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Books you plan on reading eventually

Started by Mysterious F., August 30, 2009, 06:09:08 PM

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Mysterious F.

So, anyone here REALLY wanna read a certain book or two, but just can't find the time to get one?

Well, some that I plan on getting around to eventually are:

  • 1984
  • All Quiet on the Western Front
  • An American Tragedy
  • The Catcher in the Rye
  • Dangerous Liaisons
  • Don Quixote
  • Fahrenheit 451
  • A Farewell to Arms
  • Gone with the Wind
  • The Grapes of Wrath
  • The Great Gatsby
  • The House of Mirth
  • The Jungle
  • The Invisible Man
  • Lolita
  • The Origin of Species
  • Rebecca
  • Sophie's Choice
  • The Trial
  • Vanity Fair
  • War and Peace
  • Wuthering Heights

DW

Quote from: Whocares on August 30, 2009, 06:09:08 PM
  • Don Quixote
  • The Grapes of Wrath
  • The Jungle
  • Wuthering Heights
I've read and recommend these. Wuthering Heights is one that'll definitely keep you guessing.

Speaking of plot twists, have you read Ethan Frome?

I would like to read the Communist Manifesto sometime.
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Quote from: Whocares on August 30, 2009, 06:09:08 PM
Well, some that I plan on getting around to eventually are:

  • 1984
  • All Quiet on the Western Front
  • An American Tragedy
  • The Catcher in the Rye
  • Dangerous Liaisons
  • Don Quixote
  • Fahrenheit 451
  • A Farewell to Arms
  • Gone with the Wind
  • The Grapes of Wrath
  • The Great Gatsby
  • The House of Mirth
  • The Jungle
  • The Invisible Man
  • Lolita
  • The Origin of Species
  • Rebecca
  • Sophie's Choice
  • The Trial
  • Vanity Fair
  • War and Peace
  • Wuthering Heights
Add Ishmael to that list, and I think you'll be all set.

Anyway, as for me, Twilight, I guess. Don't ask me why.



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The Chronicles of Narnia.  Not really sure I want to finish up the Inheritence series.
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I plan on getting around to reading the whole Stephen King collection someday.

alical

The only one on your list I have read is 1984, it was brilliant. I read it just because it was so famous but ended up really getting into it.
There are so many books I want to read, I'm reading quite a lot at the moment because I went through like half a year of reading very little.
One book I really want to read but simply can't is 'Le Morte D'Arthur' I borrowed it from the library but have to return it soon and I have only read about 20 pages. I'm usually fine with very long books but it's just the combination of it's size (1000+ pages) and the fact it is written in a sort of olde english that requires more thougt than a simple read through that has really put me off. It's a shame because what I have read is quite interesting. So that is on my list for the future.
There are lots of other books I want to read as well.

Mysterious F.

I'm rather flabbergasted that no one has criticized me for adding Lolita to my list. Either no one has any idea what it's about, or it really is as good as its reputation.

darkphantomime

One of my friends read Lolita and said that I should pick it up too. She said that there were quite a few similarities between the main character and me.

Darth Wyndisis

I plan on reading through the Star Wars: Legacy of the Force books.  So far the first book, Betrayal, is pretty interesting.  I haven't read any Star Wars novels other than Revenge of the Sith and Labyrinth of Evil, and I figured now would be a good time to start.

DW

Quote from: Whocares on August 31, 2009, 12:16:51 PM
I'm rather flabbergasted that no one has criticized me for adding Lolita to my list. Either no one has any idea what it's about, or it really is as good as its reputation.

I wouldn't criticize you, it's not like you're a child rapist for reading it :/

Just like I'm not a racist for having read Huckleberry Finn. I hate when people do that.
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jdubroxs

I still havent read the 3rd eragon book or the 7th harry potter book and i really want to but ive been to busy lately :(

Pale Dim

7th book is incredible. I can't put it down!

Great Gatsby is okay. I recommend it. Don't watch the movie though, it is WEIRD.


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Hi no Seijin

I finished rereading the 7th Harry Potter book not too long ago.  I am not ashamed to admit parts of it had me in tears; Rowling is that powerful of a writer, and I really hope I can replicate that feat with my own writing.
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Well, it's not easy. I know, I'm trying. I started crying with a few parts, too. You are not the only one.
Quote from: Whocares on August 30, 2009, 06:09:08 PM
  • Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair...you mean, like the magazine?


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Mysterious F.

I meant the classic English novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.