Further suggestions for lockdown reading ...

This time they come from the 6th form and the U8th, with (as usual) a pithy, three-word recommendation attached.

All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy: 'portal to adventure'

The Trial by Franz Kafka: 'dystopian, confusing, Kafka-esque'

Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman: 'romantic, exhilarating, passionate'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood: 'you'll appreciate lockdown ...'

My Hero Academia by Kohei Hirikoshi: 'fun, action, manga'

Moby Dick by Herman Melville: 'got the time ...'

Acid for the Children by Flea: 'unorthodox, arm-tingling'

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway: 'passionate, vivid, engaging'

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams: 'comedic, thought-provoking'

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl: 'understand psychological situations'

The Crucible by Arthur Miller: 'surprisingly good plot'

Buffalo Soldier by Tanya Landman: 'interesting, alluring, absorbing'

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: 'intriguing, community, unease'

Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie: 'exciting, twist, Poirot'

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch: 'fun, witty, interesting'

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown: a popular choice - a 'cleverly written novel' and an 'exciting page-turner'

Carry On, Jeeves by P G Wodehouse: 'funny, light-hearted, easy' and 'funny, cheerful, uplifting' - another popular choice! 

The Murder Bag by Tony Parsons: 'thriller, gripping, intense'

Any Bill Bryson: 'funny, unfiltered, informative'

Sophie's Choice by William Styron: 'very, very long ...'

The Arabian Nights: 'amazing stories, long' - one of many recommendations for this excellent collection of tales, which you can read either as a translation (Robert Irwin's Penguin edition, for instance) or in Hanan Al-Shaykh's recent adaptation. 

Many thanks to UEN3 and 6A for their recommendations: we suspect that not even lockdown is likely to last a thousand and one nights, but if it does, you've got plenty of reading suggestions to keep you going!