The Jungle is another good one to add to the list…
I REALLY REALLY liked 1984 and Brave New World… Just don’t watch the movies, they pretty much suck.
Fahrenheit 451, to me, was dull and I just haven’t been able to get through it… But it is a classic worth a read.
Mar 13th 2010 • 11:03 by without you is how I disappear
The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
The Supernauralist by Eoin Colfer
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
I’d say Fahrenheit 451 is a great book. I read that in the eighth grade and loved it. It’s a rather complicated book for even an eight grader to understand but I got the purpose of it completely. Try reading Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. Amazing book by and amazing author. This book will make you laugh and cry and wish you had known the characters in real life. Nicholas Sparks writes good love stories that will bring tears to your eyes too.
What a great list of books.
I see BNW, 1984 and Fahrenheit all within the same vein. I prefer 1984 to BNW and I’ve yet to read Fahrenheit though I’ve also heard great things about it. I’m actually about to reread 1984. It’s more difficult to read than BNW, but still very manageable and it’s truly exhilarating to read (Big Brother, Telescreens, and the Thought Police are all such great aspects to this book). BNW is more scientific than 1984, you’re immediately introduced to that aspect within the very first chapter. You may also be interested in A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess.
Catch-22 is hilarious, smart, and definitely the most lighthearted of the bunch. Major Major Major Major the real name and title of one of the characters. Yossarian, the main character, is fantastic. I always associate Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut with Catch-22, so you may want to look at that too.
The Sound and the Fury is the most difficult of this bunch though very rewarding once finished. Faulkner’s stream of consciousness can be difficult to follow at some points. Benji and Quintin’s sections are sooo great. It’s definitely one of my favorites. If you like Faulkner, check out Virginia Woolf. To The Lighthouse utilizes stream of consciousness constantly and I can’t praise that book enough.
Like I said earlier, this is really a great list of books. If you enjoy them, particulary Catch-22 and The Sound and the Fury, you may like Thomas Pynchon. Look him up and be amazed. He takes post modern fiction to the edge. His books are hilarious, difficult, and for the most part mind blowing. Gravity’s Rainbow and V. are so ridiculously good. Sorry for going on like this, but I had to recommend him.
I’ve always liked Fahrenheit 451. 1984 disturbs me a bit lol, but it’s good too. Brave New World … gosh you’re making me try to remember the high school reading list … ahhh yes, I liked that one too. Well, I’m not too helpful now am I.
Mar 13th 2010 • 10:03
by I Hate Report Nazi's
The Jungle is another good one to add to the list…
I REALLY REALLY liked 1984 and Brave New World… Just don’t watch the movies, they pretty much suck.
Fahrenheit 451, to me, was dull and I just haven’t been able to get through it… But it is a classic worth a read.
Mar 13th 2010 • 11:03
by without you is how I disappear
The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
The Supernauralist by Eoin Colfer
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
Mar 13th 2010 • 11:03
by ♥Princes
I’d say Fahrenheit 451 is a great book. I read that in the eighth grade and loved it. It’s a rather complicated book for even an eight grader to understand but I got the purpose of it completely. Try reading Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. Amazing book by and amazing author. This book will make you laugh and cry and wish you had known the characters in real life. Nicholas Sparks writes good love stories that will bring tears to your eyes too.
Mar 13th 2010 • 11:03
by Nick
What a great list of books.
I see BNW, 1984 and Fahrenheit all within the same vein. I prefer 1984 to BNW and I’ve yet to read Fahrenheit though I’ve also heard great things about it. I’m actually about to reread 1984. It’s more difficult to read than BNW, but still very manageable and it’s truly exhilarating to read (Big Brother, Telescreens, and the Thought Police are all such great aspects to this book). BNW is more scientific than 1984, you’re immediately introduced to that aspect within the very first chapter. You may also be interested in A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess.
Catch-22 is hilarious, smart, and definitely the most lighthearted of the bunch. Major Major Major Major the real name and title of one of the characters. Yossarian, the main character, is fantastic. I always associate Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut with Catch-22, so you may want to look at that too.
The Sound and the Fury is the most difficult of this bunch though very rewarding once finished. Faulkner’s stream of consciousness can be difficult to follow at some points. Benji and Quintin’s sections are sooo great. It’s definitely one of my favorites. If you like Faulkner, check out Virginia Woolf. To The Lighthouse utilizes stream of consciousness constantly and I can’t praise that book enough.
Like I said earlier, this is really a great list of books. If you enjoy them, particulary Catch-22 and The Sound and the Fury, you may like Thomas Pynchon. Look him up and be amazed. He takes post modern fiction to the edge. His books are hilarious, difficult, and for the most part mind blowing. Gravity’s Rainbow and V. are so ridiculously good. Sorry for going on like this, but I had to recommend him.
Mar 13th 2010 • 11:03
by se<3xy
19 minutes by jodi picoult
can’t put it down.
Mar 13th 2010 • 13:03
by Jen
I’ve always liked Fahrenheit 451. 1984 disturbs me a bit lol, but it’s good too. Brave New World … gosh you’re making me try to remember the high school reading list … ahhh yes, I liked that one too. Well, I’m not too helpful now am I.
Mar 13th 2010 • 16:03
by Chase
“The Death of the West” by Pat Buchanan
Mar 13th 2010 • 16:03
by Andrew Lê
I’m about to finish Catcher in the Rye. What should I read next?
Brave New World
Fahrenheit 451
1984
Catch- 22
The Sound and the Fury