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Let's see, books that I couldn't put down. "the Godfather" by Puzo. Of course that might have been because I was a hormone-laden high school junior at the time. More recently "Davinci Code" I read pretty much straight through. Non-fiction humor, read "Spook". Author's investigation of the science of proving the existence of an afterlife. Fun read. |
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I read a lot of Isaac Bashevis Singer while in high school. I think we were assigned specific writers to report on and I got Singer. Lots of good sex in those books too. Haven't read him since HS though.
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At the risk of copycatting (Mike and I seem to have similar likes, imagine that), I have to reiterate three of the books Mike already mentioned.
Remains of the Day- one of my all time favorites, though I haven't really liked any of the other Ishiguro books I've read. For Whom the Bell Tolls, also any of Hemingway's short stories The Things they Carried looking over the bookcase to remind me of others... Possession (A.S. Byatt) Anna Karenina Seabiscuit Tolkien books Catch-22- the funniest book ever written The Red Pony (Steinbeck), a childhood favorite the Mark Twain books already mentioned, also liked his short stories and I'll probably be mocked for this, because these are children's books Harry Potter series- I admit I find these good fun Lemony Snicket books- hearing Tim Curry read these to me on audio books will sometimes entertain me while I'm cleaning the house. |
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Maybe it's because I majored in English and turned into a snob, but there is very little contemporary literature that I read. I do pick up and read things like Freakonomics, Da Vinci Code, Moneyball and Celestine Prophecy to stay conversational. I guess I am just a big dork, a superficial one at that.
I fly through most books. I'll kill a hundred pages in an hour easily especially if it's something like Da Vinci Code. In fact, I read that book in one sitting. I try and stick to the canon. I hate fantasy and sci-fi, but I'll branch out and read the classics because of some innate feeling I have that it is my obligation to do so. To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee's work is the great American novel. Anything by Flannery O'Connor. Her short stories are her best work. You can pick up a compilation at Borders or Barnes & Noble. A Good Man is Hard to Find, Good Country People, and Everything that Rises Must Converge are must reads. Harry Potter series. I didn't understand the rage. I was on my mission when the first books were huge hits. I have since read every book and have become a fan. Ender's Game was a page turner for me. I thoroughly enjoyed. I know I said above that I hate sci-fi and fanatsy and I list books from each genre here. The Giver. A great novel. I love juvenile literature. The Lemony Snicket series is great. There are many allusions that any well read person will thoroughly enjoy.
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Mike mentioning The Godfather sparked a memory for me:
The Sicilian Did anyone else here read it? I read it just after rerutning from my mision to Sicily and loved it. It's a companion book to The Godfather. Great read.
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