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English Literature English Literature A Level Summer Assignment 2018 Using either the reading lists or your own choice of books, we want you to read some different texts over the summer. You may want to choose some non-fiction such as biography or autobiography, historical accounts, or hobby related interests but as you are planning to study English Literature at A level, we want you to choose at least TWO novels – ONE written before 1950 and ONE written after 1950. Use the READING LOG and the list of book club-type questions to help you prepare some answers which you will be discussing in your introduction to the course, in September. SUMMER READING LOG AUTHOR: TITLE: GENRE: OPENING: CHARACTERS PLOT NARRATIVE VOICE / PERSPECTIVE STRUCTURE THEMES / SYMBOLS CHOICE OF PASSAGE / WHY? ENDING EFFECT / RECOMMENDATION AUTHOR: TITLE: GENRE: OPENING: CHARACTERS PLOT NARRATIVE VOICE / PERSPECTIVE STRUCTURE THEMES / SYMBOLS CHOICE OF PASSAGE / WHY? ENDING EFFECT / RECOMMENDATION AUTHOR: TITLE: GENRE: OPENING: CHARACTERS PLOT NARRATIVE VOICE / PERSPECTIVE STRUCTURE THEMES / SYMBOLS CHOICE OF PASSAGE / WHY? ENDING EFFECT / RECOMMENDATION QUESTIONS How did you experience the book? Were you engaged immediately, or did it take you a while to “get into it”? How did you feel reading it – amused, sad, disturbed, confused, bored…? What did you think the book was about? Describe the main characters – personality traits, motivations, inner qualities. o Why do characters do what they do? o Are their actions justified? o Describe the dynamic between characters (in a marriage, family, or friendship). o How has the past shaped their lives? o Do you admire or disapprove of them? How realistic was the characterisation? Would you want to meet any of the characters? Did you like them? Hate them? Did the actions of the characters seem plausible? Why? Why not? If one (or more) of the characters made a choice that had moral implications, would you have made the same decision? Why? Why not? Do the main characters change by the end of the book? Do they grow or mature? Do they learn something about themselves and how the world works? How does the setting figure into the book? Is the plot engaging – does they story interest you? Is this a plot-driven book: a fast-paced page-turner? Or does the story unfold slowly with a focus on character development? Were you surprised by the plot’s complications? Or did you find it predictable, even formulaic? How is the story told (Narrative Voice / Viewpoint) and who tells it? Did the author seem to appear in the book? How? Why? Was the presence of the author disruptive or did it seem appropriate/fitting? Talk about the book’s structure. Is it a continuous story… or interlocking short stories? Does the time-line move forward chronologically...or back and forth between past and present? Does the author use a single viewpoint or shifting viewpoints? Why might the author have chosen to tell the story the way he or she did – and what difference does it make in the way you read or understand it? What main ideas – themes – does the author explore? (Consider the title, often a clue to the theme.) Does the author use symbols to reinforce the main ideas? How are the book’s images symbolically significant? What are some of the book’s themes? How important were they? Do the images help to develop the plot, or help define characters? Which passages strike you as insightful, even profound? Perhaps a bit of dialogue that’s funny or poignant or that encapsulates a character? Maybe there’s a particular comment that states the book’s thematic concerns? CHOOSE ONE PASSAGE, no more than half a page, to share with others, that gives a good example of why you would recommend the book to others. Is the ending satisfying? If so, why is it? If not, why not… and how would you change it? Did you feel that the book fulfilled your expectations? If you could ask the author a question, what would you ask? Have you read other books by the same author? If so how does this book compare. If not, does this book inspire you to read others? Has this novel changed you – broadened your perspective? Have you learned something new or been exposed to different ideas about people or a certain part of the world? Would you recommend this book to other readers? To your close friend? TIME TO GET READING OVER THE SUMMER……….. Most of these authors have written other really good books which you would enjoy. Look out for them in the library. ADAMS, Douglas Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ALI, Monica Brick Road ALMOND, David Clay ASHLEY, Bernard Little Soldier ATKINSON, Kate Behind the Scenes at the Museum AUSTEN, Jane Pride and Prejudice BALLARD, J G Empire of the Sun BANKS, Iain The Crow Road BLACKMAN, Malorie Noughts and Crosses CASSIDY, Anne Looking for JJ CHEVALIER, Tracy The Girl with the Pearl Earring CHRISTIE, Agatha Murder on the Orient Express CHRISTOPHER, John Tripods Trilogy CLARK, S Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrall CORMIER, Robert Chocolate War DICKENS, Charles Great Expectations/ Oliver Twist/ A Christmas Carol DONOHUE, Emma Room DU MAURIER, Daphne The Birds DURRELL, Gerald My Family and Other Animals EXTENSE, Gavin The Universe verus Alex Woods FARMER, Nancy House of the Scorpion FAULKNER, J Meade Moonfleet FITZGERALD, Penelope The Gate of Angels FLAKE, S. G. The Skin I’m In GERAS, Adele Coram Boy/Troy/Ithaka GIBBONS, Alan Caught in the Crossfire/Shadow of the Minotaur HADDON, Mark The Curious Incident of the dog in the Night-time HANLEY, Victoria Light of the Oracle HARRIS, Joanne Chocolat HICYILMAZ, Gaye Girl in Red HILL, Susan I’m the King of the Castle The Various Haunts of Men HORNBY, Nick About a Boy HUNTINGTON, Geoffrey Hellhole ISHIGURO, K The Remains of the Day JARMAN, Julia Peace Weavers JONES, L Mr Pip LAIRD, Elizabeth Garbage King LAWRENCE, Louise Children of the Dust LEE, Harper To Kill a Mocking Bird LONDON, Jack Call of the Wild LOWRY, Lois Gathering Blue MARK, Jan Useful Idiots MCCALL SMITH, Alexander No.1 Ladies Detective Agency MCCAUGHREAN, Geraldine Not the End of the World MORPURGO, Michael Private Peaceful NAIDOO, Beverley No Turning Back NAPOLI, Donna Jo Daughter of Venice ONDAATJE, Michael The English Patient ORWELL, George Animal Farm PATTERSON, James Maximum Ride series PEET, Mal Tamar/Keeper POE, Edgar Alan Tales of Mystery and Imagination PRATCHETT, Terry Discworld series PULLMAN, Philip His Dark Materials Trilogy / Sally Lockhart series RAI, Bali (Un) Arranged Marriage REES, Celia Witch Child RIORDAN, James When the Guns Fall Silent ROSE, Malcolm Clone /Transplant SALINGER J. D The Catcher in the Rye SEBOLD Alice The Lovely Bones SHAN, Darren Demonata series SHAW, Ali The Girl with Glass Feet SMITH, Dodie I Capture the Castle STRATTON, Allan Chanda’s secrets SWINDELLS, Robert Brother in the Land / Stone Cold SYAL, Meena Anita and Me TOLKIEN, J R R Lord of the Rings TRIGELL, Jonathan Boy A VICKERS, Salley The Cleaner of Chatres VOIGT, Cynthia The Tillerman series The Homecoming etc. WALLACE, Karen Raspberries on the Yangtze WALSH, Jill Paton A Parcel of Patterns WATSON, James Talking in Whispers WELLS, H. G. The Time Machine WESTALL, Robert Gulf/ The Scarecrows WOODING, Chris The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray WYNDHAM, John The Chrysalids / The Midwich Cuckoos ZEPHANIAH, Benjamin Face / Refugee Boy ZINDEL, Paul Begonia for Miss Applebaum/The Pigman ZAFON, Carlos R Shadow of the Wind Ask Miss Cowley for even more suggestions or look in :- The Ultimate Teen Book edited by Daniel Hahn and Leonie Flynn Books for Keeps – review magazine - both in the school library. NB. Many of the ‘classics’ will be free to download on your Kindle or iPad. The Telegraph’s best 100 novels of all time, from Tolkien to Proust and Middlemarch 100 to 91 100 The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein WH Auden thought this tale of fantastic creatures looking for lost jewellery was a “masterpiece”. 99 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee A child’s-eye view of racial prejudice and freaky neighbours in Thirties Alabama. 98 The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore A rich Bengali noble lives happily until a radical revolutionary appears. 97 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Earth is demolished to make way for a Hyperspatial Express Route. Don’t panic. 96 One Thousand and One Nights Anon A Persian king’s new bride tells tales to stall post-coital execution. 95 The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Werther loves Charlotte, but she’s already engaged. Woe is he! 94 Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie The children of poor Hindus and wealthy Muslims are switched at birth. 93 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré Nursery rhyme provides the code names for British spies suspected of treason. 92 Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons Hilarious satire on doom-laden rural romances. “Something nasty” has been observed in the woodshed. 91 The Tale of Genji by Lady Murasaki The life and loves of an emperor’s son. And the world’s first novel? 90 to 81 90 Under the Net by Iris Murdoch A feckless writer has dealings with a canine movie star. Comedy and philosophy combined. 89 The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing Lessing considers communism and women’s liberation in what Margaret Drabble calls “inner space fiction”. 88 Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin Passion, poetry and pistols in this verse novel of thwarted love. 87 On the Road by Jack Kerouac Beat generation boys aim to “burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles”.
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