Hey everyone, I'm trying to get a few new book ideas so here's my question: What are one or two books you think everyone should read before they die?
I'll start us out with George Orwell's 1984.
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So Your Going to Die Posted by adenam (Member # 11902) on :
Ender's Game (duh )
Harry Potter
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The Stinky Cheese Man.
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Practical Immortality: How Not to Die in 1 Easy Step Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
A Prayer for Owen Meany Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro: So Your Going to Die
My what is going to die? Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Anne of Green Gables.
I don't care if you're a guy, you should still read it.
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Cheating Death: A Beginners Guide. Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
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OSC's list is:
Lord of the Rings Guns, Germs, and Steel The Language Instinct Pride and Prejudice Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen: Anne of Green Gables.
I don't care if you're a guy, you should still read it.
After that death would be an improvement.....
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The Zombie Survival Guide.
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quote:Originally posted by Kwea:
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen: Anne of Green Gables.
I don't care if you're a guy, you should still read it.
After that death would be an improvement.....
Have you read it?
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It doesn't matter if they read it, I thought it was a good zing.
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I'm honestly curious because my dad was mildly dismissive of it until I convinced him to read it, after which he was much impressed by the book and recommended it to all his friends. Posted by AvidReader (Member # 6007) on :
Hey, LukeP. I'd recommend Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. One man looks for meaning in his life. I always found it very sweet and uplifting.
Fahrenheit 451 had a pretty major impact on me growing up. The more I see people attached to their phones unwilling to know anything deeper than the new season's American Idol stats, the more I feel like Montag.
It's funny, as many books as I love to go back and reread, there aren't a lot that I would consider essential. Those two and the Bible are pretty much it for me.
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In a "movies to watch" thread, I posted Cry, The Beloved Country, so I'll be very creative here and say:
Cry, The Beloved Country. (Alan Paton)
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quote:Originally posted by AvidReader: Fahrenheit 451 had a pretty major impact on me growing up. The more I see people attached to their phones unwilling to know anything deeper than the new season's American Idol stats, the more I feel like Montag.
Having just finished who knows what numbered reread of Fahrenheit 451, I have to agree. Besides that, I'll add Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis.
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The Pearly Gates for Dummies
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Death for the Complete Idiot
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Lonesome Dove On My Way to Paradise
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quote: I don't care if you're a guy, you should still read it.
So says a girl. Posted by BelladonnaOrchid (Member # 188) on :
[/QUOTE] Besides that, I'll add Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. [/QB][/QUOTE]
I love that book! It's so tragic. He did an excellent job with the myth in that story. I like it so much my AIM handle is Istrasorchid.
Another book to read before you die? Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand.
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