Which classic book should I choose to read?

Question

I'm doing a research paper on American classic books, and I need a little help with which book would be the most interesting to read. I narrowed down a long list to which sounded best, so here it goes

-The Awakening by Kate Chopin
-As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
-Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill
-The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
-The Color Purple by Alice Walker
-Native Son by Richard Wright

If you read the one you are recommending, just let me know how big the book is and if it's easy to understand.

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Answer 1

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I loved The Bell Jar. It's about a girl named Esther Greenwood and she goes through all these problems, most of them the author had gone through herself, and it's really similar to The Catcher in the Rye. The way Sylvia Plath wrote it made it easy to read and understand and everything flows really well. It's a pretty small book, around 245 pages. I think I finished my copy in a few days.

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thankyou very much! im picking that one!

Answer 2

as i lay dying
i havent read it but it sounds interesting

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Answer 3

I haven't read any of those, but can I recommed one that isn't on the list?

Answer 4

Oooo. Good choices.

I would recommend "The Color Purple" or "As I Lay Dying". It would take forever to explain why. ;)

To view a brief summary of TCP, click here:
http://www.amazon.com/Color-Purple-Music…
To view a brief summary of AILD, click here:
http://www.amazon.com/As-Lay-Dying-Corre…

I hope this helps!

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personal experience

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Answer 5

The Bell Jar is an excellent book.
The Color Purple is great.
I am personally not a fan of Faulkner or O'Neill.
The Awakening is short for a novel, but dense in wording.

What about Jane Eyre
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Rebecca
Count of Monte Cristo

Answer 6

The Awakening is a good novel, but very dense. If you enjoy that sort of thing, I recommend Heart of Darkness.

Try Shakespeare's Tempest, Much to Do About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, and my personal favorite: Taming of the Shrew.