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PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:59 pm    Post subject:

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Im reading Siddhartha right now


Please don't bring this into your class. We had to read this over the summer prior to starting our freshman year. When school finally started, I don't think there was one kid who actually liked it.


Ya I had to read it in high school but I didn't finish it of course, now that Im older I actually like it.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:04 pm    Post subject:

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Im reading Siddhartha right now


Just got done with that. Can't beat the Phil Jackson booklist.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:37 pm    Post subject:

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:35 am    Post subject:

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Ko8e8ryant wrote:
Im reading Siddhartha right now


Just got done with that. Can't beat the Phil Jackson booklist.


Whats on his list?
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:48 am    Post subject:

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TNLakersFanInLA wrote:
Ko8e8ryant wrote:
Im reading Siddhartha right now


Just got done with that. Can't beat the Phil Jackson booklist.


Whats on his list?


I know Correli's Mandolin (the original version)

Gimme some time to think about it....
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:51 pm    Post subject:

The Bible

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:52 am    Post subject:

I've always been an avid reader, and the authors/books I got into when I was in high school were:

Stephen King
Dean Koontz
The Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony
The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice

books that might be more appealing to younger readers now:

The Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella
The Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer


Best Books for Young Adults
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:53 am    Post subject:

^ THANKS FOR THOSE LISTS! I've checked out that site before, but completely forgot about it.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:09 am    Post subject:

REPPIN 818 wrote:
Ko8e8ryant wrote:
Im reading Siddhartha right now


Please don't bring this into your class. We had to read this over the summer prior to starting our freshman year. When school finally started, I don't think there was one kid who actually liked it.




There's more fun stuff from Hesse, but that's a good start. I enjoyed Steppenwolf, Narcissus and Goldmund, as well as Magister Ludi. When you read the last one, bear in mind you are reading a sublime comedy, as Hesse sometimes laughs at the self importance of any thinking class.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:47 pm    Post subject:

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REPPIN 818 wrote:
Ko8e8ryant wrote:
Im reading Siddhartha right now


Please don't bring this into your class. We had to read this over the summer prior to starting our freshman year. When school finally started, I don't think there was one kid who actually liked it.




There's more fun stuff from Hesse, but that's a good start. I enjoyed Steppenwolf, Narcissus and Goldmund, as well as Magister Ludi. When you read the last one, bear in mind you are reading a sublime comedy, as Hesse sometimes laughs at the self importance of any thinking class.


I just finished Sidd ... good stuff.

But Ive been more into nonfiction lately, here are some I recommend:

The Siege of Shangri-La

The Heart of the World

Jesus Papers

The Oracle
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:44 pm    Post subject:

For that age:

Sci-Fi/Fantasy:
Paolini's Eragon (Don't let the movie turn you off), and Eldest
Terry Pratchett's Disc World series.
Douglas Adam's Hitchiker series
Piers Anthony is good, but some of his books get a bit racy for the parents of kids that age so you should pre-read them.

Other:
Watership Down
Catcher in the Rye
Prayer for Owen Meany
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:15 pm    Post subject:

doughboy90650 wrote:
The Bible

No.

Quote:
The Outsiders

Yes.

Quote:
The Jordan Rules



Also I just realized bring in this twilight books, girls simply LOVE that (bleep).
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:46 pm    Post subject:

REPPIN 818 wrote:
doughboy90650 wrote:
The Bible

No.

Quote:
The Outsiders

Yes.

Quote:
The Jordan Rules



Also I just realized bring in this twilight books, girls simply LOVE that (bleep).


The Bible has a gangsta edge to it, especially the Old Testament ......
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