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The Giver by Lois Lowry | 12 | 30.00% | |
The Call of the Wild by Jack London | 5 | 12.50% | |
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee | 12 | 30.00% | |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling | 11 | 27.50% | |
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck | 14 | 35.00% | |
Rabbit Run by John Updike | 8 | 20.00% | |
The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien | 5 | 12.50% | |
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain | 6 | 15.00% | |
Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by John Cleland | 4 | 10.00% | |
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess | 10 | 25.00% | |
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08-28-2014, 01:05 PM | #31 |
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Neither The Grapes of Wrath nor To Kill a Mockingbird sound at all interesting to me but I will probably try to read either one if they win. I normally actively try to avoid anything that was regularly taught in a high school English class. I am still not sure how I missed both of these (and The Great Gatsby) then and just count my blessings.
In order to avoid being the "literary club lite" I voted for a read that would be more fun than serious and thought-provoking. |
08-28-2014, 01:40 PM | #32 |
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I was looking for good links to Dust Bowl Dance by Mumford and Sons and Pink Floyd's Sorrow when I found this link:
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So many of the best books have been ruined for people by having them inflicted at a tender and rebellious age. |
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But I do have to agree that forcing them on kids when the kids aren't ready for them is wrong. Problem is, these books are written in a way that kids don't take to and the kids don't find them all that relevant. This and the way some teachers teach them makes them not enjoyable at all and no way are these kids going back to reread them as an adult. Plus, it can (very much so) turn kids off to reading. Shakespeare is a good one to help turn kids off to reading. |
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08-28-2014, 05:56 PM | #36 |
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Added The Grapes of Wrath to the Selections List thread. Looks like January will have an extra book in to choose from as well since there was a tie for the runner-up position.
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08-29-2014, 12:05 AM | #37 |
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck it is.
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Yay! Look forward to it.
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I think we should read Steinbeck's little known sequel.
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