Book Reports

Angels in America - Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America” is a fascinating tapestry of characters to write a book report on – historical and fictional, effective and inept, compassionate and corrupt.

Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke - This is an augmentation essay on Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End.  It is a character analysis of Karellen.

Uncle Tom's Cabin - Stowe’s novel about slavery also reveals inequality not only between master and slave, but also between male and female, such that Uncle Tom’s Cabin can also be seen as a pivotal point in feminist literature.

 

Fiction

The Trial of Oedipus the King - This book report will include the formal speech of Oedipus, in which he outlines the charges brought against him, and offers a defense for those charges.

The Things They Carried - Author Tim O’Brien’s fictional novel The Things They Carried is a compilation of various interrelated stories that are woven together to reveal not only the apprehensions, fears and horrors surrounding the Vietnam War.

Non-Fiction

The Challenge of Command - What is the book The Challenge of Command by Nye about? Why did the author write it?

Cradle to Cradle - This is a book report on Cradle to Cradle. It will examine whether the concepts in this reading can help save the environment.

Founding Women - This is a book report on Founding Women by Cookie Roberts. It is to be an analytical look at the work, other than just a review.

Into the Wild - A research paper on Into the Wild contains many possible topics.