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Posted by lsu480
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:01 am to
The Secret
Posted by Wild Thang
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:02 am to
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Where the Red Fern Grows



Posted by ILeaveAtHalftime
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 2:06 am to
Did it take 4 pages before someone says A Song of Ice and Fire?
Posted by TigerPanzer
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 6:40 am to
"Pimp," "Trick Baby"--Iceberg Slim

"Dopefiend," "Whoreson," "Black Gangster"--Donald Goines
Posted by Breesus
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 6:49 am to
Count of Monte Cristo
The Giving Tree
The Stand
It
Hitchhiker's Guide
Animal Farm
Redwall
Nineteen Eighty-four
Of Shakespeare's works count as books, read them all.
The Iliad
The Odyssey
This post was edited on 7/21/15 at 7:09 am
Posted by CoachChappy
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 7:06 am to
Great lost Bressus, similar to mine so I'll add on yours.
The Lord of the Rongs series
Fahrenheit 451 (seems incredibly appropriate right now)
Posted by Breesus
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 7:07 am to
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Fahrenheit 451


shite. Forgot that one.
Posted by CornDog4Life
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 7:55 am to
The last lecture baw
Posted by BiggerBear
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 8:40 am to
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So let me get this straight... you have to read a bunch of shite and then die?


Yep, that's the only way reading works. Reverse the order and you don't get to read.
Posted by Mrs. Amaro
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 8:47 am to
1984
Misery
Picture of Dorian Gray
Posted by Navytiger74
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 8:48 am to
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Who the frick reads the bible


Non-Cathlolics. You know, people who consider the word of God more authoritative than an Ecclesiastical prince.
Posted by BiggerBear
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 8:49 am to
A Tale of Two Cities
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Old Man and the Sea
The Killer Angels
Eats, Shoots and Leaves
A History of Knowledge: Past, Present, and Future
A Brief History of Time
Animal Farm
Posted by jackmanusc
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 11:13 am to


We used to play a drinking game where you would flip to a random page, if it referenced booze you took a shot.
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Posted by BamaChemE
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 11:16 am to
The Bible CHECK
East of Eden
Harry Potter Series (Wont ever because I chose to just watch the movies, and never cared enough to actually read it)
A Time to Kill CHECK
American Lion
1776 CHECK (Actually found the book on the side of the road for free)
The DaVinci Code CHECK
To Kill a Mockingbird CHECK
Of Mice and Men
The Old Man and The Sea CHECK
Unbroken
Posted by Dire Wolf
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 11:19 am to
Lonesome Dove
Das Boot
1884
Posted by Rickety Cricket
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 11:23 am to
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Who the frick reads the bible

People who want to manufacture reasons to look down on others without feeling guilty.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 11:28 am to
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Books To Read Before You Die...


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The Bible


Start here
Posted by 19
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 12:04 pm to
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre

Who Goes There - John W. Campbell

The Great God Pan - Arthur Machen

The King in Yellow - Robert W. Chambers

Catch 22 - Joesph Heller

Slaughterhouse-5 - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

The Things They Carried - Tim O'brien
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 11:04 pm to
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The Old Man and The Sea
You know, I disagree with this one. First off, it's a tiny novel. Secondly, 95% of the book takes place in one setting over the span of a few days- out at sea where Santiago is trying to catch the swordfish.

The theme of the book is pretty shallow and cliche as well-
quote:

“But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”


That line is the book basically. No complex relationships or deep insights into the heart of man.

The ONLY redeeming quality of the book is how the giant swordfish being caught on the hook (and unable to get away) is a nice parallel to the old man unable to escape from aging and death. Both the swordfish and the man are being controlled and constrained by forces beyond their control.
Posted by OldTigahFot
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Posted on 7/21/15 at 11:14 pm to
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American Lion


Is this the one about Andrew Jackson ? Good book but very ponderous and hard to read. It will take you a while to finish.

I like Shockwave (story of atomic bomb from test to Hiroshima) . Very compelling story.

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