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In like of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Running With Scissors etc. I need some light reading.

[i:38dszm3a]very far away from anywhere else[/i:38dszm3a] by ursula k. le guin and [i:38dszm3a]brave new girl[/i:38dszm3a] by louisa luna.

i haven't read the latter, but from what i've heard it's very good. i love [i:38dszm3a]the perks of being a wallflower[/i:38dszm3a], by the way.

I'll check the first one out first. But it's so tiny! 87 pages!

really? i was sure it was over one hundred and thirty pages. still short, mind.

I dunno. Someone's commentary on Amazon said their paperback was 87. Even so 130 is still kinda small too though.

either way it's worth a read. i think you'll enjoy it.

I will take a look, thank you.
I've been all about books since Michigan and I've just now realized what a small collection I have and I'm disappointed.

Twilight.

The eight

the best book i've ever read, and over 600 pages B)

Authors please?

Stephenie Meyer.

I know you think the film folk are ugly and all but honestly...

When I'm reading Twilight I float away.

You should read Neil Gaiman books. Mostly American Gods, Anansi Boys, and Good Omens.

Kafka on the shore or the wind up bird chronicals by Haruki Murakami are both really good

You have probably read it already, but Animal Farm is one of my favorite books. It is super short too, about 100 or so pages

Yes, I read it for school when I was in the seventh grade, but I haven't read it since. Maybe I'll check it out again.

Read the short story [i:1rra8jr4]Masque of the Red Death [/i:1rra8jr4]by Edgar Allan Poe. Its not a novel but its an incredible short story full of the strange and weird.

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (the entire series)

Bergdorf Blondes By Plum Sykes-easy read over petty material girls yet its funny. Good for entirely mindless read for a lazy afternoon.

David Sedaris is in the vein of Augusten Burroughs, though you've probably already checked him out if you're a reader.

One of my favorite novels is the [i:2d4aklyg]The Time Traveler's Wife[/i:2d4aklyg] by Audrey Niffeneggar. It's maybe 500 pages in paperback, but not hard to get into and really a breathtaking love story. Not as sci-fi as it sounds.

I also recommend Miranda July if you like short stories. She has one collection called [i:2d4aklyg]No One Belongs Here More Than You[/i:2d4aklyg] that may be a bit on the strange side, but well-written as hell.

Oh man, I love David Sedaris! I actually laugh out loud when I read him, not many people make me do that.

Which book should I first read of his?

They are all pretty funny, but Naked is a good one to start with

I dunno, I'm not really into short stories.

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Other than Barrel Fever, which I think is a bit all over the place, go with any of his stuff. He's just amazing. But my personal favorite is the most popular one, [i:3kokye06]Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim[/i:3kokye06].

Yeah I hear you about short stories, but they are hilarious short stories

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thats an awesome read, i readi t last year on my english course.
last year one of my modules was american short stories, was a great class i actually paid attention in that one.

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thats an awesome read, i readi t last year on my english course.
last year one of my modules was american short stories, was a great class i actually paid attention in that one.
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I read that years ago, never forgot it. I have a collection of all his works and I read it about once a week, it still captures my attention everytime.


David Sedaris is a funny author but also Michael Ian Black released a collection of hysterical essays called [i:3095bviv]My Custom Van[/i:3095bviv], that I loved.

poe!

<3

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Poe and Hawthorne are the loves of my lives, as far as authors.

i've read the scarlett letter and young goodman brown by hawthorne,
the scarlett letter was a real challenge but was very good!

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i've read the scarlett letter and young goodman brown by hawthorne,
the scarlett letter was a real challenge but was very good!
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Young Goodman Browne is a great story too full of imagery and hate for the puritans. I think his family were puritans and that's why he harbored so much ill will for them.

has anyone read 'adrian mole's diary'?

i don't read but i loved that book.

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Young Goodman Browne is a great story too full of imagery and hate for the puritans. I think his family were puritans and that's why he harbored so much ill will for them.
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it's amazing with that short story how he packs so many themes and meanings into such little text!
in my lecture about it, i remember being very impressed!

jane eyre is a great book

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Cant Get There From Here by Todd Strasser

Candy by Terry Southern

all really good if u ask me =)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
and Trainspotting are brilliant.

Off course I've forgot the authors names, but they're fairly famous books, you'll find them xD

Bump.

Found any little gems lately?

[url=http://www.indiebound.org/:3j2blma7]Indie Bound[/url:3j2blma7] is a good site for this.

Thankyou