Lammycat Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 (edited) I'm very slowly going back and hitting some classics that I somehow managed to miss during high school/college. The Grapes of Wrath is up now. Up next, Slaughterhouse Five. At my current pace I should be able to finish them by the time I go back to work... in September... of 2007.I've been doing the same thing. I've got Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow on deck. Edited July 12, 2006 by Lammycat Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I had a lot of trouble getting through that one. Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I had a lot of trouble getting through that one. it's certainly no Deerhoof Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 ^ Lovely title and cover. This makes three in a row from Steven Harrison that I have read in a month. Amazing, brilliant mind that guy is a dick Link to post Share on other sites
Attack With Love Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 yay, i finally got to read some over my vacation and got through:the curious incident of the dog in the night-time-mark haddonstill life with woodpecker-tom robbins (weird, but awesome awesome book)dress your family in corduroy and denim- david sedarischildren playing before a statue of hercules- short stories compiled by david sedaristhe rum diaries- hunter s. thompson it was a very good run of books and i loved all of them, all very much recommended Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 1000 years of solitude Link to post Share on other sites
candyfloss1214 Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 the curious incident of the dog in the night-time-mark haddon I read this in about 4 hours one evening last month. Loved it. I think I'm going to make my 9th graders read it as outside reading this next year. Just finished The World According to Garp, John Irving.Starting The Master Butchers Singing Club, Lousie Erdrich and a Dave Eggers collection on deck. Link to post Share on other sites
Attack With Love Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I read this in about 4 hours one evening last month. Loved it. I think I'm going to make my 9th graders read it as outside reading this next year. yeah i think i got it done in like 6 hours haha, it was a quick, fun read in my opinion. i think it's interesting enough for a 9th grader (coming from me, who is 16), especially with the format of the whole thing, it's not set up like a typical novel obviously. my sister's in 9th grade and i'm making her read it haha. NR:Franz Kafka-the metamorphosis, in the penal colony, and other short stories. had this one for a while, never got around to it. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I read this in about 4 hours one evening last month. Loved it. I think I'm going to make my 9th graders read it as outside reading this next year. yeah i think i got it done in like 6 hours haha, it was a quick, fun read in my opinion. I started that one last night. Sounds like I could finish it today, hah? Link to post Share on other sites
candyfloss1214 Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 i think it's interesting enough for a 9th grader (coming from me, who is 16), especially with the format of the whole thing, it's not set up like a typical novel obviously. my sister's in 9th grade and i'm making her read it haha. Let me know how she likes it. It's always good to have a test audience. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
Attack With Love Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I started that one last night. Sounds like I could finish it today, hah? perhaps, perhaps. you know the consequences if you don't though. Link to post Share on other sites
viatroy Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Ghost Rider - Neil PeartRosemary's Baby - Ira Levin Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Still making me laugh... Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I can't put this down. I wish I had read it before seeing the movie, but I'm still loving it. Is it wrong for me to want to highlight a hell of a lot of what he says? Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 God I loved that book. For summer reading Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I can't put this down. I wish I had read it before seeing the movie, but I'm still loving it. Is it wrong for me to want to highlight a hell of a lot of what he says? That is a great book. I read it when it came out and was iffy about the movie at first seeing as a lot of the little quirks in the book are so British. I didn't know if it would translate well. Though I have come to really love the movie. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 For summer reading One of my all-time favorites. Enjoy! Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I just finished Under the Banner of Heaven and am now reading..... Link to post Share on other sites
jahilia Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Amazing! This is the third time I've read it, and it just gets more interesting every time. Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Amazing! This is the third time I've read it, and it just gets more interesting every time.Oh, I've been meaning to read that one for years, but still haven't picked it up! I really wish that I hadn't just this second come back from the book store. Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I never realized the seriousness of this book. Think Harper Lee drew a little inspiration from Betty Smith? Link to post Share on other sites
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