4 Great Classic Books

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Re: 4 Great Classic Books

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Catcher in the Rye - A must read and probably the #1 classic on most people's list. I don't know any serious reader who hasn't read it more than once.
1984 - I first read this in high school and didn't fully appreciate it until reading it again years later.
I would add To Kill a Mockingbird to the list. Perfect writing, perfect characters, perfect story.....a gem of a book.
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas could be counted as a classic...it has classical motifs in it.
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Post by meghannnelson13 »

I love all of these books! My favorite by far is 1984! I read it in AP Language and Composition last year. It really changed the way I look at the government and what our world is falling into. There are so many similarities between our government now and the book.
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I read 1984 and it was a great story (very depressing but great). Haven't read the others but I might give of Mice and Men a try and if I'm feeling a suicidal mood The Catcher and the Rye ;-).

A great book that is never mentioned anywhere is Johnny got his gun.

The book was authored by Dalton Trumbo and it is an anti-war novel but told from the perspective of a wounded war fighter.
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Of mice and men is no doubt so powerful and amazing book. I read it in one sitting and it left me in tears, the way they care for each other. All I have to say, it's honestly worth reading, I love it. But the other three books, I haven't read them, mostly because I don't live in the US and the schools didn't make us read them. But I am really interested in reading them so maybe one day I will pick them up!
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Post by Poe_vs_King »

I've read Mice and Men and F. 451, Both I'd put in high spots on my list. I have not read Catcher in the Rye, but I bought it at a tag sale a year ago and now it's mocking me from my book shelf until I read it.
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of these the only one that stands out to me is of mice and men. it has been about 5 or 6 years since i last read it and i can remember nothing remarkable about it. if it had not been turned into a movie it would probably have been forgotten about a long time ago
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George Orwell's 1984 is one of my absolute favorites.

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George Orwell's 1984 is one of my absolute favorites.
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I have read 1984 by George Orwell and of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Both are great reads and i wish i could say that i have read the other two but i haven't. I have heard good things from the other two but for sure i'll be putting them on my to read list.
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Fantastic books. I think a good book is one that makes you think, and all four of these do just that! Though Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 are my favorites.
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Post by mainstreethouse »

Of the books you have listed, I must say I enjoyed Of Mice and Men much more than the others. However, I cannot say that I liked it half as well as other classics, especially those written mostly for women. Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility are three definite favorites.
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I need to start reading more classics!
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Great reads, I've read all but 'Of Mice and Men'. :)
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Classics all. I love to re-read Orwell and Salinger. Seems like I discover something new every time. Thanks.
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Catcher in the Rye is only 224 pages long & it took me the better part of a month to
get through it. It wasn't so much the characters or the plot but the way it would get
draggy at certain points. I have a problem with books that don't have a consistent
flow/rhythm to them~it makes it difficult for me to keep my interest. I know it
sounds a little ADD, but I like my books fast paced. I wouldn't say it was one of
Salinger's best works.
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