Class is Back in Session: The Good, the Bad & "Billy Budd"

Class is back in session, and so is the assigned reading trauma!This week on Well-Read and Unfiltered, we revisit the books and plays we were required to read in high school: the ones we loved, the ones we faked our way through with SparkNotes, and the ones we’re still holding a grudge against.From 1984, Lord of the Flies, and Macbeth to Casey's and K's mutual disdain for, Billy Budd, we’re talking literary crushes, confusing symbolism, unforgettable characters, and which books we’d assign to students today.What required-reading book left the biggest mark on you—for better or worse? Tell us in the comments! 🎓🍷BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEThe Giver - Lois LowryLord of the Flies - William GoldingThe Pearl - John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men - John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck1984 - George OrwellThe Handmaid's Tale - Margaret AtwoodThe Good Earth - Pearl S. BuckThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark HaddonMuch Ado About Nothing - William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet - William ShakespeareMacbeth - William ShakespeareBilly Budd - Herman MelvilleHeart of Darkness - Joseph ConradAll the King's Men - Robert Penn WarrenTo Kill a Mockingbird - Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye - J. D. SalingerA Tale of Two Cities - Charles DickensLes Misérables - Victor HugoThe Metamorphosis - Franz KafkaOdyssey - HomerThe Great Gatsby - F. Scott FitzgeraldNuclear War: A Scenario - Annie JacobsenLife of Pi - Yann MartelBeartown - Fredrik BackmanProject Hail Mary - Andy WeirThe Things They Carried - Tim O'BrienAll Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria RemarqueThe Red Badge of Courage - Stephen CraneThe Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey ChaucerThe Tao of Pooh - Benjamin HoffMythology - Edith Hamilton