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01-31-2006, 08:43 AM
| | |  Books students should read according to J.K.Rowling
The Herald has a feature today in which vaious authors list books they think students should read. The article includes choices from J.K.Rowling. Quote:
Wuthering Heights -- Emily Bronte
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory -- Roald Dahl
Robinson Crusoe -- Daniel Defoe
David Copperfield -- Charles Dickens
Catch-22 -- Joseph Heller
To Kill a Mockingbird -- Harper Lee
Animal Farm -- George Orwell
The Tale of Two Bad Mice -- Beatrix Potter
The Catcher in the Rye -- JD Salinger
Hamlet -- William Shakespeare
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01-31-2006, 09:13 AM
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| | Firecrab
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Hey I've read most of them! *is proud* not Robinson Crusoe -- Daniel Defoe though. *googles it*
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01-31-2006, 09:18 AM
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| | Crup
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I've read 4 of them but have heard of most of the others.
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01-31-2006, 09:20 AM
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ive read robinson crusoe & david copperfield. ive seen animal farm & charlie & the chococlate factory.
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01-31-2006, 09:21 AM
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|  Reader of Sirius’ journal Jarvey
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Hey, I've read a few of those! *shock* She clearly has great taste (of course!!!!) 
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01-31-2006, 09:37 AM
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i have read only 3 of them  and I only read a summary of Hamlet.
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01-31-2006, 11:44 AM
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| | Imp
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I've read four. I'm absolutely thrilled to see a Beatrix Potter book up there! Those books are brilliant.
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01-31-2006, 11:45 AM
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| VerboseRob's Fangirl Spy Puffskein
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I havent read any of them. eek. Ive heard of most of them. I usually dont read many popular books though.
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01-31-2006, 12:15 PM
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I've managed to read six of them and I absolutely adore Catch-22.
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01-31-2006, 01:07 PM
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| | Firecrab
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haha didn't read any of them.
thanks J for the suggestion though 
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01-31-2006, 01:12 PM
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|  I've heard of all and will keep these in mind!
Wow that's quite spooky. I've JUST finished David Copperfield by Charles Dickens and am about to start on Twelfth Night and Hamlet by Bill Shakespeare! Cool! Brilliant minds think alike I guess *gets slapped across the face by modesty* Ermm sorry....LOL 
I was actually looking for some good reads. Wicked! 
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Reason: *loves everything Beatrix Potter*
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01-31-2006, 01:13 PM
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|  Fictionally CrushingPuffskein
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Imagine that. I've read almost all of them!
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01-31-2006, 01:31 PM
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There is some very heavy stuff in there...no offense, but reading the originale Hamlet...Kenneth Brannagh's film version was already difficult with the old english...and i'm supposed to be able to read it?! Don't think so...
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01-31-2006, 02:41 PM
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| | Firecrab
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I have read a few of the books...
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01-31-2006, 02:50 PM
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| | Veela
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ive read the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of the recommendations........i'm looking for hamlet though...
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01-31-2006, 02:53 PM
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| | Billywig
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Catch-22 -- Joseph Heller
To Kill a Mockingbird -- Harper Lee
Animal Farm -- George Orwell
The Tale of Two Bad Mice -- Beatrix Potter
The Catcher in the Rye -- JD Salinger
these ive got to read!
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01-31-2006, 03:22 PM
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| Dark Force Defence League Ramora
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Ooo That's interesting!
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01-31-2006, 03:24 PM
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| Lost in LOST Billywig
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Quote:
Wuthering Heights -- Emily Bronte
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory -- Roald Dahl
Robinson Crusoe -- Daniel Defoe
David Copperfield -- Charles Dickens
Catch-22 -- Joseph Heller
To Kill a Mockingbird -- Harper Lee
Animal Farm -- George Orwell
The Tale of Two Bad Mice -- Beatrix Potter
The Catcher in the Rye -- JD Salinger
Hamlet -- William Shakespeare
The bolds are the one's I've read. Roald Dahl I hardly remember. The other two I didn't like and I don't plan on reading the others. I'm not too big of fan of classics.
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01-31-2006, 03:58 PM
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Heh! For some reason I find the whole Catcher In The Rye thing hysterical. Just because there is that, I guess urban legend that serial killers read that book. I've read parts of it though... haven't had any serial killer tendencies. LOL
But I absolutely ADORE To Kill A Mocking Bird. I read it in 10th grade and have loved it ever since.
The rest I've either read parts of, saw the movie, or have heard of. After I'm finished re-reading "The Da Vinci Code" (illustrated version) I might check out these recommendations.
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01-31-2006, 05:16 PM
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| | Doxy
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I know I've read nine of them and I might have read the other one but I don't remember it. The Beatrice Potter book doesn't stir a memory but the other books I've had to read for classes. On average I read 15 to 20 books a month. Currently I am reading a Civil War novel written by former US President Jimmy Carter.
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01-31-2006, 05:20 PM
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Does it count if I've seen the movies to nearly all of those? Hehe.
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01-31-2006, 05:29 PM
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01-31-2006, 05:34 PM
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I have only read 4 of those…. Though I should read the rest they are classics. It would have been only 3 a week ago though because Tina told me to read To Kill a Mockingbird…. So that’s good….. *Runs to Library*
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01-31-2006, 05:55 PM
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| Drama Queen Red Cap
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i haven't read robinson crusoe, catch or the Catcher in the Rye never even heard of the catcher in the rye
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I know I've read nine of them and I might have read the other one but I don't remember it. The Beatrice Potter book doesn't stir a memory but the other books I've had to read for classes.
Man... I wish I had actually gotten to read books in school! From 4th grade onto 7th grade, I was in a private school that didn't read any good litature, and was only in 10th grade that I read anything good (To Kill A Mocking Bird) simply because I thought "Lord of the Flies" was an extremely boring book. It's only now that I'm out of school that I've had a chance to read really good books, but I don't always have the chance... But I definitely need to take the time to do it.
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