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Post by A Bit of Advice on Jun 7, 2011 19:38:51 GMT -5
So, I will be taking AP English Lit next year, and I got the reading list today. I just wanted to get some outside opinions on a novel I will have to write a research paper on, and I have three choices:
1) The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
2) The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
3) The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Any thoughts?
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Post by Marina on Jun 7, 2011 19:39:49 GMT -5
The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
It's hilarious and controversial (some would say). Have fun.
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Post by Fuck Yeah Dion on Jun 7, 2011 19:45:31 GMT -5
Gotta go with Huck Finn.
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jun 7, 2011 19:45:50 GMT -5
I've never read The Joy Luck Club, but I've heard some good things. I vote that.
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 7, 2011 21:43:06 GMT -5
I've never read The Joy Luck Club, but I've heard some good things. I vote that. Seconding this vote. The other two are generally overdone -- stand out from the crowd! |
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Post by KatjevanLoon on Jun 7, 2011 22:10:11 GMT -5
I haven't read the others, but I really, really enjoyed The Color Purple.
The movie was terrible, though. Don't watch the movie.
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Post by Marina on Jun 7, 2011 22:17:53 GMT -5
Amy Tan just becomes very predictable.
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Post by pjthefey on Jun 9, 2011 2:24:37 GMT -5
TJLC I don't really like because it's stereotype heaven and she's writing to what the audience expects from an Asian-American author.
That said I would pick the book that intrigues you the most because if your interest and passion is in it, then you're going to write better papers.
If they are all the same, Huck Finn gets my vote. You can do a lot with it.
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Post by cyanea on Jun 9, 2011 3:39:44 GMT -5
You know you need to go to sleep when you read the title of this thread to the sound of "Friday".
*sigh*
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Post by KatjevanLoon on Jun 9, 2011 6:04:28 GMT -5
You know you need to go to sleep when you read the title of this thread to the sound of "Friday". *sigh* I not so excited. |
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Post by alyoshka on Jun 9, 2011 15:40:06 GMT -5
The Joy Luck Club, definitely. It is an amazing book. Amy Tan makes me so proud to be Chinese.  |
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Post by meh on Jun 9, 2011 19:32:01 GMT -5
I say read both Huck Finn AND The Joy Luck Club. I sincerely enjoyed both of them. However, if you're only going to read one, I have to vote for Huck Finn.
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 9, 2011 20:55:23 GMT -5
Well, read them all, obviously. That's the best way to make an informed decision.
(Still throwing my vote in with Amy Tan for the paper, though.)
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