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Old 05-10-2007, 09:19 AM   #43
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The Life of Pi sucked something hard and crusty. Damn I hated that book. Made all the worse because I HAD to read it because my mom gave it to me and she wanted to discuss it after. Man that book sucked. Ok, it had its moments, but they never made up for the sheer suckitude of most of the book.

Timeline by Micheal Crichton made me want to sear out my eyeballs in unrealistically dramatic fashion. I got about three chapters in, saw the movie trailer with Paul Walker and I chucked that crap. I gave it to the neighbor's kid who is about 8, and he chucked it because he said it was crap.

As for some of the other books mentioned here:

A Farewell to Arms - I am not a fan of Hemingway's literary style, the book had lots to say, but man, it really makes you forcibly extract it. Not a fan.

Catch 22 and Hitchiker's Guide - I personally loved both, but I can see where some wouldnt, it really appeals to a certain twisted eclectic sense of humour.

Heart of Darkness - Much the same as a farewell to arms except I actually enjoyed this book, I dont know if its because of reading it for English 31 or what, but this book, while not exactly flowing ar anything was really good. Same goes for the catcher in the rye.

The Hobbit - Tolkien is really slow to get things going guys, I know the beginning sucks pretty hard, but I highly recommend you stick with it, it is a really good book once you get past all the initial crap like how many pots he has to pack and the 20 pages he spends deciding how much tea and crackers to bring with him.

The Lord of The Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring is the exact same thing. Once you get past the really boring beginning its awesome. That book took me more time to read than the other two combined.

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