香港铭基书院英文系推荐阅读书单Word下载.docx
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PrideandPrejudice
JaneAusten
Stilloneofthemostpopularromanticnovelsofalltime,butitisalsoawonderfulandhumorousdescriptionof19thcenturymanners,moralsandsociety.
Ourheroine,ElizabethBennett,isathoroughlymoderngirl,beingcleverandwittyandnotafraidtoshowit.Herfamilyisrelativelywelloff,buthasfivedaughtersandnosonsarealtragedyinthosedaysthebooktracesthewayinwhichthegirlssetaboutacquiringhusbands.ElizabethmeetsthedashingbutarrogantMr.Darcyataparty,andtakesaninstantdisliketohimwhenshethinkshehasinsultedher.Howdoestheirrelationshipendup?
Whatdoyouthink?
ThePictureofDorianGray
OscarWilde
Thisstoryissetinabout1890inLondon.Ahandsome,talentedbutweakyoungmanDorianGrayishavinghisportraitpainted.Hewishesthathecouldalwayslookasyoungandbeautifulashedoesinthepainting.Somehow,hiswishisgranted.
Hegrowsolder,andmoreunpleasantandselfish,butremainsthesamewhilehisportraitwhichhehidesinhisatticgetsolderanduglier.
StylishlywrittenbythebrilliantOscarWilde,thisisaparableforallofus.Neverwishforwhatyouwantyoumightjustgetit!
TheGreatGatsby
F.ScottFitzgerald
AclassiclovestorysetintheRoaring20samongtheextremelyrichNewYorksetwhospendtheirtimeatpartiesandthetheatreanddrivingfast,beautifulcars.
JayGatsbybuysahugeestateamongthewealthysocialitesofLongIsland.Hiswealthcomesfromsomewheremysteriousandpossibleillegal,buthetriestobuyhiswayintosocietybythrowinghuge,expensiveparties.HefallsinlovewithDaisy,anupperclassgirlwholivesonanearbyestate.
ButDaisydoesnotreturnhisloveandtragedybeckonstheunhappyJay.
TheInvisibleMan
H.G.Wells
H.G.WellsisoftencalledtheFatherofscienceFictionwriters.WarofTheWorldshasjustbeenmadeintoamajorfilm,and
¨
TheInvisibleMan〃hasbeenfilmedmanytimes.TheoriginalbookisnotlikeaHollywoodmovie,though,andtakesaseriouslookattheconsequencesofthescientistˇsquestforknowledge.Thescientistcannotreversetheeffectsofhisinvisibilitypotion,andthestorydescribesthedestructiveeffectsofhispoweredandhowitdriveshiminsane.
BraveNewWorld
AldousHuxley
Alookatthefutureinthe26thcenturyinwhicheverythingseemstobefine.Humanityiscarefree,healthyandtechnologicallyadvanced.Warfareandpovertyhavebeeneliminatedandallracesareequal.Theironyis,however,thatallofthesethingshavebeenachievedbyeliminatingmanythingsthefamily,art,religion,philosophy,andliteraturegenerallyconsideredtobeessentialtobeinghuman.
Asin¨
1984〃,themaincharactersarerebelsagainstthisrigidsocietyinthattheyrepresentthequestforfreedomofthoughtandchoice.
1984
GeorgeOrwell
Ahighlyinfluentialandwell-knownbookaboutthefuture(1984)asseenbythewriter50yearsbefore.
WinstonSmithlivesin1984,wheneverypoetofyourlifeisregulatedandoverseenbyacorruptgovernmentthatwillallownofreedomofthoughtorexpression.RebelsarepunishedbybeingtakentotheinfamousRoom101,whereallaremadetoconfronttheirgreatestfearsuntiltheybecomeobedientagain.
Theideasof¨
BigBrotheriswatchingyou!
〃andtheStatecontrollingeverypartofourlivescomefromhere.Thisismorestraightforwardandthereforepossiblyeasiertoapproachthanthesimilarlythemed¨
BraveNewWorld〃.
BrightonRock
GrahamGreene
Britaininthe1940s.Pinkyisa17-year-oldcleverbutpsychopathicgangsterintheseasidetownofBrighton.Thebookfollowshisrise,andinevitablefall,andgivessagoodpictureofthecriminalsideofEnglandjustafterthelastwar,whengangsterismbecamecommonasmencamebackfromwarwithnochanceoffindingajob.
GrahamGreeneisoneofEnglandˇsmostrenowned20thcenturyauthorsandthisisoneofhismoreapproachablebooks.Youcouldalsotry¨
ThisGunforHire〃,aboutanamoralassassin.
TheOldManandtheSea
ErnestHemingway
ErnestHemingwayisnotjustafamousauthor,butwasfamousforthewayhelivedlifetothefull,beachcombinginCuba,gunrunningintheSpanishCivilWar,runningwiththebullsinPamplonaanythingthatheconsidered¨
manly〃.
Hisstyleisdeceptivelysimpleandplain,makingthisagoodchoiceifyouarenottooconfidentaboutyourreadingability!
However,thesimplytoldstoryoftheoldfishermanwhonevergivesuplookingfortheelusivebigfish-despiteeverythingbeingagainsthim-hasamessageforallofus.
OfMiceandMen
JohnSteinbeck
SteinbeckisafavouriteAmericanauthorbecauseofthewayhemakessmall-townandruralAmericaanditspeoplecomealiveonthepage,throughhiswonderfuldescriptiveskillandsympathyforhischaracters/.
GeorgeandLennyaretwobrotherswhomovearoundfromfarmtofarmseekingwork.Georgeisnotjustanordinaryfarmhandthoughhehasthesoulofapoeteventhoughheisuneducated,andsacrificeseveryhopeofthefutureforhisbrother.
Lennyisalarge,amiablebutslowgiantwiththemindofachild.Theirtouchingrelationshipisthebackboneofthishauntingandpoignanttale.
ToKillaMockingbird
HarperLee
OneofAmericaˇsbestlovedboos,thistellsthestoryofanhonestlawyercalledAtticusFinchinasleepyandbackwardtownintheDeepSouthwhenracismandsegregationdividedtheblackandwhitepeople.Thisiswhereblackpeopleusedtobekeptasslaves.Heiscalledupontodefendablackmanaccusedofrapingawhitegirl,andhastofacealltheprejudicesofthetownspeople.
Thetaleistoldthroughthevoiceofhisyoungdaughter,Rumer,makingthisquitesimpletoreadintermsofvocabularyandstructure.
ATownLikeAlice
NevilleShute
Thishasbecomeamodernclassicbutisalsoarattlinggoodwarstoryandromance.SetamongsttheBritishandAustralianmaleandfemaleprisonersofwarinMalaysia,itfollowstheunlikelyromancebetweentwoofthemastheyaremarchedfromcamptocampinthattropicalcountry.
ThetitlereferstoAliceSprings,atownincentralAustralia,whichisthemanˇshometown,andwheresomeofthestorytakesplaceaftertheendofthewar.
NevilleShutewritingisclearandeasytofollow,andthisisaveryentertainingbook.
CatcherintheRye
J.D.Salinger
Thestoryofayoungmaninthe1950s,HoldenCaulfield,whoisa17-year-oldstudentsuddenlyexpelledfromschool.Thestoryrelateshislonely,life-changing,two-daystayinNewYorkasheattemptstodealwiththedeathofhisyoungerbrotherandhisfearofchangeasheleaveschildhoodbehind.Itistoldfromhispointofviewsoitiseasytioidentifywithhimandhisproblems.
Possiblythemostwell-known¨
ritesofpassage〃(thismeans¨
growingup〃,inotherwords)bookeverwritten.Salingertrulycaptureswhatitistobeaconfusedteenagernotyetreadytobethrownintotheadultworld.
Catch-22
JosephHeller
Haveyoueverheardofthisphrase?
Itmeans,¨
tobegivenanimpossiblechoiceorputinanimpossibleposition〃andwasinventedinthisbooksetinandaroundanAmericanairbaseinWWII.
ThepilotsknowtheyhavelittlechanceofsurvivingthewarastheplaneskeepbeingshotdownbytheJapanese,butiftheytrytogetreassignedonthegroundsofbeingmadwhichistheonlywayyoucangetoutofflying-theyaretoldtheyareobviouslysaneenoughtoflysincetheydonˇtwanttodoit
andbacktheygo.Catch-22.
Thisisasemi-comicanti-warbookwithaseriouscentrebutstillfuntoread.ButyouwonˇtbelaughingwhenyoufindoutwhySnowdenissocold(onongoingsceneinthebook).
LordoftheFlies
WilliamGolding
Adeceptivelyeasyread,thisisinfactanallegory,orasymbolicstory,inwhichthelostboysrepresenthumanity,andhoweasilymankindwouldturnintolawlessanimalsifcivilizationsuddenlydisappeared
Ralph,PiggyandJackarethreeofthegroupofboyswhofindthemselvesonadesertislandwithnoadultsafteraplanecrash.Thereisplentyoffruittoeatandfreshwatertodrink,butovertimethedifferencesbetweentheboysstarttoshow,andJackbecomesarrogantandobsessedwithhisownpower.Theboysbecomemoreandmoresavageunderhisleadership.Herepresentsthedictatorandbully.Ralphisthevoiceofreasonwhofindsthatintheendreasonisnotenough.AndPiggy-poor,fat,shortsighted,cleverPiggyrepresentstheoutsiderorintellectualthateverydictatorwillalwaystryandcrushorkill.
PlanetoftheApes
PierreBoulle
Youmusthaveatleastheardofthis,evenifyouhavenˇ
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