What books have/are you reading this summer?

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<p>Just out of curiosity…why does Harry Potter 6 seem so popular on these forums (this particular book)? I’m very ignorant of the latest trends so please enlighten me.</p>

<p>For me…</p>

<p>Required:TBA
Unrequired:
1984
(If I don’t finish it by the end of the school year) A Tale of Two Cities
A Brief History of Time
The Tell-Tale Brain</p>

<p>And undecided…
Possibly a quantum physics book
Possibly a book on introductory programming
Possibly Heart of Darkness
Possibly Sense and Sensibility (I’ve read Pride and Prejudice…is this better or worse, in your opinion?)</p>

<p>Oh :stuck_out_tongue: Thanks jake1313</p>

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<p>^ Because this thread was started in 2005 haha. </p>

<p>My planned reading list is this:</p>

<p>Infinite Jest.</p>

<p>that’s it lawl.</p>

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<p>something borrowed</p>

<p>an invisble sign of my own</p>

<p>i am number four</p>

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<p>My teacher keeps hinting that my summer reading list has taken up many legal pads while she writes down the name of the book…wish me luck</p>

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<p>Infinite jest!</p>

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<p>Required: The Kite Runner
I read the beginning of it last year and I really enjoyed it.</p>

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<p>All of the Harry Potter series (for the millionth time)
Batman comic books
and random books about raw veganism. </p>

<p>I’ll probably crack a chem book too.</p>

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<p>wHAT’S with EVERYBODY reading harry potter 6th?</p>

<p>Sheesh I read that when I was like 12!</p>

<p>The chronicles of Narnia 1-7
Lolita
Catching fire
Mocking Jay
The golden compass 1-3</p>

<p>And the eyes of god or some crud like that. Required</p>

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And you were 12 in… 2005?</p>

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<p>1984
The Problem with Physics (by Lee Smolin)
Frankenstein
Agatha Christie stuff
Animal Farm</p>

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<p>Kite Runner
Water for Elephants
Animal Farm
other shizz</p>

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<p>Required:
Guns, Germs and Steel (AP World)
And we have to pick three sci-fi books for AP Bio</p>

<p>My own summer reading list:</p>

<p>Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
The Plot Against America by Phillip Roth
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
Lolita by Vladamir Nabokov
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
White Noise by Don DeLillo
The Extra 2 Percent by Jonah Kheri </p>

<p>Don’t know if I’ll be able to plow through all of it, but I’m excited for it.</p>

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<p>Two excellent books right there.</p>

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<p>^ that list is sooooo good</p>

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<p>Currently, I’m rereading the four current volumes of the A Song of Ice and Fire series in anticipation of the release of the fifth this July.</p>

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I was 12 in 2005. Or at least some of it.</p>

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Some suggestions:</p>

<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land&lt;/a&gt; (Long version)</p>

<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_Light[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_Light&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hothouse_(novel)[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hothouse_(novel)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gods_Themselves[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gods_Themselves&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Wow, thanks for the sci-fi list, man!</p>

<p>I think it’s about time I read Asimov…the Foundation series may be a nice place to start.</p>

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<p>Read them in the order he wrote them, the in-universe chronology matters little, tackle the core three first. Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation.</p>

<p>Stranger in a Strange Land is probably my favorite of that list, but the Foundation series is not far behind, probably tied with Lord of Light.</p>

<p>They’re all really good, but if hard SF if your thing, you can’t go wrong with Foundation. Asimov was the greatest SF writer, in my opinion, and by far the most prolific. I love his books (the ones I’ve read so far), and his short stories even more.</p>

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<p>I would honestly say that it’s unfortunate that my school makes summer reading optional. Personally, it’s hard to pick up a book unless I’m required to read it. It’s weird because I like most books I do have to read and I’m actually pretty strong in reading and writing. </p>

<p>Nevertheless, I plan on reading Twisted by Laurie Hasle Anderson. I read her more popular book, Speak, and really liked it. I’d definitely recommend it, especially for underclassman.</p>

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<p>Speaking of Anderson, her book Wintergirls is incredible. I was required to read it in therapy but I’ve re-read it at least ten times.</p>

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<p>I haven’t decided yet. I’m not sure if I’ll have any required reading yet. I want to tackle some more classic novels though; it’s a lot easier/quicker to read them when I have a lot of free time.</p>