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Good books to read.

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Inbred_Redneck
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I'm extremely bored at the moment and decided to give Dante's Inferno another try again. I figured I should use most of my free time this summer actually reading for a change. So does anyone have any good books that they reccamend reading? I'm looking for kind of deep intellectual stuff, but I also like dragons, mythology, and the like. So a mix of the three would be excellent.


Gimme what you got. And please include a short sparknote about what the book is about.
Jun 28 2010 11:59PM
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Gnarshred
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The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe - About Ken Kesey and his merry pranksters
Jun 29 2010 12:01AM
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cyberpolice
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i hope they serve beer in hell
Jun 29 2010 12:01AM
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Darth_Veeder
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Lord of the flies

sparknotes: kids stranded on a island, set up a system of rules, deep metaphors about "the beast" in all of us
Jun 29 2010 12:02AM
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Inbred_Redneck
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Already read Lord, and Tucker Max.
Jun 29 2010 12:03AM
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cyberpolice
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the long walk stephen king one of the best books i have read
Jun 29 2010 12:04AM
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Darth_Veeder
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The brothers Karamazov is a classic. The stranger by albert camuus, decartes meditations,
Jun 29 2010 12:04AM
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Stickity
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everything by dan brown

sparknotes: fucking awesome shit goes down. intelligent and it's like fucking spies but its not
Jun 29 2010 12:06AM
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Stickity
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everything by dan brown

sparknotes: fucking awesome shit goes down. intelligent and it's like fucking spies but its not
Jun 29 2010 12:07AM
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Inbred_Redneck
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False. Once you read one Dan Brown book youve read them all. PLus not what im looking for.

Two was enough for me.
Jun 29 2010 12:08AM
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styley.
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theres already a thread about this

but

A Million Little Pieces and Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey are great.

Catcher in the Rye is my all time fav.

Into the Wild by John Krauker

Catch 22

Fight Club by Palahnuik

Scar Tissue by Anthony Keidis

the list goes on
Jun 29 2010 12:09AM
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Kirsakid
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Enders game

and the whole serious is sick some of the later ones are really complex though
Jun 29 2010 12:10AM
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Tripplesixty
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This for sure is one of the most interesting books ive read... The sequels though are much different than the first book
Jun 29 2010 12:17AM
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Inbred_Redneck
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Also read them all haha.



Anyone got anything with dragons and mythology and shit?
Jun 29 2010 12:18AM
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Hansel.
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Hunter S. Tompson
Jun 29 2010 12:21AM
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Darth_Veeder
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Dragon Lance, the war of souls (its a triliogy)
Dragons of the fallen sun
Dragons of a lost star
Dragons of a vanished moon

sparknotes: CRAZY SHIT!!!! multiple characters, weave into one story eventually, great books when I read them (several years ago)
Jun 29 2010 12:22AM
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skithebert
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try non-fiction too. flags of our fathers is excellent
Jun 29 2010 12:26AM
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Zent33zy
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that was then this is now was a really good book in my opinion, but i did read it as a 13 year old soooooo things might be different
Jun 29 2010 12:28AM
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Bukkakeskitrip
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any bill bryson book. and the tomorrow when the war began series
Jun 29 2010 12:31AM
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Skittle.
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might not be at a high level but an interesting book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins


Jun 29 2010 12:32AM
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ATLskier
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In the president's secret service


This book is really good. Each chapter is about a president or something about the secret service. There is a lot of interesting stuff to learn and you can pick it up anywhere and leave off anywhere.

LEARN ABOUT:

How LBJ would fuck chicks in the room next to his wife, how he would start tearing off his clothes in air force one in front of people before he got in his suite

JFK's threesomes and other affairs

Jimmy Carter being an asshole to everyone

tons of other stuff. really great insight into what the presidents were liked away from the public.
Jun 29 2010 12:33AM
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cyberpolice
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mists of avalon
Jun 29 2010 12:34AM
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jca
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On the Road - Jack Kerouac

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig

Siddhartha - Herman Hesse

War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain

That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Jun 29 2010 12:38AM
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stalefish.
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the very hungry caterpillar - eric carle

sparknotes: it's about a caterpillar who is hungry, and starts eating fruit and counting, and then...well, i don't want to give away the ending so i'll just let you see!
Jun 29 2010 12:42AM
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Balto
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read all the R.A. Salvatore books, in this order

The dark elf trilogy
the icewind Dale trilogy
Legacy of the drow(4 books)
Paths of darkness(4 books)
The hunter's blade trilogy
The transitions trilogy

that should keep you bussy through your summer
Jun 29 2010 12:43AM
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Mr.Panda
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Jun 29 2010 12:44AM
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MCIRONCOCK
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Though I've only read a select few, most Stephen King books are great if you're not superstitious and don't take them too seriously.  Someone recommended a book called Ishmael in another thread a while back, and it sounded pretty decent.  From what I've read, I really enjoy James Patterson's writing as well.


No one is ever too old for the Harry Potter series >.>
Jun 29 2010 12:45AM
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stalefish.
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Mr.Panda, whyyyyyyyyyy do you have to post pictures? you basically just made this thread annoying. what was so hard about typing out the titles?
Jun 29 2010 12:50AM
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cyberpolice
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judge a book by its cover
Jun 29 2010 12:52AM
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Mr.Panda
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Cry more bitch.

And it gives a person of the preview of the cover so that if they see it sitting in the bookstore but forgot about it's name they go "OH, I saw that cover before. Let's check it out"
Jun 29 2010 12:56AM
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stalefish.
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you are very angry tonight aren't you? :(
Jun 29 2010 12:57AM
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selkirks
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Wuthering Heights

Short Synopsis: Not your typical "love/revenge story," Wuthering Heights is the embodiment of romanticism. What does that mean for the reader? It means a fast-paced plotline that is gripping until the end. It means there's plenty of gruesome murder, terrifying rampages, and bloody and downright creepy scenes. Perhaps my favorite book of all-time. Read it.
Jun 29 2010 1:02AM
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50in07
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Harry Potter/ thread.
Jun 29 2010 1:03AM
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Inbred_Redneck
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Ok i got a pretty good list,

Anyone know of any books concerning the War in Heaven?
Jun 29 2010 1:09AM
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Username_42069
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ive read all those book. if you havent read them and like non-fiction/historical, this tha shit yo ass should be readin
Jun 29 2010 1:17AM
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Gnarczar
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why read when they are just goin to make a movie about it so you can say wow the book was better
Jun 29 2010 3:52AM
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Arabian.
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Ulysses - Joyce

The apocalyptic duo:

Brave New World and 1986 by Huxley and Orwell

Journey to the End of Night - Celine

Anything by Mark Twain

On the Road (original scroll) - Jack Kerouac



Jun 29 2010 3:56AM
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Also, read all the maximum ride books. i think there's like 4-5 of them? But they're really fuckin good.
Jun 29 2010 4:12AM
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Freeheel4real
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crazy twist at the end actually...isn't the movie coming out this fall?
Jun 29 2010 4:29AM
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Inbred_Redneck
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Alright so my list now includes:

Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer

Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis

Paradise Lost - John Milton

The Worm Ouroboros - E.R. Edison

Hyperion - Dan Simmons

The Forever War - Joe Haldeman
Jun 29 2010 10:02AM
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ECB
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Gary Paulson grew up near me /claim haha

and I have a signed copy of Eragon, the author did a signing at a local bookstore, and the store sold signed copies for the same price as regular
Jun 29 2010 10:04AM
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neutralzombie
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https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/476527/


Jun 29 2010 10:06AM
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tommycat
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my threads

Anything Nick Hornby writes is solid gold. A lot of his writing is just about day to day life and relationships and what not. simple stuff, great for when you have a long ass plane ride.


Jun 29 2010 10:13AM
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haiggk2
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

A Navy Seal tells the tale of him and his 5 other Seals getting deployed in afghanistan on a recon mission and ends up getting ambushed by about 300 taliban. After being shot multiple times and seriously injured he ends up being the only one surviving the attack and gets stranded in the mountains for a few days. It's an excellent read and I highly recommend it, as it's one of my favorite books.

Jun 29 2010 10:35AM
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EastCoast315
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SICK book, especially in scroll format. Also good: Dharma Bums, Visions of Cody by Keroauc

Right now I'm reading Coming Back Alive; a story about a wild coast guard rescue in Alaska.
I read alot of Bukowski
Dostoevsky is another one of my favorites, particularly Crime and Punishment and The Idiot.
Any book about fishing, foraging, gardening, or beekeeping is interesting to me. Pushin' the homestead knowledge.
And "The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret & Science of Happiness" is a GREAT BOOK by this Buddhist monk named Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. This book really gives you a new spin on life.
Lastly, the Tao Te Ching is a book that is very small, but it takes months to read. Just keeps on giving insights.
Jun 29 2010 10:46AM
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pelle_munch
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Ha nice. The Inheritance trilogy is one of my favorite series, along with maximum ride and harry potter (DEATHLY HALLOWS MOVIE HYPE)

that's pretty sick you got a signed copy. i've read each of the books atleast 3-4 times and getting pretty stoked for the last one.
Jun 29 2010 10:49AM
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Zump.
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I have to read it for AP comp this year, I'm excited now.

and OP, my brother says The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand was GREAT shit (sorry, I'm not sure if I spelled it right)
Jun 29 2010 10:50AM
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neutralzombie
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i didn't really lik a long way down at all.
Jun 29 2010 11:49AM
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BrewskiJr
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Sparknotes: Killer has sex then brutally kills supermodels in Hawaii and sells the video footage to Europeans. Detective tries to unravel case.
Jun 29 2010 11:51AM
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mr_grom
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the templar legacy by steve berry. awesome book. it's a religious kind of mystery/treasure hunter book.
Jun 29 2010 11:54AM
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LoftyLawnChair
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The Daydreamer by Ian Mcewan
-a shy child describes his detailed daydreams in short stories
good shit
Jun 29 2010 11:55AM
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