Good Book Suggestions

[sbudzynski]

I live in Baltimore and am going to the Florida Keys in July.

Could some of you suggest a really good book for me to take on my trip? I am looking forward to reading something, aside from college texts of course.

I guess just list the title, author, the genre, and why you love it (don't spoil it though)!

I'll give you all my current favorite.
Title - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Author - Stephen Chbosky
Genre - Nonfiction Drama
Why I love it - Painful story of such a sweet character dealing with the pressures of depression and society.

It's good and not a long read don't take my word for it, read it yourself!


Thank you for all your suggestions!

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Steve Budzynski


"So, pass another round around for the kids. Who have nothing left to lose and for those souls old and sold out by the soles of my shoes"

 

[SilentAiche]

Forget not the "Pre-quels" to any given classic (called thus due to being taught in an icky room):

Moby Dick, Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, In Cold Blood and Fahrenheit 451

[blue] Richard's Other Stories[/blue]
[blue] Pitcher in the Wheat[/blue]
[blue] To Bruise an Eagle [/blue]
[blue] Warm Nebraska Plasma[/blue]
[blue] Stem Cellsius (subtitled "Blonde @ Tall")[/blue]

Tim

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"To be rather than to seem" - Official Motto of the State of North Carolina[/blue]

 

[rosieb]

Winterdance - the Fine Madness of Alaskan Dog-Racing by Gary Paulson. Non-fiction. It had me laughing out loud so much on a train that the guy next to me demanded its details.

Anything by William Boyd, but particularly A Good Man in Africa and An Ice Cream War. Humour but with a bite.

Louis de Bernieres - anything
Martin Cruz Smith - anything


Rosie
"Don't try to improve one thing by 100%, try to improve 100 things by 1%