Hey guys im not much of a reader AT ALL. I need 10 books that arent boring. I like books that have some action, mystery and guilty stuff (Like cheating or some shit). Books that have a good lesson or moral the end,the characters go through life struggles or have a conflict. I know this content i said is a whirlwind but i know there is some lit heads to help me!
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Anonymous2007-07-29 15:49 ID:HYCxofbu
Believe it or not, the 7 Harry Potters fit your guidelines, except for the "Mystery" angle.
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Anonymous2007-07-29 16:10 ID:SNCn04+6
Try black hawk down. I thought before reading it "How can a book portray a battle effectively" Yet somehow BHD does it.
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Anonymous2007-07-29 17:15 ID:XMtWOgFi
John Altman - A Game Of Spies
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Anonymous2007-07-29 21:34 ID:ngoMLyQQ
George R.R. Martin - A Game of Thrones
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Anonymous2007-07-29 21:47 ID:w1G9ZFG7
The Man Who Never Missed - Steve Perry
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Anonymous2007-07-30 2:46 ID:3BBm3xRj
Lords of Discipline - Pat Conroy
Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
Godfather - Mario Puzo
These fit all of your categories, in three books of totally different genres and eras.
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Anonymous2007-07-30 18:51 ID:Wx55Nw9p
the human stain - philip roth
the adventures of augie march - saul bellow
disgrace - jm coetzee
these are three great books, and they are all quite readable
Good call, #11. Baxter wrote a good semi-trilogy in the "Manifold" series. If you want to delve into the possibilities of Deep Time and the First Instant, then Baxter's the man to read.
And CITR is absolute bollocks. Who the fuck really wants to continue wasting the time of students as they read the aimless mutterings of a described insane person? I can recall some of the details of the conversation I had with my English instructor who inflicted CITR upon me:
Me: "There was really no point to the character's experiences."
Inst.: "Did you realize that the author wrote him as an insane or mentally bothered person?"
Me: "No, I didn't. That explains a lot. I just thought Salinger was a boring writer."
HS instructors should stick to Shakespeare since at least the man had class. Hawthorne, Salinger and all the rest of the boring fucktards simply have to GTFO!
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Anonymous2007-07-31 12:05 ID:ARu33gmv
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
The Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess
Dr.Bloodmoney by Philip k. Dick
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
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Anonymous2007-07-31 12:41 ID:5QSxtufE
>>1 Op here.. thanks for all the recommendations. Gotta hit up the book store soon.