Re: A Modern Reading List for High School?
SoloAJ,
great list and well thought out.
i think alot of the additions in this thread are super relevant, but the english major in me for some reason is longing for something from the beat generation.
i know that they have somewhat fallen out of vogue, but i think reading "on the road" as a senior in h.s. would have been even better than doing it as a college student. maybe even "howl" if you didn't feel like "otr" or any of the other beat works deserved that much time.
the only other additions i could of think of would maybe be something from one of the current crop of great fiction writers like roth, mccarthy, or even delillo. i would love to hear your thoughts on the potential teaching of any of their respective works or is this just the old guy in me doing some wishful thinking!!??
cool idea for a thread. i am really enjoying remembering a ton of books that i love. cheers. J.
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