Reading is fundamental: AJ's Summer Reading List
Miscellaneous
Recently, while I was reading and enjoying Atlas Shrugged (by Ayn
Rand), I came across a list of books somebody suggested everybody
read. Unfortunately I have forgotten where I saw it... But, I took
his list, massaged it a little, and came up with my own.
Here is a list of the next 10 books coming up from my list:
Here is a list of the next 10 books coming up from my list:
| Title | Author |
| The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| The Prince | Niccolo Machiavelli |
| Slaughter-house Five | Kurt Vonnegut |
| 1984 | George Orwell |
| The Republic of Plato: Second Edition | Plato |
| The Brotherrs Karamazov | Fyodor Dostoevsky |
| The Catcher in the Rye | J.D. Salinger |
| The Wealth Of Nations | Adam Smith |
| For Whom the Bell Tolls | Ernest Hemingway |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | Oscar Wilde |
Ian said:
Had to read the Republic three times in college. It is worth reading more than once. I also recommend Aristotle's Politics. It's amazing how accurate their philosophy of politics was 2000 years ago.
I also really liked 1984 and Dorian Gray.
I also really liked 1984 and Dorian Gray.
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Rob said:
As a former architect, I've always been partial to _The Fountainhead_, but _Atlas Shrugged_ was certainly a more comprehensive statement of her philosophy. A few too many diatribes for my tastes (esp. Galt's speech), but still a great read.
Rob said:
A couple of really good ones in there. _The Great Gatsby_ is one of my all-time favorites. I'm surprised you didn't have to read these in high school.
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Aaron Lynch said:
I did have to read many of them, which is the sole reason I didn't take the opportunity to enjoy them.
I have this whole issue with authority and people telling me what I have to do :)
I have this whole issue with authority and people telling me what I have to do :)
James Netherton said:
I studied Orwells 1984 at school but never took much of it in. I finished reading it again back in April, what a book!
I finished Animal Farm a couple of weeks ago which is another Orwell classic.
I finished Animal Farm a couple of weeks ago which is another Orwell classic.
bluefire301175 said:
I'm currently reading the picture of dorian gray, along with a lesson before dying and the joy luck club for my summer reading list
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