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lil  ·  3594 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: January 21, 2015

    Ten of the novels are for a class on literature for adolescents
These are fun easy reads - except Maus - not so much fun. Yes, know them well, and there's many many more. If I wasn't so distracted, I'd pick some up and read along with you.

    empire, ethnicity, and sexuality in U.S. ethnic lit.
These books will be challenging. If you can write your essay on a book not on the course, check out

It is a wonderful read and on topic.

I'm interested in how James Baldwin reads today. My two favourite Baldwin books are Giovanni's Room and Another Country. I'm not sure I read The Fire. I've read Junot Diaz's short stories. I'm sure eightbitsamurai has something to say about Oscar Wao. I heard The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a great read. I saw the movie a couple of years ago at TIFF. My friends picked up the book after seeing the movie and said that it was even better.