Your 5 Must-Reads?

Andy · 09-21-2008, 08:42 PM

What 5 books do you think every person should read before they die?

Just so my five don't influence yours (because they're like...20 pixels away)

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GeorgeMichael · 09-21-2008, 08:47 PM

The Giver was totally my first choice. Shouldn't have clicked that spoiler box

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Mercy · 09-21-2008, 08:48 PM

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Andy · 09-21-2008, 08:49 PM

At, I remember the Secret Garden. I really need to read it again or watch the movie.

Zombified · 09-21-2008, 08:50 PM

Well I really don't read that many books outside of my genre so...

In no particular order

Huck Finn (At least a little bit)- Twain
Lewis Black, Nothing's Sacred
The Cask of Amontillado- Poe
Chronicles Vol 1, by Bob Dylan
The Lord of the Rings- Tolkien

appleofmyeye · 09-21-2008, 10:09 PM

The Devouring- Simon Holt
Speak- Laurie Halse Anderson
The Outsiders- Susan E Hinton
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West- Gregory Maguire
Lord of the Flies- William Golding

Shaun · 09-21-2008, 11:27 PM

Frankstein sucked...I get why it's a classic, but that's one of the books I look at and go "yeah, if I was living back then, I wouldn't write like this." It's like Gandalf on crack...

So my five must-reads? Like, books that I think everyone should read? Ugh, that's hard. I have to consider what people would even enjoy. I recommend 1984, but at the same time, a lot of people would have problems with that book...So, I'll recommend some more contemporary stuffs:

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (or read Ubik)
Kingmaker, Kingbreaker Duology by Karen Miller (read both together, not one or the other)
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (followed by The Dead & the Gone)
The Steam Magnate by Dana Copithorne
Old Man's War by John Scalzi (or Peeps by Scott Westerfeld)

Runner ups:
Leven Thumps by Obert Skye
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

But to be honest, this is a stupid list because that stuff up there would change on a daily basis...

Phantom · 09-22-2008, 01:08 AM

My five books you MUST read before you die... Perhaps you should consider the whole series for a couple of the books though.

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grandmafarris · 09-22-2008, 01:14 AM

Not in any particular order.
1. His Dark Materials
2. The Giver
3. Brave New World
4. Pride & Prejudice
5. The Bell Jar

Carraka · 09-22-2008, 01:31 AM

-glares at Imelda-

Really, I don't know.

If you are at all interested in fantasy, you should read GRRM before you die. But I can't say that you must because I'm not feeling insistent today.

All the other books in the world -- no strong feelings about.

-steps out of thread-

09-21-2008, 08:42 PM	View Post #1 (Link) Your 5 Must-Reads?
Andy Administrator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: At home Posts: 2,556 Points: 50 Times Thanked: 92	What 5 books do you think every person should read before they die? Just so my five don't influence yours (because they're like...20 pixels away) Spoiler: Mine: The Giver 1984 Rocket Boys (aka October Sky) The Lord of the Rings (of course ) Frankenstein __________________

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GeorgeMichael Freelance Writer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: No longer in a boring city! Posts: 1,434 Points: 7.3 Times Thanked: 54	The Giver was totally my first choice. Shouldn't have clicked that spoiler box Spoiler: The Giver Charlotte's Web (You know, throughout everything, all literary classics, all thought provoking and life dreading books, CW has always been my favorite book in the world... I just love it ) To Kill a Mockingbird Lord of the Rings The Secret Garden hmm... many of mine are really just nice little books aren't they? Well, I think it's important to read little feel good books like that. P.S. as a special sixth I'd like to add Green Eggs and Ham... because it's the pinochle of awesomeness. __________________ Reading List for January Salem's Lot - Stephen King A Game of Thrones - GRRM The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown If anyone is wondering, my boyfriend's internet is the absolute worst piece of shit in existence, and it causes my computer to slow down significantly anytime I enter the Chatroom. It also causes the chatroom to freeze anyway, so it's a bit futile to attempt to log in while I'm at his place.

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Zombified Freelance Writer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,653 Points: 30 Times Thanked: 123	Well I really don't read that many books outside of my genre so... In no particular order Huck Finn (At least a little bit)- Twain Lewis Black, Nothing's Sacred The Cask of Amontillado- Poe Chronicles Vol 1, by Bob Dylan The Lord of the Rings- Tolkien __________________ **You make sounds like you're a mean little ass-kicker...only I ain't convinced. You keep talking and I'm gonna take your head off.** -Charles Bronson YouTube Channel Peter Merritt & the Equinox

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Shaun Dead Person Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 5,596 Points: 11.33 Times Thanked: 136	Frankstein sucked...I get why it's a classic, but that's one of the books I look at and go "yeah, if I was living back then, I wouldn't write like this." It's like Gandalf on crack... So my five must-reads? Like, books that I think everyone should read? Ugh, that's hard. I have to consider what people would even enjoy. I recommend 1984, but at the same time, a lot of people would have problems with that book...So, I'll recommend some more contemporary stuffs: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (or read Ubik) Kingmaker, Kingbreaker Duology by Karen Miller (read both together, not one or the other) Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (followed by The Dead & the Gone) The Steam Magnate by Dana Copithorne Old Man's War by John Scalzi (or Peeps by Scott Westerfeld) Runner ups: Leven Thumps by Obert Skye The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card But to be honest, this is a stupid list because that stuff up there would change on a daily basis... __________________ The Viking Amoeba Army is here! Run for your lives! Tumblr! Read my published fiction and non-fiction! And check out The World in the Satin Bag novel podcast. Help me become rich and donate! My Random Stuff: --The World in the Satin Bag: My science fiction, fantasy, and writing blog! --Check out Cheese & Crackers Original and Cheese & Crackers Superheroes --The Skiffy and Fanty Show --Duke and Zink Do America (Political Podcast) YWO Stuff: --Buy Survival By Storytelling Magazine (Issue One is available!) Support fellow YWO writers! --And don't forget to buy something from YWO's Zazzle Store! --Follow YWO on Twitter. Spoiler: This is a call to arms, gather soldiers, Time to go to war. This is a battle song, brothers and sisters, Time to go to war.

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grandmafarris Novice Writer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: georgia Posts: 13 Points: 8.76 Times Thanked: 1	Not in any particular order. 1. His Dark Materials 2. The Giver 3. Brave New World 4. Pride & Prejudice 5. The Bell Jar