worst/best english novel you have ever read in school? (2 Viewers)

[sinophile]

best: 1984
worst: brave new world for ext.1 english fuck i ahted it

 

[Absolutezero]

worst: brave new world for ext.1 english fuck i ahted it

Really? I'm surprised. I thought it was a pretty amazing novel.

 

[kaz1]

Catcher in the Rye was one of the greatest books I have read.

 

[Gandiva]

Best: The Giver
Worst: The Taming of the Shrew

 

[Gemineye]

Best: Frankenstein byr Mary Shelly
Worst: Harp in the South, and To Kill a mockingbird (by far the most terrible book ever!)

 

[Absolutezero]

To Kill a mockingbird (by far the most terrible book ever!)

Just wondering why you hated it so much? I thought it was a great read...

 

[chuha]

Best: Looking for Alibrandi
Worst: Justice Game

 

[Gemineye]

Just wondering why you hated it so much? I thought it was a great read...

I just thought it was confusing and cause i didnt understand it, i didnt enjoy it. Yeah it has pretty good themes that the author wants the readers to think about, like racism, social hierocracy, conflict, beliefs and the effect of the great depression; but just the way it was written it didnt appeal to me...kinda crap, lol

 

[Absolutezero]

I just thought it was confusing and cause i didnt understand it, i didnt enjoy it. Yeah it has pretty good themes that the author wants the readers to think about, like racism, social hierocracy, conflict, beliefs and the effect of the great depression; but just the way it was written it didnt appeal to me...kinda crap, lol

Yeah, I see your point. I wasn't a huge fan of the start, but once I got into it, I really enjoyed it.

 

[pockykid]

the worst was Finn and the Big Guy by David Metzenthen in year 8... boring!
the best i think maybe... to kill a mockingbird in year 9.

 

[jnney]

Worst: Taming of the Shrew. I never got around to finishing that...

 

[lolJK]

Worst: Not much of a novel, but Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad. Apparently its a very good story, but even reading 15 or 20 pages would leave me with a headache. I would look forward to doing maths in the break. Mind you, reading is not one of my favourite things to do.

 

[slyhunter]

Best: Snow Falling on Cedars (inb4shitstorm)

Worst: Day of the Triffids. good lord

 

[matt16]

Best: Tomorrow when the war began
Worst: I thought it was To Kill a Mockingbird (boring), but then we read Heart of Darkness... everything I ever read from now on will seem so much more intereting!

 

[madharris]

In year 8 we did The Lord of the rings (best) and the worst would have to be Letter's to alice (Our core text for module A)

 

[theycallmebob]

best: The Picture of Dorian Gray - extension prelim.
worst: The Skull Beneath the Skin - extension (crime)

 

[mirakon]

Worst: Taming of the Shrew. I never got around to finishing that...

yes, so tedious

 

[zombies]

I liked In Cold Blood and I did the Catcher in the Rye as a related text thing, which I loved. Can't think of any horrible novels, some books were really dry and boring but not necessarily bad.

 

[mirakon]

a lot of people hated "the old man and the sea" by ernest hemingway when we did it in year 10, but i legitimately think its one of the most beautifully told stories of all-time.

 

[Aysce]

Best: Darren Shan Vampire Series
Worst: To kill a mockingbird (Nice themes though, just boring...)