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Summer Reading

amateurmacfreak said:
Lord of the Flies - I need to read, and a friend says there's some paper I have to do
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Just write "Simon symbolizes Jesus." over and over...
 
I hated reading lists when I was younger. They were such a waste of time ...

For those with papers, skim the book. It doesn't matter.

Or maybe I'm just bitter because I had an English teacher who wouldn't grade properly.
 
ITASOR said:
I don't have any summer reading....:D
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What he said, even though im going into 10th grade honors, i havent received a reading list...but then again last year we were supposed to get one in the mail,turns out 98% of the class didnt even know about it. i was lucky to be part of the 98%...
 
I had to read five books for my senior AP english class.

Oedipus Cycle by Sophocles
Guide to MLA
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
Fathers & Sons by Ivan Turgenev
Bonecrack by Dick Francis

The last two were a one 11 sets that a student could choose

Junior AP class

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
 
Mav451 said:
Lol, if he's going to a tech school he's probably tired of looking at equations/schematics/theorems all day. Turning off that technical side of your bring to read is sometimes relaxing.
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Man, that is exactly why I read some of the stuff I do. Even working that is all I read. I can blow through a regular book in no time.
 
Wow, you guys are lucky. I wish I had time to read a book this summer. Wait until you get out of college and get a job. Work just sucks you in...

Heb1228 said:
I just finished War & Peace. Good stuff.
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Awesome book. I read it a few years ago. That and Les Miserables (you have to read it in the original French, the English translation just doesn't do the story justice) are amazing works of fiction.

amateurmacfreak said:
An excellent book! I read it on my own a while back, and I have a friend who read it for 9th grade summer reading....
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Wow, you read it on your own? I'm impressed. I have a niece your age and I can't get her to read anything close to that level.
 
Ah, the good old days. I have read most of the books you youngsters are talking about.

What have I read this summer?

Powersat - Ben Bova
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten - Robert Fulghum (Everyone needs to read this book at least once)
Postentry Quarantine Manual for State Inspectors - United States Department of Agriculture (zzzz)

I started War and Peace, but I had to move on to something more productive.
 
Alright, I found our schools reading list for grade 9 and 10.
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We only have to choose one from the list, like I said in an earlyer post.
 
I didn't think Catcher in the Rye was that good. The book is just about how some guy leaves his school and wanders around NYC and finally goes home. Apparently, he's mental. There's like one page in the book that explains the entire book.
 
I was lucky not to have too much.
I had to read 6 chapters of the AP US History textbook and do busywork along with it. Skimming it would have been simple, but I have a feeling there'll be a test... :eek:

For English, we only had to read one book. I choose Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank. Oddly enough, I actually enjoyed reading it...

No essay or anything, that'll come when school starts... tomorrow.:(

edit: going into 11th
 
Just finished

Isaac Asimov: The Gods Themselves (OK)

and after that

Lisa See: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Excellent! Highly recommended)

and now I just started on

Roald Dahl: The Witches (always nice to read)

until I get to the library to pick up

R.A. Salvatore: The legend of Drizzt (anyone read this?)

which lies waiting for me.

Finished school, so this is just for my own amusement... :)
 
realityisterror said:
For English, we only had to read one book. I choose Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank. Oddly enough, I actually enjoyed reading it...
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Funny. We usually try to fill your reading lists with books we know you'll absolutely loathe.

What's your school district? Need to talk to the Summer Reading supervisor and get these "enjoyable books" off your list. :p
 
lu0s3r322 said:
I didn't think Catcher in the Rye was that good. The book is just about how some guy leaves his school and wanders around NYC and finally goes home. Apparently, he's mental. There's like one page in the book that explains the entire book.
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WHAT!? CITR wasn't an enjoyable read? I loved it. But then again, so did the guy who shot Lennon. The book has inspired some of the most tragic crimes of all time.
 
Mitthrawnuruodo said:
and now I just started on

Roald Dahl: The Witches (always nice to read)
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That wouldn't be the book where the witches have square feet would it? I swear I saw a movie based on that book...
 
Mav451 said:
That wouldn't be the book where the witches have square feet would it? I swear I saw a movie based on that book...
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Oh yes. And they're always wearing wigs. And gloves.

The movie was actually all right. Not brilliant, but not a total catastrophe, either... but the book is better... ;)

Trivia: The start of the film is actually shot in Bergen... :cool:
 
lu0s3r322 said:
I didn't think Catcher in the Rye was that good. The book is just about how some guy leaves his school and wanders around NYC and finally goes home. Apparently, he's mental. There's like one page in the book that explains the entire book.
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:eek:

That's a pity that you couldn't enjoy that fantastic book... :(
 
miloblithe said:
Hot Damn! That's an accomplishment. It's on my must before I die list to be sure. Which translation did you read?
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I read an older translation, by Constance Garnett. I wasn't sure which one was the best, nobody in Barnes and Noble could answer that question. They had several different publishers that had used that version plus it was only like $13... about a dollar for every hundred pages. I think I'm going to try Dostoevsky next.
 
Xander562 said:
My brother on the other hand, is going to be a sophmore at Caltech (California Institute of Technology) and he doesnt have ANY! which i suppose makes sense. Although he says he wishes he does. :confused: :confused:
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Most colleges don't have summer reading...college is a very different place from high school.
 
I saw the title and thought it was about which books to read on the beach for your summer holidays! :eek:

Anyway, you should all read "Wild Swans" by Jung Chang (a tremendous book about China's recent history) and anything by George Orwell (invaluable, given the current political climate that we're living in).
 
So far I've read a couple investing books, my monthly editions of National Geographic and Sports Car International and How to Think Like Leonardo DaVinci. No real novels or anything for me this summer.
 
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