香港铭基书院英文系推荐阅读书单.docx

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香港铭基书院英文系推荐阅读书单

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Classics                                                                       Author   

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