Comments on: Which Of These Books Should I Choose?

By: Slanc

Slanc — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:58:59 +0000

Tell Her Fuck it your not a gofer n your reading way of the shadows by brent weeks its a very very very good book especially if you like action/fantasy
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By: DngrsAngl

DngrsAngl — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:41:59 +0000

My favorites from your list:
Something Wicked This Way Comes
The Crying of Lot 49
Dracula
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Pride and Prejudice
The Awakening
As I Lay Dying
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Slaughterhouse-Five
My Antonia

If I had to pick 4 that I think might be the most enjoyable to read, I would go with The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Slaughterhouse-Five, and Their Eyes Were Watching God. Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite books of all time and I highly recommend it, but some people do find the style a bit boring.
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By: fenchurchthesane

fenchurchthesane — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:07:59 +0000

LOL, this list made me so nostalgic.
The following are all written in more-or-less modern language and you might like them:
Definitely the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: I can’t believe you get to read that for school!
Franny and Zooey’s pretty interesting and emotional.
I kind of liked "The Crying of Lot 49", entertaining but a little weird.
"Strangers in a Strange Land" is kind of beautiful, in a hippie-ish way. I love Robert Heinlein so much.
"Brave New World" really makes you think.

DON’T EVER READ:
Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Unbelievably depressing.
Dubliners is really hard to analyze: everything’s a metaphor for the church or how Ireland is hopeless.
The Awakening. Unpleasant.
Anything by Virginia Woolf: she’s a headcase.

The rest that I’ve read are just okay. And don’t be tempted to thinking "Dracula" and "Frankenstein" will be fun and action-y just because the movies are.
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By: S Librarian

S Librarian — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:43:59 +0000

This is a long and varied list. Here are some suggestions:

Slaughter-house Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. — This is an anti-war/time travel existential novel. It is not too long, but is packed with irony, humor and meaning.

Animal Farm by George Orwell — The animals of Manor Farm attempt to create a utopian community where everyone is equal and work is shared by all. Well-written and interesting.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas — adventure, wrongful imprisonment, love, revenge, duels, etc. Exciting and, though long, it’s a quick and eventful read.

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan — an immigrant story of mothers and daughters. Shows the old world vs. the new world.

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson — adventure, pirates, desert islands, etc. Exciting and quick read.

Hope this helps.
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By: abcdefg...

abcdefg... — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:09:59 +0000

Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Kite Runner by Hosseini
Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
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