In school, Antonia was a book report. I took a class in the Brontes at the university, but I think my mom was the one that recced both JE and P&P first. Maybe Sense etc. was also a book report.

I know we talked about Willa Cather and My Antonia was mentioned but we didn't read it. Must have read something by her, though. Maybe an excerpt of something or other.

I told ltc I’d try to finish reading A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Friday when we’re supposed to watch the movie, but I find myself really not caring about Snow’s dramatic backstory. Someone encourage me to read it.

I read both prequels last year and heartily recommend both. Songbirds is not nearly good as Sunrise on the Reaping and falls off a bit at the end, but it justifies itself I think. Sunrise is a better prequel to the trilogy though.

We had a whole year of English Lit in high school (junior year) and I don't think Jane Austen was even mentioned. Or the Brontes. I do see people mentioning reading her in school, is that common?

We didn't read either. Since they don't really answer to anybody, prep school teachers make for very eclectic reading lists. British lit could be anything from Smiley's People to Moll Flanders. And I think everyone is aware by this point that I was assigned Mrs. Dalloway in high school. My favorite book from high school was probably Moby-Dick. Or maybe One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

I read Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre on my own (before high school I think). Can't remember when I first read Austen. But I took a night class on all her novels just for fun after college.

When that Guardian list came out a few months ago I was amazed how many of the books I had read (as a teenager) were not actually read in school.

My favorite high school reading assignment was Willa Cather's My Antonia.

Speaking of which, I'm glad they finally updated the list and put this gem (which sadly I did not read in school) at its proper place: [link]

I guess I need to update my spreadsheet.