Sep.Libby
can anyone recommend some interesting English books?

Your favorite English books, or some you think they are worth reading. 

But I m not really into philosophy or politics. 

I want to read more during the  winter vacation for improving my English.

Thank you very much! 

Jan 15, 2016 2:10 PM
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Hello Girlie!

 

I would recommend you the following books:

 

"Lord of the Flies" by Golding

"A Christmas Carol" by Dickens

"Tales of Mystery and Imagination" by Poe

 

And the following plays

 

"A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams

"Educating Rita" by Willy Russell

 

Cheers!

J

January 17, 2016
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1. Mario Puzo - "The Godfather" is my favorite one.

Although Al Pacino and company did a great job creating "The Godfather" films the book is still worth reading.

2. All time classics.

There are millions of books waiting for you to pick them from bookstore's shelves. Pick any. These books are classic ones for the reason.

January 16, 2016
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Hi Sep.Libby,

 

If you like detective stories I recommend you the novels written by Robert Galbraith, which is the pen name of J.K.Rowling, the writer of the Harry Potter series.

They are very good.

The Harry Potter series are also good, if you like magic ^_^

 

Bye,

 

Corrado

January 16, 2016
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Here is the list I usually give to my students taking my university courses:

 

GOOD ENGLISH SHORT BOOKS
Animal Farm OR 1984 by George Orwell

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

Johnny Got his Gun by Dalton Trumbo

Fahrenheit 451 OR The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K Dick
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Lord of the Flies by William Golding

 

GOOD FOREIGN BOOKS TO READ IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
The Stranger by Albert Camus

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges (short stories)
Candide by Voltaire

 

Happy reading!

January 16, 2016
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To Kill a Mockingbird  -   Harper Lee

 

Trouble in July    -  Erskine Caldwell

 

Rebecca -   Daphne DuMaurier

 

Labor Day  - Joyce Maynard

 

Jane Eyre -   Charlotte Bronte

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