Jane Eyre                     Bronte              romance                      classic

A Clockwork Orange    Burgess         science fiction            sex and violence

The Stranger                 Camus             modern                         dark

Alice in Wonderland       Carroll             fantasy

The Big Sleep                 Chandler          detective                     lurid

Heart of Darkness          Conrad        psychological drama       serious

David Copperfield           Dickens         social criticism               classic

The Great Gatsby            Fitzgerald         social criticism                       

The Autobio. of Malcolm X    Haley         biography        

The Dain Curse               Hammett            detective                      lurid

Metamorphosis                Kafka                surrealism                     bizarre

Dance Me Outside           Kinsella          contemporary stories       profanity

Main Street                       Lewis               social criticism              serious

1984                                   Orwell              social comment            dark

Catcher in the Rye             Salinger           social criticism    

Richard III                          Shakespeare    historical drama          poetic language

Saint Joan                            Shaw               historical drama          classic

Candy                                  Southern           satire                          sex

Adventures in the Skin Trade  Thomas      fantasy                       bizarre

Fear and Loathing                                                                             

In Las Vegas                      Thompson        modern                sex/drugs/profanity

Huckleberry Finn                 Twain              adventure                        

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea  Verne       science fiction                     classic

Candide                                 Voltaire            satire                                 classic

All The King’s Men               Warren           historical drama                  serious

The Time Machine                 Wells             science fiction                      classic

Day of the Locust                    West              social criticism                   dark

Book Report Form                                                                       

Answer the following questions on your own paper.

1.         Write a summary of the plot.  Include the main actions, and the motives of the antagonist and protagonist. [one page]

2.         What was the author's point, point of view, or thesis.  Why did the author write the book?  [half      a page]

3.         Pick one character in the book with whom you identify, or whom you hate.  Describe the reasons you feel this way about the character.  Give examples from the story.  [one page]

4.         What one event in the book most stands out in your mind?  Describe the event, and explain why you were moved by it.

5.         Be prepared to present a five-minute oral report to the class on your individual book by the deadline.