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General Recommendations

Required Reading, Redux

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"What's a book you hated reading in high school, but enjoyed as an adult?" We asked Seattle Public Library's Facebook friends that very question, and here are the titles Seattle readers talked about.

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The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Book - 2009

And the winner! This is the title mentioned most often as a book that was required reading, but then enjoyed when read again AFTER high school. And the winner! This is the title mentioned most often as a book that was required reading, but then enjoyed when read again AFTER high school. Show less

And the winner! This is the title mentioned most often as a book that was required reading, but then enjoyed when read again AFTER high school. And the winner! This is the title mentioned most often as a book that was required reading, but then enjoyed when read again AFTER high school. Show less

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The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

by Fitzgerald, F. Scott

Book - 2000

This title came up several times, too. A librarian tells us: "I never read The Great Gatsby in high school but I would have hated it. I read it recently for a book club and I adore it." This title came up several times, too. A librarian tells us: "I never read The Great Gatsby in high school but I would have hated it. I read it recently for a book club and I adore it." Show less

This title came up several times, too. A librarian tells us: "I never read The Great Gatsby in high school but I would have hated it. I read it recently for a book club and I adore it." This title came up several times, too. A librarian tells us: "I never read The Great Gatsby in high school but I would have hated it. I read it recently for a book club and I adore it." Show less

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The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

by Steinbeck, John

Book - 2006

Steinbeck's name and this title came up several times. One reader said: "Steinbeck. All of it." We're interpreting that as meaning ALL are enjoyed now ... Steinbeck's name and this title came up several times. One reader said: "Steinbeck. All of it." We're interpreting that as meaning ALL are enjoyed now ... Show less

Steinbeck's name and this title came up several times. One reader said: "Steinbeck. All of it." We're interpreting that as meaning ALL are enjoyed now ... Steinbeck's name and this title came up several times. One reader said: "Steinbeck. All of it." We're interpreting that as meaning ALL are enjoyed now ... Show less

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Moby Dick

Moby Dick

by Melville, Herman

Book - 2004

"Required reading Freshman year of college (hated/COULD NOT READ); required reading Senior year of college (loved/changed my world)<" says one reader. "Required reading Freshman year of college (hated/COULD NOT READ); required reading Senior year of college (loved/changed my world)<" says one reader. Show less

"Required reading Freshman year of college (hated/COULD NOT READ); required reading Senior year of college (loved/changed my world)<" says one reader. "Required reading Freshman year of college (hated/COULD NOT READ); required reading Senior year of college (loved/changed my world)<" says one reader. Show less

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Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God

by Hurston, Zora Neale

Book - 2006

"I just didn't have enough life experience to really appreciate it back then," says a reader. "I just didn't have enough life experience to really appreciate it back then," says a reader. Show less

"I just didn't have enough life experience to really appreciate it back then," says a reader. "I just didn't have enough life experience to really appreciate it back then," says a reader. Show less

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The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye

by Salinger, J. D.

Book - 1991

This Salinger novel was mentioned a couple of times. "Hated Holden Caulfield, found him so annoying. Enjoyed the book a lot more after I got my BA in English," one woman tells us. This Salinger novel was mentioned a couple of times. "Hated Holden Caulfield, found him so annoying. Enjoyed the book a lot more after I got my BA in English," one woman tells us. Show less

This Salinger novel was mentioned a couple of times. "Hated Holden Caulfield, found him so annoying. Enjoyed the book a lot more after I got my BA in English," one woman tells us. This Salinger novel was mentioned a couple of times. "Hated Holden Caulfield, found him so annoying. Enjoyed the book a lot more after I got my BA in English," one woman tells us. Show less

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Hiroshima Mon Amour

by Duras, Marguerite

Book - 1961

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Dubliners

Dubliners

by Joyce, James

Book - 1993

"I thought it was so stupid at the time..." says one reader. "I thought it was so stupid at the time..." says one reader. Show less

"I thought it was so stupid at the time..." says one reader. "I thought it was so stupid at the time..." says one reader. Show less

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Beowulf

Beowulf

An Illustrated Edition

Book - 2008

"The Seamus Heaney translation is exquisite," a reader tells us. "The Seamus Heaney translation is exquisite," a reader tells us. Show less

"The Seamus Heaney translation is exquisite," a reader tells us. "The Seamus Heaney translation is exquisite," a reader tells us. Show less

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Fahrenheit 451

by Bradbury, Ray

Book - 2012

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To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill A Mockingbird

by Lee, Harper

Book - 2010

All copies in use Availability details Holds: 3 on 0 copies

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mowat, Diane

Book - 2007

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The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

by Williams, Tennessee

Book - 1999

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Bartleby the Scrivener

Bartleby the Scrivener

A Story of Wall Street

by Melville, Herman

eBook - 2012

"Not that I HATED them then," says one reader. "But I certainly didn't full GET Bartleby the Scrivener or Metamorphosis until I'd spent some time working in offices. "Not that I HATED them then," says one reader. "But I certainly didn't full GET Bartleby the Scrivener or Metamorphosis until I'd spent some time working in offices. Show less

"Not that I HATED them then," says one reader. "But I certainly didn't full GET Bartleby the Scrivener or Metamorphosis until I'd spent some time working in offices. "Not that I HATED them then," says one reader. "But I certainly didn't full GET Bartleby the Scrivener or Metamorphosis until I'd spent some time working in offices. Show less

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Metamorphosis and Other Stories

Metamorphosis and Other Stories

by Kafka, Franz

Book - 2008

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Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

by Hardy, Thomas

Book - 1998

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Catch-22

Catch-22

by Heller, Joseph

Book - 2011

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Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country

by Paton, Alan

Book - 1948

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Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

Tragicomedy in 2 Acts

by Beckett, Samuel

Book - 1982

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Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

by Austen, Jane

Audiobook CD - 2008

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Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

by Golding, William

Book - 2006

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Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

Book - 2003

All copies in use Availability details Holds: 3 on 1 copy

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Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf

by Hesse, Hermann

Book - 2002

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

by Rowling, J. K.

Book - 1998

"Totally snubbed it in high school because I thought it was 'too mainstream.' Ugh, how annoying of me! Love them now. "Totally snubbed it in high school because I thought it was 'too mainstream.' Ugh, how annoying of me! Love them now. Show less

"Totally snubbed it in high school because I thought it was 'too mainstream.' Ugh, how annoying of me! Love them now. "Totally snubbed it in high school because I thought it was 'too mainstream.' Ugh, how annoying of me! Love them now. Show less

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