u/AlfredsLoveSong

I have read Gatsby no fewer than 30 times (teacher) and I absolutely adore this book for so many reasons, but to name a few:

- The prose is masterful.

- I am obsessed with the Modernist period.

- It's blending of a unique perspective on a fascinating historical point in time with a deeply compelling plot that doesn't linger for even a second.

- The blending of its eternally powerful themes and symbols without sacrificing any of the above.

I'm looking for books that can capture a few of these things, but most importantly #3 above. Does not have to be 1920's America, but it wouldnt hurt tbh.

Cheers.

I'm a sucker for beautiful prose. But I've found that some authors write glittery gold while the narrative behind it is lacking, uninteresting, or tangential to the author stroking their ability to write beautifully (Examples: James Joyce's The Dead, basically everything written by Virginia Woolf, and Lolita).

What are your favorite novels that are able to fuse beautiful language and prose with compelling, gripping narratives? I'll bullet a few examples of my personal favorites that I feel capture both elements I'm looking for:

• Rebecca; Daphne Du Maurier.
• Cormac McCarthy's entire catalogue, but specifically No Country for Old Men and All the Pretty Horses.
• I Who Have Never Known Men, Jacqueline Harpman.
• The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver

What are your suggestions and favorites that fit this bill?

Hey yall. Shamelessly asking you to uPvOtE fOr ViSiBiLItY even if this is niche and doesn't really apply to you.

I'm looking to get in touch with and chat with other AP Seminar and/or Capstone teachers (so Research too!) to ask a few questions and bounce some ideas around. Looking to share ideas and resources and tips for edification.

The conversations I want to have are not really "appropriate" for the AP Community page and I refuse to create a Facebook account lol

I'd love to chat and maybe form a little Reddit group chat if I hear from multiple people.

Reply or shoot me a DM!

Thanks.