<p>oh yes, Scott Westerfield
gotta love it, haha
Harry Potter of course</p>
<p>Jodie Picoult
Agatha Christie</p>
<p>Sylvia Plath. If you liker her try Susannah Kaysen also.</p>
<p>I don’t feel like thinking of more. </p>
<p>You can’t go wrong with some good chick lit though. The Devil Wears Prada, anyone?</p>
<p>how could i forget the catcher in the rye</p>
<p>alamode… Yay for chick lit! The Truth About forver by Sarah Dessen is definitely my favorite. ; < D</p>
<p>Favorite book? Life of Pi by Yann Martel, hands down.</p>
<p>And my favorite author is probably Michael Crichton. Who cares if he writes somewhat cliched sci-fi/action novels? They’re fun!</p>
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OMG, funny story time! Our Town is my favorite play, and my junior year English teacher knew that, so when we did a staged reading of the play (so that we’d understand it better than if we just read it) he cast me as Emily… and in the last scene, I was just really into it and I actually started to cry! It was soooo embarrassing, but apparently it was effective because about four people came up to me afterwards and said I made them cry!</p>
<p>Haha, I totally understand!!
Maybe you should consider a career as an actress. ;<)</p>
<p>I am. 
I just generally tone it down for class readings, because it’s so weird, being the only person, or one of two people, who acts the part instead of just reading it.</p>
<p>Again, I totally understand.
I thought I would die of boredom when we read Julius Caesar in Brit Lit… I mean, these guys are, like DYING and making all of these dramatic, charismatic speeches, and the least anyone could muster up from within the depths of their souls was a mispronounced monotone. Uck.
Although I’m not considering a career as an actress. I just enjoy my speech and drama events very much. : < D</p>
<p>chellybelly, i know where you’re coming from. i was elizabeth proctor in the crucible sophomore year, and my junior english class read it… rather frustrating when no one gets as into the play as you do.</p>
<p>my faves:
Norwegian Wood-- Haruki Murakami (just finished this last night, like a more amazing Catcher in the Rye)
His Dark Materials series-- Philip Pullman
Cat’s Cradle-- Kurt Vonnegut
Time Traveler’s Wife-- Audrey Niffenegger (could not put this down)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close-- Jonathan Safran Foer (mindblowing)
Garlic & Sapphires-- Ruth Reichl (a food critic writing anecdotes about her job. very cool.)</p>
<p>Neal Stephenson = awesome author</p>
<p>deenierah, have you read Everything is Illuminated? I’ve heard good things about Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, but I absolutely /loathed/ Everything is Illuminated… and none of my friends have read both books.</p>
<p>Ooh, another great book to add to the list: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Hilarious and thought-provoking at the same time. My favorite passage from a book ever is the bit about the crabapples. (:</p>