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July 29, 2006 at 2:54 am #146518colinMemberPolarBearNPR wrote:drain, Ender’s Game is perfect for a 15-year-old sophomore. It’s about a kid, gaming, (but there’s more to it, of course) and is just the right “level” for your average 10th grader. My family read it last summer and all of us enjoyed it thoroughly. I suggest it to every young man I meet who asks my opinion on a book to read.
The Alchemist is great for all ages . . . meaning and purpose of life stuff not-so-hidden in a good story. My oldest (15) is reading it and my dad (72) is next in line. Now, as you start to make decisions and wonder where it’s all leading is a great time to read something like this. And did I mention it’s relatively short?
Ender’s Game is a GREAT book, I second her recommendation. However I have never been able to fully understand the Warsaw Pact and all the other more politcal parts of the book.
July 29, 2006 at 5:28 pm #146539PolarBearNPRParticipantcolin wrote:However I have never been able to fully understand the Warsaw Pact and all the other more politcal parts of the book.
Here’s probably more than you wanted to know. As Orson Scott Card answered thet question.August 3, 2006 at 9:20 am #146543robertogaliniMemberdrain, the akchemist, veronica desides 2 die etc. r books for a bit more mature personality from my point of view: it’s pointed towards adults who lost their life in the world running rutine, who forgot why they really live, and 4 what. i read them both, and i think i should do it again in a few years, just 2 remind myself what do i want from my life. kids in highschool shouldn’t b concern with these issues, since they’re still young.
a really good book (also a bit over highschool age) is Blindness, by Jose Saramago. a real mind job…
August 3, 2006 at 12:41 pm #146540PolarBearNPRParticipantSo, I finished Veronika 😮 and yeah, there is that one scene which would make me reluctant to hand it to a “kid.” I liked the Alchemist better, but the themes of Veronika keep coming back. What really is normal thought? It makes some very good points that for me, came after the read.
So, what’s next, ya’ll?
August 3, 2006 at 12:48 pm #146504TigerbladeParticipantI also just finished Veronika (yesterday) and thought it was fantastic. I have to say it rang a bit close to home for me in a few cases… great book. Although, yes, that one scene does make a bit of a difference when recommending for children. I wouldn’t say it’s directed towards children anyway – more towards adults who have lost a sense of meaning in life.
next on my list is “The Manchurian Candidate” simply because I’ve wanted to see the movie, but occasionally I prefer to read the book first. So I’ll be picking up both from the library today.
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