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i_want_carbs t1_j2asgs9 wrote

I only remember a few of them, but we had (completely out of order):

  • Fahrenheit 451
  • Animal Farm
  • Tess of the Derbervilles
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • The Great Gatsby
  • Life of Pi
  • Canterbury Tales (not all of them)
  • A Separate Peace
  • Pictures of Dorian Gray
  • The Importance of Being Earnest
  • Othello
  • Frankenstein
  • Night
  • Scarlet Letter

And many more that I can’t remember. I did not enjoy most of them at the time, but loved Night and really enjoyed Animal Farm.

In college I only took one English class and it was contemporary American plays. Off the top of my head I remember A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, Baby with the Bathwater, and that one with the Alec Baldwin movie where he says Always Be Closing.

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i_want_carbs t1_itq3ivy wrote

I read this one a while back after the author had a big social media marketing push. After getting her ads via IG over and over, I read it (for free).

I thought it was fine. It was clearly inspired by Gone Girl, but the execution was not at the same level at all. It was a fairly quick read, but not one I’d recommend to others. I was a little turned off by the absolute zero likable characters in the story. I got the feeling the wife was trying to conceal the truth to the reader. I’m sure if I went back for a re-read there would be hints pointing to the twist, but I didn’t like it enough for a re-read so idk.

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i_want_carbs t1_is28lgx wrote

I love reading the Harry Potter books with my kids. My son and I read them together and now he rereads them constantly. My daughter and I just started POA a few days ago.

Chronicles of Narnia (especially LWW) was a great one to read together. Bailey School Kids is a fun series, too. We like to debate if the monster was real each book.

I find myself buying my almost 13yo all my old favorites growing up. Holes, The Hatchet, The Outsiders, Jurassic Park.

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