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Delphi
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What kind of reads would you people suggest for a nice classic summer leisure list? I have a bunch of titles written down, and I have already started off fairly lightly. I just finished J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, which was a pretty sick start. Never knew it was so violent and dark. I'm moving on to the Louis Rhead version of Robin Hood and from there, I want to take on some Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Wolfe, etc. What do you people love reading/re reading?
Mar 13 2009 12:20AM
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CKpolicy
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read omeros. shit is crazy. not a very casual read, its tough but good
Apr 10 2009 10:30PM
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bangarangmules
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Favorite book:

"1984" by George Orwell
-Living in a futuristic society run by a totalitarian government. Definatley read it if you're looking for a great novel.



Just read:

"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
-Post-apocalyptic world, journey of a father and son. written by the same author of No Country for Old Men, and they are currently making a movie so i suggest reading it for that purpose as well.

"Teacher Man" by Frank McCourt
-The author reflects on his teaching experiences in New York City Highschools. Great book if you're interested in becoming a teacher.
Apr 10 2009 10:35PM
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GhostfaceKillah
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It would definitely be thought provoking. I've read a few key excerpts for various philosophy classes, but from what I understand Plato's writing style is very enjoyable/fun once you get the hang of his old school language styles. The question/answer style of his dialogues between Socrates and Glaucon definitely made his excerpts much easier to read than that of Kant, Locke, Hobbes, Nietzsche, Marx, etc...
Apr 11 2009 10:04PM
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Drew.C
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if your into war books

fallen angels by walter dean myers
Apr 11 2009 11:15PM
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Alex=God
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awesome book
Apr 11 2009 11:19PM
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Aaaron.
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gods and generals

1984 was a thinker....
Apr 11 2009 11:19PM
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Drew.C
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o and has anyone read Sunrise Over Fallujah  by walter dean myers because ive heard its good
Apr 11 2009 11:28PM
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no_steeze
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i'm re-reading 1984 right now and it's great
i recently enjoyed the amazing adventures of kavalier and klay by michael chabon
Apr 11 2009 11:38PM
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king.tubby
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^ "kavalier and klay" is a sick book
has anyone read "infinite jest?"
Apr 12 2009 12:21PM
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neutralzombie
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chuck palahniuk
Apr 12 2009 1:56PM
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Dosh
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david foster wallace was the man! that book is massive though
Apr 12 2009 3:36PM
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cottonwoodarmada1651
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My favorite Hemingway book by far is "For Whom the Bell Tolls."  "A Farewell to Arms" is really good too.

"A Tale of Two Cities" - greatest book ever.  Huge man crush on Sydney Carton.

"Mother Night" by Kurt Vonnegut is amazing.

I recently got into some John LeCarre, he's really good if you want some spy fiction.

Also, "Skeletons on the Zahara" by Dean King is one of the best books I've read in a LONG time.  It's a true story about an American merchant ship that was wrecked on the coast of West Africa in 1815.  The crew was captured and sold into slavery, but a number of them managed to escape and several wrote accounts of their ordeal.  The captain's experience with slavery transformed him into a passionate abolitionist, and his writing was a major influence in developing Abraham Lincoln's views.
Apr 12 2009 4:31PM
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squibble
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Pillars of the earth: midlieval times book. really really good
Apr 12 2009 4:44PM
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