Voices from Campuses Around the City
Campus Crawler
By Timothy Brunner
Question:
What books would you remove or add to the reading lists in class today?
Taylor Long
Senior
Hofstra University
Journalism major
“I would take away Heart of Darkness because I feel that those who read the book take away its general understanding. I do not think it necessarily needs to be taught in the classroom.”
“I would however add Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses because it is a book that is more interesting and complex and there is a lot which can be taught from it.”
Lisa Flores
Junior
Hofstra University
English Major
“The book I would probably eliminate from my English curriculum would have to be J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye. I feel schools should teach less known works by really popular authors.”
“An example of a book which is less known by Salinger which I would add would be Franny and Zooey.#
