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ericd102
 Post subject: Help me choose summer reading
PostPosted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:44 pm 
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I have to read one of these, help me pick:

Fiction:
Alias Grace- Margaret Atwood
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay- Michael Chabon
The Commitments- roddy Doyle
The Dew Breaker- Edwinge Dandicat
Dreams of my Russian Summers- Andrei Dubus III
Kite Runner- Jhaled Hosseini
Life of Pi- yann Martel
Gertrude and Claudius- John Updike
I Am Charlotte Simmons- Tom Wolfe
The Master Butcher's Singing Club- louise Erdrich
Nobody's Fool- Richard Russo
Runaway: Stories- Alice Munro
The Dante Club- Matthew Pearl
When We Were Orphans- Kazuo Ishiguro

Nonfiction:
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Austism to decode animal behavior- Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
The Battle of Salamis- barry Strauss
Born Naked- Farley Mowat
Dreams from my father: A story of race and inheritance- Barack Obama
Mountains beyone mountains- Tracy kidder



I have to pick one book from that whole list. Reviews and suggestions are appreciated.
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Kazuo Ishiguro is an excellent writer, with a very tight and concise style. I haven't read When We Were Orphans, but having read two other novels by him, I would recommend his book.

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Kavalier & Clay is fantastic.
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LIFE OF PI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

don't chose kite runner whatever you do.

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diaglo wrote:
Kavalier & Clay is fantastic.


Yes, read this. It's fucking awesome.
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The Dante club is a good read and not too challenging.

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bondcfh007 wrote:
diaglo wrote:
Kavalier & Clay is fantastic.


Yes, read this. It's fucking awesome.


You HAVE to read it. One of the best books by anyone ever.

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Big Pink wrote:
bondcfh007 wrote:
diaglo wrote:
Kavalier & Clay is fantastic.


Yes, read this. It's fucking awesome.


You HAVE to read it. One of the best books by anyone ever.

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So....are you reading it yet? 8)

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