Which required books did you enjoy reading?

[Crossroad Readers]

I honestly can't think of any assigned reading in school that I enjoyed. I never really enjoyed reading until after I got out of school and when I could choose the genre and books I wanted to read.

[DFB]

I feel like a lot if not all of required reading is chosen by how easy it is to teach from, rather than its overall content or message. I remember finding all the books we had to read more than a bit obvious and heavy handed. It was tedious to go through

[Grey_Storm84]

I remember I always had something I liked about my required reading but I don't remember well what my required reading was.
What I do remember was that I enjoyed all of Emily Bronte's Jane Eyre except some long account of something or other in the middle.
I liked Jane Eyre because Jane's journey is one I can relate to so, at the time, she was a role model I could look up to: a strong woman who understood and kept her morals.

[adambongo]

Def Catcher in the Rye

[Somncrazy]

For me it was The Iliad. I already knew the story since my dad love to tell me Greek myths and war stories as bedtime stories. But I had never actually read the book and, since I'm a bit weird, I got the original translation in verse, instead of the easier to understand in prose. I completely fell in love with the world and the culture that drove the actions of the heroes, the sense of personal honor, the relationships between men and gods, the paraphernalia of war, the treatment of the dead when at war. It was fascinating, and looking back now, I think that fascination is the main reason I fell in love with high fantasy books later on. My taste in books is varied and I would read almost anything, but fantasy is what I love the most from high fantasy to urban fantasy to paranormal and paranormal romance, and all thanks to The Iliad.

[luna_lovebooks]

I actually really enjoyed Lord of the Flies. The political messages it displays not only through children but in a way children can understand. I think that is why I also enjoyed Animal Farm.

[Anjareis]

John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men--I was required to read it in high school. I didn't really like it then, but it made an impression on me and, looking back on years of life experience, it makes so much more sense now.

[Sarah_Khan]

I know it's a play but I enjoyed reading The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.

[R_J_Shannon]

I always waited until the last minute to read the books we had to for school. But there were a few books that I really enjoyed. Uncle Tom's Cabin was one and To Kill A Mockingbird was another.

[tortoise keeper]

I enjoyed Edgar Allan Poe's short stories and poems. I also liked Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman and most anything by Robert Frost. Poetry was not something that I would have picked to read on my own. Some of it didn't make much sense to me when I read it in highschool, but has become clearer as I have gotten older.

[heather_b]

I would have to say one of my favorite required books was "The Giver." I could not put it down. I could not make myself watch the movie. My second favorite would be "The Outsiders."

[Domnall]

I would have to say that while doing my history major I enjoyed reading historical literature like The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli,or in lit classes books by Herman Hesse,who I need to introduce my son to. I was first introduced to my sci fi idol Ray Bradbury in junior high.

[Anarala]

I had two books that I absolutely could not put down. To the point where I would get in trouble for not paying attention to other things. Those two would be "The Giver" and "Death Be Not Proud" by John Gunther. The latter one being a book I never would have chosen to read on my own but am so glad that I did.

[lmoses]

I enjoyed reading the Great Gatsby, Catch-22, Fahrenheit 451, and the Giver. These books were a lot of fun to have as required reading and so different then most that we had to read.

[Loverockers]

Since I took Advanced Literature, I had to go through works like Beowulf and the Canterbury Tales. Neither made much sense while reading, but with some online guides, I found the stories to be rather interesting.