Title Time Period Comments
Starship Troopers 12th Grade The movie is entertaining, since I'm a big fan of movies. The book is a thought-provoking masterpiece - don't let the movie deter you from this book! It's NO screenplay, my friends.
Beloved

Beloved II

12th Grade A lot of books and I maintain a love-hate relationship. Hmmm. How odd. This is a great example.
A Brave New World 12th Grade See above. What a great/horrible book! :-) Sometimes I just can NOT make up my mind...
Frankenstein 12th Grade No doubt about this book - I loved it!
Grendel 12th Grade This book is another love/hate example.
Jane Eyre 12th Grade Sorry, I never read this book, so I can't say whether or not I recommend it... (how did I write this essay???)
Othello 12th Grade Shakespeare's okay, but I LOVED Othello! This essay is about the villian, Iago.
The Awakening 12th Grade For some reason (note EXTREME sarcasm) I hate books in which the woman leaves the man. It sucks, both literally and personally. Don't get me wrong, I hate books when the guy leaves the chick, but I can't relate to that personally... got it?
King Lear 12th Grade Shakespeare. It's classic, right? So my opinion doesn't really matter. :-)
Macbeth 12th Grade Regardless of whether or not I can voice my opinion, I'm gonna. I liked this play. (Probably mostly because I got to be Macbeth when we put it on!)
Tintern Abbey 12th Grade Ahhh... poetry. Unlike most guys, I appreciate it. Even love it. Check out Edmund Spenser's Amoretti and Sir Philip Sidney's love sonnets. Once again, for effect, ahhh... (why the frag am I at CSM!?!?!?!)
William Blake 12th Grade Incredible poet. Read his stuff!
Miracle at Philadelphia 12th Grade Despite the fact that it's probably the driest, most BORING book I've ever read, it was quite interesting. No, really.
The Red Badge of Courage 11th Grade This work is focused more on courage than the book, but there you have it.
Wonders of the Invisible World 11th Grade A critique of the work by Cotton Mathers.
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God 11th Grade This is a scary piece. And this is my response.
The Great Gatsby 11th Grade Ever wonder why you hate books you have to read for class, then realize a few years later that they were pretty darn good? Here's a good example and my analysis.
The Ox-Bow Incident 10th Grade This is a simple character analysis of Arthur Davies.