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The movie is also really great.

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I didn't think the movie was that great. The book is a good, quick read though.

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House of God-Samuel Shem

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-meh, catch22 copy that fell way short of being worthwhile.

-JP

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The Human Stain by Roth

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Good book. I also liked "patrimony"...im' not really sure why though.

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How about 20 books?

The Aubrey/Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian. Start with "Master and Commander" and go from there. Every one a gem.

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Jeffage,

Have you ever read "To Kill A Mockingbird?"

Indy

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"The Amazing Adventures of Kavaier and Clay" by Michael Chabon.

"The Club Dumas" or "The Flanders Panel" by Arturo Perez-Reverte.

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"One Day In the Life of Ivan Denisovich" - Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Very easy to read, and such a good message. You could probably knock it off in 2 days

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High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King

And any Harry Potter, if you're into that sort of thing.

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Hearts in Atlantis contains a short story that is absolutely pivotal to the Dark Tower series, which is another thing I forgot to mention. The Dark Tower series has links and ties to nearly everything King has written, so one isn't truly done with the series until they've read about 10 related books, including Hearts, Insomnia, It, The Talisman, etc.

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High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King

And any Harry Potter, if you're into that sort of thing.

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Hearts in Atlantis contains a short story that is absolutely pivotal to the Dark Tower series, which is another thing I forgot to mention. The Dark Tower series has links and ties to nearly everything King has written, so one isn't truly done with the series until they've read about 10 related books, including Hearts, Insomnia, It, The Talisman, etc.

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Plus the fact that all of the short stories, especially the title one... especially the title one...are wonderful pieces of literature. In fact, I think some of King's best writing is in this book(and I've read most of his stuff).

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i just started an oldie but a goodie in "the world according to Garp" by John Irving I think it is one of the best books I have ever read!

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