[quote]pat wrote:
Crazy from the Heat ~ David Lee Roth. A must read.[/quote]
been meaning to read this.
In a similar vein:
The Dirt by Motley Crue
Hammer of the Gods by Stephen Davis
I picked up H.P Lovecraft and was disappointed…where’s Gopher, The Doc, Captain Stubing? All there was was some octopus from space.
[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
I blame On the Road for me not getting to uni until I was in my twenties.
Turns out being a poetic, freight-train-jumping bum was a lot easier in 50s America than in 90s NE England… I just ended up on the dole.[/quote]
Can I just say, mate.
You definitely have the greatest username on here.
[quote]theoctavist wrote:
a seperate peace- knowles
the catcher in the rye- salinger
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I hated both these books basically because they were about privileged kids who were just whining about the world.
I understand A Separate Peace was supposed to portray how teenagers thought and acted during WWII, but it was just a terrible book. It probably did not also help that I had to read it all in one day.
The Catcher in the Rye infuriated me so much while I was reading the book. If I ever had the displeasure of meeting Holden in real life, I would have punched him in the face as soon as possible. He’s not a rebel in the book.
These were three of the better books I had to read in high school (and middle school). Brave New World was very different, but it was still interesting especially the change in protagonist.
[quote]Waittz wrote:
Why the lack of Non Fiction?
If i could only offer one book to add it would be Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl. [/quote]
This was probably the best book I’ve read in my entire life. Loved every second of it.
Here’s my idea on non-fiction, (that may only apply to me)
I find that I honestly don’t retain as much from what I read as one would hope. I mean I can read a novel (The latest being Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and if you gave me a test on it I’d pray it was multiple choice or I’d fear I’d not pass.
I think that if one is reading non-fiction but WITHOUT the intention of retaining and even being able to use all of the information later then that’s great I just finished The Post-American World yesterday and learned while I was reading it and remember the key concepts, but I wouldn’t want to write a paper using what I learned from it as I fear that paper would be riddled with inaccuracies ( that is unless of course I reopen the book and cite it)
What I’m getting at is even though I’ve read a few science books on string theory and cosmology and enjoy them while I read them, and I read history books too…I think that watching Dicovery Channel shows on the subject ( I mean good ones) might be better overall at helping one remember and relate on the topics later.