Which book should I read?

Question

I am in grade 10 and I need to read a book for my english assessment task. I can choose from the following:

Any book from: Dickens, George Elliot, Bronte, Henry james, Wilkie Collins orThomas hardy

or

Life of Pi - Yann martel
true History of the Kelly gang - Peter Carey
The blind Assassin - Margret Atwood
The Gods of Small things - Arundhati Roy

Answer 1

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You should read Dickens' "Bleak House", or, if you're looking for something a little less complicated and lengthy, Eliot's "Silas Marner" or Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw". Wilkie Collins' "The Woman in White" is entertaining, but lacks depth, in comparison to the works of other authors. Thomas Hardy has several good works, most of them serious in tone. With him, I'd recommend "Far from the Madding Crowd" (my personal fav) or "Tess of the d'Urbervilles". With the Brontes, go for "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte B., which provides a lot to analyze, as well as being entertaining.
Anyway, Dickens would be at the top of my list; most of his books are top-notch and show a nice mix of comedy and drama -- "Bleak House", in particular. "Great Expectations" and "Oliver Twist" would be less ambitious choices (they're considerably shorter and less convoluted), though still excellent.

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Answer 2

ANYTHING Dickens is great, but I have a soft spot for him.
Also the Life Of Pi is supose to be a real wonderful read.

Answer 3

life of pi

Answer 4

Definitely Dickens. His books are always about the underdog who triumps in the end.

Answer 5

Either the life of pi or the God of Small Things...


The one by Arundhati is really just... brilliant.

Life of Pi is brilliant too...I think it's more for "you" (because you're a guy...even my laziest non-book loving guy friends have read it and liked it, so i think you'll like it too)

Dickens is classic..i guess it's time to shift from classic to contemporary.

Answer 6

If I was you I would probably choose a Dickens book like Great Expectations or Bleak House. I find Henry James a little boring, but The Blind Assassin is really good.