The Last of the Mohicans (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)10 reviews James Fenimore Cooper Barnes & Noble Classics, 2003 Best book I've read in many moons + Native American Classic + The Last of the Mohicans + Last of the Mohicans + A novel of historical importance - but not accurate             A Summer of Faulkner: As I Lay Dying/The Sound and the Fury/Light in August (Oprah's Book Club)71 reviews William Faulkner Vintage, 2005 Challenging and thought-provoking + A challenging read + Great American literature These novels are not to be read for sheer pleasure, but rather for the challenge and the depth. They are not easy to read, though *Light in August* is the easiest of the three. The prose is so difficult at times that I needed to reread again and again. I had to stop and take numerous breaks because ...             The Scarlet Letter: A Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Classic1 review Nathaniel Hawthorne Kaplan Publishing, 2006 A great classic-- but will a 17-year-old enjoy it? I am an SAT tutor and believe that this is one of the most valuable books of its type a student preparing for the test can read. Unfortunately, in my experience, students also find this one of the least enjoyable books. Why is it valuable? There are 2 major areas that a student must master to ...             A Farewell To Arms374 reviews Ernest Hemingway Scribner, 1995 __Underscore. + Profound. Sad. Moving. + A good, quick read What beauty. What excellent prose. There is little I can say that has not already been said about Hemingway's style. So, I will keep my review short and blunt. This is one of the select few finest American literary works of the twentieth century. If you have any interest in Hemingway's writing, ...             The Assistant: A Novel28 reviews Bernard Malamud Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003 Assistant is spelled with the letters S.A.I.N.T. [T] + Universal humanity! + intriguing story but a bit too melodramatic + How do people respond to grace             Invisible Man279 reviews Ralph Ellison Vintage, 1995 Completely Unique + The invisibility of man + A classic.. + Underappreciated work of genius             Three by Flannery O'Connor (Signet Classics)6 reviews Flannery O'Connor Signet Classics, 1986 perhaps our most underrated author + A jarring read! + One of the best and most unsung American authors... + She Ain't a Easy One but She Pays Back Plenty!             The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Signet Classics)5 reviews Mark Twain Signet Classics, 2002 Nietzsche's choice + Duo of Mark Twain classics + A Trip back + Alvin Bruce + Tom and Huck             The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)588 reviews John Steinbeck Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002 A master at his craft! + [Good] required reading + Classic for Good Reason + The Grapes of Wrath + A top classic of American History...but some weaknesses             The Red Badge of Courage (Tor Classics)313 reviews Stephen Crane Tor Classics, 1990 The Horrors of War engage the Innocence of Life + A solid war novel + Good condition but very late arriving + Flashing, ironic colors in prose             The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe: A Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Classic (Kaplan SAT Score-Raising)4 reviews Edgar Allan Poe Kaplan Publishing, 2006 Fantastic novel if you want to learn SAT words or you love Poe + TOO GLoooooooooooooMY + very creative way to SAT study + Great way to study for the SAT             Babbitt (Literary Classics (Amherst, N.Y.).) Sinclair Lewis Prometheus Books, 2002 In this sardonic portrait of the up-and-coming middle class during the prosperous 1920s, Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) perfectly captures the sound, the feel, and the attitudes of the generation that created the cult of consumerism. With a sharp eye for detail and keen powers of observation, Lewis tracks successful realtor George Babbitt's daily struggles to rise to the top of his profession while ...             Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories: And Other Stories (Puffin Classics - the Essential Collection)2 reviews Washington Irving Puffin, 1996 Classic folk tales from the father of American literature. + Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving's (1783-1859) claim to fame is as a pioneer of American fiction, and he is widely recognized as the "father of American literature." The book that especially propelled him to fame was "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." which contained his two most famous fantasy stories ...             Ethan Frome (Signet Classics)226 reviews Edith Wharton Signet Classics, 2000 A Truly Beautiful Book - but have some Prozac on hand... "Life, is the saddest thing, next to death." Edith Wharton This brief peek into the lightless lives of Ethan & Zeeny Frome and Mattie Silver left this reader thankful that the novella wasn't very long. After all, how much bleakness can one person take? While I was perusing this one, I kept ...             House Made of Dawn38 reviews N. Scott Momaday Mcgraw-Hill College, 2000 Powerful!!! + Awesome-ness + Enigmatic Story N.Scott Momaday like myself is a Native Oklahoman, and that makes me proud. His work is a work of Native power; it breathes in and breathes out as if it were a living being. The Pulitzer Prize was definitely well-deserved in the case of this book. There is an almost magical sense of being to the ...             An American Tragedy (Signet Classics)102 reviews Theodore Dreiser Signet Classics, 2000 great book + Welcome To The Machine + classic American epic, tragic and compelling + American Society, Dissected             You Can't Go Home Again36 reviews Thomas Wolfe Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1998 Literary marvel; not for everyone + You Can't Go Home Again + It leaves you wanting more Before you read "You Can't Go Home Again," make sure you have read "Look Homeward Angel." Wolfe's novels are essentially romanticized autobiographies, and although Eugene Gant and George Weber are not exactly the same character, they both represent the author struggling with incredible but ...             Slaughterhouse-Five701 reviews Kurt Vonnegut Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999 "So it goes....." + a short book about slaughter + Crazyness + The Why of Tralfalmadore + A great book             Native Son (Perennial Classics)183 reviews Richard Wright Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 Unnerving + A Predestined Path of Life + Wright is right + "Native Son": A Polemic On the Poverty of the Poor + A jarring cautionary tale             The Great Gatsby1130 reviews F. Scott Fitzgerald Scribner, 1999 Classic romance and tale of a man who isn't exactly what he seems + Classic + An American Classic and Great Read + Awesome