Summer Reading

2007-08-02 23:53:59

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Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6944

Today I went up to my local library to get some books that I need to read over the summer for school. As I was walking out carrying All The President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, and The Jungle by Upton Sinclare[/i] (both of which I need for my US History Honors course), and having just returned It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong and The Subway Chronicles: Scenes From Life in New York (The two books I had to read for English III) I began to wonder what books my fellow gentlemen here at BF2S had to read.

So what books do you have to read this summer?

2007-08-03 00:20:19

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Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7242|Cambridge (UK)

I'm like all grown up, so I don't have to read anything for anyone over summer, or at any time of the year.

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2007-08-03 00:25:07

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notorious: Nay vee, bay bee.; +1,396|7223|The United Center

The Jungle is a really good book, by the way. I really enjoyed it.

So far this summer I've read My Pet Virus by Shawn Decker, Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman, and reread Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.

2007-08-03 00:27:28

#4

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|7167|Devon, England

I enjoy reading the Halo books

2007-08-03 01:00:55

#5

HSG: Member; +23|6950|British Columbia, Canada

halo is queer

2007-08-03 01:07:43

#6

trex1210: I am Canadian; +72|6735|B.C. Canada

What In The Fuck!!!!!!!!!! Who The Fuck Reads Books In The Summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahahahahahhahahahahahah Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-08-03 01:13:02

#7

Darkfire: Helping you help yourself; +34|6954| Texas

I had to read some book that had a whole collection of short stories, it was really long cant remember what it was called though

lucky me, only one book

2007-08-03 01:18:40

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notorious: Nay vee, bay bee.; +1,396|7223|The United Center

I love the people who try to act cool by saying reading sucks.

...yeah...that was cool...in second grade.

2007-08-03 01:23:22

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Gillenator: Evils Bammed Sex Machine; +129|6870|Evilsville

ThomasMorgan wrote:
I love the people who try to act cool by saying reading sucks.

...yeah...that was cool...in second grade.

They probably also still are in second grade.

2007-08-03 01:24:36

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Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7192

1984 is the most awesome book ever.

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2007-08-03 01:27:23

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tthf: Member 5307; +210|7234|06-01

i dont have to read for the summer (there is no summer here btw, just hot /wet) but am reading Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami at the moment

2007-08-03 01:39:17

#12

twiistaaa: Member; +87|7144|mexico

trex1210 wrote:
What In The Fuck!!!!!!!!!! Who The Fuck Reads Books In The Summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahahahahahhahahahahahah Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

there are 7 days in a week. most people dont party for all of them. what else should they do.

2007-08-03 01:44:47

#13

gene_pool: Banned; +519|7097|Gold coast, Aus.

I personally don't read much anymore. Although I used to enjoy it.

2007-08-03 01:45:41

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Dwit: Member; +34|6986

I don't have to read but i still did, Dan brown - Deception Point; Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code and Dan Brown - Angels & Demons.
Yeah i know lots of Dan Brown.

2007-08-03 02:16:05

#15

zeidmaan: Member; +234|6891|Vienna

Harry Potter FTW !!!!111111one!!!!

Currently finishing 2nd book of "Foundation" novels by Isaac Asimov. And its absolutely amazing. Economy, politics, diplomacy, psychology, strategy, blackmail... it has everything. And even though its Sci Fi it doesn't have any Pew Pew lazors fighting in it

Also gonna give a second go at Richard Holbrooke - To end a War
I you are in to modern politics you will like it very much.

2007-08-03 03:09:32

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SenorToenails: Veritas et Scientia; +444|6606|North Tonawanda, NY

Ahh, I remember the summer reading days. I don't have to read, but I do it anyway.

Bardi - The Calculus Wars
Heinlein - Stranger in a Strange Land
Judson - Fitzpatrick's War

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2007-08-03 03:14:06

#17

Balok77: Member; +28|6624

Read heart of darkness, its where the basic idea of lord of the flies comes from and the movie apocalypse now. Which in itself is a great book

2007-08-03 09:00:52

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DesertFox-: The very model of a modern major general; +796|7161|United States of America

QB VII by Leon Uris, Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut, and The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. I have also been told that I may or may not have been required to read off of the honors list and in that case could have finally gotten to read Catch 22 and 1984.

2007-08-03 09:03:37

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daddyofdeath: A REAL Combat Engineer in the house; +187|6729|UK Bradford W,Yorks. Age 27

Hustler,viz, playboy. All my fave books.

2007-08-03 09:31:43

#20

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7215|Toronto | Canada

Any of Robert J. Sawyer's latest books, such as the Neanderthal Pallax series, Mindscan, Flashforward, Factoring Humanity, and Calculating God.

They are sci-fi novels that are partly proven with modern physics and sciences and partly theoretical. They are a really good read and you actually learn a lot from them (especially about quantum physics)!

2007-08-03 09:33:43

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Schwarzelungen: drunklenglungen; +133|6772|Bloomington Indiana

i dont have to read, im just working.

but for fun im reading "Writer at war" its a book written by a soviet journalist who was with troops at stalingrad...its basically his diary.

im also reading "never have your god stuffed" by alan alda

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2007-08-03 09:33:50

#22

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7125

ThomasMorgan wrote:
I love the people who try to act cool by saying reading sucks.

...yeah...that was cool...in second grade.

ZOMG TMo iz buk nerd!!!!11eleven

I haven't read much lately, but I've been pretty busy. Plus graduated = no summer reading. Which is both good and bad.

2007-08-03 09:35:26

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heggs: Spamalamadingdong; +581|6864|New York

I don't have any summer reading, being done with lots of school and all, but I'm currently reading "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" by Eggers (I think). It's pretty good so far. I plan on reading "A Clockwork Orange" next, then probably "In Cold Blood".

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2007-08-03 09:37:49

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MorbiD.ShoT: Stormin' through the party; +322|7072

Well, I guess I'll start with what I've read from the beginning of this year because I didn't finish the series until this summer.

A Song of Ice and Fire: (3 more books in the series - all books over 1000 pages)
o A Game of Thrones, Bantam Books, 1996
o A Clash of Kings, Bantam Books, 1999
o A Storm of Swords, Bantam Books, 2000
o A Feast for Crows, Bantam Books, 2005
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows
4 Dean Koontz Novels
Re-Reading Arthur C. Clarke's A Space Odyssey Series

For Freshman year of college I couldn't believe that I got summer reading but I do; Dead Man Walking by Sister Helen Prejean

2007-08-03 09:37:52

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aLeX: .?; +160|6807|:D

trex1210 wrote:
What In The Fuck!!!!!!!!!! Who The Fuck Reads Books In The Summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahahahahahhahahahahahah Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take note, this guy is cruise control to cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dwit wrote:
I don't have to read but i still did, Dan brown - Deception Point; Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code and Dan Brown - Angels & Demons.
Yeah i know lots of Dan Brown.

Dan Brown is teh win.

On a side not, Harry Potter should die.

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