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Recommend me a new book

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Sklar
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I'm looking for a book to read this summer

I have no summer reading for school, so i'm looking for a book i actually enjoy.
Books that i've enjoyed are The Catcher in the Rye and Siddhartha

I like books that are relatively easy to read, nothing really tedious, genre doesn't matter too much, but not sci-fi, something that gives the reader a little something to think about is always nice.

Thanks for good suggestions/help
Jun 23 2010 12:34PM
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Remora
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I just finished reading The Gates by John Connolly. He also wrote The Book of Lost Things - they're both fantastic, really entertaining, relatively easy reads.

http://www.amazon.com/Gates-Novel-John-Connolly/dp/1439172633
Jun 23 2010 12:37PM
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iBake
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I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max is always a good read.
Jun 23 2010 12:38PM
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Shredneck
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Trap Line and Powder burn, by Carl Hiaasen.

They are pretty short and quick reads, that's why I recommended two.
Jun 23 2010 12:39PM
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Tasche
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https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/476527/

go to that thread.
Jun 23 2010 12:41PM
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Goku
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Walden by Henry David Thoreau
A Clockwork Orange
Fahrenheit 451
Jun 23 2010 1:23PM
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Jodi
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The Fuck Up
Arthur Nersesian
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Jun 23 2010 1:26PM
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.AR6rider.
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Just about anything by James Patterson.  They're all like 400 or so pages, super easy to read, and hard to put down.  Any of his books in the Cross series are good, and in the last couple weeks I also read his books Sail, The Jester, and The Lake House, which were all good.  Basically, James Patterson is awesome.
Jun 23 2010 1:26PM
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atomic1824
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The Edge of Never

About skiing, mountaineering, Kye Peterson, Trevor Peterson, Chamonix

Is awesome!
Jun 23 2010 1:29PM
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Dhane
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Door to december by Dean Koontz is an amazing book. although its fiction, the concept and central plot are extrememly interesting, and had me thinking hard about the power of the human mind. I highly highly recomend it, its a real page turner and incrdibly developed
Jun 23 2010 1:30PM
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JahJahBinks
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LOTR
Jun 23 2010 1:32PM
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Sklar
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i had to read The Power of One for school the year before this, but i didn't really read it.

I think i might actually read it now
Jun 23 2010 1:33PM
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KC_Hoffwoman
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The huger games. Its absolutely amazing. Trust me.
Jun 23 2010 1:38PM
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AwR
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The Tao of Pooh
Everything is Illumnaited
The Road
Boy (i know its a childrens book but it's amazing) then read Going Solo
On the Road
Jun 23 2010 1:39PM
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Darth_Veeder
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Lord of the flies-Fantastic book, its my absolute favorite.
Jun 23 2010 1:40PM
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