Summer reading

[sage] · 06-24-2004, 03:05 AM

A lot of people have to do this. What's everyone reading. Post the full list, or just what you chose to read.

For once we've actually had good books, usually they give us crappy books, or books i couldn't care less about reading.

This year, I chose to read The once and future king (King Arthur, always fun to read. I finished it in about four days) The picture of dorian gray (im halfway through and it's great so far) and Frankenstein (haven't read, but it should be good.

KirbyKing · 06-24-2004, 08:54 AM

The Picture of Dorian Gray was quite an unusual story.

This year I have to read "Brave New World" and "1984". I think. I'm not getting up to check my list, so you'll just have to live with that. [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

Juliet · 06-24-2004, 02:30 PM

Dead Man Walking and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress.

Answer me this: WHAT IS THE POINT OF SUMMER READING IN HIGH SCHOOL?!

[ June 24, 2004, 02:32 PM: Message edited by: Juliet ]

Ditto McCloaker · 06-24-2004, 05:06 PM

To ruin your summer.

Princess Zelda of Hyrule · 06-24-2004, 06:31 PM

I have to do two sets of summer reading this year, due to the fact that I may be switching schools. I haven't gotten the reading list for one school, but for the other, I've got Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende and the Lost Books of the Bible. Trouble is, I'm not sure which compilation of the Lost Books I'm supposed to read. So I'll finish the Allende first and worry about that later.

Sim Kid · 06-25-2004, 02:00 PM

They were considering doing summer reading for the freshman last year and they had literally picked some of the worst choices for summer reading. They included:

-The Great Gatsby
-The Republic
-Ivanhoe
And they even wanted us to reread the worst book ever written:
-The Giver.

Luckily, we started a petition in our school and we had literally every 9th grader, all of the 8th graders, most of the 7th graders, and even some of the teachers sign it. That was only just one petition-They wanted to do it in every school and there was a similar petition in every one. And luckily, they saw the light and decided not to do summer reading. (YAYYY!)

Princess Zelda of Hyrule · 06-25-2004, 04:29 PM

Hey, I liked The Giver!

Parrakarry · 06-25-2004, 04:43 PM

No summer reading here! We do have long lists of books that are our grade level that we can CHOOSE to read over the summer (all bad ones), but no mandatories!

Sim Kid · 06-25-2004, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Princess Zelda of Hyrule: God Bless:
Hey, I liked The Giver!

*Throws Holy Water on PZoH*

*Throws PZoH into a pool of Holy Water and keeps her submerged until she is purified*

Princess Zelda of Hyrule · 06-26-2004, 02:26 PM

Grrr. It was BEAUTIFUL!

Sim Kid · 06-27-2004, 01:26 AM

^ROTF! [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

Good joke PzoH! I've never laughed so hard since Adult swim last showed Fooly Cooly!

06-24-2004, 03:05 AM	#1
[sage] Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Florida Gender: Posts: 18,304 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	A lot of people have to do this. What's everyone reading. Post the full list, or just what you chose to read. For once we've actually had good books, usually they give us crappy books, or books i couldn't care less about reading. This year, I chose to read The once and future king (King Arthur, always fun to read. I finished it in about four days) The picture of dorian gray (im halfway through and it's great so far) and Frankenstein (haven't read, but it should be good.

06-24-2004, 08:54 AM	#2
KirbyKing Veteran Member Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 37,091 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The Picture of Dorian Gray was quite an unusual story. This year I have to read "Brave New World" and "1984". I think. I'm not getting up to check my list, so you'll just have to live with that. [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

06-24-2004, 02:30 PM	#3
Juliet Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Vinkus Posts: 1,238 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dead Man Walking and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. Answer me this: WHAT IS THE POINT OF SUMMER READING IN HIGH SCHOOL?! [ June 24, 2004, 02:32 PM: Message edited by: Juliet ]

06-24-2004, 05:06 PM	#4
Ditto McCloaker Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: SimCity Posts: 3,246 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	To ruin your summer.

06-24-2004, 06:31 PM	#5
Princess Zelda of Hyrule Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hyrule Castle Gender: Posts: 6,128 Thanks: 35 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	I have to do two sets of summer reading this year, due to the fact that I may be switching schools. I haven't gotten the reading list for one school, but for the other, I've got Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende and the Lost Books of the Bible. Trouble is, I'm not sure which compilation of the Lost Books I'm supposed to read. So I'll finish the Allende first and worry about that later.

06-25-2004, 02:00 PM	#6
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 8,884 Thanks: 80 Thanked 198 Times in 122 Posts	They were considering doing summer reading for the freshman last year and they had literally picked some of the worst choices for summer reading. They included: -The Great Gatsby -The Republic -Ivanhoe And they even wanted us to reread the worst book ever written: -The Giver. Luckily, we started a petition in our school and we had literally every 9th grader, all of the 8th graders, most of the 7th graders, and even some of the teachers sign it. That was only just one petition-They wanted to do it in every school and there was a similar petition in every one. And luckily, they saw the light and decided not to do summer reading. (YAYYY!)

06-25-2004, 04:29 PM	#7
Princess Zelda of Hyrule Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hyrule Castle Gender: Posts: 6,128 Thanks: 35 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	Hey, I liked The Giver!

06-25-2004, 04:43 PM	#8
Parrakarry Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 10,685 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	No summer reading here! We do have long lists of books that are our grade level that we can CHOOSE to read over the summer (all bad ones), but no mandatories!

06-26-2004, 02:26 PM	#10
Princess Zelda of Hyrule Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hyrule Castle Gender: Posts: 6,128 Thanks: 35 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	Grrr. It was BEAUTIFUL!

06-27-2004, 01:26 AM	#11
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 8,884 Thanks: 80 Thanked 198 Times in 122 Posts	^ROTF! [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] Good joke PzoH! I've never laughed so hard since Adult swim last showed Fooly Cooly!