<p>I would hold off on the Great Gatsby and other literature class big books, because otherwise you’ll have to reannotate them in class.</p>
<p>Try some EM Forster. He’s fantastic and not too cryptic either, and hardly ever read in American English classes. Room with a View is the easiest read, Howards End in the middle, and Passage to India is a bit more hardcore, boringer.</p>