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to rogue I'm not quite sure what defines a classic. You'll never find the same list in two places at once. It's an ever changing list. I like to think that books that stand the test of time (what's that mean?) are considered classics. For some reason 25 years seems like the time alotment for...

to mehastings !!! I could tell that your dog looked just like a close up of mine. I have a 1 year old shih tzu who looks just like your picture (close up...) There's a picture of him in my profile if you click on my name you'll see his puppy picture (approx. 4 months) He's bigger now with a...

virgin suicides? Rogue I'm very tempted by the Virgin Sucides since I loved Middlesex so much. But, I've read that it's not comparable to Middlesex. Should I try it? :confused:

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good titles Rogue Thanks for the response. I actually threw Life of Pi in this year for my high level students. (p.s they loved it ... "Please may we have some more ;) " Your other choices have been in and out of the curriculum at times. I'm not familiar with Oryx and Crake and I am Legend...

to mehastings Mehastings Your dog's picture looks exactly like my dog (if that's really your dog..???) what kind of dog is he? Shari aka book/dog lover

oops -- sorry OKay. Okay.. sheesh. I'll let that one go. I should never have revealed myself as the pariah of all readers. Unfortunatley, I have such faith in books, I can't help thinking that the right match (book with reader) will create a lifetime of reading obsession ... (as we've all...

Believe it or not, I'm met with the question each spring when we (high school English teachers) meet to discuss our next year's literature curriculum. What books MUST they have? what books can we give them to keep them wanting more? We take this obligation seriously and worry when we don't...

I feel like life's short and there's too much to read. I just can't drag myself through a terrible book. I look forward to the new one and its potential...but my mom makes herself finish it.. not me I'm not a masochist just a reader.

worst book Absolutely-- We were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates. I just don't get her ... everytime I sat down to read it I got a new headache...

Ja9 I just returned from Maui. Fell into an old bookstore off the street in Lahaina and found a small paperback called Mark Twain's Travels in Hawaii. Apparently when he was working for the Sacramento Bee, his assignment was to travel to this island of natives and pure paradise and write...

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US vs. UK? Hi I'm new to the forum. Found a comfortable home though..Here's my first question. I read often (actually more than often; it's more like obsessively..) Anyhow, why are the titles you're suggesting so unfamiliar to me? are the publications in the UK that foreign to American...

Ja9 You've picked up my trick. When I wander around amazon.com looking for a book, I look at member book lists and if they contain a few books that I loved then I look at the rest of their list for new choices. I can tell you that my list is a bit eclectic. Plainsong is a simple read, very...

my faves Some quick recommends Life of Pi I Know this Much is True Plainsong Memoirs of a Geisha The Other Boleyn Girl Middlesex The Kite Runner Random Family Map of the World Book of Ruth To Kill a Mockingbird Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Rebecca Under the Banner...