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-Puppy
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This is the official forum for bookworms unite! It is the recommended book list! Just click on one of them!

Last edited by -Puppy (April 6, 2017 01:51:52)


-Aqualime
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Oooh! YESSS!!! Okay, so, here:
1. Keeper of the Lost Cities
2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians
3. The Selection
4. Echo
5. Wonder
6. The War that Saved My Life
7. Stargirl
8. Matilda
9. Watership Down
10. When You Reach Me
11. (sorry, I have to add this one more) Because of Mr. Terupt
jji10
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My list would really just depend on how old the person I'm recommending to is.

“Yipee, I did it!” the man said with glee,
“I've solved that darned riddle, I've solved it, you see!”
The sphinx simply smiled and shook her strange head,
“I'm afraid you're wrong, and therefore you're dead.”
flyingpiearchive
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Here's my recommended book list. It's mainly just classic and literary stuff, so I wouldn't recommend these if you're more of a casual reader.

Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes (literally the first novel ever written. It's a genuinely hilarious romp about a man who thinks he's a knight. I recommend this as it surprisingly hasn't become too outdated, it would still be an excellent novel if it were written yesterday.)
Ulysses by James Joyce (The second greatest novel of all time. James Joyce breaks every rule of writing and creates many innovations. It's a masterwork of art. I wouldn't call it “fun to read” most of the time though.)
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (If Ulysses breaks all the rules of writing, Gravity's Rainbow breaks every rule of storytelling. This is a novel with over 400 named characters and 40 subplots. It might be the world's first fractal narrative. Unlike Ulysses, it's actually fun to read. The majority of events are ridiculous and hilarious, sometimes even obscene, but they're all beautifully written.)
Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon (Much more straightforward in plot than Gravity's Rainbow but much harder in terms of prose. It's written in a style that mimics 18th century English. It's very hard at first, but you eventually get used to it. The novel has a lot of heart and is very magical.)
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (My personal favorite out of all of these. A black comedy about war with many interesting and hilarious characters. The novel is perfect at changing in tone later on. It's the hardest I've laughed at any novel.)
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (Contains some of the most beautiful prose in literature and some of the best use of a first-person narrator. I can't talk much about the plot without getting banned from Scratch.)
Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges (A collection of very short stories with interesting and original ideas (such as a library that contains any book that could possibly be written) and great prose.)
The Stranger by Albert Camus (A classic work about absurdism. Camus is excellent at showing his ideas and getting into the head of a character. For a while I thought about it every single night after finishing it. It's very short, it only took me about 2 hours to read.)
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut (One of the more accessible novels on the list, it's quite short and very easy to read. It's about a soldier in WWII who experiences his life out of order, essentially becoming “unstuck in time”. This is the one novel that I'd recommend to pretty much everyone, it's easy enough for most people to read but it shows many philosophical concepts.)
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (A hilarious novel about an incredibly fat and pathetic man who lives with his mother having to go out and get a job. This is the least pretentious novel on the list, it's just a great and hilarious book.)
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy (A brutally violent Western epic. Out of all the pieces of media I've ever read or seen, this one is the most violent. It is beautifully written and has a brilliant slow building story. It's different from most McCarthy novels in that the prose is far more biblical and maximalist.)

There are some other books on the list like 1984 and The Catcher In The Rye that aren't on here as everyone's already heard of them.
mass1040
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Maze Runner for sure! Favorite book sires of all time! the original 2 Sherlock Holmes novels (The Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four(I'm a HUGE idiot. I wrote the wrong book title before, which is why I've changed it.)) for the really geeky book worms. I'm currently reading Trouble is a friend of mine, and really liking it, although I have not yet finished it (this one isn't appropriate for most kids under 12. ask an adult first.). I'm seven books in to a sires of unfortunate events, that really good so far. stardust and the graveyard book by Neil Gaiman, my teacher would appreciate me adding that. Gordon Korman books are always awesome, so I wold recommend the McDonald hall sires, and Bugs Potter. If that doesn't satisfy you go poke me over on my profile.

bookworms forever

mass1040

PS
do I get my username up on the main post?
and why did you change the title?

Last edited by mass1040 (March 31, 2017 20:34:54)



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stellar_11
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Ok, so this might be a tad bit long but i hope you like it!
(listed in no particular order)
  • Artemis Fowl
    Rick Riordan's books
    Land of Stories
    Maze Runner Series
    Harry Potter
    Series of Unfortunate Events
    Sisters Grimm
    NEED
    The Testing series
    Hatchet
    Number the Stars
    Echo
    Wonder
    The War that Saved My life
    A Child Called It
    Paper Cowboy
    Rhyme Schemer
    Crossover
    Nightbird
    Fablehaven series
    Beyonders series
    Keeper to the Lost Cities series

Last edited by stellar_11 (March 25, 2017 17:24:37)

o_oBen
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1. Keepers of the Lost Cities
2. Wings of Fire
2. The Land of Stories
3. Fablehaven
4. Spirit Animals
4. Echo
5. Stargirl/Love Stargirl
6. When You Reach Me
7. Wonder

List from the owner of “Bookworms Unite!”,
o_oBen
(i'm sure there are more i just can't think of them…)

Last edited by o_oBen (April 7, 2017 00:09:57)

GryffindorFreak1
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Yay, you made the topic!!! Okay, so here is my list. Prepare for many, many, MANY edits:

-Harry Potter If you have not read this amazing series yet, you are insane. If you hold off because you do not like fantasy- I don't like fantasy either, but this series is my LIFE. The descriptions are so vivid you can imagine you are there and the characters are amazing and surprising. BEST SERIES EVER! Also, the movies aren't that great, but it is still super fun to watch the movies after you read each book. The movies compare nothing to the books though.
-Divergent This sci-fi book is super good!!! I read it when I was in elementary school but read it again in middle school and it made more sense. There are a lot of cliffhangers and suspenseful moments. However, I only did really like the first book. If you are going to read Divergent, though, you should read the whole thing because something really big happens in the third (or was it fourth?) book.
-Counting by 7's This realistic fiction book is entertaining and not hard at all to read. It is kind of sad, but not like cry-out-loud sad, just noticeable.
-Life as we Knew it This sci-fi book is really, really good! You must read it!!!!! It is very fun mixed with sad moments that leave you rooting for the main character.
-The 5th Wave This sci-fi book (well, it is a series too, but I have only read the first book) is really entertaining. It might be a little confusing for you, but most of it is all right. BAD LANGUAGE WARNING!!!!!!! Like every page, so you should read this only if you are in middle school or older.
-Percy Jackson This is a really good fantasy book. I read it when I was kind of young, third or fourth grade, but it is not like it is written young, just younger people can read it too. There are also a lot of side series to it, plus more books are still coming out to the sub-series so this is a good series to get attached to because their are a lot of books in the same world that you can read.
-Out of My Mind I finished this fiction (realistic yet not relatable at all) book super quick, but it is still really good. Sad, but touching, and you can feel the main character's struggles although none of us have experienced anything like she has.
Thanks for reading! I will add a LOT more edits later on!

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jji10
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flyingpiearchive wrote:

Here's my recommended book list. It's mainly just classic and literary stuff, so I wouldn't recommend these if you're more of a casual reader.

Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes (literally the first novel ever written. It's a genuinely hilarious romp about a man who thinks he's a knight. I recommend this as it surprisingly hasn't become too outdated, it would still be an excellent novel if it were written yesterday.)

Actually, the bible was finished 1500+ years before Don Quixote was finished.

“Yipee, I did it!” the man said with glee,
“I've solved that darned riddle, I've solved it, you see!”
The sphinx simply smiled and shook her strange head,
“I'm afraid you're wrong, and therefore you're dead.”
mass1040
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jji10 wrote:

flyingpiearchive wrote:

Here's my recommended book list. It's mainly just classic and literary stuff, so I wouldn't recommend these if you're more of a casual reader.

Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes (literally the first novel ever written. It's a genuinely hilarious romp about a man who thinks he's a knight. I recommend this as it surprisingly hasn't become too outdated, it would still be an excellent novel if it were written yesterday.)

Actually, the bible was finished 1500+ years before Don Quixote was finished.
haha I don't think the bible counts as a novel


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jji10
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mass1040 wrote:

jji10 wrote:

flyingpiearchive wrote:

Here's my recommended book list. It's mainly just classic and literary stuff, so I wouldn't recommend these if you're more of a casual reader.

Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes (literally the first novel ever written. It's a genuinely hilarious romp about a man who thinks he's a knight. I recommend this as it surprisingly hasn't become too outdated, it would still be an excellent novel if it were written yesterday.)

Actually, the bible was finished 1500+ years before Don Quixote was finished.
haha I don't think the bible counts as a novel
Well, fair enough.

“Yipee, I did it!” the man said with glee,
“I've solved that darned riddle, I've solved it, you see!”
The sphinx simply smiled and shook her strange head,
“I'm afraid you're wrong, and therefore you're dead.”
bookworm909
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This is gonna be FUN! (I'm gonna keep editing and updating this)
MOI LIST:
Kepper of the Lost Cities
Harry Potter
Percy Jackson
Echo
FableHaven
*Brings laptop to GIANT book pile taller that my desk*
Jouney Across the Hidden Islands
Scar Island
The Apprentice Witch
Shadow House
Hoot
Bad Kitty
the Friendship Experiment
Hercufleas
the Secret Life of Lincon Jones
the Sword of Summer
Tombquest
Mark of ths Thief
Sky Jumpers
Time Traveling With a Hamster
Addison Cooke
Dr. Fell and the Playground of Doom
Galax's Most Wanted
the Tapper Twins go to War
the Honest Truth
the Trouble With Twins
Bud, Not Buddy
the Nocturnals
OMG I FORGOT THESE BOOKS! HOW COULD I?!?!?!?!?!?!
Warriors (HOW DID I FORGET THAT?!?!?!?!?!?!)
The book series Everything you need to know to ace (Insert school subject here like science, history, math, ect)
Space Dumplins
It Ain't So Awful Falafel
*Brain gets clogged and overloads*
UMMMMMMMMMMM UHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHUDHFUSDNHUHFISAJFSAJ!!!!!!!
OH!
Insignificant Events in the Live of a Cauctus
the Good Fight: a Book About the Founding Father's
*More to come*

Last edited by bookworm909 (June 12, 2017 00:31:07)

R_Ravenclaw
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Oh, so we can make our own lists? Great!

Here goes mine then:
  • The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis: I reccomend the seven books, The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe is the best one, followed by The Last Battle. It's thanks to Narnia that I love reading now.

  • The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak: Just incredible. Really. Specially to us bookworms!

  • Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling: Do I really need to encourage you to read this? Just READ THEM!!

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain: These are great! I liked the 2nd one the most.

  • The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Éxupery: This is a short but very special book. It contains great quotes to make you think about… well, about life.

  • Don Quixote, by Miguelntes: This is… ok, it's VERY long but read it, it's worth it. If you don't want to read it all, then just read some chapters such as “The adventure with the windmills”

  • Wonder and Auggie & Me, by R.J. Palacio: Amazing books! The stories are easy and hard to understand at the same time. It's a complicated topic, but this books explain it in a great way.

  • Dracula, by Bram Stoker: It's not that scary, I promise! It's a great book and I like how there's actually not a narrator (just a bunch of diaies and that sort of things).

  • The Giver, by Lois Lowry: I really liked this books! They make you think about what is fair and what isn't; what the world is and what i should be (wow I got poetic ).

  • The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende: This is a VERY good book! As you might have guessed, it's quite long (but not ‘neverending’, don't worry!), but completely worth it. They story is so simple and complex at the same time, there are two stories that occur at the sime time and blend at the end.

(I'm sure I forget something…)

Hope you can read at least one of these books!
~R_Ravenclaw

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stellar_11
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mass1040 wrote:

jji10 wrote:

flyingpiearchive wrote:

Here's my recommended book list. It's mainly just classic and literary stuff, so I wouldn't recommend these if you're more of a casual reader.

Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes (literally the first novel ever written. It's a genuinely hilarious romp about a man who thinks he's a knight. I recommend this as it surprisingly hasn't become too outdated, it would still be an excellent novel if it were written yesterday.)

Actually, the bible was finished 1500+ years before Don Quixote was finished.
haha I don't think the bible counts as a novel
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-Puppy
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stellar_11 wrote:

mass1040 wrote:

jji10 wrote:

flyingpiearchive wrote:

Here's my recommended book list. It's mainly just classic and literary stuff, so I wouldn't recommend these if you're more of a casual reader.

Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes (literally the first novel ever written. It's a genuinely hilarious romp about a man who thinks he's a knight. I recommend this as it surprisingly hasn't become too outdated, it would still be an excellent novel if it were written yesterday.)

Actually, the bible was finished 1500+ years before Don Quixote was finished.
haha I don't think the bible counts as a novel
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mass1040
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-Puppy wrote:

stellar_11 wrote:

mass1040 wrote:

jji10 wrote:

flyingpiearchive wrote:

Here's my recommended book list. It's mainly just classic and literary stuff, so I wouldn't recommend these if you're more of a casual reader.

Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes (literally the first novel ever written. It's a genuinely hilarious romp about a man who thinks he's a knight. I recommend this as it surprisingly hasn't become too outdated, it would still be an excellent novel if it were written yesterday.)

Actually, the bible was finished 1500+ years before Don Quixote was finished.
haha I don't think the bible counts as a novel
If you follow the discussion you will get notifications when there are new posts

Yea, also I'm working on the front page. I'm SUPER active on the forums (look at my siggy to go shopping).
you never answered my question :p


I like Scratch and helping people out on Scratch.

check out my awesome forum post here.
check out my really easy contest here.

check out the first animation in my “golden oldies” sires (if you like bad animations) here
check out the forum post for that animation here

also, if you reply to one of my comments, be sure to let me know on my profile, as I don't get notifications
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-Puppy
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mass1040 wrote:

-Puppy wrote:

stellar_11 wrote:

mass1040 wrote:

jji10 wrote:

flyingpiearchive wrote:

Here's my recommended book list. It's mainly just classic and literary stuff, so I wouldn't recommend these if you're more of a casual reader.

Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes (literally the first novel ever written. It's a genuinely hilarious romp about a man who thinks he's a knight. I recommend this as it surprisingly hasn't become too outdated, it would still be an excellent novel if it were written yesterday.)

Actually, the bible was finished 1500+ years before Don Quixote was finished.
haha I don't think the bible counts as a novel
If you follow the discussion you will get notifications when there are new posts

Yea, also I'm working on the front page. I'm SUPER active on the forums (look at my siggy to go shopping).
you never answered my question :p

I changed the title because you aren't a part of it. I did NOT want people who aren't in the studio to not know what is going on.

-Puppy
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Ok, this is in no specific order


Prepare for more :P

Echo
Harry Potter
Wonder
Auggie and Me
The War that saved my life

Last edited by -Puppy (April 6, 2017 02:05:51)


PrincessPanda_test_
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Yep, I like to read picture books, easy readers, and children's chapter books sometimes.

-Puppy
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This is worse than i expected.

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