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Posts: 864 (05/17/2009 12:55 PM) |
I love the classics! I think thats why i loved HS English so much. I'm personally not a fan of the Bronte sister's work. My favourite would be Jane
Eyre because of the little crazy twist in it. It wasnt bad. The Catcher in the Rye and the Alice in Wonderland books are great imo.
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Posts: 730 (05/17/2009 12:58 PM) |
If you want to try the Bronte sisters but haven't really liked Jane Eyre (too happy-ending-y) or Wuthering Heights (too evil, lol), try Villette by
Charlotte Bronte or The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte. I think in a lot of ways they're better than the more "famous" ones.
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scooter111 |
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Posts: 865 (05/17/2009 1:03 PM) |
Oh damn. You had to read The Stranger?? I HATED that book with a passion. I liked The Scarlet Letter, R&J and Brave New World,though.
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PassionFruit |
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Posts: 1794 (05/17/2009 1:15 PM) |
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Posts: 1795 (05/17/2009 1:16 PM) |
littleA268 wrote:I gave up on that one too. |
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TiggerlovesCM |
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Posts: 40222 (05/18/2009 12:48 PM) |
Yes we had to read the stranger. I wanted to kill myself.
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groovydee4 |
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Posts: 391 (05/18/2009 1:05 PM) |
The Virgin Suicides was a great book. The only other ones on your list that I've read in their entirety are:
Frankenstein - Kind of liked it, actually, and I don't generally get into monster, vampires, aliens, werewolf type stuff. The Handmaid's Tale - Read it in 10th grade and hated it. The Catcher in the Rye - Love it Pride & Prejudice - One of my all-time favorites Jurassic Park - Liked it There are six more on the list that I've started and never finished. I'm not very good with following through. |
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LisaChasez |
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Posts: 107842 (05/18/2009 1:08 PM) JC Fanatic '03
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Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Dracula by Bram Stoker Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber These are the only ones of that list I've read, and I have no desire to read any of the others  I actually assign Frankenstein in my class.
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Posts: 2682 (05/18/2009 2:14 PM) |
Update on my Mansfield Park reading - It finally got good. But Fanny Price "vexes me" as Austen would say. I get her but she is so frustrating. I
hope to finish it tonight. I'm going to library today form my next read - woo hoo!
Suggestions: Agatha Christie - particulary Ten Little Indians The Feast of All Saints - by Ann Rice (There's no vampires. It's more a historical romance) The Color Purple - Alice Walker
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orangepeel19 |
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Posts: 10773 (05/18/2009 2:47 PM) Friendliest JJBer '09
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I loved Frankenstein, Black Hawk Down, Animal Farm and Dracula.
My favorite book is Alice in Wonderland followed by Wicked. Get the edition of Alice with 'Through the Looking Glass' also! It really is an awesome book. |
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tooshbaby |
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Posts: 2592 (05/18/2009 3:09 PM) |
Persuasion! My all-time FAVORITE book. I hope you enjoy it!
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bethanyboo |
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Posts: 23 (05/18/2009 3:16 PM) |
JohnMayerObsessionist wrote:I actually liked Animal Farm! |
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twilightschild |
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Posts: 19287 (05/18/2009 3:20 PM) |
I've read Animal Farm a bunch of times. It's totally fascinating.
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Lilla Bean |
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Posts: 1123 (05/18/2009 3:35 PM) |
I'm on a classics kick too. My last book was Wuthering Heights. I personally didn't really care for it much. I'm not sure what all the buzz is
about that book, other than appreciating the "darkness" of the story.
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crunchy |
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Posts: 96 (05/18/2009 3:43 PM) |
i actually liked animal farm, and i really like jane eyre too. when rabbit howls was pretty interesting...i'd like to read sybil too.
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TiggerlovesCM |
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Posts: 40223 (05/18/2009 4:00 PM) |
Thanks you guys for yor personal opinions on the books! I'm nervous about some and the reviews help lol
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Posts: 2451 (05/18/2009 4:06 PM) |
A room with a View- Gentle beautiful
A dolls house- BORING AS fUCK A Street named Desire Lord of the flies The Cement Garden - It's a lttle messed up The Catcher in the Rye is Pure Perfection. The Queens Gambit- A beautiful tale for all Chess Fanatics. |
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Jes2421 |
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Posts: 823 (05/18/2009 4:12 PM) |
has anyone read To Kill A Mockingbird? I have it but I read the first 6 pages and was like HUH!
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LisaChasez |
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Posts: 107880 (05/18/2009 4:14 PM) JC Fanatic '03
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TKAM is one of the best books I've ever read.
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Jes2421 |
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Posts: 824 (05/18/2009 4:16 PM) |
LisaChasez wrote: I wasn't bored by it, I might have been way too distracted to comprehend anything. I am going to start over with no one bothering me. |
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