This is very specific.
PLEASE DO NOT JUST ANSWER WITHOUT
READING THE REST OF THIS QUESTION!
I have an assignment for school that requires selecting
the right book because it will be a lot of work.
This is what I am looking for/want
:
* FICTION NOVEL, not a short story or anything else,
by an AMERICAN author
* something fluidly written in a modern fashion --
EASY TO READ THROUGH without confusion or frustration;
practical (so no books from romantic period, unless truly
is good and does not require rereading a paragraph three times)
* Has CLEAR THEMES that make a person THINK
and sticks with them throughout their life; teaches
a true life lesson or concept that will be useful;
changes way someone looks at things
(some novels take a lot of interpretation to get anything
out of it other than enjoyment; others have very strong
themes that speak to a person)
* NOT TOO SHORT / NOT TOO LONG! For me,
that would mean nothing less than 200 pages,
And if it's a reeeeally good book, then maybe a little past
300.
* A book with at least 6 LITERARY CRITICISMS.
(if you do not know what this means, then... just
rule out any book that was written within past 20 years)
PLEASE DO NOT JUST ANSWER WITHOUT
READING THE REST OF THIS QUESTION!
I have an assignment for school that requires selecting
the right book because it will be a lot of work.
This is what I am looking for/want

* FICTION NOVEL, not a short story or anything else,
by an AMERICAN author
* something fluidly written in a modern fashion --
EASY TO READ THROUGH without confusion or frustration;
practical (so no books from romantic period, unless truly
is good and does not require rereading a paragraph three times)
* Has CLEAR THEMES that make a person THINK
and sticks with them throughout their life; teaches
a true life lesson or concept that will be useful;
changes way someone looks at things
(some novels take a lot of interpretation to get anything
out of it other than enjoyment; others have very strong
themes that speak to a person)
* NOT TOO SHORT / NOT TOO LONG! For me,
that would mean nothing less than 200 pages,
And if it's a reeeeally good book, then maybe a little past
300.
* A book with at least 6 LITERARY CRITICISMS.
(if you do not know what this means, then... just
rule out any book that was written within past 20 years)