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I would add the following, not only because they are classics, but because they are the types of books that will stay with you long after you have read them:
A Farewell to Arms - Ernest Hemmingway
Sons and Lovers - D.H. Lawrence
Lady Chatterly's Lover - D.H. Lawrence
Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
Madame Bovary - Gustav Flaubert
Germinal - Emile Zola
All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austin
The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
I would also reccomend the short stories of Anton Chekhov, and William Faulkner. On a more contemporary note, I have loved everything I have read by Amy Tan. Happy reading
Also not a classic, The Green Flag: A History of Irish Nationalism. Its probably the best book written by a brit on Irish Nationalism. I dont agree with it 100%, but hes probably the most open minded brit writers on teh subject. Definately a good read, though its a hard read.
I would add the following, not only because they are classics, but because they are the types of books that will stay with you long after you have read them:
I would also reccomend the short stories of Anton Chekhov, and William Faulkner. On a more contemporary note, I have loved everything I have read by Amy Tan. Happy reading
Yes, by all means.
and Kafka--somber fare but you don't feel your brain cells dying.
The House of Mirth - edith wharton
More recent - Prodigal Summer - Barbara Kingsolver
Many Years From Now - Paul McCartney biography- Barry Miles
On the Road - Jack Kerouac- I listened to it (from library) as books on tape- loved it.
A Map of the World - Jane Hamilton - its tragic but a great read
The House of Mirth - edith wharton
More recent - Prodigal Summer - Barbara Kingsolver
Many Years From Now - Paul McCartney biography- Barry Miles
On the Road - Jack Kerouac- I listened to it (from library) as books on tape- loved it.
A Map of the World - Jane Hamilton - its tragic but a great read
I have A Map of the World in my plastic bin where I keep all the books I want to read. The hardest thing is picking the next book!
The House of Mirth - edith wharton More recent - Prodigal Summer - Barbara Kingsolver
Many Years From Now - Paul McCartney biography- Barry Miles
On the Road - Jack Kerouac- I listened to it (from library) as books on tape- loved it.
A Map of the World - Jane Hamilton - its tragic but a great read
I *loved* Prodigal Summer. All her books are good, but that one is my fave.
I've read it three times now.
The Call of the Wild
Whitefang
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Shining
Harry Potters-all of them, I love them
Old Yeller- as a kid, I bawled reading it!
The Talisman- Stephen King
Roll of Thunder, hear my Cry
The Call of the Wild
Whitefang
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Shining
Harry Potters-all of them, I love them
Old Yeller- as a kid, I bawled reading it!
The Talisman- Stephen King
Roll of Thunder, hear my Cry
I can't even hear the title Old Yeller without getting a lump in my throat.
Loved White Fang, too, as well as Call of the Wild. Somewhere I still have my Scholastic Books paperback of White Fang.
The Talisman is one of my favorite King books and I hear they are finally making a movie of it--hope they don't screw it up.
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