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any books you read or wish you had read in high school? look...
Sinister amethyst crackhouse mother
  12/18/25
I would have enjoyed sword and sorcery fantasy. Poul Anderso...
doobsian orchid death wish
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underhanded hairy legs
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supple violent plaza striped hyena
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"There's a trip to the farmers market and time for toys...
bipolar purple corner
  12/19/25
this is now forever in my search history I want you dead,...
bipolar purple corner
  12/19/25
mein kampf for late night reads that give you a good feel
deranged brass lodge
  12/18/25
A few offhand: -On the Shortness of Life - Seneca -Sta...
impertinent cuckoldry
  12/18/25
https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3922329&mc=32&a...
bipolar purple corner
  12/19/25
or have the kid wake up xmas morning to an ACTUAL bonfire of...
pungent police squad quadroon
  12/19/25
The Illustrated Man Odyssey The International Jew 1984 M...
stimulating tanning salon
  12/18/25
Hatchet, My Side of the Mountain for starters
Passionate Den
  12/18/25
i think my side of the mountain was one of his summer readin...
Sinister amethyst crackhouse mother
  12/18/25
Where the Red Fern Grows, All Quiet on the Western Front, Ce...
Passionate Den
  12/18/25
they did lord of the flies already. ill look up some of your...
Sinister amethyst crackhouse mother
  12/18/25
180
Passionate Den
  12/18/25
The eyes and the impossible sourdough heart of samurai...
Multi-colored hospital
  12/18/25
rocket boys is 180
Glassy hairraiser dilemma
  12/18/25
Every kid should read. It’s top of that list imo
Multi-colored hospital
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Glassy hairraiser dilemma
  12/19/25
weird group called the "rocket boys" ran the party...
pungent police squad quadroon
  12/22/25
CR GOAT status books, but would one be "past" thos...
turquoise headpube
  12/18/25
he’s 12/7th grade so i said high school since that&rsq...
Sinister amethyst crackhouse mother
  12/18/25
The Swimming-Pool Library (fulano)
Learning disabled chocolate toaster degenerate
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ty for the recs, this is helpful i just asked him what bo...
Sinister amethyst crackhouse mother
  12/18/25
Waste of time unless he's secretly 30+ years old and has rea...
Wine Parlour Coffee Pot
  12/18/25
seconding count of monte cristo three musketeers is also ...
big main people regret
  12/18/25
JackTales 🤡😳
Autistic stead mad-dog skullcap
  12/18/25
those are for reading out loud , clown
Multi-colored hospital
  12/18/25
The Boy with Pink Hair by Perez Hilton https://www.amazon...
vengeful hunting ground stock car
  12/18/25
Quo Vadis (Sienkiewicz) We Were Soldiers Once… And...
green affirmative action
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I’m not even sure which author you’re talking ab...
green affirmative action
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Amber contagious corn cake
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he doesn't like the term gay or homo and instead prefers &qu...
Jet base wagecucks
  12/21/25
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage 18000
Glassy hairraiser dilemma
  12/18/25
No young man of any worth can finish that and not have a bet...
green affirmative action
  12/18/25
James Bond novels Conan (only read the flemming and howard...
hyperactive stage
  12/18/25
The first Bond novel is so good. Amazing call.
impertinent cuckoldry
  12/18/25
Once I got into the first one I burned through the rest (12 ...
hyperactive stage
  12/18/25
Any chance you can recommend your top 5? I need some new boo...
impertinent cuckoldry
  12/18/25
1. Goldfinger 2. Moonraker 3. Casino Royale 4. From Russ...
hyperactive stage
  12/19/25
tyft. I loved Moonraker. Will check out Goldfinger next I th...
impertinent cuckoldry
  12/21/25
cr
Glassy hairraiser dilemma
  12/18/25
Anabasis
stirring irate market
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Amber contagious corn cake
  12/18/25
Flowers for Algernon
Peach flatulent kitchen
  12/18/25
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Amber contagious corn cake
  12/18/25
a song of ice and fire. I'm not a fantasy guy and I loved it...
sapphire beady-eyed queen of the night
  12/18/25
Patrick O'Byrne's Master and Commander and related books in ...
Cobalt glittery heaven pozpig
  12/18/25
Hardy Boys (how old is your kid?) Zen and the Art of Motorc...
pearly hall fanboi
  12/18/25
...
Amber contagious corn cake
  12/18/25
read that, among others, for my contemporary thought class i...
Sinister amethyst crackhouse mother
  12/18/25
zorba the greek
Glassy hairraiser dilemma
  12/18/25
...
green affirmative action
  12/18/25
Several good recs already upthread. Some others: The Thin...
turquoise headpube
  12/18/25
Cr. list I feel like The Things They Carried got a bit ov...
green affirmative action
  12/18/25
The Things They Carried is the most classic writer's favorit...
Spectacular Buff People Who Are Hurt Garrison
  12/18/25
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turquoise headpube
  12/18/25
agree with the first sentence and rec. need to exercise cau...
Jet base wagecucks
  12/22/25
Watership Down A Day No Pigs Would Die 2nd Where the R...
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Razzle Locale
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Starship Troopers Enders Game Johnny Tremain Childhoods E...
brilliant charismatic parlor
  12/18/25
A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES
bipolar purple corner
  12/19/25
Neon Bible better rec for younger kid
stirring irate market
  12/19/25
abridged edgar allen poe short stories
brindle unhinged goal in life party of the first part
  12/19/25
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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:03 PM
Author: Sinister amethyst crackhouse mother

any books you read or wish you had read in high school? looking for something that would be motivating / tools for life genre

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519424)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:15 PM
Author: doobsian orchid death wish

I would have enjoyed sword and sorcery fantasy. Poul Anderson (Broken Sword, Three Hearts and Three Lions) Fritz Lieber (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser) etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519444)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:19 PM
Author: underhanded hairy legs

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276841789712?

Reasonable price, free shipping.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519452)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:21 PM
Author: supple violent plaza striped hyena



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519458)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 12:35 AM
Author: bipolar purple corner

"There's a trip to the farmers market and time for toys and crayons, a bubble bath, and lots of love."

-- School Library Journal

"Will undoubtedly be scooped up by families seeking queer representation in board books."

-- Kirkus

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49521596)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 2:42 AM
Author: bipolar purple corner

this is now forever in my search history

I want you dead, Malk Poo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49521719)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:21 PM
Author: deranged brass lodge

mein kampf for late night reads that give you a good feel

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519459)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:22 PM
Author: impertinent cuckoldry

A few offhand:

-On the Shortness of Life - Seneca

-Starship Troopers (the book is much better and more serious than the movie)

-Bonfire of the Vanities

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519460)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 12:10 AM
Author: bipolar purple corner

https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3922329&mc=32&forum_id=2#35633765

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49521571)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 9:32 AM
Author: pungent police squad quadroon

or have the kid wake up xmas morning to an ACTUAL bonfire of his vanities

toughens him up a bit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49522050)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:23 PM
Author: stimulating tanning salon

The Illustrated Man

Odyssey

The International Jew

1984

Meditations

The Myth of Sisyphus

Hamlet

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519465)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:27 PM
Author: Passionate Den

Hatchet, My Side of the Mountain for starters

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519476)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:30 PM
Author: Sinister amethyst crackhouse mother

i think my side of the mountain was one of his summer reading assignments



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519493)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:34 PM
Author: Passionate Den

Where the Red Fern Grows, All Quiet on the Western Front, Celestine Prophecy, Lord of the Flies.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519513)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:37 PM
Author: Sinister amethyst crackhouse mother

they did lord of the flies already. ill look up some of your other recs, ty!

he just finished peak, so hatchet is a good one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519523)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:45 PM
Author: Passionate Den

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519559)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:01 PM
Author: Multi-colored hospital

The eyes and the impossible

sourdough

heart of samurai

artemis

rocket boys

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519953)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:13 PM
Author: Glassy hairraiser dilemma

rocket boys is 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49520282)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 10:18 PM
Author: Multi-colored hospital

Every kid should read. It’s top of that list imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49521280)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 12:34 AM
Author: Glassy hairraiser dilemma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49521595)



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 10:54 AM
Author: pungent police squad quadroon

weird group called the "rocket boys" ran the party scene at my rural West Virginia high school

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49530601)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:54 PM
Author: turquoise headpube

CR GOAT status books, but would one be "past" those by HS, especially later in HS?

My 7 year old just read--and really enjoyed--Hatchet.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519755)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:00 PM
Author: Sinister amethyst crackhouse mother

he’s 12/7th grade so i said high school since that’s more his reading level

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519767)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:28 PM
Author: Learning disabled chocolate toaster degenerate

The Swimming-Pool Library (fulano)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519483)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:29 PM
Author: Sinister amethyst crackhouse mother

ty for the recs, this is helpful

i just asked him what book he’s reading (we’re on a flight) and its war and peace

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519489)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:24 PM
Author: Wine Parlour Coffee Pot

Waste of time unless he's secretly 30+ years old and has read tons of other Russian lit and has a solid grounding in religion and philosophy.

Count of Monte Cristo is a goat novel that is also accessible and really exciting.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519679)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:29 PM
Author: big main people regret

seconding count of monte cristo

three musketeers is also great and vastly superior to any adaptation

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519686)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:29 PM
Author: Autistic stead mad-dog skullcap

JackTales 🤡😳

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519490)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:02 PM
Author: Multi-colored hospital

those are for reading out loud , clown



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519956)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:30 PM
Author: vengeful hunting ground stock car

The Boy with Pink Hair by Perez Hilton

https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Pink-Hair-Perez-Hilton/dp/0451234200

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519492)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:32 PM
Author: green affirmative action

Quo Vadis (Sienkiewicz)

We Were Soldiers Once… And Young (Moore & Galloway)

Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage (Lansing)

The Way of Men (Donovan)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519502)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:35 PM
Author: Amber contagious corn cake



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:45 PM
Author: green affirmative action

I’m not even sure which author you’re talking about, though I’m 99.99% sure that it’s not Moore or Galloway

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519724)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:41 PM
Author: Amber contagious corn cake



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Date: December 21st, 2025 6:48 PM
Author: Jet base wagecucks

he doesn't like the term gay or homo and instead prefers "androphile," a term he uses to describe romance and sex between masculine men

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Donovan

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49528627)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:46 PM
Author: Glassy hairraiser dilemma

Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage 18000

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519898)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 7:28 PM
Author: green affirmative action

No young man of any worth can finish that and not have a better idea of what it means to be a man and to experience the thrill, the triumph, of surviving impossible odds. Leadership, loyalty, discipline. And then they get home and are like, fuck it, sign me up for WWI’s trenches

My middle son needed a bit of coaching on perseverance, so we read this together and then did a HARD AS FUCK mountain bike camping trip in western NC.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49520739)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:33 PM
Author: hyperactive stage

James Bond novels

Conan (only read the flemming and howard originals though)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519505)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:39 PM
Author: impertinent cuckoldry

The first Bond novel is so good. Amazing call.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519535)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:51 PM
Author: hyperactive stage

Once I got into the first one I burned through the rest (12 or so) in a summer. all were 180. I tried reading the non-flemming but its not the same. They don't write novels like that anymore.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519587)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: impertinent cuckoldry

Any chance you can recommend your top 5? I need some new books to read.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519744)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 10:06 AM
Author: hyperactive stage

1. Goldfinger

2. Moonraker

3. Casino Royale

4. From Russia With Love

5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

the order changes based on mood but these five are in a tier above.

the rest are all solid. for example, Diamonds are Forever is my least favorite and that is still leagues better than any modern espionage novel.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49522101)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 6:44 PM
Author: impertinent cuckoldry

tyft. I loved Moonraker. Will check out Goldfinger next I think.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49528612)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:46 PM
Author: Glassy hairraiser dilemma

cr

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:42 PM
Author: stirring irate market

Anabasis

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519542)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:48 PM
Author: Amber contagious corn cake



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:43 PM
Author: Peach flatulent kitchen

Flowers for Algernon

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519548)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:48 PM
Author: Amber contagious corn cake



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:55 PM
Author: sapphire beady-eyed queen of the night

a song of ice and fire. I'm not a fantasy guy and I loved it. great series for boys who like knights, politics, and violence.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519602)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:30 PM
Author: Cobalt glittery heaven pozpig

Patrick O'Byrne's Master and Commander and related books in the series

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519689)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:36 PM
Author: pearly hall fanboi

Hardy Boys (how old is your kid?)

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Dune

anything recent by Lawrence Millman

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519705)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:37 PM
Author: Amber contagious corn cake



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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:01 PM
Author: Sinister amethyst crackhouse mother

read that, among others, for my contemporary thought class in hs. book was so so but class was 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519770)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:38 PM
Author: Glassy hairraiser dilemma

zorba the greek



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519710)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:49 PM
Author: green affirmative action



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:53 PM
Author: turquoise headpube

Several good recs already upthread. Some others:

The Things They Carried

Mark Twain--starting with Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

1984

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (and throw in The Hobbit)

Infinite Jest

Moby Dick

Blood Meridian

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49519751)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 7:30 PM
Author: green affirmative action

Cr. list

I feel like The Things They Carried got a bit overexposed to the hopelessly feminized librarian space for a time and was looked down upon as kind of trite. But it’s 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49520745)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 7:55 PM
Author: Spectacular Buff People Who Are Hurt Garrison

The Things They Carried is the most classic writer's favorite. You shouldn't look down on librarian recs. This is all they do

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49520815)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 10:12 PM
Author: turquoise headpube



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 11:44 AM
Author: Jet base wagecucks

agree with the first sentence and rec. need to exercise caution with the second and third sentences just given that the values may not be stoic masculine warrior

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49530736)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: erotic sanctuary

Watership Down

A Day No Pigs Would Die

2nd Where the Red Fern Grows

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49520246)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 7:33 PM
Author: Razzle Locale



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Date: December 18th, 2025 7:40 PM
Author: brilliant charismatic parlor

Starship Troopers

Enders Game

Johnny Tremain

Childhoods End

Rama



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49520778)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 12:16 AM
Author: bipolar purple corner

A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49521578)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 2:11 AM
Author: stirring irate market

Neon Bible better rec for younger kid

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49521698)



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Date: December 19th, 2025 2:23 AM
Author: brindle unhinged goal in life party of the first part

abridged edgar allen poe short stories

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811707&forum_id=2),#49521706)



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Date: December 26th, 2025 12:37 AM
Author: bull headed address goyim

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