Your favorite forced books?

By this I mean what books in school did you love that you were forced to read?
[Or any other place that you read a book and didn't really want to.]

I have to say, I still LOVE the book Where The Red Fern Grows. =]
It was a book about a boy that wants Coon Hounds and spends two years saving up the money for two. He then trains the pups to be great coon dogs. The ending made me bawl. And it was the only book that made me sick to my stomach too.
[And yes, I did read A Child Called 'It'.]

We don't really have required reading yet.

Pic related. It also became my favorite book.

Lexicon wrote:We don't really have required reading yet.

What?! almost in any grade you HAVE to read some sort of story/book!
Okay mine would have to be The Giver I am not sure why though....

Elge wrote:Pic related. It also became my favorite book.

Was that a college book? I don't remember reading it.

Upahs_Keywork wrote:

Elge wrote:Pic related. It also became my favorite book.

Was that a college book? I don't remember reading it.

Nope, high school. I think I read it Sophomore year at Jay. I actually forget, but it wasn't for college.

Hum. Guess I missed that part. xD

While we did have required reading the book itself was up for us to choose. Besides of course the Shakespeare literature, which I had already read before it was required so /shrug.

Ah so you still were forced to read SOMETHING...

Aye, I chose the Orange Tangerine Crusader the first time, it was pretty good.... However, what really sparked my love of reading "especially fantasy" was the "The Song of Albion" Series. A trilogy consisting of "The Paradise War," "The Silver Hand," and "The Endless Knot."

Since then I have delved into fantasy, and while I have to come to love Mercedes Lackey's fantasy world better. I have yet to find a book(s) that I enjoy more then "The Song of Albion."

Oh yeah I forgot the chronicles of narnia

We have to read short stories, but I can't call it literature.

Clive Barker
The Thief Of Always


I had to pick a book to read and I picked this (Only Clive Barker I could have picked).