What are some good books to read for a college book report?

The Stranger, Camus


A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Solzhenitsyn


Siddhartha, Hesse





All three are short, so easier to get through than, say, War and Peace, but all contribute something unique to world literature and are well worth reading. For all three, make sure you get a good translation -- if the book seems boring and dead, you need a better translation.