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Originally Posted by caleb72
There are a couple of books that I put on the masterpiece list that may not quite get to school text lists. I'm wondering if others agree:
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
Bel Canto - Ann Patchett
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - Mark Haddon
The reason I haven't included them, is that I wasn't sure what teachers would get out of the books to teach other than that they are brilliant.
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I don't believe Martel or Haddon could be classed as masterpieces, personally, though both are excellent (if simple) reads. But maybe as I get older I am too demanding, and rarely come across a modern book I would class as classic material.
Haven't read Patchett, so I can't comment on that.