The Anti-Science Thread

[clones_jer]

Dean Koontz, Tom Clancy, and Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader

[tim_redd]

I like the movie of "The Great Gatsby". Apparently the book is supposed to be good.

[no2cyclones]

Dean Koontz, Tom Clancy, and Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader

Yes! I've been through several versions of this. I enjoy a little intellectual stimulation when I'm answering the #2 call of nature.

[Wesley]

I always liked Shakespeae. He was a clever writer. Another favorite of mine was James Fenimore Cooper. Did anyone read Kenneth Roberts Northwest passage or Garirison Keiller Lake Woebegon Days.

As far as Superman Comics went, sign me up for the Bizarro and Supergirl stories.

Next, to keep the anti treadmill thread going.

[cyismydog]

Sports illustrated, sports books.

[bizzle]

I like the movie of "The Great Gatsby". Apparently the book is supposed to be good.

Weak man. I've yet to find a case where the movie is better than the book.

[tim_redd]

Weak man. I've yet to find a case where the movie is better than the book.

Well I've never read the book, so I wasn't comparing them.

[balken]

Weak man. I've yet to find a case where the movie is better than the book.

I would say that Field of Dreams may eclipse the book Shoeless Joe on which it is based. As a general rule, you are correct.

[Cyclonepride]

Not all of my top five may make the grade as real classical literature, but here goes!

Animal Farm- George Orwell
It- Stephen King
Watership Down- Richard Adams
The Lord of the Rings- JRR Tolkien
The Iliad and The Odyssey- Homer

[Angie]

How about "The Grapes of Wrath" or "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck? I also found "The Catcher in the Rye" very interesting--not sure that I liked it, but it was interesting.

English major (lit) here, too. "The Catcher in the Rye" is probably my favorite book of all time - I've read it about 25 times? Love all of Salinger's stuff - also a HUGE Vonnegut fan (R.I.P.).

[isucyfan]

For you "Catcher in the Rye" fans...there is a new book out called "Spud" that is billed the "new Catcher in the Rye". It's set in South Africa in the 90's and is pretty hilarious.

[Angie]

For you \"Catcher in the Rye\" fans...there is a new book out called \"Spud\" that is billed the \"new Catcher in the Rye\". It's set in South Africa in the 90's and is pretty hilarious.

I'll have to grab that!! Is it this?

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Spud-John-van-Ruit/dp/1595141707/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201667131&sr=1-1]Amazon.com: Spud: Books: John van de Ruit[/ame]

[balken]

Actual Recognized Literature

1984 - George Orwell
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand

Great books - probably not in your lit class

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers
Ballad of the Whiskey Robber - Julian Rubenstein
Dry - Augusten Burroughs

[timc243]

Watership Down, 1984, Animal Farm, the Pete Rose book (can't remember the title right now).

[ISUCyclones]

Joseph Heller- Best book ever: Catch-22
Ernest Hemingway- short stories
Mark Twain- Roughing It
Ayn Rand
Chuck Palahniuk
Tom Robbins
Ernest Shackleton- best adventure story ever: South The Endurance Expedition
Must stop