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 Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:35 pm
So, this topic is basically for quality literature discussion, from Shakespeare to Bradbury and Orwell and everything in between. You can review books, make recommendations, get feedback, whatever. Below is basically the list of "must read" books. By this, I really mean that you must read them, personal biases aside, sit down, shut up, do not pass go, do not collect $200. It is comprised of some of the greatest classics and life-changing books ever to be printed (religious texts are to remain omitted, however). We by Yevgeny Zamyatin 1984 by George Orwell Animal Farm by George Orwell Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Slaughter-House-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Metamorphosis by Ovid Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard (yes, this book did found Scientology; however it is an admitted work of fiction and Hubbard has never claimed that it is a work of truth or religious text in any way, shape, or form.) User additions:
Clamp Paranormal Investigators
Dont Worry Mama
Only The Ring Finger Knows- The Lonely Ring Finger
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Jane Eyre
Reading Lolita in Tehran
The Seventh Samurai
The Pale Horseman
Dragons of Pern Series
EAGLES CRY BLOOD!
The Color of Water
The Philosophy Gym
The Giver
Kitchen
Speak
Timeline
The Perfect Storm
Ender's Game
Ender's Shadow
Roots
The God of Small Things
To Kill a Mockingbird
Pride and Prejudice
Great expectation
Hamlet
Lord of the Rings
The Idiot
Confederacy of Dunces
Perfume
Dan Leno And The Limehouse Golem
Emma
Gathering Blue
The Messenger
Father's Arcane Daughter
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
Artemis Fowl series
The Unicorn Sonata
The Daughter of Time
The Nine Tailors
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Have more? Go ahead and post 'em!
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:04 pm
I recommend the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. Very good book! Recommended especially to 9th graders!
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:08 pm
Yup, rape, going emo with a paperclip, and drawing trees. Doesn't get much better razz
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 4:04 am
Today I ran to the library and borrowed the book 1984 and Animal Farm. So hopefully I'll enjoy reading 'em. :3
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 12:35 pm
Yay! Have fun and be sure to carry a lot of Prozac around with you razz
(wait until the rats in the cage... end of 1984... disturbing)
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 6:03 pm
The good news is that I have read most of those books. The great news is that I now have a short list of good books that I will read. (Unfortunately I have no means to get my hands on any of these books at the moment)
Also, The Giver by Lois Lowry, Timeline by Michael Crichton and Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, are must reads. Particularily for students in Middle and High school.
Roots by Alex Haleyis also another book I highly reccomend, but only if you have the time, as it is quite large. Not for a student in the middle of exams, who is the type that once they start a book, can't put it down. whee
It should be noted that their is a difference between a must read classic, and your favourite book. I had to refrain myself from listing all my favourite Sci-Fi and Fantasy books. (not to say I didn't enjoy the books I listed, I found them to be excellent reads, in fact)
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 5:16 am
Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy isn't on there? eek And add on The God of Small Things. It's by Arundhati Roy and is set in India. It's AMAZING. It isn't told in chronological order like western books. heart It also has elements of surrealism which is always fun. ADD IT! XD And where is To Kill a Mockingbird? Pride and Prejudice? Great expectations? HAMLET? eek xd There are so many though...I could make a list several pages long. ^_^ But oh... Lord of the Rings. You must add that on there. heart EDIT: I can't leave it at that! XD The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (LOVE this one) But people have come down to this being more of a "man's book." Perfume by Patrick Suskind (much better than the movie) Dan Leno And The Limehouse Golem by Peter Ackroyd. Emma by Jane Austen (Which most men hate. XD Ahh, but it's SO romantic! heart ) Quote: Also, The Giver by Lois Lowry Yeah, I read that in 7th grade. I cried. crying It's really beautiful.
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 3:51 pm
Yeah I read The Giver too but it was good for the most part but the ending sucked. This Jonas guy kidnaps his brother and runs away to.. well im not gonna ruin the story for those who didnt read it but the book ended without really ending does anyone know what i mean?
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 4:59 pm
Raven11492 Yeah I read The Giver too but it was good for the most part but the ending sucked. This Jonas guy kidnaps his brother and runs away to.. well im not gonna ruin the story for those who didnt read it but the book ended without really ending does anyone know what i mean? *heads up* Actually, The Giver is part of a trilogy. Gathering Blue is the sequel to The Giver (the time takes place a decent amount after The Giver , you don't learn about what happens to Jonas in this one. Infact, he isn't mentioned at all) The last in the series is The Messenger, which ties both Gathering Blue and The Giver together and resolves any loose ends. I have read Gathering Blue and I loved it every bit as much as The Giver. I have not, however had a chance to read The Messenger. Which, I didn't find out that it existed untill recently. Unfortunately, I can't read it because the school library is closed for refurbishing. (What kind of school closes the library? stressed )
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 5:05 pm
terrabakachan Raven11492 Yeah I read The Giver too but it was good for the most part but the ending sucked. This Jonas guy kidnaps his brother and runs away to.. well im not gonna ruin the story for those who didnt read it but the book ended without really ending does anyone know what i mean? *heads up* Actually, The Giver is part of a trilogy. Gathering Blue is the sequel to The Giver (the time takes place a decent amount after The Giver , you don't learn about what happens to Jonas in this one. Infact, he isn't mentioned at all) The last in the series is The Messenger, which ties both Gathering Blue and The Giver together and resolves any loose ends. I have read Gathering Blue and I loved it every bit as much as The Giver. I have not, however had a chance to read The Messenger. Which, I didn't find out that it existed untill recently. Unfortunately, I can't read it because the school library is closed for refurbishing. (What kind of school closes the library? stressed ) Ahhh thanks for clearing that up ill try to get those books
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 5:05 pm
That's not true, it it? I mean, 1. the two plots do not coincide, nor do the characters, and 2. Lois Lowry herself has stated that they are not related, though they could be interpreted as such if you were so inclined to.
(sorry if I'm wrong, haven't read The Messenger.)
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 5:27 pm
Shouyou Kaze That's not true, it it? I mean, 1. the two plots do not coincide, nor do the characters, and 2. Lois Lowry herself has stated that they are not related, though they could be interpreted as such if you were so inclined to. (sorry if I'm wrong, haven't read The Messenger.) 1.The characters do meet, 2. Actually, she does say they are trilogies. See below. "With the 2004 publication of MESSENGER, the trilogy that begins with THE GIVER is complete. Jonas and Kira are grown, and have met, at last. Of course every good book leaves one wondering, and the conclusion of the trilogy will, as well." http://www.loislowry.com/books.html (Lois Lowry's official site) "Messenger is a 2004 novel by Children's author Lois Lowry. It forms the third installment of the loose trilogy begun by her 1993 novel The Giver, which won the Newbery Medal. Characters from the two earlier books reappear in Messenger, linking the novels more strongly. Set in an isolated community known simply as Village, this novel focuses upon a boy named Matty, who serves as message-bearer through the ominous Forest that surrounds the community" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenger_(novel)(Kira is the main character from Gathering Blue)
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 5:46 pm
Okay, sorry. I was thinking of an interview in which she said Interview with Lois Lowry ...I began to feel that maybe it coexisted with Jonas' world... and that therefore Jonas could be a part of it in a tangential way. So there is a reference to a boy with light blue eyes at the end of Gathering Blue. He can be Jonas or not, as you wish. I guess I interpreted that as her way of stating that the two books had little correlation to one another. Of course... she did also, in this same interview, say Interview with Lois Lowry There are still some what nexts in my mind, and I am planning a third book to go with the first two. So... that's what I get for reading the two books three or four years ago >.<
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 5:55 pm
Shouyou Kaze Okay, sorry. I was thinking of an interview in which she said Interview with Lois Lowry ...I began to feel that maybe it coexisted with Jonas' world... and that therefore Jonas could be a part of it in a tangential way. So there is a reference to a boy with light blue eyes at the end of Gathering Blue. He can be Jonas or not, as you wish. I guess I interpreted that as her way of stating that the two books had little correlation to one another. Of course... she did also, in this same interview, say Interview with Lois Lowry There are still some what nexts in my mind, and I am planning a third book to go with the first two. So... that's what I get for reading the two books three or four years ago >.< No worries, I myself used to think that Gathering Blue and The Giver where unrelated stories (aside from the fact that I figured they took place in the same world, different time) Untill someone told me otherwise. Being my usual trusting self, I looked it up and indeed, its true. No need to say "sorry", your making me feel bad for correcting you. whee
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 6:02 pm
razz Sorry, force of habit... Dammit... said "sorry" again... xd
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