"The greatest book on childhood innocence. This heavily emotional boom deals a lot with sex, phoniness, and of course, the painful transionision from childhood to adulthood. Takes place in the 50s."
"The most emotional book I have ever read. The story of a 30 year old European intellectual who comes to America and falls in love with an American girl who is only 12 years old. Takes place in the 50s"
"A novel of racism in the American south during a rape trail. The story is told through the view of Atticus Finch's children who try to get a view of the complexity of the adult world."
"A story of America during the depression. The story is of a family from Oklahoma who move out west to California, or the land of oppertunity, but when they reach it, are sorrowly dissopointed."
"Another great love story full of meaning. Shows how WWI threw a man's life completely upsidedown and also the dangers of the American Dream. It shows life without meaning."
"More of the Lost Generation in this book and about life without a meaning. The main charcter Jake falls in love with a woman but cannot love her beacuse in WWI, his gentials were destroyed."
"Makes a point that humans cannot be fully manipulated and a search of morality. The protagonist is a criminal who is tried to become a respectable member of society. *Note: Get the British version."
"The story of an aristocratic family that loses its money and becomes poor because of the folly of the parents. Reminds us greatly of the importance of them in our lives."
"The story of Chinese women who immigrate to America. At first, they are on hard times but they form the Joy Luck Club to help each other. Shows the connection between mother and daughter."
