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Topic: Recommendations?
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MoonPixie
Knowflake Posts: 327
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Registered: Oct 2005
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posted March 22, 2006 09:05 AM
 
for any good books? I've read many. I've read almost all of these books:
http://www.d230.org/cs/media/reading/100_most_often_recommended_readi.htm I've read 1984, Utopia by Thomas More, Stephen Benet... Actually, I kinda skipped Shakespeare a bit, only read the first volume.. too lazy to find the second and I may not even really enjoy it unless we discuss in class. IP: Logged |
Iqhunk
Knowflake Posts: 2132
From: Chennai
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted March 22, 2006 11:26 AM
Instead of a book, for now I will suggest you see the DVD of "Citizen Kane", preferably with some well read classmates who have not seen it.
If you have mentally digested the books you have read, you should be able to guess who "Rosebud" is when you see the movie.IP: Logged |
Rainbow~
Knowflake Posts: 5927
From: The Little River Indian Reservation
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted March 22, 2006 05:55 PM
GOOBERZISLANDIA TRANCE FORMATION OF AMERICA THE ULTIMATE FRONTIER Anything by Charles Dickens and Jane Austen too....(which I noticed was recommended).... DAVID COOPERFIELD...my favorite by Dickens....PRIDE AND PREJUDICE my fav by Austen...
The Bronte sisters have written some excellent books...
WUTHERING HEIGHTS....JANE EYRE... Some of these books, I've read two and three times.....just because I like to go back and visit an old friend...(I think Ben Franklin said that...He was a Cappy too)
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Aphrodite
Knowflake Posts: 4992
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Registered: Feb 2002
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posted March 22, 2006 06:17 PM
Phenomenal novels I've read and definitely recommend:1. The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
2. Angela's Ashes, by Frank McCourt
3. The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
4. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
5. The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan
6. The Kitchen God's Wife, by Amy Tan
7. All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque
8. Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe
9. Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel
10. Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell
11. Dances with Wolves, by Michael Blake Shakespeare's Sonnets are beautiful to read if you are into poetry. IP: Logged |
MoonPixie
Knowflake Posts: 327
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Registered: Oct 2005
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posted March 22, 2006 09:21 PM
I love Angela's Ashes!! I've read that book many, many times.The Jungle is a required read at my school. Would make sense, since it's about Chicago and the Stockyards and I was in Chicago History at the time... It's an gruesome book, when you get down to the details.. I'll never look at meat the same way again, lol. The Joy Luck Club! I love Asia.. IP: Logged |
Azalaksh
Knowflake Posts: 6485
From: New Brighton, MN, USA
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted March 22, 2006 09:41 PM
“You – Forever” – T. Lobsang Rampa
“Stranger in a Strange Land” – Robert Heinlein
“The Lord of the Rings” – J.R.R. Tolkien
“The Monkey Wrench Gang” – Edward Abbey
“Journey of the Soul” trilogy – Sylvia Browne
The Earth’s Children series – Jean Auel
“Emotional Intelligence” – Daniel Goleman
“The Teachings of Don Juan” & rest of series – Carlos Castaneda
“Rational Mysticism” – John Horgan
“The Crystal Cave”, “The Hollow Hills”, “The Last Enchantment” – Mary Stewart’s ‘Merlin Trilogy’I feel the same as you, Rainbow -- my favorite books are like old friends that I visit every few years  'Zala IP: Logged |
lalalinda
Moderator Posts: 3291
From: nevada
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted March 22, 2006 11:24 PM
Aphrodite, I loved "The Kitchen God's Wife"I read it in the hospital while my ex recovered from lung surgery. it was a nice book to keep me company. The Dr. thought it was a cookbook. IP: Logged |
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