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Post by msdemos on Jul 29, 2018 19:38:03 GMT
The first "classic" I ever read, back in Junior High School (1974....yes, I'm old!). To Kill A Mockingbird SAVE FERRIS |
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Jul 30, 2018 15:58:41 GMT
"The Shell Seekers" by Rosamunde Pilcher, it spanned decades made me care about the characters and opened my eyes to whole new set authors i.e. Maeve Binchy
"Dream West" by David Nevin, a historical novel about John Charles Freemont, the man who really opened the West and who was supposed to run for President on the Republican ticket instead of Lincoln but was abandoned and ostracized when it was discovered he was a bastard child.
"The Seven Pillars of Wisdom" by T.E. Lawrence, I read this as a preteen when the movie "Lawrence of Arabia" came out and I wanted to learn more about the man
and anything written by Paul Gallico
p.s. I'm old too, I just turned 69 about 2 weeks ago, probably why I still read bound books
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Post by cooly44 on Aug 7, 2018 11:50:33 GMT
One of my favourite books ever is Andersonville by McKinley Kantor. I've read it twice and given it as gifts. If you're interested in the American Civil War then this might be of interest to you.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 7, 2018 18:16:42 GMT
"Love in the Times of Cholera", by Nobel Prize-winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
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Post by mmexis on Aug 7, 2018 20:25:07 GMT
If we're going for big books: A fine balance by Rohinton Mistry. However, I also liked "The 5 people you meet in heaven". Pithy, I know.
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Post by pimpinainteasy on Aug 21, 2018 9:47:37 GMT
THE HOT SPOT by CHARLES WILLIAMS.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2018 10:51:24 GMT
 It was this book that really got me into reading. |
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Post by Bargle on Aug 23, 2018 16:26:25 GMT
Not a full book, but a short story. "The Cold Equations" by Tom Godwin. So very strongly remembered that I've never needed or wanted to reread the story or watch the adaptations.
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Post by mikef6 on Aug 23, 2018 22:32:23 GMT
A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2018 1:26:40 GMT
 The ending of this absolutely kicked me in the nuts. Just SO did not see it coming. |
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Post by dirtypillows on Aug 24, 2018 7:18:07 GMT
Too many to mention, but my favorite book is "We Have Always Lived in The Castle", by Shirley Jackson.
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