Gimme suggestions for....books

[thatpfunk]

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I would probably recommend staying away from anything you would have to read in college. Most of it is boring and only read so that smart people can have pissing contests over what big books they've read.

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Yep, that's exactly why I read. To argue about it with other people. I mean reading is sooooo cool in our society today, that's how I pull all the chicks. Thanks War and Peace!

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Whoa there, buddy. Gotta walk before you run. That's a hell of a tough read. I would probably recommend staying away from anything you would have to read in college. Most of it is boring and only read so that smart people can have pissing contests over what big books they've read.

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Yeah this thing is sort of right in alignment with my field, I don't shy away from difficult books and I've still only read of half of it. Im sure theres some good stuff in there but it seems like its kinda swamped with drivel.

To the OP it would probably help if you described your interests or gave us some books that youve liked in the past.

[thatpfunk]

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Yeah this thing is sort of right in alignment with my field, I don't shy away from difficult books and I've still only read of half of it. Im sure theres some good stuff in there but it seems like its kinda swamped with drivel.

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Wait, this is your field and you found it difficult? C&P is not a very difficult read. Perhaps dry at points, but not difficult.

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Wait, this is your field and you found it difficult? C&P is not a very difficult read. Perhaps dry at points, but not difficult.

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I studied forensic(criminal) psychology so I figured Id really like it, but yeah, it seemed to get really tedious and drag on forever at points. The comprehension aspect wasnt bad but I think the culture barrier made it more difficult at some points, its also difficult to track whos who when everyone seems to go by 3 different names. I'll pick it up again and might end up loving it but as it stands i cant reccomend it.

[RunDownHouse]

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I would probably recommend staying away from anything you would have to read in college. Most of it is boring and only read so that smart people can have pissing contests over what big books they've read.

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Careful, your ignorance is showing.

[imported_CaseClosed326]

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crime and punishment -dostoevsky

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Sounds a bit over my head. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I'll try to check out as many of these as I can.

[bravos1]

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crime and punishment -dostoevsky

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LOL.. check this out... a buddy of mine has a daughter reading this book in her Sr year...


OF HIGH SCHOOL!!! I was like WTF?

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I read it in High School. I think it's actually pretty common in AP English courses, along with tons of other books that aren't generally read outside of academic circles.

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I read it in High School. I think it's actually pretty common in AP English courses, along with tons of other books that aren't generally read outside of academic circles.

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[JDErickson]

Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy

Sword Of Shannara series by Terry Brooks