“Tortilla Curtain.” “Of Mice and Men.” “Macbeth.” If you recognize any of the titles above, you’ve been fulfilling your English requirements. At West, students will read over 20 novel-length works in order to fulfill their graduation requirements for English. Of course, not all books are created equal; some drive readers to tears of boredom and others to tears of love. Ranging from SparkNotes-only reads to perennial favorites, here are my five best and worst required reading books from four years of West High English.