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[snarkylightning]

Hey, folks. I obviously have spent too much time looking at lists of 'must-read' books, so I have a question. If you had to recommend 5 books to someone, what would you recommend? They can be anything--nonfiction, fiction, comics, volumes of poetry, whatever--and they can be specific, such as horror or sci-fi or fantasy, or general, or a mix. Your

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[spikora]

... but I recommend books depending on the person. Do you want me to recommend five books for you, or just five books in general?

[snarkylightning]

In general, dude. Like you know those lists of YOU SHOULD READ THESE BOOKS IN YOUR LIFE TIME? I mean, obviously some people might start a book and not like it personally, and not finish it, but at least they attempted it, you know? That's what I'm talking about. Books that are good or well-written or inspire a thought. Like one of the books on my personal list I would only recommend reading the first half. But the first half is still worth it IMO.

[spikora]

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Bellwether by Connie Willis
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Niel Gaiman
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher

... that's all I can think of at the moment.

[snarkylightning]

AWESOME. Any reasoning in particular, or just 'cause? I totally need to reread Ender's Game so bad. I barely remember it. And Staying Fat! ♥

[spikora]

Ender's Game is a commentary on how adults use children, deceive children, and how school is evil you can't always assume that the safest course of action is the best one.

Bellwether ... honestly, I just like how it proposes the idea that we're all sheep. Passage, by the same author, is probably just as thought-provoking, but it made me cry while Bellwether made me laugh.

Good Omens - I think I picked up having it as "a book everyone should read at least once" from you. No reason in particular, it just is.

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes is the book I feel like I should bring up any time the abortion debate pops up, because I think it said some pretty significant things about the topic.