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1,010 books · 141 voters · list created October 30th, 2011 by Penny (votes) .
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Penny 815 books
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message 1: by [deleted user] (new)

Lol, I recognize nine of these books! The funny thing is, I'm a Sophomore in High School:D


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads I had more than a few of these in high school - I went to rather old-fashioned schools, though...


message 3: by LindaJ^ (new)

LindaJ^ I read some of these in high school (all the Shakespeare), but none in college. Some I read while I was in high school/college; not because they were assigned but because they fit my interests at the time. Many are classics I have more recently challenged myself to read. Others I have never heard of!


message 4: by Penny (new)

Penny The novels I read were because I was doing English Literature papers. Women's fiction, Modern (20th century) Fiction, Romantic Literature, Renaissance Literature etc etc. And later on, some were for my 3 Writing diplomas - Diploma in Creative Writing, Advanced Diploma in Creative Writing (Novel) and Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing (Novel). We looked at very eclectic ranges of work from popular fiction to what is often termed 'classic'. I didn't enjoy them all but I'm glad I can say I've read them!


message 5: by Echord (last edited Apr 06, 2018 04:09PM) (new)

Echord I've read a number of these, but most of them weren't in college. I read most of them either before or after my college years (mostly before). lol


message 6: by Penny (new)

Penny Echord wrote: "I've read a number of these, but most of them weren't in college. I read most of them either before or after my college years (mostly before). lol"

Lucky, or perhaps unlucky (in some cases) you!


message 7: by Echord (new)

Echord Lucky, or perhaps unlucky (in some cases) you! "

Mostly lucky since I liked a good chunk of them, though there's def a few standout exceptions that I absolutely hated. lol


message 8: by [deleted user] (new)

deleted user wrote: "Lol, I recognize nine of these books! The funny thing is, I'm a Sophomore in High School:D"

I also had to read many of these in high school. I can't imagine being asked to read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in college.


message 9: by Penny (new)

Penny Sometimes a book is set at University level to show as a 'what not to do' when it comes to writing. You read a book and then you pick it apart...


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads That is certainly the case in grad school (I'm thinking of a historiography course in particular).


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads I could only envision reading Harry Potter in grad school if one were doing a specialization in children's literature.


message 12: by [deleted user] (new)

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "I could only envision reading Harry Potter in grad school if one were doing a specialization in children's literature."

That makes sense.


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