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Hey guys! I was reading a book the other day where one of the characters mentioned a book that they had to read for school. It wasn't a book that I had to read, and that got me thinking. In retrospect, I suppose it's somewhat obvious that different countries have different curriculums, and therefore different required reading, but it isn't something I had considered before.

So here I am asking all of you: What books did you have to read in school? Specifically, I'm interested in the books you were assigned to read, not the ones you got to choose yourselves. (But if you want to throw in some recommendations as well, go for it!)

I'm mostly interested in the books that you all had to read (or currently have to read!) in high school, but I'd be happy to hear about required reading at lower grade levels too. If the book wasn't in English, feel free to post either the original title or the translated title, I'll have a look either way.

If you want to include what country or even state/province/territory/etc. you're from, that'd be cool too, but don't feel obligated to do so if you don't feel comfortable making that public.



Let me get us started! I'm from Canada, more specifically the province of Ontario. Here are the books I had to read in high school, or at least the ones I remember. I've tried to put them in the order we read them in, but I make no promises.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Macbeth by Shakespeare
Fifth Business* by Robertson Davies
Hamlet by Shakespeare

There may have been a couple other books assigned to us, but I can't really remember any others for certain. There were certainly a lot more that we had to read, but we got to choose them ourselves. Regardless, if I remember any others I'll edit my post and add them in.

*I just wanted to call special attention to Fifth Business. I remembered absolutely loving this book when I read it in school, so I went back and re-read it recently. I didn't really remember much about the story all these years later, but after reading it again I can say it definitely lives up to my memory of it being a great book. If you get the chance to read it, I'd recommend doing so.
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