Poll: Best book you were forced to read

[crudus]

subject says it all. What is the best book you were forced to read? and why (if you care to add that). The books listed are alot of the ones I was forced to read. Note: you are not limited to narratives, you can also choose text books.

Mine is The Great Gatsby. I liked how it was presented from a third person view but not the omnipotent viewer. I liked all the metaphors in it and it seemed to wrap up well.

 

[iJosh]

I was forced to read, The hatchet. I'm not sure by whom. But still, The book was amazing.

 

[Ruzzian Roulette]

Either Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, or Anthem by Ayn Rand.

 

[Pimppeter2]

Fahrenheit 451

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[ElephantGuts]

I voted for Frankenstein because I was pleasantly surprised by that. But you should have included A Tale of Two Cities on the list, that was good too, maybe even better. SO much better than Great Expectations. Now that was a horrible book.

 

[Hazy]

I wasn't Forced Per-se' to read 1984, but I hold it as one of my favorite books.
Also, Big Brother is not watching you.

 

[McBurks]

Couldn't understand the Great Gatsby so I Wikipedia'd it and passed my class.The best book I was forced to read was The Giver.

 

[neuromasser]

Goethe's Faust

 

[ThePocketWeasel]

It was a book I was forced to read when I was like 5 or 6. I can't remember what it's called =[
But it was about a donkey that ate rotten apples and got drunk xD If anyone remembers it or what its called tell me. Cause it's gonna bug me til I find out. But I loved that book.

 

[letsnoobtehpwns]

Fahrenheit 451

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I just got done reading that book. I have never looked at a book the same way since.

 

[Cliff_m85]

I guess the only one I was forced to read was Gatsby.


However I was also forced to read "A Painted House" which was mind-blowingly dull and stupid.

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

The best book i was forced to read was catch 22. My friend bet i couldnt read it faster than her. I totally pwnd her, o yeah.
It was a great book though

 

[ThaBenMan]

Definitely Frankenstein - I actually read the whole thing instead of just looking up a summary online. Great book.

 

[Flying-Emu]

I don't think a poll is called for, since there are simply too many options.

I.E. Where the HELL is Lord of the Flies?

But I'll be nice and vote other. ^_^

 

[chimmers]

Only one there that I was forced to read was the Great Gatsby and surprisingly I enjoyed it (after my hate for English is now slightly forgotten)
Read To Kill a Mockingbird of my own free will though and probably liked that better

 

[ThePoodonkis]

Anthem by Ayn Rand. I'll read 1984 as a requirement next year, but I've considered reading over Summer.

 

[twistedshadows]

I actually like most of the books I read for my classes, I just don't like having to read them on a schedule.
Except for the Great Gatsby, which I absolutely despised.

 

[Berethond]

The Silmarillion

You all FAIL at life.