Fav. Books?

Yeah, I really loved ERAGON, and they messed the movie up soooo badly. It is around the top, if not leads, my list of least favorite movies. It had so much potential too.

One thing that I hate about books being turned into movies is that the atmosphere that I dream of is rarely captured. Acting is important, but in some respects I feel that the setting and cinematography is more so.

my sisters keepers....anddd all of the books by jodi piccoult

and harry potter of course!

Oh man! I cant believe i forgot catch 22!

I haven't read that, but I've heard a lot of good things about it. I think I've talked to a few of you about this before, and I've probably posted it as well, but I just finished The Great Gatsby last night and I LOVED IT. That book was SO good. One of my all time favorites right there.

Garth Nix books... I havent read those in forever, I loved all of his novels.

Oliviah, I am reading The Great Gatsby now! I find it hopeful that you liked it so much because I am finding the first couple chapters a bit lackluster. But now I am looking forward to reading on!!

I absolutely loved that book! I was in the minority on that opinion in my English class, but hopefully you'll be like me and find it totally superb too. I love the 20s, and I could really picture all of the parties and the extravagance throughout the book. And it's really well written, I think. Wait until the end - such a pretty passage. I won't spoil it - but let me know when you finish it!

1) Atonement - Ian McEwan (aaamaaazzinggg book!)
2) Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
3) Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky
4) Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
5) Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

I"M ALSO READING GREAT GATSBY! I have this thing where I can usually tell if I will like a book or not by the first page... I look more for style in books than much other stuff but Gatsby I would have to say is the ONE exeption... I started it and was like... "hmmmmmm this is... hummmmmmm".... but I'm still reading it and his "show don't tell" description is delectable...

I'm reading Catch-22 this summer for Eng.

Yay! I hope you guys like it as much I do.

I finished Gatsby yesterday. IT WAS AWESOME~! You know I'm not sure I totally GOT it but I kept thinking about it throughout the day

It took awhile to totally sink in for me too.
I think those are the best books - the ones that stick with you and make you think long after you've read the last page.
That goes for movies, music, and artwork, too, I think.
That's what makes art forms...well, art. In my mind.
Does that make sense? Haha.

1984, Brave New World, Frankenstein, The Awakening, Of Mice and Men, Anthem, Breakfast of Champions, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Lord of the Flies, Death of a Salesman (plays count, right?)... the list goes on. Currently reading The Great Gatsby

GO GAtSby... such a Junior read... Lol and yes Olivia I TOTALLY agree... The ________(fill in the art form movies, visual art, plays, books, poems) you don't quite GET immediately can have the most profound impact on you as a person. I know the first time I saw Cabaret I was like "Whao what just happened? you call that an ending?" but It's seriously one of my favourite movies of all time. because I kept going back, looking at it and thinking about it... I feel the more I think about gatsby The more I'll like it.

Random question: Are there any more Faulkner Fans in the house? I'm making it a summer project of mine to read "The Sound and the Fury" but I know I won't understand it alone...

androgynousmermen@verizon wrote:I'm reading Catch-22 this summer for Eng.

English? I can't believe that it's required reading for some people. Anyways, you'll enjoy it. It's epically (if that's even a word) funny.

gah i got so frustrated by the kid in Rye that i almost threw the book at the wall!! although im sure thats the mark of a good book-- one that can provoke so well, but i still didnt appreciate it haha
i do love....
To Kill a Mockingbird
Waiting for Snow in Havana (Carlos Eire)
the things they carried
Huck Finn (love the satire)
The Great Gatsby
and anything by Jodi Picoult, James Patterson, and Nora Roberts

plus the occasional chick drama type that i read when i dont feel like thinking or overanalysing, which is almost impossible thanks to AP Language...

androgynousmermen-- i'll read the sound and the fury with you at gov school

YAY! I love people who love Faulkner!

i LOVED "Catcher in the Rye" a lot!!! It didn't really have a strong storyline but I loved the character of Holden. Plus his humor was just sarcasticly funny which I love. I also had to read Gatsby this year for my Humanitis class. I really liked it. Not so much in the beginning but after I got into it I did. I also had to read "Night" By Elie Wiesel. Its really short and sad and amazing. I read it in like a day and wow!!

Disco Blood Bath by the great James Saint James

I loved Night too, what a powerful book!

It saddens me to say that I rarely find the time to crack open a book that isn't required for school anymore, thankfully I have you guys to give me ideas for some good summer reading!

It seems like everyone is reading Gatsby. Sad news though--I have about 60 pages left in the book, and today my best friend ruined the ending for me! On accident of course. I hate when that happens, especially since I was just starting to really get into it.

I read Gatsby...I must say that I didn't really enjoy it. For me, the question about Gatsby isn't "which character did you like best"? It is "which character did you dislike the least"? I felt like I was reading about useless, misdirected, twisted people.

On the other hand, though I detested the characters, I would be blind not to credit Gatsby for painting a masterful snapshot of the Roaring Twenties.

I understand what you mean Natalie- most of the characters in the novel are shallow and deceitful. I don't particularly like any of them except for Jay Gatsby, whom I find charming and colorful.

Charming and colorful, yes.
But also sweetly and saddenly naive.
He has that to blame for his tragic demise.
That, and the general free-loader, shallow-ness of humanity.