Lord of the Flies is crap

[The Fake Shemp]

What a stupid book.

[CajoleJuice]

I like when Piggy gets owned.

[The Fake Shemp]

That's because you're a facist.

[Madrun Badrun]

its a great book to get people into reading; good middle school book. 

[demi]

Why read the book when you can watch the live action movie: http://www.neogaf.com/forum

[Beezy]

Read it freshman year of high school and loved it.

[Cheebs]

I loved it in high school

[Phoenix Dark]

One of the best books written in the last 100 years.

The movie is hilarious too lol

[The Fake Shemp]

Phoenix Dark: Wrong on Films, Awful on Books!  One of the best books written in the past 100 years?

[Madrun Badrun]

One of the best books written in the last 100 years.

The movie is hilarious too lol

top 100 maybe?  top 25 no. 

[Phoenix Dark]

Phoenix Dark: Wrong on Films, Awful on Books!  One of the best books written in the past 100 years?

It's a fact!

[CajoleJuice]

1984 and The Catcher in the Rye are pretty much the only books I read in school that I really enjoyed.

[Mupepe]

1984 and The Catcher in the Rye are pretty much the only books I read in school that I really enjoyed.

The great gatsby rocked all sorts of nuts too

[The Fake Shemp]

The best book I was forced to read in school was Ender's Game.

[Phoenix Dark]

Willco if you want to discover a truly horrible book filled with feminist propaganda I suggest The House on Mango Street.
http://www.amazon.com/House-Mango-Street-Sandra-Cisneros/dp/0679734775

Everyone should rent it from the library and we can have a discussion. The only C I've ever gotten on a paper was due to this book, and the fact that my teacher was a feminist UGH.

[Madrun Badrun]

Willco if you want to discover a truly horrible book filled with feminist propaganda I suggest Handmiads Tale.

Fixed. 

[demi]

The best book I was forced to read in school was Ender's Game.

You just like it because it had naked boys wrestling in the shower.

I read Of Mice and Men, that was cool.

[Madrun Badrun]

I guess I'm the only one that read dickens in highschool.   

[Beezy]

I read Of Mice and Men, that was cool.

Yeah, that one was good too.

[Mupepe]

I guess I'm the only one that read dickens in highschool.   

nah.  dickens was good stuff.

[The Fake Shemp]

You just like it because it had naked boys wrestling in the shower.

See, I don't even remember that part.  I just remember it as a fun sci-fi read.  Of course, you think of the nudity!

[Madrun Badrun]

I guess I'm the only one that read dickens in highschool.   

nah.  dickens was good stuff.

Thats what I was saying, its disappointing no one has mentioned him yet,

Great expectations is may favorite book ever. 

[demi]

It just shows I paid attention to detail. It's no wonder you failed. Dunce.

[The Fake Shemp]

I didn't fail anything!

[Phoenix Dark]

WHAT DOES THE CONCH REPRESENT OMG

[demi]

WHAT DOES THE CONCH REPRESENT OMG

Did you notice there were no african americans in space? We left them behind while our genius white men went off to save the galaxy.

[Phoenix Dark]

WHAT DOES THE CONCH REPRESENT OMG

Did you notice there were no african americans in space? We left them behind while our genius white men went off to save the galaxy.

[CajoleJuice]

He looks Indian.

[Madrun Badrun]

I don't mean to be a racist but clearly thats a monkey not a man - I mean look at the hands.  Also the guy in the back is a lepercon. 

[Phoenix Dark]

He looks Indian.

Aren't you on Lent still? Go dig in your pockets

[CajoleJuice]

He looks Indian.

Aren't you on Lent still? Go dig in your pockets

I don't even know what that means.

[Phoenix Dark]

He looks Indian.

Aren't you on Lent still? Go dig in your pockets

I don't even know what that means.

Welcome back duder I missed you

[brawndolicious]

I guess I'm the only one that read dickens in highschool.   

A tale of two cities was pretty shitty.

[Phoenix Dark]

...

And here we go again

[Himu]

1984 and The Catcher in the Rye are pretty much the only books I read in school that I really enjoyed.

The great gatsby rocked all sorts of nuts too

I hate that book. It sucks.

To Kill A Mockingbird and Dante's Inferno were the definitive school books.

[Beezy]

1984 and The Catcher in the Rye are pretty much the only books I read in school that I really enjoyed.

The great gatsby rocked all sorts of nuts too

I hate that book. It sucks.

To Kill A Mockingbird and Dante's Inferno were the definitive school books.

Yeah, Great Gatsby gets a big meh from me. Never read Dante's Inferno, but To Kill A Mockingbird OMG. One of my favorite H.S. books.

[Madrun Badrun]

I guess I'm the only one that read dickens in highschool.   

A tale of two cities was pretty shitty.

   Your dead to me. 

himu you read the inferno in school?  that pritty bad ass. I read the first 2 cantos in grade 9 and gave up - I didn't have enough history knowledge to get half the shit he was saying.

Mocking bird is outdated trash. 

[Himu]

AP classes read Inferno in HS.

[Mupepe]

1984 and The Catcher in the Rye are pretty much the only books I read in school that I really enjoyed.

The great gatsby rocked all sorts of nuts too

I hate that book. It sucks.

die in a fire you homo.

you're not cool enough to read dante's inferno.

[Himu]

1984 and The Catcher in the Rye are pretty much the only books I read in school that I really enjoyed.

The great gatsby rocked all sorts of nuts too

I hate that book. It sucks.

die in a fire you homo.

you're not cool enough to read dante's inferno.

Meh. His writing was really annoying. The story was interesting, but the way he presented it made reading it tedious.

Another good one, which many people I know hated, was Brave New World.

I still have fond memories reading Princess Bride for school in 7th grade. I love that book.

[Himu]

Mocking bird is outdated trash. 

No it isn't.

[Madrun Badrun]

Paradise Lost is knocking my socks off right now, though every once in a while I hit a horrible horrible 300 lines or so and just give up reading for a month.  I loved the odyssey, iliad, and anied in grade 9. 

[Mupepe]

1984 and The Catcher in the Rye are pretty much the only books I read in school that I really enjoyed.

The great gatsby rocked all sorts of nuts too

I hate that book. It sucks.

die in a fire you homo.

you're not cool enough to read dante's inferno.

Meh. His writing was really annoying. The story was interesting, but the way he presented it made reading it tedious.

Another good one, which many people I know hated, was Brave New World.

I still have fond memories reading Princess Bride for school in 7th grade. I love that book.

I don't know anyone that hated Brave New World.  Quit making shit up.

And it was only tedious because you have ADD and you're probably autistic.  You're making me so mad today himumu  

[Himu]

I was about to bring up Paradise Lost as well. That's a great read.

[Mupepe]

Paradise Lost is knocking my socks off right now, though every once in a while I hit a horrible horrible 300 lines or so and just give up reading for a month.  I loved the odyssey, iliad, and anied in grade 9. 

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG PARADISE LOST IS GLORIOUS GLORIOUS GLORIOUS

I read it after the devils advocate came out.  so awesome

[Himu]

1984 and The Catcher in the Rye are pretty much the only books I read in school that I really enjoyed.

The great gatsby rocked all sorts of nuts too

I hate that book. It sucks.

die in a fire you homo.

you're not cool enough to read dante's inferno.

Meh. His writing was really annoying. The story was interesting, but the way he presented it made reading it tedious.

Another good one, which many people I know hated, was Brave New World.

I still have fond memories reading Princess Bride for school in 7th grade. I love that book.

I don't know anyone that hated Brave New World.  Quit making shit up.

And it was only tedious because you have ADD and you're probably autistic.  You're making me so mad today himumu 

I'm not dude. In my class at least, a lot of folks hated it. It was fucking distinguished mentally-challenged.

[brawndolicious]

  Your dead to me. 

No it was absolutely horrible, read like something a 13 year old wrote while jacking off.  Did he write any better books?

[Madrun Badrun]

Mocking bird is outdated trash. 

No it isn't.

Yes it is.  It only has one chacter of any merit, and while the child learning the evils of the world was great for its time, there are lots of books that do it better.

[Madrun Badrun]

  Your dead to me. 

No it was absolutely horrible, read like something a 13 year old wrote while jacking off. Did he write any better books?

how so?  I prefer great expectations, but most of his books are all similar in style. 

[Himu]

Mocking bird is outdated trash. 

No it isn't.

Yes it is.  It only has one chacter of any merit, and while the child learning the evils of the world was great for its time, there are lots of books that do it better.

The story is an interesting portrayal of the racist times of early 1900's America. It's an emotional book, and I don't see how it's dated at all.

Canturbury Tales. King Arthur stories.

I loved English in HS.

Oh, and another good one is 12 Angry Men. The movie is an exact translation from the book. Good shit.

[max_cool]

favorite HS reading

Fahrenheit 451
Animal Farm
All Quiet on the Western Front


Brave New World sucks, it's total crap. Read 1984, Fahrenheit 451, then BNW. Shit, Catch-22 is more entertaining (despite not fitting in the same category) than BNW. Great Gatsby is better and Great Gatsby is meh. 

[Madrun Badrun]

Just read the intro to Canturbury Tales.  It was ok, does it get better readint he characters tales?

Another one I liked was They cage the animals at night, but I don't remember what it was about at all besides a kid in an orphanage.  I found it really sad though. 

EDIT:  for BNW I really wish the whole book would have been like the first 3 chaptrers where its just a tour of the facility.

[brawndolicious]

how so?  I prefer great expectations, but most of his books are all similar in style. 

if I wanted to watch a bunch of uptight, nationalistic dicks I would watch the news.

[Himu]

Just read the intro to Canturbury Tales.  It was ok, does it get better readint he characters tales?

Another one I liked was They cage the animals at night, but I don't remember what it was about at all besides a kid in an orphanage.  I found it really sad though. 

EDIT:  for BNW I really wish the whole book would have been like the first 3 chaptrers where its just a tour of the facility.

It's not all that great, but it entertained me.

[Madrun Badrun]

Fuck how could I forget Hitchhikers saga. 

[CajoleJuice]

favorite HS reading

Fahrenheit 451
Animal Farm
All Quiet on the Western Front


Brave New World sucks, it's total crap. Read 1984, Fahrenheit 451, then BNW. Shit, Catch-22 is more entertaining (despite not fitting in the same category) than BNW. Great Gatsby is better and Great Gatsby is meh. 

Oh yeah, Animal Farm was good too. Orwell FTW. I've been meaning to mean Fahrenheit 451. Recently read BNW and enjoyed it, but the writing style was pretty godawful.

[Himu]

We didn't read Hitchhiker's in HS. I read the first book. I like it. The wacky writing style is...odd.

[TVC15]

Willco doesn't like a book intended for someone roughly half his age.  Tune in tomorrow to see his shocking opinion on Superfudge.

[Disposable White Guy]

I read a lot of junk in HS that was, well...junk.  Honors/AP classes at my school would read over-the-top analytical snorefests while the dumb kids got to read fun books, but they also had to suck on Maya Angelou's dick so I guess it all worked out.  From what I remember being required reading, Slaughterhouse 5 and The Secret Sharer were what I enjoyed.

[Himu]