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To: epicure who wrote (33911)1/26/2012 1:35:57 PM
From: Travis_Bickle  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 51750
 
My tenth grade English teacher let us read Ian Fleming novels for book reports, appealed to the boys.

Re Dragon Tattoo, probably best to avoid anal rape.



To: epicure who wrote (33911)1/26/2012 3:10:17 PM
From: Dale Baker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 51750
 
I remember loving East of Eden but probably read it in college sometime.



To: epicure who wrote (33911)1/26/2012 7:07:40 PM
From: JohnM  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 51750
 
The book that made the most sense to me at that age was Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. His take on the phoniness of the adult world was like finding a friend who could teach me some essentials. But I have no idea how it would sound/feel to high school students today.


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