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babujib
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I just finished the lost symbol, which is an unbelievable book, highly recommended to anyone. Regardless, I'm looking for a really interesting book that will hold my attention. It doesn't matter if the books way out there like the tibetan book of the dead or some shit, I'm just looking for an interesting read. Any genuine suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Feb 21 2011 3:32PM
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chrisbritt3
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books are for conformists......i recommend stepping on a samuel adams
Feb 21 2011 3:33PM
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jibnut
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Read anything by Chuck Palahniuk. He's pretty good. Or I hope they serve beer in hell, by Tucker Max (If you're feeling like you want to read disturbing thoughts and experiences of a chauvinistic pig. But hilarity will ensue.)
Feb 21 2011 3:38PM
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ronalddregan.
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busting vegas by ben mezrich
Feb 21 2011 3:39PM
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elemeno89
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fyodor dostoyevsky crime and punishment or brothers karamazov
Feb 21 2011 3:49PM
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Guavajelly
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Dharma Bums-Jack Kerouac
Feb 21 2011 3:51PM
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T-Holt
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The Tao of Pooh. Or the original Winnie the Pooh for that matter.
Feb 21 2011 3:51PM
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Gnarwall
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Feb 21 2011 4:16PM
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Petersaurusrex
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All of the LotR books if you haven't yet.
Feb 21 2011 4:17PM
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thugaim
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Read 100 pages of this a few years ago... had no fucking clue what was going on.


Good book to read if you want to look/sound smart though.
Feb 21 2011 4:19PM
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melbs
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If you liked the lost symbol, you'll definitely like the da Vinci code by Dan brown
Feb 21 2011 5:40PM
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TheQuailman
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If you liked the Lost Symbol you should read Digital Fortress which is by the same author.  I read it and it was really interesting and a good story and a good ending and everyhting about it was cool.  Then I read Inception Point and didn't really think it was all that good and then I read Angels & Demons and was like why am I reading this, it sucks.  But I still think Digital Fortress was dank, so if you liked the Lost Symbol then go for it.

I've also read every one of Palahniuk's nonfiction, some are betters than others.  Don't read Tell-All, it sucked dick.  Go read Haunted, that was my favorite.  Obviously Fight Club is a great choice, Rant was really good, and then the next best are like Survivor, Choke.  Lullaby and Invisible Monsters were aight, Snuff was meh, and there might be one or two others I can't remember, oh yea Pygmy, kinda blew, seemed like he rushed that one and snuff.

The Road was really popular, but kinda boring.  No Country For Old Men was amazing.  But just go see those movies.

Catcher in the Rye is a book every teen should read.

I read The Game and it was definitly a page turner but looking back on it, its fucking stupid.  Tucker Max's book was funny as shit, but same thing, looking back on it, its kinda stupid, you can read most of his stories online.

Oh yea A Clockwork Orange is my favorite book but I would wait till your older if your still in high school cause I don't think you would really like it until you're older

Feb 21 2011 5:46PM
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daskis
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If you like music, "Music, the Brain, and Ecstasy" is a really fascinating book. If you haven't read "The Kite Runner," you should read that.
Feb 21 2011 5:48PM
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iSmokeweed
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Self-reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Feb 21 2011 5:59PM
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Spinoza
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yeah i read Pigmy it was fun.

other suggestions (in order from most mature to teen):
- Pillars of the Earth
- The Book Thief
- Angela's Ashes
- The Alchemist
- The Hunger Games
- I Am The Messenger

those are all good. Also love Harry Potter - if you havent read them youll probably like them, at least the last 4
Feb 21 2011 6:13PM
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The.Ginger
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Atlantis Found by Clive Cussler and Sigma Protocol by Robert Ludlum are the best books... ever
Feb 21 2011 6:15PM
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Anathema
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count of monte cristo

good luck understanding everything one time through
Feb 21 2011 6:18PM
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.AR6rider.
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Deception Point*

Anyways, I enjoyed all of Dan Brown's books. They're really quick to get through and have pretty interesting plots. If you like crime drama/thriller type stuff, look into James Patterson or Nelson Demille. Demille is definitely not as easy of a read, but he pays more attention to detail and plot and stuff. He also has more books with military background, but not on a Tom Clancy level. Patterson is more just for mindless entertainment and you can read an entire book of his in 3-4 hours, but I've liked just about every one of his books that I've read. Soo it really boils down to what kind of books you like to read I guess, but if you want easy to read, entertaining books I would look at any of the books in the Alex Cross series by James Patterson.
Feb 21 2011 6:19PM
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daskis
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Yayayaya Harry Potter!

The Alchemist is a good book.
Feb 21 2011 6:19PM
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bigbromskier
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I really liked The Lost Symbol and Angels and Demons so I'd recommend Stieg Larsen's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo trilogy. I thought they were really good and definitely held my attention like Dan Brown's books. Like I'd stay up til like 4am reading angels and demons and Larsen's books were the same way.

I thought that Brown's books were more well-written, but you also have to consider that Larsen's are translated from Swedish. They both have the same type of mystery story type plot full of unexpected twists and turns.

I also really liked Pillars of the Earth, Catch-22 (if you can follow it), Catcher in the Rye......I'm a huge fan of Howard Frank Mosher but we're both from Vermont so I can really relate to what he's putting down so maybe you won't...he's just an all-around good story teller though.

Oh and I second the Tao of Pooh I enjoyed that one.......and I still check out Dr Seuss and Shel Silverstein every now and then too. shit's timeless
Feb 21 2011 7:51PM
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CMYK
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Freakonomics
Electric Kool Aid Acid Test
Brave New World
Tao of Wu
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Feb 21 2011 8:00PM
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low_fidelity
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The Lost City of Z

"It tells the story of the legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett who, in 1925, disappeared with his son in the Amazon while looking for an ancient lost city. For decades, explorers and scientists have tried to find evidence of his party and the Lost City of Z. Perhaps as many as 100 people perished or disappeared searching for Fawcett over the years. Grann made his own journey into the Amazon, revealing new evidence about how Fawcett died and showing that Z may have really existed right under his feet"

i read leik 40 pages of this it was sweet.
Feb 21 2011 8:18PM
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Mr.LemonPie
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THE BOOK THIEF. If you haven't read it you need too.
Feb 21 2011 8:23PM
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snwbrdmilf
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You could master this:

Feb 21 2011 8:36PM
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.jersey
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tuesdays with morrie, band of brothers
Feb 21 2011 8:38PM
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Steve-Brown
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Contagious- Scott Sigler
Infected- Scott Sigler
Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer
Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer

Feb 21 2011 8:50PM
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babujib
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Banged out like 7 of these books in the past week, my jobs always pretty slow before summer really kicks in. Regardless, what are some other suggestions?
May 24 2011 5:32AM
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bstuck1
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The Corner -David Simon

This is the book that The Wire is based off of.
May 24 2011 7:05AM
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Dan.P
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The last two books were shit and the first mediocre at best.

I suggest Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon
May 24 2011 7:28AM
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nickyp
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Based on the thread title, I would recommend "Syntax for Dummies", quickly followed by "Grammar: An Introduction"
May 24 2011 7:30AM
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Jane6
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this

"The Secret History" by Donna Tart
"November Criminals" by Sam Munson
"Shadow of the Wind" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
May 24 2011 7:38AM
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CMYK
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The Great Gatsby-I'm rereading it right now, it's so beautiful.

The Sun Also Rises-and any other Hemmingway.
May 24 2011 7:51AM
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spidermanatadesk
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I'm reading Gravity's Rainbow. Its a pretty difficult read, only about 1/3 of the way through, but i can tell it is going to be very reqarding when i'm finished. Excellent prose, widely considered to be one of the best novels of all time. Check it out.
May 24 2011 7:55AM
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disastertourism
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The Millenium Trilogy and anything by Haruki Murakami
May 24 2011 8:09AM
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tall_pants
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Jesus land.. It's not a religious book
May 24 2011 10:33AM
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Stan_Darsh
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threads.
May 24 2011 11:55AM
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vauban08
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The Year After The Flood (Magaret Atwood)

Best dystopian literature at the moment.
May 24 2011 12:04PM
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vauban08
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Sorry, should be

Year of the Flood

May 24 2011 12:07PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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The Stand or IT by Stephen King
May 24 2011 12:08PM
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arneson
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The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
May 24 2011 12:26PM
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-Mugatu
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Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis. Bio of the red hot chilli peppers. SUCH a good read, he was a crazy motherfucker
May 24 2011 12:30PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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fight club, catcher in the rye, walden, good night moon
May 24 2011 12:34PM
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caliskigirl
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Anything Dan Brown is awesome, even if he tends to recycle the general plotline with all of his books.LOVE Chuck Palahniuk, the Great Gatsby is a classic (as is Brave New World), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was good, Clive Cussler books are a fun easy reads if you like pseudo-spy action series, anything Michael Crichton is a good read with some interesting science behind it (except Pirate Latitudes, still a great book but reminds me of Pirates of the Caribbean)
I know many disagree, but I am not impressed with Catcher in the Rye, I feel like it's way overplayed in high school English classes. It probably was edgy in 1951 but it always just strikes me as a book about the rants of an angsty emo teen.
May 24 2011 12:36PM
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spidermanatadesk
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false.
May 24 2011 12:57PM
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jca
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Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts. Fucking crazy book, based on the author's escape from Australian max security jail and flee to India, where he lives for 10 years as a slum doctor/passport forger and smuggler/gun smuggler/gold smuggler for the Bombay mafia.

May 24 2011 1:18PM
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Blindsurfer
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hes like my great great uncle, representtt
May 24 2011 1:49PM
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unreal.shooter
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read a book called 'BOUNCE' such a sick read

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bounce-How-Champions-are-Made/dp/000735052X/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1306259828&sr=1-3

May 24 2011 1:57PM
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erejto64
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Scorpion King
May 24 2011 2:26PM
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erejto64
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My bad House of the Scorpion not Scorpion king
May 24 2011 2:27PM
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spidermanatadesk
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Has nobody yet pointed out the irony of the poor grammar in the thread title?
May 24 2011 2:31PM
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summersover
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if you like Dan Brown style books read anything by Harlan Coben
fucking great shit i own every single book hes ever written and have read each one at least twice
May 24 2011 3:14PM
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