Recommended books for a male freshman in high school?

[maddor1]

A Catcher in the Rye, A Separate Peace, The Handmaid's Tale

 

[toaster_oven]

The Catcher in the Rye.

I hated this book when I read it in HS. I thought holden caulfield was a spoiled self-indulgent rich preppy brat. I couldn't relate to his character because I came from a very different class background.

I think I might have a different opinion if I read it now, though. when the book was written in 1951 - culturally you were either a child or an adult - I think most of this book is trying to make sense of this dichotomy. Teenagers today can't really relate to this internal conflict anymore because now you don't have to become an adult until well into your 20s.

anyway, when I was 14 I loved kurt vonnegut novels... slaughterhouse 5, cats cradle...

 

[tallguy]

The Catcher in the Rye.

Another recommendation. I'm sure your going to have to read it in class eventually, depending on whether your teacher approves of the book.

 

[Chundles]

- Love in the time of Cholera

- Catch 22 (can't believe no-one has said that one yet)

- In The Skin of a Lion