Comments | writethevoid: And we've got special boots that beat the path to my house.

writethevoid

And we've got special boots that beat the path to my house.

Nov 21, 2004 22:13

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antibacterialme November 21 2004, 20:41:02 UTC

Alvarez, Julia. In the Time of Butterflies
Heller, Joseph. Catch-22.
O'Connor, Flannery. Everything That Rises Must Converge

I've read others, but I would suggest these be near the top of your list. Yeah.

writethevoid November 21 2004, 21:24:01 UTC

Thanks!

antibacterialme November 21 2004, 22:04:43 UTC

Welcome.

scoobydooby doo, where are you?

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drama_diva November 22 2004, 15:49:26 UTC

I was really awestruck by East of Eden. if you like john steinbeck, I recommend it.

justlikebirds November 21 2004, 23:08:22 UTC

You definitely do NOT need to read The House on Mango Street. I'm not exaggerating when I say it is one of the five worst books I have read.

writethevoid November 22 2004, 15:34:10 UTC

That's what I thought when I read it the first time. I was like...huh...this sucks. But I thought that maybe as I progressed in age, I would appriciate it more. But if you say it sucks, I'll forget it.

amsterdamn November 22 2004, 06:31:10 UTC

O'Connor, Flannery. Everything That Rises Must Converge

there are three reasons that Flannery O'Connor is one of my favorite authors:

1. she's an absolutely amazing writer
2. her descriptions are incredible
3. this book. everything that rises must converge is absolutely, the greatest collection of stories in the world.

also, if you haven't read it and want to read some really good hemingway, i think the old man and the sea is really good. farwell to arms i have read most of, but i can't really say much for.

drama_diva November 22 2004, 15:48:24 UTC

in the time of the butterflies, the grapes of wrath, brave new world, and crim and punishment are all fantastic. definitely worth reading.