01.31.06
Rowling’s Booklist
via HPANA
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has created a short list of books that she thinks all young people should read. The list was published in the Royal Society of Literature magazine.
Rowling’s choices were:
Wuthering Heights — Emily Bronte
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Roald Dahl
Robinson Crusoe — Daniel Defoe
David Copperfield — Charles Dickens
Catch-22 — Joseph Heller
To Kill a Mockingbird — Harper Lee
Animal Farm — George Orwell
The Tale of Two Bad Mice — Beatrix Potter
The Catcher in the Rye — JD Salinger
Hamlet — William Shakespeare
I have bolded the ones that I have read, so let’s have a little on-site meme, shall we? In the comments, post the list and bold the ones you have read.
I have to say that it is wonderful that Rowling is such an advocate for education and reading. When I saw this story on HPANA, I was pleased to see a lot of kids commenting that they planned to read these books since Rowling recommended them. She probably doesn’t realize what she has done for kids and reading since she started writing Harry Potter.
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golfwidow said,
February 1, 2006 at 6:54 pm
Meh, I’m old. I’ve read every single one of them. The Tale of Two Bad Mice was my second favorite Beatrix Potter (after Peter Rabbit) when I was a tiny kid.
Headmaster said,
February 1, 2006 at 9:39 pm
Wuthering Heights — Emily Bronte
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Roald Dahl
Robinson Crusoe — Daniel Defoe
David Copperfield — Charles Dickens
Catch-22 — Joseph Heller
To Kill a Mockingbird — Harper Lee
Animal Farm — George Orwell
The Tale of Two Bad Mice — Beatrix Potter
The Catcher in the Rye — JD Salinger
Hamlet — William Shakespeare
I feel dirty not having read all of them, especially considering the fact that I have a Minor in English.
RavenclawWit said,
February 1, 2006 at 9:58 pm
I minored in English literature and I haven’t read them all either, so don’t feel bad. I always say that I would’ve had time to read more if I hadn’t gone to college.
Kjetil said,
February 4, 2006 at 7:07 am
Wuthering Heights — Emily Bronte
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Roald Dahl (norwegian translation)
Robinson Crusoe — Daniel Defoe
David Copperfield — Charles Dickens
Catch-22 — Joseph Heller
To Kill a Mockingbird — Harper Lee
Animal Farm — George Orwell
The Tale of Two Bad Mice — Beatrix Potter
The Catcher in the Rye — JD Salinger
Hamlet — William Shakespeare
Araminta said,
February 5, 2006 at 1:41 pm
Oh, wow… This year, Animal Farm and To Kill a Mockingbird are being read in class at my school. How ironic is that? I should probably get around to reading the rest of those novels. If they’re good enough for Jo, they should be good enough for me.