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Amazing book, I loved it when I read it years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by SgtD
Haha my teacher in highschool did the same thing. We had to read the book for class and then when we were done the unit we had to do on it she showed the movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlaRant
The things you are saying makes it seem to me like you are a teacher.Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlaRant
Which begs the question, are you a teacher?
What is that like, how fun is it? Because I love teachers and I am going into the field myself.
If it is so I think you would be a pretty cool teacher.
Speaking of teaching
I am reading this book called To Teach the journey of a Teacher by William Ayers, who is really hip and happening with the kids.
Vonnegut is a really good author props to whoever previously mentioned him
But you know what is a really good book, and it is by a straight edge person, and it changed my life?
I recommend it to everyone I meet. It is called Evasion by Anonymous. It is really cool, and about this straight edge vegan who is voluntarily unemployed and goes across the country on adventures.
Lastly I am reading these books about improvisational theater I got from the library. One is called IMPRO, and one is by Viola Spolin. But i think you learn the most about theatrical improvisation by doing it.
One time my friends and I started a message board that was really simple and when we said books we just put the titles in all caps since we didn't have a convenient underlining feature.
Anything H.P. Lovecraft.
To me when you start reading any of his books you can't stop.lol
Plus im a huge horror fan,so that might help.
right now i'm reading The New York Trilogy, from Paul Auster, i'm at City of Glass.
i dig Paul Auster a lot
I am a high school English teacher. I currently teach 10th & 11th grade. This is my second career and I enjoy teaching much more than my previous life as a journalist. I'll have to look into that book; it's always good to read about others who are progressive educators.Quote:
Originally Posted by funwithpinetrees
Thanks for the props. ;) I'm trying to get my kids excited about reading Vonnegut.
That is cool. Right now I am in an elementary education class, but I want to go into secondary teaching.
I currently have to write a paper about an article called Life in the Classroom by Phillip W Jackson, and that is not cool.
How did you transition from journalism to High School Teacher? Like when did you decide that?
I would have loved to read Vonnegut in high school, i think. You know how sometimes you want to read something, but then it is an assignment and then you don't want to do it anymore?
About three years ago. I always wanted to go into teaching, just later in life. However, I realized that the amount of stress for the little pay I received was too much for the life I wanted to live. So...change in gears and career. My current career is certainly stressful, but I'm much happier than I ever was writing for the newspaper. I still write--but I have the choice of if it gets published or not, and when.
I'm actually reading a book. I have read like 5 in my life.
I'm reading "The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks. It's awesome so far.
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My opinion of you just plummeted!
What are you talking about? That's a great book.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightXed
Dean, you should also read "World War Z" if you haven't already.
You mean this? http://littleblackcart.com/index.php...roducts_id=287 ?Quote:
Originally Posted by funwithpinetrees
AWESOME! I'm going to get this thanks. I just love books about vagabonds and adventurers. In fact I want to be a novelist when I grow up.
Some of the books that really inspired me and have a profound impact in my life were:
The Things they carried by Tim O'Brien
Bright Shiney Morning by James Frey
On The Road by Jack Keuroac
Lies my teacher told me by James Loewen
Call of the Wild and White Fang by Jack London
A Teenager's Journey by Richard B. Pelzer
Almost Lost by Beatrice Sparks
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
A People's History of the United States 1492-present by Howard Zinn (which I was only supposed to read a few chapters for history a few semesters ago but I am planning to finish it.)
In fact other types of books that have shaped my characters are various books on creative writting both for my english classes (not on creative writting itself though,) my sociology books for school I like to finish (it takes a long time) even after school's out, the occult, stories I read on the internet my young storytellers like myself not published but posted on websites, anime comic books, and a lot more I read for classes too far back to remember. but the top are my life influences and many many others.
Currently reading: Assata by Assata Shakur, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, a compilation of Percy Bryce Shelley's poetry, and Hamlet (for school).
As a suggestion, everyone should read the "His Dark Materials" trilogy by Philip Pullman. I read this trilogy in two weeks over the summer after having waited for nearly a year and I was totally blown away.
Howcome? :(Quote:
Originally Posted by straightXed
I seen that one when I bought the other. I am a very slow reader but when I finish this one I will get World War Z. If I was a pro like you guys I could read 2 books at the same time haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlaRant
Nope.Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlaRant
I feel the book is concentrated lameness.Quote:
Originally Posted by D1988
Well Ed, I'll be sure to blow your brains out when you are trying to eat my flesh.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightXed
a) i'm not a zombie b) if i were i wouldn't eat your lame ass book reading flesh c) if i were a zombie and did somehow had fallen on such hard times that i was reduced to eating your stupid flesh i would still kick your ass all over the place!Quote:
Originally Posted by D1988
I think you just don't appreciate post-apocalyptic irony. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by straightXed
You may be smart now, but when you are ill prepared come the apocolypse and are quickly infected, I'll be the smart one as my brain will still be fully functioning whilst blowing you and your zombie buddies to hell.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightXed
Even as a zombie I think you would still be more intelligent than I am though haha.
I think you appreciate dumb books!Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlaRant
dude, why do you want to blow me and my friends so much? Its a little over familiar especially if we are zombies!Quote:
Originally Posted by D1988
So anyway....
I just finished "Savage Girl" and "Jennifer Government" I would only half-heartedly recommend the first. They were both a social commentary on how fashion and corporations have imposed on the human experience, written as a fictional story. The characters were flat and the plotline was predictable.
I've been reading "One Day Me Talk Pretty" too, but for some reason, it's taking a long time to get through it.
Don't get your hopes up man, you have a dirty mind!Quote:
Originally Posted by straightXed
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Originally Posted by D1988
Its nothing to do with my mind you said you would be blowing me and my buddies, thats a product of your mind not mine.
In my mind I was imagining myself blowing zombies brains out using either a shotgun, or an M16. You did not see it this way, because you have a dirty mind my good man.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightXed
Subconciously you were thinking about blowing me.Quote:
Originally Posted by D1988
have you ever fired a gun?Quote:
Originally Posted by D1988
Ovcourse I have. I grew up with guns as my dad trains gun dogs and I would go hunting with him every weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by xsecx
you say that like guns are common in your country.Quote:
Originally Posted by D1988
Guns were common to me, like I say my dads always had them and 85% of his friends I was around when I was younger had them as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by xsecx
Just thought I'd ask: What books are you all reading right now? What are your favorites?
I'm reading Tunneling to the Center of the Earth by Kevin Wilson at the moment. It's a collection of really weird, vivid short stories. The man is absolutely brilliant, and I bought the book immediately after hearing him read at our university last night.
I'm also reading Shame of the Nation by Jonathan Kozol, which is an expose on the segregation of the nation's schools. It's very eye-opening, but also incredibly opinionated and emotional.
Favorite books of all time are Ulysses and Dubliners by Joyce, A Farewell To Arms by Hemingway, and The Stranger by Camus.
Nooooooo I was afraid of that. I just couldnt find it
id have to say the collection of all edgar allen poes stories or theres "number the stars" by louis lowrey or "the outsiders"
I just finished A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Joyce and was blown away. Definitely rocketed to the top of my list of favorite books. Dubliners has a few wonderful stories (Araby being my favorite) but has a lot of mediocre ones as well. I'm looking to read Ulysses soon when I have the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by strombollii
Currently I am reading A Supposedly Fun Thing I Will Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace which is just a collection of his non-fiction articles/essays.
Also making my way through Cancer as a Social Activity: Affirmations of World's End by Michael D. Williams (Singer of Eyehategod) which is a collection of his very negative and surrealistic poetry.
I only knew it existed because I made it!Quote:
Originally Posted by strombollii
I said it in the other thread, and I'll say it again: I read crap. I love science fiction and mystery and horror. I'm not much for the classics, but I will give anything a shot recommended to me. For whatever reason, I lean more towards books with a female lead character. Maybe because I feel like I can relate better, who knows. I don't know how much I can relate to a half vampire half werewolf though, like the main character in the book I'm reading now. :)
Do you like David Foster Wallace? I'm told repeatedly that I should read him, and I have yet to get around to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by xGriffox
Araby is, by far, my favorite story of the collection, but I think they definitely all hold merit. Ulysses is a hell of an undertaking. I couldn't have done it without the reading group a few of us formed over the summer.
hey, i'm looking forward to this.. that could be a good reading.. what do you think?
I'm trying to make my summer reading list. I've added Beige and The Meaning of Night. Anything new you all are reading? I'll dig through this thread later, but I have to go clean out my classroom now.
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Okay, I'm just waiting for my principal to sign off on my room, so I had some time to browse through this thread again. I've also added HP Lovecraft, The New York Trilogy, the Fire & Ice series and Almost Lost. That should get me to July. Anything else?
Oh, and funwithpinetrees: I finally read Evasion. It was pretty good.
So now that Carla dug out this one: I have 2 years of reading I am intent on getting through this summer....including the crap that you are talking about linsee. :) :) And if you want an addicting series...which also doesn't have an ending at the moment. Try "Vampire Academy" series amazing female lead...started the first book 4 days ago and I'm on the third right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by linsee
But, my next books are all hippie stuff that I didn't get to fully read while studying: "Cradle to Cradle: remaking the way we make things" and "Movement of Movements: is another world really possible" are first on the list.