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LukeP
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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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Orincoro
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So Your Going to Die

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adenam
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Ender's Game (duh [Wink]

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Harry Potter

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Xann.
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The Stinky Cheese Man.

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Noemon
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Practical Immortality: How Not to Die in 1 Easy Step

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MightyCow
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A Prayer for Owen Meany

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Puffy Treat
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quote:
Originally posted by Orincoro:
So Your Going to Die

My what is going to die? [Smile]

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ketchupqueen
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Anne of Green Gables.

I don't care if you're a guy, you should still read it.

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BlackBlade
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Cheating Death: A Beginners Guide.

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Strider
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The Afterlife on $5 a Day

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Sean Monahan
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OSC's list is:

Lord of the Rings
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Language Instinct
Pride and Prejudice

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Kwea
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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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Carrie
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The Zombie Survival Guide.

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ketchupqueen
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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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Elmer's Glue
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It doesn't matter if they read it, I thought it was a good zing.

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ketchupqueen
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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. [Smile]

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AvidReader
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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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Jeorge
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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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Traceria
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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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advice for robots
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The Pearly Gates for Dummies

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advice for robots
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Death for the Complete Idiot

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lobo
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Lonesome Dove
On My Way to Paradise

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lem
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quote:
I don't care if you're a guy, you should still read it.

So says a girl. [Razz]

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BelladonnaOrchid
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[/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. [Smile]

Another book to read before you die? Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand.

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rivka
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Because after you read it, you'll want to? [Wink]

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