<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Summer Reading – GRE</title> <atom:link href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/tag/summer-reading/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre</link> <description>GRE Prep | Best GRE Test Preparation | Manhattan Prep GRE</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:46:24 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2</generator> <item> <title>Read Your Way to a Higher Score: Summer Reading Recommendations from our GRE Instructors (2nd Edition)</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/read-your-way-to-a-higher-score-summer-reading-recommendations-from-our-gre-instructors-2nd-edition/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Manhattan Prep]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:15:01 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[GRE Strategies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How To Study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Verbal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How to Be Alone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jonathan Franzen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Julian Barnes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Martin Seligman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicholas Lemann]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Summer Reading]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Talking it Over]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Beautiful and Damned]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Optimistic Child]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The School for Scandal]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://local.gre.web/blog/?p=4392</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! Check out our upcoming courses here. Just over a month ago we had our GRE instructors weigh in on the best books to read this summer if you’re prepping for the GRE […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/read-your-way-to-a-higher-score-summer-reading-recommendations-from-our-gre-instructors-2nd-edition/">Read Your Way to a Higher Score: Summer Reading Recommendations from our GRE Instructors (2nd Edition)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-8989" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/02/8-3-2012.png" alt="Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - Read Your Way to a Higher Score: Summer Reading Recommendations From Our GRE Instructors" width="676" height="264" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/02/8-3-2012.png 676w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/02/8-3-2012-300x117.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px" /><em><strong>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/classes/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgre%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=Upcoming%20GRE%20Classes%20List%20Plug&utm_campaign=GRE%20Blog">Check out our upcoming courses here</a>.</strong></em></p> <hr /> <p>Just over a month ago we had our GRE instructors weigh in on the best books to read this summer if you’re prepping for the GRE (or if you just love a great novel!). We hope that you had the chance to pick up one, two, or all of the books from our <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/index.php/2012/06/26/read-your-way-to-a-higher-score-summer-reading-recommendations-from-our-gre-instructors/">first round of recommendations</a> and are hungry for more! With only a few weeks left of summer, we would like to satisfy that hunger with a fresh batch of reading suggestions from our tried and trusted GRE instructors. Bon appétit!</p> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12"> <h4>Recommendations from <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/stacey-koprince.cfm">Stacey Koprince</a>:</h4> <p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-3987" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2012/08/the-sparrow-199x300.jpg" alt="The Sparrow" width="143" height="216" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2012/08/the-sparrow-199x300.jpg 199w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2012/08/the-sparrow.jpg 333w" sizes="(max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px" /><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sparrow_(novel)"><em>The Sparrow</em></a> by Mary Doria Russell: This novel is technically in the science fiction category, mostly because it’s set in the future with some space travel and alien encounters – but it’s much more of a philosophical book dealing with social issues, what happens when two dissimilar communities collide, etc. Lots of great GRE vocab!</p> <p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_God_(novel)"><em>Children of God</em></a> by Mary Doria Russel: This is the sequel to <em>The Sparrow</em>. It is also classified as a science fiction novel and deals with the same issues of faith, morality, etc.</p> </div> </div> <p><span id="more-4392"></span></p> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12"> <h4>Recommendation from <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/michael-bilow.cfm">Michael Bilow</a>:</h4> <p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_School_for_Scandal"><em>The School for Scandal</em></a> by Richard Brinsley Sheridan: This is a late- 18<sup>th</sup> century comedy of manners, a play satirizing the behavior and customs of upper classes with comic situations that expose characters’ shortcomings. The play is very funny and is especially relevant in the era of social media.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12"> <h4>Recommendation from <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/julia-van-dyke.cfm">Julia Van Dyke</a>:</h4> <p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Be_Alone"><em>How to be Alone</em></a> by Jonathan Franzen: This is a collection of fourteen essays, blending personal history and cultural criticism. These essays are challenging and contain a lot of tough vocabulary!</p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12"> <h4>Recommendations from <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/chris-berman.cfm">Chris Berman</a>:</h4> <p><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3994" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2012/08/the-beautiful-and-damned-cover-middleton-classics.png" alt="The Beautiful and Damned" width="150" height="226" /><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beautiful_and_Damned"><em>The Beautiful and Damned</em></a> by F. Scott Fitzgerald: This novel gives a harrowing look at New York City’s cafe society during the emergence of the Jazz Age. Experiencing this world through the eyes of Anthony Patch, a socialite in want of motivation, direction, and purpose, the reader is introduced to many of the social vices common to the 1920s and still common today.</p> <p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_It_Over"><em>Talking it Over</em></a> by Julian Barnes: A love triangle between two men and a woman approaching 30, done entirely in a he said, she said, he said format. This novel is very difficult in parts and the sequel, <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love,_etc_(novel)">Love, etc</a>., is in the same style.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12"> <h4>Recommendations from <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/jdziura.cfm">Jen Dziura</a>:</h4> <p><a href="//www.amazon.com/The-Optimistic-Child-Depression-Resilience/dp/0060977094"><em>The Optimistic Child</em></a><em> </em>by Martin Seligman: One would expect a book about optimism to be pretty fluffy, but Seligman constantly warns against “mindless boosterism.” If you’re interested in education or child development, this is a surprisingly good read.</p> <p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignleft wp-image-3997" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2012/08/bigtest-195x300.gif" alt="The Big Test" width="125" height="192" /><a href="//www.amazon.com/The-Big-Test-American-Meritocracy/dp/0374299846"><em>The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy</em></a> by Nicholas Lemann: Ever wonder why you’re taking standardized tests anyway? This book, about the history of the SAT, will explain it all. This book shows us for the first time the ideas, the people, and the politics behind a fifty-year-old utopian social experiment that changed modern America.</p> <hr /> <p> </p> </div> </div> <p>Have you read a great novel that has helped you to prepare for the GRE? We would love to hear your suggestions! Comment below or tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/manhattanprep">@manhattanprep</a>. Happy Reading!</p> <hr /> <p><strong><em>Want more guidance from our GRE gurus? You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free! We’re not kidding. <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/classes/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgre%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=Upcoming%20GRE%20Classes%20List%20Plug&utm_campaign=GRE%20Blog">Check out our upcoming courses here</a>. </em></strong></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/read-your-way-to-a-higher-score-summer-reading-recommendations-from-our-gre-instructors-2nd-edition/">Read Your Way to a Higher Score: Summer Reading Recommendations from our GRE Instructors (2nd Edition)</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Read Your Way to a Higher Score: Summer Reading Recommendations from our GRE Instructors</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/read-your-way-to-a-higher-score-summer-reading-recommendations-from-our-gre-instructors/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Manhattan Prep]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:12:38 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[How To Study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reading Comp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Verbal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brett McKay]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christopher Hitchens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Euripides]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Freedom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE Novels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Henry James]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hitch-22]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jonathan Franzen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Martin Amis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medea]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moliere]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Summer Reading]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tartuffe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Ambassadors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the Art of Manliness - Manvotionals - Timeless Wisdom and Advice on Living the 7 Manly Virtues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Corrections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Information]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/?p=3679</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! Check out our upcoming courses here. If you have been prepping for the GRE, flash cards, prep books, and practice problems have probably become your closest companions. Being the ambitious studier that […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/read-your-way-to-a-higher-score-summer-reading-recommendations-from-our-gre-instructors/">Read Your Way to a Higher Score: Summer Reading Recommendations from our GRE Instructors</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-8987" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/02/6-26-2012.png" alt="Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - Read Your Way to a Higher Score: Summer Reading Recommendations From Our GRE Instructors" width="676" height="264" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/02/6-26-2012.png 676w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2013/02/6-26-2012-300x117.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px" /><em><strong>Did you know that you can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free? We’re not kidding! <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/classes/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgre%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=Upcoming%20GRE%20Classes%20List%20Plug&utm_campaign=GRE%20Blog">Check out our upcoming courses here</a>.</strong></em></p> <hr /> <p>If you have been prepping for the GRE, flash cards, prep books, and practice problems have probably become your closest companions. Being the ambitious studier that you are, you may find yourself feeling a strong sense of guilt if you stray from your prep plan to take a leisurely break. Fortunately, we have a simple, guilt-free activity that is both enjoyable and helpful in prepping for the GRE: Reading! Because you (hopefully) keep up with the standard stock list (<a href="//www.nytimes.com/"><em>The New York Times</em></a>, <a href="//www.economist.com/"><em>The Economist</em></a>, <a href="//www.nationalgeographic.com/"><em>National Geographic</em></a>, etc.), we have compiled a list of fresh reading material, compliments of our very own GRE instructors, that combines a plethora of GRE words with beguiling storylines. Plus, now that it’s finally summertime, what better way to fill your study breaks than to lay out in the warm sun with a great novel in hand?</p> <h4>Recommendations from <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/stacey-koprince.cfm">Stacey Koprince</a>:</h4> <p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3680 alignright" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2012/06/the-eighth-day-199x300.jpg" alt="The Eighth Day by Thornton Wilder" width="127" height="192" /></p> <p><em><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Source_(novel)">The Source</a> </em>by James Michener: The book chronicles an archaeological dig in Israel, hopping back and forth in time, sometimes telling the story of a certain artifact, and sometimes returning to the present to talk about modern day political and social issues (set in 1960s).</p> <p><a href="//www.amazon.com/The-Eighth-Day-A-Novel/dp/0060088915"><em>The Eighth Day</em></a> by Thornton Wilder: A renowned 1967 National Book Award-winning novel that is a murder mystery and philosophical novel all in one.</p> <p><span id="more-3679"></span></p> <h4>Recommendations from <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/michael-bilow.cfm">Michael Bilow</a>:</h4> <p><a href="//www.amazon.com/Medea-Dover-Thrift-Editions-Euripides/dp/0486275485"><em>Medea</em></a> by Euripides: Explores love, loss, and motherhood through Euripides’ beautiful dialogue. While audiences have been divided over the play’s feminism, the character of Medea is one of the strongest in classical literature.</p> <p><a href="//www.amazon.com/Tartuffe-Moliere-Jean-Baptiste-Poquelin/dp/0156881802"><em>Tartuffe</em></a> by Moliere<em>: </em>Translated into English by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Richard Wilbur (among many others), a sanctimonious preacher (Tartuffe) tries to take advantage of the gullible Orgon’s bank acccount and wife, and ends up caught in his own web of hypocrisy.</p> <p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignleft wp-image-3687" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2012/06/the-corrections-201x300.jpg" alt="The Corrections" width="141" height="210" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2012/06/the-corrections-201x300.jpg 201w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2012/06/the-corrections.jpg 317w" sizes="(max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px" /></p> <h4>Recommendations from <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/julia-van-dyke.cfm">Julia Van Dyke</a>:</h4> <p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Corrections"><em>The Corrections</em></a> and <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_(novel)"><em>Freedom</em></a>, both by Jonathan Franzen: They are both sprawling stories about several generations of dysfunctional American families that are very funny and also tackle big ideas about what it means to be American. Both novels are also full of GRE-type vocab!</p> <h4>Recommendations from <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/chris-berman.cfm">Chris Berman</a>:</h4> <p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Information_(novel)"><em>The Information</em></a> by Martin Amis: Novelist Richard Tull contemplates turning 40 without achieving success and the success of his friend and rival Gwyn Barry. Revenger’s tragedy, comedy of errors, contemporary satire, <em>The Information</em> is an extraordinary novel of dark humor and piercing insight. Note: <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rachel_Papers_(novel)"><em>The Rachel Papers</em></a> by Amis, which is about an 18-year-old who loses his virginity, is another good choice.</p> <p><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ambassadors"><em>The Ambassadors</em></a> by Henry James: <em>The Ambassadors</em> tells the story of Lewis Lambert Strather and his determination to track down the estranged son of his widowed fiancée. As his journey takes him from the United States to Paris, Strather finds more than his fiancée’s son; he discovers an entirely new way of being. Drawn by the seductive delights of Parisian life, Strather must determine whether he himself will return to America in this cerebral and relatable novel. This is a challenging read!</p> <h4>Recommendations from <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/jdziura.cfm">Jen Dziura</a>:</h4> <p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignright wp-image-3690" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2012/06/hitch-22-cover.jpg" alt="Hitch 22" width="152" height="232" /></p> <p><em><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitch-22">Hitch-22</a> </em>by Christopher Hitchens: When Christopher Hitchens — well-known on American television for wittily destroying his debate opponents — was diagnosed with cancer, he wrote in a Vanity Fair article not to “trouble deaf heaven with your bootless cries.” Fortunately, I knew the word “bootless” from the GRE, although I didn’t recognize the line as a Shakespeare reference until later. Hitch-22 is a record of boozy decades in the intelligentsia.</p> <p><a href="//www.amazon.com/The-Art-Manliness-Manvotionals-Timeless/dp/1440312001"><em>The Art of Manliness – Manvotionals – Timeless Wisdom and Advice on Living the 7 Manly Virtues</em></a> by Brett McKay: This book mostly consists of GRE-passage-sized excerpts from works written 50 to 150 years ago. You might not agree with the authors’ ideas of “manliness,” but this book is good reading practice in more formally written (that is, old-fashioned) English.</p> <p>Have you read a great novel that has helped you to prepare for the GRE? We would love to hear your suggestions! Comment below or tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/manhattanprep">@manhattanprep</a>. Happy Reading!</p> <hr /> <p><strong><em>Want more guidance from our GRE gurus? You can attend the first session of any of our online or in-person GRE courses absolutely free! We’re not kidding. <a href="//www.manhattanprep.com/gre/classes/?utm_source=manhattanprep.com%2Fgre%2Fblog&utm_medium=blog&utm_content=Upcoming%20GRE%20Classes%20List%20Plug&utm_campaign=GRE%20Blog">Check out our upcoming courses here</a>. </em></strong></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/read-your-way-to-a-higher-score-summer-reading-recommendations-from-our-gre-instructors/">Read Your Way to a Higher Score: Summer Reading Recommendations from our GRE Instructors</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>