stan18 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 two, actually. A short while ago, my english 3H teacher informed our class that we would have a paper to write on a writer. There were two requirements: the author had to be from america, and his/her should have some critical responses to it (as in, more than just reviews). And i needed two books from that writer. I, honestly, don't read (outside of school books, that is). So, i don't have the slightest clue to which author i should pick. So, i was hoping you guys (the tip.it OT forum) would lend me a hand, since i know (or have seen, by some topics on these boards) that we have some avid readers. I simply need an author and an opinion; to quote my teacher, "this is the only chance this year you will get to read something you like", so i might as well choose from some well learned readers Any opinions is/will be greatly appreciated :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro28 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 John Steinbeck: East of Eden and the Grapes of Wrath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufoman Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 george orwells 1984 was good if abit dark. but I think he's english... try scot odells island of the blue dolphins. I could also recomend JRR tolkens the lord of the rings triligy and the hobbit but he too is english. okay other authors for you to try... I never read it (library dosent carry it) but maby they have it there... pattons know thy enemy may be good. sorry but most of the authors I read are english. ahh eager alen poe wrote some wonderfull books you may gind interesting... do they have to be born in america? ahh heers a good one. read michel savages the savage nation. If its a librial class you will probaly make alot of enemys. Clan Moderator from December 15th 2006- August 20th 2007Founder of: Terran Gamers, formerly known as Militos Deci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonking Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Darn, it has to be an American writer... I would have suggested Alexander Dumas, writer of the Count of Monte Cristo(My favorite book) and the Three Musketeers, but he wasn't American. -.- ~^v^~Ex-Leader of the Divine Flames of Redemption~^v^~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foooman Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Just some ideas... Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck) Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck) The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald) This Side of Paradise (F. Scott Fitzgerald) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan18 Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 John Steinbeck: East of Eden and the Grapes of Wrath. Just some ideas... Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck) Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck) The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald) This Side of Paradise (F. Scott Fitzgerald) Steinbeck and Firzgerald were both possible authors, but we're going to read both those authors in the near future, and she doesn't want us reading them :'( but i read the grapes of wrath a while ago and i know its amazing i've been thinking about poe... isince ts really hard, finding good american authors :cry: :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I know his books are a bit crappy, but the easiest books that fit under your reqs are Dan Brown's Angel & Demons and the Da Vinci Code :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foooman Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Poe writes more short stories taht's why I didn't say him. But I wub his work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Darn, it has to be an American writer... +1 Dang it! I would've suggested to you Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsdragon Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 The Great Gatsby is an alright book, George Orwell is english.. so are a lot of good authors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knives669 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I know his books are a bit crappy, but the easiest books that fit under your reqs are Dan Brown's Angel & Demons and the Da Vinci Code Agreed. They should be easy enough to understand, and you can explain easily what you got out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonking Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Just some ideas... Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck) Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck) The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald) This Side of Paradise (F. Scott Fitzgerald) I was never able to get into the Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men was fairly good though. Edgar Allen Poe was a great writer, though a tad bit insane, but I guess that would make the paper more interesting to read. ~^v^~Ex-Leader of the Divine Flames of Redemption~^v^~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionheart_0 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Ray Bradbury is an American writer. I have just read Something wicked this way comes. It is an awesome book, with excellent themes. Another book would be the Dandelion Wine. Its set in the same location, and has a similar theme to the other book, but many other different themes as well. BTW, Something wicked this way comes is the only one i read, i just researched the other book. Something wicked this way comes is about two boys, a father, and an evil soul stealing carnival. Sig by IkuraiYour Guide to Posting! Behave or I will send my Moose mounted Beaver launchers at you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foooman Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Ray Bradbury is an American writer. I have just read Something wicked this way comes. It is an awesome book, with excellent themes. Another book would be the Dandelion Wine. Its set in the same location, and has a similar theme to the other book, but many other different themes as well. I personally liked his "The Illustrated Man" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarfdude3 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 dang, it has to be american? there goes Orwell and Tolkein. Those two should be your first starters if you ever decide to read for fun. As for American, you could always fall back on Mark Twain or O'Henry. But I'm pretty sure there is more modern stuff out there that may better suit you. Isaac Asimov is Russian-born, but an American citizen, you may want to check him out, he writes Sci-Fi (I, robot). I'm also asumming it can't be non-fiction, cause I also read political books, but I doubt that would intrest you or many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxsheepxx Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Just some ideas... Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck) Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck) The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald) This Side of Paradise (F. Scott Fitzgerald) Of Mice and Men isn't nearly a novel, good as it is. How about Ray Bradbury? I read Fahrenheit 451 four years ago (out of school), and it was a very good book. It's a lot like 1982, if you've read that before (which I finished just this past weekend.) Though I haven't read any else of his books Well as for some of the greatest American writers (that I've read, anyway), a few that I can think of off the top of my head are: [list=] Mark Twain Edgar Allen Poe Ernest Hemingway Yes, and John Steinbeck too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro28 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I like the Martian Chronicles. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is also good. If you can't do Steinbeck, I'd suggest Bradbury. Mark Twain is good, but I only know about him through Huck Finn. Tom Sawyer isn't nearly as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackXXX Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I liked Thr3e and Obsessed by Ted Dekker. Not sure if he's american though. :oops: "The biggest mistake you could ever make in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auberean Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Go with Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - Cat's Cradle and Breakfast of Champions. This post is laced with personal preference, of course. A mind not to be changed by place or time.The mind is its own place, and in itselfCan make a heav'n of hell, a hell of heav'n. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctp080188 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Harper Lee - To Kill A Mockingbird At least I hope that fits the bill. My most favourite book. SHH HUT YUH MUH. DERKHED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Ray Bradbury! Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTear Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I know his books are a bit crappy, but the easiest books that fit under your reqs are Dan Brown's Angel & Demons and the Da Vinci Code Assuming he's American, that's seriously good advice. If memory serves me, they even made a documentary picking apart the "facts" he used for the Da Vinci code. As an added bonus, if you've read one of his books, you'll have figured who the bad guy in any of his other books in no-time. It's like reading several books at once! -This message was deviously brought to you by: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451 have both already been mentioned, but I will mention them again anyhow. Kurt Vonnegut has also already been mentioned, I would suggest Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse-Five. I've read fifteen of his books so far, almost everyone has been awesome. Joseph Heller's Catch 22 and Something Happened would be good. If you want to go more Sci-Fi, try Orson Scott Card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andufusthebronze Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 stephen king:bag of bones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foolgool Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Don't read, "Of Mice and Men" for fun. We just had to read it for school, and I hated it. I'd go for something else Steinbeck though, because he's a good writer. The code in my sig should say 1032 not 0132. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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