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Reply #30 posted 06/25/09 12:02pm

SirPsycho

endymion said:

SirPsycho said:



i only read Dostoevsky but he did make me go dayum lol


Yeah Dostoevsky is the bollocks

Ivan Turgenev Fathers and Sons is worth reading

and you should read Tolstoy Anna Karenina (that girl was hot razz )


i'll def look into these
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Reply #31 posted 06/25/09 12:16pm

Aelis

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How could I forget this one

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Reply #32 posted 06/25/09 12:17pm

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When I read this in 7th it was scarier to me than any horror book I had ever read...Just too dead on

i love this book.
You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
authentic power is service- Pope Francis
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Reply #33 posted 06/25/09 12:18pm

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The Mists of Avalon changed the way I see religion.

The Autobiography of Malcolm X changed the way I see race and racism.

The Spiral Dance deepened the way I viewed the Divine Feminine.

Lies My Teacher Told Me showed me the bullshit American students are taught about world history.

have you read any of the other Avalon sequels... which are all really more like prequels?
You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
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Reply #34 posted 06/25/09 12:19pm

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SirPsycho said:

Aelis said:





this looks VERY interesting


It is nod
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Reply #35 posted 06/25/09 12:19pm

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complied in 1985, it was the first book to explore gay culture from a West Coast Perspective.
You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
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Reply #36 posted 06/25/09 12:28pm

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Brother I'm dying by Edwidge danticat cool
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Reply #37 posted 06/25/09 12:36pm

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SirPsycho said:




Ah yes, very nice book. nod
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Reply #38 posted 06/25/09 12:40pm

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A working class Hero is something to be ~ Lennon
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Reply #39 posted 06/25/09 12:40pm

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Tremolina said:

SirPsycho said:




Ah yes, very nice book. nod


one of my favs as well. biggrin
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Reply #40 posted 06/25/09 12:40pm

SirPsycho

Tremolina said:

SirPsycho said:




Ah yes, very nice book. nod


my lady gave me that one. set her apart from every preceding pirlfriend from that point on.
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Reply #41 posted 06/25/09 12:45pm

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How could I forget this one


nod It was an interesting read for sure.
With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A....
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Reply #42 posted 06/25/09 12:46pm

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I didn't read the book, but saw the movie and loved it.
With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A....
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Reply #43 posted 06/25/09 12:48pm

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'we need to talk about kevin', got me thinking.

also a book called 'waiting' by a chinese author whose name escapes me.
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Reply #44 posted 06/25/09 12:50pm

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There's only one book that somehow changed my life or how I see the world and that is for very personal reasons and not because it is such a great book, so I won't post it here.
With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A....
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Reply #45 posted 06/25/09 12:51pm

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When I read this in 7th it was scarier to me than any horror book I had ever read...Just too dead on

I remember when we read it in our English class nod.
With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A....
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Reply #46 posted 06/25/09 12:54pm

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X-Alex Haley

Sula-Toni Morrison

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings-Maya Angelou


Toxic People-Lillian Glass
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Reply #47 posted 06/25/09 12:54pm

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HA Jin Was the author of 'Waiting'
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Reply #48 posted 06/25/09 12:56pm

SirPsycho

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X-Alex Haley

Sula-Toni Morrison

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings-Maya Angelou


Toxic People-Lillian Glass


im ashamed to admit that i've yet to read malcolm's bio boxed


i started in 5th grade, but i dont know what happened...
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Reply #49 posted 06/25/09 12:56pm

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SirPsycho said:

heybaby said:

The Autobiography of Malcolm X-Alex Haley

Sula-Toni Morrison

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings-Maya Angelou


Toxic People-Lillian Glass


im ashamed to admit that i've yet to read malcolm's bio boxed


i started in 5th grade, but i dont know what happened...


i have read a bunch of his speeches tho
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Reply #50 posted 06/25/09 12:57pm

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SirPsycho said:

heybaby said:

The Autobiography of Malcolm X-Alex Haley

Sula-Toni Morrison

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings-Maya Angelou


Toxic People-Lillian Glass


im ashamed to admit that i've yet to read malcolm's bio boxed


i started in 5th grade, but i dont know what happened...


you.
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trippin.

no no no! No more music for you until you read that book!!
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Reply #51 posted 06/25/09 12:58pm

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SirPsycho said:

heybaby said:

The Autobiography of Malcolm X-Alex Haley

Sula-Toni Morrison

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings-Maya Angelou


Toxic People-Lillian Glass


im ashamed to admit that i've yet to read malcolm's bio boxed


i started in 5th grade, but i dont know what happened...


You probably got bored lol regardless of the subject I think that books are like people in a way. Either you click or you don't comfort lol
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Reply #52 posted 06/25/09 12:58pm

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great titles...

all books change me, like all music and all movies
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Reply #53 posted 06/25/09 12:59pm

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Serious said:

RenHoek said:





I didn't read the book, but saw the movie and loved it.


i really liked the movie as well but haven't read the book, i wonder if the movie was true to the book?
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Reply #54 posted 06/25/09 1:00pm

SirPsycho

RenHoek said:

SirPsycho said:



im ashamed to admit that i've yet to read malcolm's bio boxed


i started in 5th grade, but i dont know what happened...


you.
are.
trippin.

no no no! No more music for you until you read that book!!


nod agreed.


i just never think about it when im in barnes and noble ...so...
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Reply #55 posted 06/25/09 1:01pm

SirPsycho

heybaby said:

SirPsycho said:



im ashamed to admit that i've yet to read malcolm's bio boxed


i started in 5th grade, but i dont know what happened...


You probably got bored lol regardless of the subject I think that books are like people in a way. Either you click or you don't comfort lol


yeah..i still aint producin a child until i've at least read that book lol
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Reply #56 posted 06/25/09 1:02pm

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Ooh, I love this thread. woot!

I have to say I don't read nearly enough books that are actually relevant. lol Thus, my list for now is brief.

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Dracula - Bram Stoker - I am serious.
The Stand - Stephen King - Still serious.
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

HE'S COMING AGAIN
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Reply #57 posted 06/25/09 1:03pm

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Protege said:

Ooh, I love this thread. woot!

I have to say I don't read nearly enough books that are actually relevant. lol Thus, my list for now is brief.

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Dracula - Bram Stoker - I am serious.
The Stand - Stephen King - Still serious.
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl


have you read mary shelly's "frankenstien"?

best book a school ever ordered me to read.
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Reply #58 posted 06/25/09 1:07pm

SirPsycho

SirPsycho said:

Protege said:

Ooh, I love this thread. woot!

I have to say I don't read nearly enough books that are actually relevant. lol Thus, my list for now is brief.

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Dracula - Bram Stoker - I am serious.
The Stand - Stephen King - Still serious.
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl


have you read mary shelly's "frankenstien"?

best book a school ever ordered me to read.


half of the book is the POV of the scientist, the other half is the POV of the "creation"

GREAT satire.
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Reply #59 posted 06/25/09 1:09pm

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SirPsycho said:

SirPsycho said:



have you read mary shelly's "frankenstien"?

best book a school ever ordered me to read.


half of the book is the POV of the scientist, the other half is the POV of the "creation"

GREAT satire.

Never actually have, but it's on my list of things to read soon, along with a ton of other books. I've added a load of the ones I saw on this thread to said list, as well. lol

HE'S COMING AGAIN
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