10 Must-Read Books That Should be Mandatory Reading in High School

I just came across this very interesting list this morning. It wasn't at all what I suspected. Just a little list, a mere ten books, and still with four that I've never heard of. 


The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

Citizen - Claudia Rankine

The House of Spirits - Isabel Allende

Persepolis. The Story of a Childhood - Marjane Satrapi

The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy

Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler 

Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Woman Warrior - Maxine Hong Kingston

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie (see my review)

Angels in America - Tonu Kushner

3/10

It's nice to see The Handmaid's Tale cropping up on lots of lists lately. I need to reread it sometime soon, I read it way back in the 80s I think. Naturally I also need to make some time to watch the series. Persepolis is on lots of lists too. I bought it, I need to read it.