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Kurt Vonnegut. Sirens of Titan
Mark Twain. Tom Sawyer
Michael Crichton. Jurassic Park
Steinbeck. Grapes of Wrath
Bel Kaufman. Up the Down Staircase
George Orwell. 1984
Chuck Palahniuk. Survivor
H.G.Wells. The Time Machine
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Voted! I'm excited to see what comes out on top... although it might already be apparent...?
gr gr gr
I so don't want to reread Survivor...
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only to an extent. Palahniuk in large doses bores me, he is way too monotonous. I was going to reread any of his novels (talking only about novels now, his short stories are nice) no sooner than a few years after the first read.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
is that it now are we ready to read yet?
looks like it is survivor - which does not bode well, although i have not read this book i do tend to agree with jean on most things
i shall wait for the official personage to tell me the results before i go ahead and order the book though
**hums softly to self**
**hums along with Candy**
Sloth Love Chunk
**cough cough**
if nothing happens by tomorrow, I'll post tie-breaker poll
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you jean - i wasn't being impatient honest
i'm just a geek who gets excited easily
1984 is available in an online version for folks who can't afford another purchase at this time.
1984 (first link)
1984 (second link)
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
once again i'd like to remind everyone of project gutenberg.
hre's a list of the top 100 downloads, you'll be surprised at some of the books available.
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/scores/top
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
my pleasure, woofer.
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
Do you think it's up on librivox? I'll have to go check it out.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
looks like no tiebreaker is needed, Orwell has won. I can't do anything until razz is here, so we wait for him to come back; we can already start our reading/rereading
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JEAN! *random wolftackle hug*
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
candy hugs everyone with excitement
oh, and I was really hoping for Survivor so that I could participate this time.
We'll see, if I can find an audio copy of 1984 maybe I'll join in.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
bears hope that you will!
does it have to be an audio copy?
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well I'm in the middle of reading another book now, and I've got some others lined up so I won't be able to get to it anytime soon. If I can track down an audio version I should be able to get thru it pretty quickly. I've got a long commute to work, so I can usually get through them within a week or two depending on the length.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Well it seems like the winner of this Month is Orwell's 1984!
I hope it's a good as I hear
I'm a huge fan of Vonnegut and I think his books are the funnest to discuss...
maybe next time it will be Vonnegut, stick around and don't miss the nominations for the next season
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, I've chosen to read this book over summer for my AP English class.
I'd love to discuss with you guys, and I've heard a lot of good about this book. I think it will share a tone with my favorite book, Fahrenheit 451.