Diary of Anne Frank should be mandatory reading and is worth reading multiple times at different stages of one's life. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl is also up there.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It used to be. I had to read it in 6th grade.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago

Mandatory isn't quite the same thing as "sometimes assigned in class"

[–] anarchist@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which version would you recommend?

[–] MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure which is considered the best but these are the ones I've read:

Diary of Anne Frank

Man's Search for Meaning