<p>No offense but Ulysses blows. James Joyce just sucks in general.</p>
<p>I forgot to mention The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged - any book by Ayn Rand is good.</p>
<p>"siddhartha" by herman hesse is one kickass book, if i do say so myself. also, read 'the perks of being a wallflower' by i don't know who ... but its a surprisingly good book, but don't expect some crazily literary work like the oddessey.</p>
<p>a confederacy of dunces by john kennedy toole : honestly the funniest book ive ever read</p>
<p>lies and the lying liar that tell them by al frankin : humorous political analysis</p>
<p>any book by dan brown or tom clancy</p>
<p>oh, the amber spyglass trio</p>
<p>brave new world.</p>
<p>I loved Brave New World, and Siddhartha- both were required reading for my AP English class over the summer. I also recommend A Civil Action if you like law- its an amazing book.</p>
<p>"No offense but Ulysses blows. James Joyce just sucks in general."</p>
<p>None taken. I didn't write it--I'm just reading it.</p>
<p>Though I think any English teacher on the planet would disagree with you (seeing as he is considered the greatest writer of the English language in at least the last 100 years).</p>
<p>I hated Kafka's Metamorphoses with a fiery passion.</p>
<p>I'm reading Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and I really like it.</p>
<p>why did u hate the metamorphosis?</p>
<p>I love how quick people are to assume bookish superiority.</p>
<p>I just finished reading "The Reader" by Bernhard Schlink as part of our in-translation requirement for English. It's damned good. Other than that, I'm reading a book of Tolstoy's shorter works, all great. Also still struggling through the Philokalia. So basically, I've been crying a lot. And I'd recommend all of them.</p>
<p>just read The Hot Zone for reading club.......I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who hates blood,gore, and disease...but for those who do......enjoy.</p>
<p>I thought that Tess of the D'Urbervilles was too predictable.</p>
<p>Heathcliff, is your name Heathcliff because of Wuthering Heights? Cause that book was pretty awful. ;)</p>
<p>Haha sorry, I'm feeling bitter today :P</p>
<p>A book I did like was Crime and Punishment, reading it gave me the chills!</p>
<p>The Perks of Being a Wallflower is by Stephen Chbosky...it's an awesome, easy to read book I think most people in high school/college would appreciate.</p>
<p>I wasn't super impressed with Tess of the D'Urbervilles, but some of Hardy's other works like Jude the Obscure and Mayor of Casterbridge are a lot better (Jude is one of my favorites).</p>
<p>the kite runner : the awsomest book ever about our "enemy", afghanistan</p>
<p>Angels and Demons. Lightning fast read, highly entertaining.</p>
<p>"I also recommend A Civil Action if you like law- its an amazing book."</p>
<p>What did you think of the movie?</p>
<p>Addenum: Anything by Mr. Kurt Vonnegut is pretty awesome.</p>
<p>I agree. I'm reading Cat's Cradle right now. Vonnegut is such an awesome writer if you are able to pick up on his sarcasm.</p>
<p>If you want something very easy to read (that is, something that you can read quickly, NOT FAULKNER for example) I strongly recommend "Siddhartha." It's a very profound book and tells the incredible story of a man's indelible quest for his identity, place in the world, and true happiness. I read it and it was my story and I think it's the universal story of every human being. So ya, sweet sweet book, read it...EVERYONE.</p>
<p>I just finished THE SCARLET LETTER in my English class. </p>
<p>I enjoyed it. Well, I actually enjoyed the classroom discussions more and my opportunity to draw the brook and then pull out all of its meanings and mark quotations and explain them to the class...</p>
<p>A lot of people hate the book though (if you look on Amazon).</p>