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<blockquote data-quote="tuxgeo" data-source="post: 6260244" data-attributes="member: 61026">Specific comments on a few of the books: &quot;1984&quot; -- depressing that it is so true to life &quot;Series of Unfortunate Events&quot; -- who wouldn't want to be named Lemony Snicket? &quot;Alice&quot; -- get the original with illustrations by Tenniel; or try &quot;The Annotated Alice&quot; by Gardner&quot;Catch-22&quot; -- hilarious, and a memorable movie was made of it&quot;Dune&quot; -- lots of sand. And sand worms. &quot;Great Expectations&quot; -- not so great. If you're doing Dickens, try others. &quot;Harry Potter&quot; -- who hasn't? &quot;In Cold Blood&quot; -- Capote also wrote &quot;Breakfast at Tiffany's&quot; &quot;Little House&quot; -- famous. haven't read it &quot;Lolita&quot; -- famous. haven't read it &quot;Pride &amp; Prejudice&quot; -- It's really a series of jokes: the author is being sarcastic. It ends abruptly after their marriage because the joke is over. &quot;Slaughterhouse Five&quot; -- &quot;let him write his own book&quot; &quot;Anne Frank&quot; -- assigned reading Pullman -- religious agendaMilne -- for children, so of course Disney made movies (and a lot of money)&quot;The Little Prince&quot; -- author was a pilot over Africa for France, and also engages in flights of fantasy. Illustrations by the author. Chandler -- if you like mysteries, he does them well&quot;Lord of the Rings&quot; -- who hasn't? &quot;Phantom Tollbooth&quot; -- &quot;underceeding the speed limit! So Guilty!&quot; (Officer Short-Shrift)Stephen King -- wrote so much, so popular. Try some? Hemingway -- ditto&quot;Wind in the Willows&quot; -- for The Piper at the Gates of Dawn if nothing elseTequila Mockingbird -- I'll drink to thatSilverstein -- always interestingSendak -- famous children's illustrator-- what, no Dr. Seuss on the list? Dang!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tuxgeo, post: 6260244, member: 61026"] Specific comments on a few of the books: "1984" -- depressing that it is so true to life "Series of Unfortunate Events" -- who wouldn't want to be named Lemony Snicket? "Alice" -- get the original with illustrations by Tenniel; or try "The Annotated Alice" by Gardner "Catch-22" -- hilarious, and a memorable movie was made of it "Dune" -- lots of sand. And sand worms. "Great Expectations" -- not so great. If you're doing Dickens, try others. "Harry Potter" -- who hasn't? "In Cold Blood" -- Capote also wrote "Breakfast at Tiffany's" "Little House" -- famous. haven't read it "Lolita" -- famous. haven't read it "Pride & Prejudice" -- It's really a series of jokes: the author is being sarcastic. It ends abruptly after their marriage because the joke is over. "Slaughterhouse Five" -- "let him write his own book" "Anne Frank" -- assigned reading Pullman -- religious agenda Milne -- for children, so of course Disney made movies (and a lot of money) "The Little Prince" -- author was a pilot over Africa for France, and also engages in flights of fantasy. Illustrations by the author. Chandler -- if you like mysteries, he does them well "Lord of the Rings" -- who hasn't? "Phantom Tollbooth" -- "underceeding the speed limit! So Guilty!" (Officer Short-Shrift) Stephen King -- wrote so much, so popular. Try some? Hemingway -- ditto "Wind in the Willows" -- for The Piper at the Gates of Dawn if nothing else Tequila Mockingbird -- I'll drink to that Silverstein -- always interesting Sendak -- famous children's illustrator -- what, no Dr. Seuss on the list? Dang! [/QUOTE]

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