I have to read the following books this summer for my AP Lit class next year:

Genesis - King James Bible
Mythology - Edith Head
A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
Hard Times - Charles Dickens

So far I'm really looking forward to Mythology. I'm not so excited about the Dickens but I'm trying to keep an open mind.

So, anyone here read any of these? Opinions?

We read the bible and Mythology as well. There must be some kind of country-wide AP curriculum. They're very helpful, probably not so much for the AP test...but for future academic work.

Yeah, there probably is a curriculum.
I'm glad we're reading Genesis and Mythology. Even if they're not helpful for the test, it feels like well-read people have all read those.

have read those. I found A Prayer for Owen Meany a bit boring but all the rest are great.

yeah, i've heard some people say A Prayer for Owen Meany is boring and others say that its like the best book of all time. i'm just hoping i can tolerate it.