I really liked To Kill a Mockingbird even though I barely remember it.
Out of Mind by J. Bernlef really stuck with me. A story about a man suffering from Alzheimer’s, his life seamlessly flowing over into memories. At times he suddenly awakens from them, realizes his current state, and a terrible emptiness engulfs him.
HHGTTG - we had a pretty cool teacher
The Crysalids
Still one of my favorites
I enjoyed that one too, I never forgot Sophie was it and her extra toes.
Connected to another post here: Brothers Karamazov. It was a mandatory read for philosophy class when I was 17. It’s one off my favorite books.
We had many other mandatory reads, but most were from my home country and are not that internationally famous.
All the Light We Cannot See
I liked most of the classics we read. It was just the frustration of having to do it for school that was an issue for me
Probably To Kill a Mockingbird and Fahrenheit 451 were my two favorites from my high school years.
Not to be That Guy, but I LOVED the catcher in the rye as a teenager. It spoke to my angsty teen heart.
That’s the beauty of it, aint it? It perfectly captures teen angst, so much so that you see it very differently when you’re a teen vs an adult.
I enjoyed To Sir, With Love and The Crysalids.
The Odyssey.
The owl who called my name, catch-22, invisible man, Lord of the flies and so many more.
Brave New World. That teacher got me into some sci-fi & dystopian greats!
Both Lord of the Flies and 1984 were great.
Quite a few:
I am David.
The Grapes of Wrath.
.1984.
A Fortunate Life.
I liked Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I felt To Kill a Mocking Bird was only ok, although I got pretty confused in some of the court scenes.
The Faraway Lurs. It started my love affair with fantasy.
