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Books From Your High School Required Reading List That You Should Totally Read

Chances are the books from your high school reading list are something you never thought you'd want to see again. But it turns out that most of the books we end up loving and talking about were books we read during those precious four years of school lunches, bathroom passes, and gum-covered desks.
But, now, you'd totally get a lot more out of some of the better books on that required reading list. So, maybe it's time for a reunion with your high school syllabi. Never fear: You don't actually have to go hunting through that box of embarrassing memorabilia your mom keeps in the basement. Here's a list of the 21 high school books that deserve a second (ahem, or first, for us slackers) look.
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
2
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
3
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
4
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell
5
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
6
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
Homer
7
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
8
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
Rudolfo Anaya
9
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
10
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
11
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
12
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
13
Invisible Man
Invisible Man
14
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
15
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
16
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Dee Brown
17
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Tom Stoppard)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Tom Stoppard
18
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
19
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
Willa Cather
20
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
James Joyce
21
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
22
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
Leslie Marmon Silko
23
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
24
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
25
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
Maxine Hong Kingston
26
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
27
Snow Country - Yasunari Kawabata
Snow Country - Yasunari Kawabata
28
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
Richard Wright
29
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
30
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller
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