal-Talking-Dog

    9 Comments

    1. Of Mice and Men was a common one back then.

      We also read Flowers for Algernon … and watched the movie version after.

      Did the same for Cuckoo’s Nest.

    2. Pristine_Main_1224 on

      Flowers for Algernon, which absolutely devastated me. Just thinking about the ending makes me want to cry again. Not to be dramatic but…It’s a book which I would reread *only* if I absolutely needed to wallow in despair and depression.

      Ethan Frome, which I really loved for its tragic ending. Total opposite to my FfA reaction. Weird, right?

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