Have you read any of these books?

I will have to write a brief paper on one of these novels, so I'd like some recommendations please :D



I know the list is a bit lengthy so if you don't feel like looking at the entire list just look at these:

#21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 44

These are some of the more popular ones and they seem a bit more interesting to me.



1. Things Fall Apart by Achebe, Chinua

2. The Axemaker's Gift by Burke, James, and Robert Ornstein.

3. How the Irish Saved Civilization by Cahill, Thomas

4. Heart of Darkness by Conrad, Joseph

5. Guns, Germs, and Steel by Diamond, Jared.

6. The Great Warming by Fagan, Brian

7. Pathfinders: A Global Hisory of Exploration by Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe

8. The Classic Slave Narratives by Gates, Henry Louis

9. Son of the Revolution by Heng, Liang, and Judith Shapiro

10. Bury the Chains by Hochschild, Adam

11. King Leopold's Ghost by Hochschild, Adam

12. 1066: The Year of the Conquest by Howarth, David

13. Salt: A World History by Kurlansky, Mark

14. When China Ruled the Seas by Levathes, Louis

15. Worlds Together-Worlds Apart by Tignor, Robert

16. The Art of War by Tzu, Sun

17. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Weatherford, Jack

18. 1421: The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies

19. The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan

20. Brunelleschi's Dome by Ross King

21. Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

22. Germinal by Emile Zola

23. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

24. Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya

25. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

26. A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens

27. The Arabian Nights by Anonymous

28. The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer

29. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

30. Animal Farm by George Orwell

31. For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

32. Siddhartha by Herman hesse

33. Stone Woman by Tariq Ali

34. A Sultan in Palermo by Tariq Ali

35. The Rock by Kanan Makiya

36. The Hope by Herman Wouk

37. The Glory by Herman Wouk

38. Hard Times by Charles Dickens

39. The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas

40. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

41. Bridge on the River Drina by Ivo Andric

42. Red Poppies by Alai

43. Wild Ginger by Anchee Min

44. The Quiet American by Graham GreeneHave you read any of these books?
I've read a great many of these books. I think you would find a great deal to write about, especially considering today's political climate, from reading Animal Farm by George Orwell. Also, it is not a very long book but it is very thought-provoking. You might also like the Hemingway, For whom the Bell Tolls (it tolls for thee).



I read both of the Amy Tans but did not like them. The Canterbury Tales would probably be difficult--so many references to things no longer easily understood. Charles Dickens wrote books to be published, chapter by chapter, in magazines so his books are really L O N G. Things Fall Apart is one of maybe 10 books in my life that I could not finish. Heart of Darkness is really, too much of a downer. Dr. Z the same.



I would go with Animal Farm. As I said, it is short but very interesting and if you don't like it, it is short enough so you could read another.
Heart of Darkness- You'll have no problem finding resources to help with your paper. The novel itself is a difficult read, though.



Salt: Basically a history of NaCl, but engaging. Talks about the minerals impact on civilizations.



Dr. Zhivago: There's a movie version.



Canterbury Tales: Again, easy to find references, and interesting.Have you read any of these books?
23, #26, #28, #30, #32

all good books, especially for analyzing and writing papers on.
The Canterbury Tales, The Black Tulip, or Pillars of The EarthHave you read any of these books?
I say #30 Animal Farm...I love that book!