Good will book haul. Best?

[ZTay]

A little bragging over my good fortune and 7 dollar haul. But for practically reasons I ask which is best, perhaps you've read some, so I know which to begin sooner than later. This is what this forum was made for!

The Wings of the Dove by Henry James
Four Great Plays by Henrik Ibsen (already read Doll House)
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence
The Last of the Mohicans by Fenimore Cooper
A Street Car Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
The Hamlet by William Faulkner


Which is peak?

[missmeadowsweet]

Well, unfortunately I haven't read all of the books you listed, but I think To Kill a Mockingbird is definitely great reading. Enjoyable and thought-provoking. It's also very funny at times, in the context of a serious story. I like that it is told from the point of view of a child. I haven't read A Streetcar Named Desire, but I have read two other of Tennessee Williams's plays which I thoroughly enjoyed, so I would guess this one would be great as well. The two other plays by Williams that I have read were very accessible and poignant.

It is funny that you mentioned getting all these books for a good deal because just the other day I went to a library book sale and also got The Hamlet by Faulkner and I almost got Four Great Plays by Henrik Ibsen, as well as a number of other great reads. I actually got all of these books for $1!! Talk about good fortune . . .

[ZTay]

Library book sales are glee-inducing for me. I sing praise as I leave.

[Venerable Bede]

Definitely don't read The Last of the Mohicans first. I found that book to be incredibly boring and tedious.

[ZTay]

Noted and somewhat anticipated. Thanks

[dwdean]

To Kill A Mockingbird would be a wise choice...
Last of The Mohicans will murder you with boredom

[OrphanPip]

Street Car Named Desire, T. Williams is my favourite 20th century playwright.

[ZTay]

To kill a mockingbird out ahead. I'm sure I can read it quickly, same with street car, as opposed to the other Ulyssian works.