Christie Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Hey everyone I need a little help deciding what book to pick for my 3000 word essay in my lit class. I recognise some of the titles and I have to purchase ONE of them pretty soon. I haven't got enough time to read them all as I've got so much work to do at the moment so it would be great if you could reccomend some to me! Here is the list: George Orwell: 1984 William Golding: Lord of the Flies JD Salinger: Catcher in the Rye Mary Shelley: Frankenstein Joseph Heller: Catch 22 F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatesby George Orwell: Animal Farm Anthony Burgess: A Clockwork Orange I myself read horror, mystery, crime, fantasy so if any specific book you think might be the best to read please!! :)P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucybird Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 (edited) I really liked 1984 but it took lots of concentration so I'd say go for Animal Farm if you're short on time, it's quick and easy. Edit: oh and I enjoyed it too! Edited August 29, 2010 by Lucybird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Well, out of those, my favourites are: George Orwell: 1984 F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatesby George Orwell: Animal Farm I'd really like to read Anthony Burgess: A Clockwork Orange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladd Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 I myself read horror, mystery, crime, fantasy so if any specific book you think might be the best to read please!! :)P Go for Frankenstein it's a great book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 1984 and Animal Farm are brilliant books for an essay. There are loads of stuff to write about each. Actually, the same could go for most of those books. I've enjoyed all of them except Lord of the Flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladymacbeth Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Lord of the Flies was very grim but probably easy to write an essay on. Animal Farm would also be straight forward especially if you like discussing communism. Catch 22 is a fabulous book but I think would be a tough essay subject. I loved it but I couldn't tell you what the point of it was. If there was a point at all. I haven't read the others. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnybooks Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 I would go for Mary Shelley: Frankenstein. It sounds like the kind of book you would actually enjoy while working! (nothing worse than having to write about a book you have no interest in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 I agree I would go with frankenstein because I think its an enjoyable book but also it would be easy to write about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Frankenstein hands down - beautiful, relevant and inspiring, it's a book that has made me sob, shout and physically feel anguish each of the several times I've read it. Even if by some bizarre, inexplicable twist of fate you should hate it, rest assured that one way or another you simply cannot be indifferent to it, so the coursework just writes itself when Frankenstein's your subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I've only read Nineteen Eighty-Four and Catch 22 from your list, and of the two I would suggest you go for the former because it is waaaaay shorter and it will probably be a lot easier to write about! (Catch 22 is a good read though, when you have the time!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyB Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I'll add a vote for Frankenstein - it's a great book and works on so many levels. It also explores a number of issues so it's perfect essay material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I studied 1984 for my A-Levels and had to do an assignment comparing and contrasting 1984 with A Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. I can remember enjoying writing that assignment (which doesn't happen often!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Univerze Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I'd have to go for Frankenstein too, out of that list, it's the book that most interests me. I've read some of the others, but Frankenstein wins hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anisia Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 I vote for Animal Farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nienna Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Aaahhh, they'd all be great! If I had to pick one (not my favourite!), I'd go for Lord of the Flies. It's very easy to pick up what the author is trying to do with it, and that's a great starting point for analysis. Also there is a whole bunch of symbolism which you could add in, and it's still very relevant today - maybe even more so. Like I said, they'd all be great, but I think LOTF would be the easiest to tackle, and it's not a long book either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewC Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I would choose Frankenstein too. Have read a couple of the options listed - enjoyed Catcher in the Rye but I bet lots of people choose that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 (edited) I couldn't get on with Frankenstein at all. I loved Animal Farm and Lord of the Flies. Neither book is particularly cheery though. Either would be great as an essay choice but animal farm is a very quick and easy read. I read it in a day and I'm a slow reader lol I agree about Catch 22 - great book, difficult essay topic, (although I guess in an essay you don't need to pin down exactly what it all means, just speculate and discuss) but it's pretty long. Good luck. Edited September 10, 2010 by ~Andrea~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Lord of the Flies Catch 22 Animal Farm. They get my vote, I recently bought Catch 22 to re read as I was only in my teens when I first read it. Catcher in the Rye is a marmite book I enjoyed it but I know quite a few people who couldn't get into it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beef Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I would go with 1984 as it's a great book and not too difficult to write about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison10 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I would go with Frankenstein as it is a great book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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