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dreamerhippie 12-12-2008 11:07 AM
Re: help me save my brain from waste this holiday season
 
Erase / Rewind

MariaG1987 12-12-2008 12:17 PM
Re: help me save my brain from waste this holiday season
 
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Originally Posted by Ayame (Post 114668)
Lol...twilight. :P
Its supposed to be awesome.

Im not much of a reader, but davinci code is really good too. You probably read it already tho.

You could volunteer at your local shelter,library, things like that.
Yes, Twilight is awesome. I'm on the second book already and I just started reading the series 2 days ago, LOL.

Anyway, since you said no romance.. Water for Elephants. I love that book.

daffodils 12-12-2008 12:32 PM
Re: help me save my brain from waste this holiday season
 
^ Twilight is not awesome. It's written by a woman who is living our her teenage fantasies by writing schlocky supernatural romance crap about abusive, glittering vampires, and it's no better than the fanfiction the 13 year olds on fanfiction.net write.

Anyway, if you decide that you want some more books, here are a few..

Orhan Pamuk - Snow
Henry Miller - Tropic of Cancer
Paolo Coelho - The Witch of Portobello
Kurt Vonnegut - Timequake, A Man Without A Country
Neil Gaiman - American Gods
Neil Gaiman & Terry Prattchet - Good Omens

anitagreencard 12-12-2008 02:38 PM
Re: help me save my brain from waste this holiday season
 
The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley
Anything by Eckhart Tolle (good contemporary spiritual reading)
Anything by Kurt Vonnegut

crassrock 12-12-2008 04:20 PM
Re: help me save my brain from waste this holiday season
 
just read mine. its better then what everyone else recommended

VaeVictis 12-12-2008 04:42 PM
Re: help me save my brain from waste this holiday season
 
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Originally Posted by dreamerhippie (Post 114683)
wow =] these books are pretty awesome. i have indeed read dan brown's book. i was a dork and read the book before i watched the movie. i'm amazed only a few people have commented on this ... anywho, in no particular order and based on availability at my university's library (a lot of them were checked out already) and at home

1. god and the state
2. tortilla curtain
3. scarlet letter (i can't believe i haven't read this yet =[)
4. brave new world
5. rebecca
6. kite runner
7. candide (damn ... i haven't read voltaire either. ugh, i'm double lame)

thanks guys =] hope everyone has a nice holiday break!
I'm happy a couple of my choices made it onto your list. If I can make a request, please read 1984 along with Brave New World. Like I said before (sort of), reading them together is almost necessary, because they complement each other so damn well.

geronimo610 12-12-2008 06:18 PM
Re: help me save my brain from waste this holiday season
 
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Originally Posted by daffodils (Post 114685)
Kurt Vonnegut - Timequake, A Man Without A Country
dude that guy is brilliant writer... too smart too smart... I should start reading his books, I only read his short story in english class in college but I really loved some of his stuff. Totally makes you think.

verve 12-12-2008 07:07 PM
Re: help me save my brain from waste this holiday season
 
Hitchhiker's guide to galaxy. I promise you that you will fall in love with it. I promise. Also, Don't panic!

cajeta21 12-12-2008 09:55 PM
Re: help me save my brain from waste this holiday season
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by dreamerhippie (Post 114683)
wow =] these books are pretty awesome. i have indeed read dan brown's book. i was a dork and read the book before i watched the movie. i'm amazed only a few people have commented on this ... anywho, in no particular order and based on availability at my university's library (a lot of them were checked out already) and at home

1. god and the state
2. tortilla curtain
3. scarlet letter (i can't believe i haven't read this yet =[)
4. brave new world
5. rebecca
6. kite runner
7. candide (damn ... i haven't read voltaire either. ugh, i'm double lame)

thanks guys =] hope everyone has a nice holiday break!
A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS is also a great book... is by the same author as THE KITE RUNNER.. I've read both and I absolutely loved them.
Also OVERTHROW by Stephen Kinzer is a great book. It's about the U.S and its history with the Latin American countries.

DREAM2oo7 12-12-2008 11:07 PM
Re: help me save my brain from waste this holiday season
 
Its crazy how I just finished school (this semester at least) and i'm totally DONE reading books, but then again for some reason I just really want to go to Barnes & Noble and buy a book about med school/mcat/or anything that has info that will help me better my chances at med school. Also, someone told me I should read a book called The Biology of Belief which is about how people's state of mind has a great influence on their overall health so it sounds pretty interesting to me. My neighbor told me to read some book about dreams and I'll probably check it out too, I need to ask her the title again though because I forgot it.


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