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words!!!! oh sweet glorious words!!! i'm almost finished The Fellowship of the Ring. kick ass series man. you guys have any good recommendations?
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Jan 24, 02
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"brave new world" by aldous huxley (veery interesting)
"iliad" by homer (in the process of reading it right now! it's a long epic, but if you have the time, it's great) "summer girls" by judy blume (kinda girly, but I liked it) "lord of the flies" forgot who the author was.. but it's a really good book if you haven't read it already" when in doubt, some of shakespeare's plays like hamlet are always good.... those are the only ones I can name off the top of my head. I'll come back with some more later. --Joanne :P
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Jan 24, 02
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i've got about 9000 books infront of me right now...
i have access to about 70,000... so if u need anything, heh... joanne u moron... i've got a copy of iliad in my hand right now... i was thinking of taking it home yesterday, but then i read the first 2 pages and almost threw up. go back to lit. class stupid book and take joanne with u... i'd recommend some books, but i doubt my tastes would interest you... *lousy beatniks...* i'm reading like 5 books at a time right now... but 3 of them are small poetry books, so...
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Jan 24, 02
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i haven't..
been reading many books lately.
last one i read was the stranger by Albert Camus A brave new world is supposed to good...about the future and what not..i'm going to read that i've been all caught up in reading short stories/epics/poems/satires..all the stuff in english lit. it's my favorite class at the moment..we're going ot be moving on to Hamlet in a couple weeks, and thats going ot take forever..i think i'm going ot have to go see the play and the movie. it always helps me to understand to also see it, and reading it
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Jan 25, 02
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actually i've never read any shakespeare, i managed to bypass his works in highshcool. i have no idea how i managed that.
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Jan 25, 02
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yeah i'm not really into poetry, so i'm kind of glad that you didn't recommend any. i prefer historical, historical fiction, fantasy, and a touch (only a touch mind you) of sci fi.
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Jan 25, 02
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Jan 25, 02
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ha... shakespeare used to be torture for me.. there were only certain works of his that I was able to stand, hamlet and taming of the shrew being a couple of them. mcbeth and romeo and juliet were just big yawners to me... :P but that's just me. for other people who can really comprehend his works and the underlying meaning of it, most of his works I'd have to say are really amazing. I personally find his poetry was much more interesting. another book I should add to my list is joy luck club by amy tan. being asian, I find a lot of her works are very easy to relate to. don't just watch the movie, read the book! --Joanne :P Last edited by Joanne; Jan 25, 02 at 12:20 PM.
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Jan 25, 02
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Jan 25, 02
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but it is hard to understand if you don't recognize the greek mythological names..I had enough trouble pronouncing the fucking names when I first started reading it! but it really is a good book when you get into it... and no bob.. I'm not a moron.. --Joanne :P
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Jan 25, 02
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ANIMAL FAAAAAARRRRMMMMM
john 2899131
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Jan 25, 02
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hmmm...here are my reccomendations:
lolita, by nabokov the sirens of titan, by kurt vonnegut jr. slaughterhouse-5, by kurt vonnegut jr. the age of reason, by jean-paul sartre republic, by plato the marriage of heaven and hell, by william blake on the road, by jack kerouac and... anything you can find by kafka (the short stories are excellent...my favourites are "the judgement" and "in the penal colony.") have fun reading and all that... -lauren
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Jan 25, 02
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2 words: harry potter!
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Jan 26, 02
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Jan 27, 02
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i'm reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath right now...it's kind of weird to say the least.
aki it's grade 10 ok...pffffft....you're the worst.
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Jan 27, 02
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i've heard that shakespeare didn't even write any of the books that ppl read. some dude named francis bacon did. in his will shakespeare even spelt his name wrong. lol (sorry heidi) what an idiot eh¿ i think i'll watch the movie first. is it anything like the breakfast club?
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Jan 29, 02
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I'm a fantasy buff :P, and if it's funny, I'll definitly read it!
Xanth Series - Piers Anthony Adapt Series - " " Immortality Series - " " Callaghan Series - Spider Robinson or some psedo name he also has. Damia Series - Anne MacAffry? Acorna Series - same as above, I think Spellsong Series - ? Kindred Spirits - Katherine Kimbriel Cyberseries - Nan McCarty Reading Between The Lies - Lynn Peters Jane Eyre - ? All Books by Amy Tan ( I like the Grandma who goes back to China) a book about 2 dogs escaping an animal lab, trying to find a home. One is spotted with a small hole in his head, one big, and hairy. Can't remember the title or author. Anyone know? It's published by Penguin Right now, I'm trying to get through Insomnia :P - Stephen King and almost finished Paradise Fever - P. Tompkins Last edited by crtl.alt.del; Jan 29, 02 at 07:34 AM.
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