Vile Bodies, by Evelyn Waugh
Most people are familiar with Brideshead Revisited, but since this was recommended to me, I gave it a try as my first Evelyn Waugh. I liked it--terse but absurd.
Herr Bello und das blaue Wunder, by Paul Maar and Ute Krause ("Mr Bark" and the blue miracle)
A kids' book about a dog that drinks a mysterious blue potion that turns him into a human. Hijinks ensue.
Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
I remember that the other advanced English class in 12th grade read this, something I resented at the time, but obviously not very much, because it took me 18 years to get around to reading it on my own (and it has been sitting on my bookshelf for probably 4 years). The writing didn't really do much for me, but I was totally hooked for the last 4 or 5 chapters, racing through to see how it ended.
Schepper, by Iris A. Otto ("Rattler" (of bones))
A girl has a skeleton for a friend, who may or may not be imaginary. I thought the girl was pretty obsessed with death--the story starts with her great-aunt dying--but Hannah, who has also read the book, disagreed.
Now I am reading a book about archaeology and the Anglo-Saxons.
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