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06-14-2008, 09:10 PM
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| Mind blowing, awesome books to read over the summer?
yeah so i really wanna read some realllllllllllllyyy good books which at the same time will also help me do good in SATs and ACTs.........................
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06-14-2008, 09:26 PM
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The Stand, by Stephen King...
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06-14-2008, 09:28 PM
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Wow, lots of l's in your really! 
Anyway, I would recommend you to read classics, like Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. I really love the book because it's one of the first I read in English and because of the romantic story. *sigh* There's also Stephen King, if you're into horror. Loved Four Past Midnight. I wasn't able to sleep for days after reading it. I am also in the process of reading Kathy Reichs' books, which are really good, but I don't really think they'll help you with the SATs. But, the best book for SATs is undoubtly... the dictionary! It's sad, uh?
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06-14-2008, 09:59 PM
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The Andromeda Strain...
^ This is the BEST book I have ever read in my life. It's especially good if you're interested in Epidemiology (like me).
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06-14-2008, 10:09 PM
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Get you life together by reading Getting Things Done by David Allen.
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06-14-2008, 10:57 PM
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The Andromeda Strain...
^ Ha, I own that book, but I have never had the time to read it. I saw the little movie thing, which was okay, but I bet the book is sooo much better.
And Stephen King books are amazing. They are more suspenseful, more interesting, and more complex than most horror books.
I recommend reading classic novels, with the Sparkenotes to keep you on track, such as The Great Gatsby (one of the best books ever), anything Shakespeare, Frankenstein, ect. Not only will they increase your vocab, but they could contain useful examples fot the essay portion of the SATs.
I created a whole new paragraph for one topic: A Picture of Dorian Gray. I hate this book with a passion, but many, many people love it. It is "interesting", artsy, and contains massive amounts of unique and helpful vocab.
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06-14-2008, 11:11 PM
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Ender's Game.
<3
Oh, and Atlas Shrugged has good vocab.
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06-14-2008, 11:26 PM
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Anything by Kurt Vonnegut
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06-14-2008, 11:29 PM
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Seconded chipmoney: especially Breakfast of Champions.
A Confederacy of Dunces.
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06-15-2008, 12:02 AM
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If you're ready to have your heart broken and stamped on and completely crushed by the impact of global affairs in daily life in the colonies of the 20th century:
The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh (AWESOME)
If you're feeling you need to find yourself: "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho.
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06-15-2008, 01:57 AM
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I second The Alchemist, and Viktoria Decides to Die is also a great book by Coelho.
Anything by Kafka, especially The Trial and The Castle.
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson is great if you like science, and all of his other books are fantastic for comedy.
If you like science fiction, Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve is amazing.
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06-15-2008, 02:15 AM
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If you're willing to read a lot, Sophie's Choice, by William Styron, is spectacular.
As is The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert A. Heinlein.
And if we go more on the Scifi route, there's also Dune, by Frank Herbert.
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06-15-2008, 03:09 AM
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| The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway is amazing. The book is easy to read and gives you good examples of materialism.
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06-15-2008, 03:19 AM
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Ooh The Kite Runner. Brilliance personified.
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06-15-2008, 03:36 AM
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1984 or Oryx and Crake. Nice dystopic novels.
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