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 :)

John Steinbeck: East of Eden and the Grapes of Wrath.

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.

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. -.-

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)

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: :?

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

Poe writes more short stories taht's why I didn't say him. But I wub his work.

Darn, it has to be an American writer...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+1 Dang it! I would've suggested to you Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita.

The Great Gatsby is an alright book, George Orwell is english.. so are a lot of good authors

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.

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.

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.

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"

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.

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:

 

 

 

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Mark Twain

 

 

 

Edgar Allen Poe

 

 

 

Ernest Hemingway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, and John Steinbeck too.

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.

I liked Thr3e and Obsessed by Ted Dekker.

 

 

 

Not sure if he's american though. :oops:

Go with Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - Cat's Cradle and Breakfast of Champions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This post is laced with personal preference, of course.

Harper Lee - To Kill A Mockingbird

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At least I hope that fits the bill. My most favourite book.

Ray Bradbury!

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!

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.

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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.