Sophmore summer reading, black boy and the catcher in the rye |
 Aug 1 2005, 09:20 AM
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anyone read The Catcher in the Rye or Black Boy for summer reading? I need to know if they're good books or not.
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Aug 1 2005, 09:38 AM
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Senior Itis Group: Member Posts: 806 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 121,007 |
i have no idea what that is. What's it about?
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Aug 1 2005, 04:55 PM
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 hi. call me linda. Group: Official Member Posts: 8,187 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,475 |
I read Catcher in the Rye. I thought it was a really good book. Haven't read the other book though.
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Aug 1 2005, 04:57 PM
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 TOISU!! Group: Member Posts: 1,996 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 92,516 |
I'm a Freshie. But I haven't read that. YET. I have to read "The Hiding Place." Or something like that.
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| *danielle_x3* |
Aug 1 2005, 05:42 PM
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i'm entering sophmore year this year && i had to read nectar in a sieve. i read catcher in the rye before, i enjoyed it.
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Aug 1 2005, 05:54 PM
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 I come from East Oakland where the youngstas get hyphy! Group: Member Posts: 1,821 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 102,942 |
I read Catcher in the Rye. That book was kinda weird to me. Like how it ended and all. The book was short so that was cool. I had to read that for my English 11 CP class.
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Aug 2 2005, 01:21 AM
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 Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
I know a lot of people who read Black Boy and they seemed to like it. I've read part of Catcher in the Rye and what I read was hilarious. But then again, I was still at that age where any cursing in books made me laugh, like I was naughty for reading it.
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Aug 3 2005, 07:22 PM
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 sO seDuctivE Group: Member Posts: 291 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 2,009 |
Catcher in the Rye. SERIOUSLY...I love that book. It's good. Read it.
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Aug 3 2005, 07:53 PM
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 oanh is awesome *nods* Group: Member Posts: 470 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 190,637 |
i'm reading the catcher in the rye right now, it's easy to read, but im not sure it's good, I havn't gotten the "theme" yet. I'm going to junior....and im reading 4 books...bah. that, invisible man, scarlet letter, and farewell to arms >,> i havn't read the last book yet, anyone read it?
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Aug 4 2005, 04:01 AM
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 GREEENROCKS Group: Member Posts: 1,393 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 10,624 |
i read catcher in the rye when i was in 7th grade, so i dont think i fully appreciate the book. i should read it again. my summer reading books are so boring..and LONG
Le Morte D'Arthur=about 900-1000 pages. |
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Aug 4 2005, 04:59 AM
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Try Catcher in the Rye, I've gotten good reviews from that.
I've read Black Boy before, very emotional. |
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Aug 4 2005, 07:42 AM
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Sophomore contains 3 S's total
 NO, I've never read either one. Catcher in the Rye should be good, th9ough |
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Aug 4 2005, 01:53 PM
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 show me a garden thats bursting to life Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,303 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,987 |
dang..i just had to read farenheit 451..which i still haven't done yet..
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Aug 4 2005, 07:32 PM
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 Ms. I Can't Tell Pants From Math Group: Member Posts: 371 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,034 |
I read Catcher in the Rye for fun because I'm not a sophomore. Ah, I personally, really liked Catcher in the Rye. Throughout the book I kept reading, waiting for that one chapter that would make the book all worthwhile....The main character, Holden, he hates everything...But, at the end it gets a bit better && I sorta just ended up liking it. Haven't read Black Boy...sorry.
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Aug 4 2005, 07:35 PM
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I have to read Catcher in the Rye and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Yup..
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Aug 4 2005, 07:56 PM
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CHYEAAHHH MAN Group: Member Posts: 1,255 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 168,013 |
QUOTE(brownsugar08 @ Aug 1 2005, 10:22 AM) no--i had to read the crucible..   thats one of hte books i have to read for AP english 11 -_- anyway catcher in the rye is good we OVER ANALYZED IT last year and it was horrible but i liked the book |
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Aug 4 2005, 07:59 PM
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i read the crucible my sophomore year, but i was taking the junior class and it wasn't for summer reading. i read the autobiography of ben franklin for that, which cured my insomnia it was so boring
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Aug 4 2005, 10:38 PM
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 Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
QUOTE(blkpride @ Aug 1 2005, 9:38 AM) i have no idea what that is. What's it about? I read it in 9th. It has to do with the Salem Witch trials. Actually, a girl 'witness' some 'strange' things and reported it and innocents were put on trials... anyway, it was an interesting read about how people's fears consume their senses. |
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Aug 4 2005, 11:41 PM
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I read Catcher in 9th grade, but I didn'r really like it. All Holden did was complain about EVERYTHING
This Summer I have to read a book called Cat's Cradle, and I have no idea what it's about. QUOTE(brownsugar08 @ Aug 4 2005, 10:51 PM) yeah i'm taking an honors junior class  [/smart] Are you serious?!! I didn't know you were such a smarty! |
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Aug 5 2005, 07:28 PM
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CHYEAAHHH MAN Group: Member Posts: 1,255 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 168,013 |
QUOTE(brownsugar08 @ Aug 4 2005, 11:51 PM) yeah i'm taking an honors junior class [/smart] oh thats cool! i think im going to drop down to academic english though cause its my slackoff year= ) |
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Aug 5 2005, 09:37 PM
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Senior Itis Group: Member Posts: 806 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 121,007 |
well, i finished the catcher in the rye.....didn't really get it. All Holden did was comlain. There was no real structure for the book. Anyway, halfway done with black boy. wonders79, you're right, it is very emotional. I love it, it has so much depth.
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Aug 8 2005, 11:32 PM
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 jonathan rhys meyers. Group: Member Posts: 954 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 33,013 |
QUOTE(x_angawhomps @ Aug 4 2005, 7:35 PM) I have to read Catcher in the Rye and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Yup.. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a good book. I didn't expect it to be that interesting..but once I started reading it..  Maya Angelou went through quite a bit by the time she was 16.. |
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Aug 9 2005, 04:35 PM
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QUOTE(tweeak @ Aug 4 2005, 5:42 AM) Sophomore contains 3 S's total It has one s, three o's. Myup.Catcher's good. Except for the ending. Yeah. |
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Aug 10 2005, 05:56 PM
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 Yawn Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,530 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,772 |
Catcher in the Rye was great!! From the first to last sentence it just draws you into the story,and you can really connect with the Holden character. man, i read that book for fun. I'm such a loser, lol. But yah it was very good. You should def read that one...lol i mean looks like you HAVE to, but i mean,.try to enjoy it :)
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Aug 10 2005, 08:06 PM
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QUOTE(Azarel @ Aug 9 2005, 4:35 PM) It has one s, three o's. Myup. Catcher's good. Except for the ending. Yeah. ack. wrong key 
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Aug 10 2005, 08:33 PM
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Heard 'Catcher in the Rye' is an AMAZING book ^_^
We have to read 'A Separate Peace' and 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' |
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Aug 10 2005, 08:37 PM
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^ewww Their Eyes Were Watching God
pollen *giggle* tree sexok, so the book sucks unless you have a really cool perverted teacher who will emphasize the symbolism he was supposed to not teach us I read A Separate Peace freshman yearn and on my own in 8th grade, and because I'd alread y read it on my own i liked it but not many other people did |
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Aug 11 2005, 08:05 PM
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 bang bang! my baby shot me down! Group: Member Posts: 754 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 23,848 |
hvnt read it,.
im reading digital fortress -REALLY good and frankenstein - sux ASS |
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Aug 11 2005, 08:09 PM
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 No Day But Today. Group: Member Posts: 1,405 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 99,184 |
My brother said that it was a good book, but I've never read it..
QUOTE(mishyerr @ Aug 10 2005, 8:33 PM) We have to read 'A Separate Peace' and 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' Me too! 5 more chapters of Their Eyes Were Watching God, woohoo :)
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Aug 12 2005, 02:25 AM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 45 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 75,522 |
I read those two books when I was a freshman. Both were okay, I guess.
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Aug 12 2005, 07:42 PM
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You know what i just realized i hated? A Gathering of Old Men. We read it freshman year- awful
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Aug 12 2005, 09:32 PM
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 sunshiine Group: Member Posts: 1,080 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,360 |
QUOTE(x3chrissyx3 @ Aug 3 2005, 5:22 PM) Catcher in the Rye. SERIOUSLY...I love that book. It's good. Read it. I never actually read it but my sister whos a senior now thinks its a great book. |
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Aug 13 2005, 12:17 AM
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 Break My Heart Again. Group: Official Designer Posts: 480 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 198,983 |
The Catcher In The Rye was good
 ...I don't quite understand why some schools banned it though...and I've never read the other though
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Aug 13 2005, 02:21 PM
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 Behind every great man is a great woman rolling her eyes Group: Member Posts: 318 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 187,483 |
we don't have required summer reading, that sucks for all of you!
SCORE!! Small Town/Country Schools: 1 City Schools/Private Schools: Zero |
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Aug 26 2005, 12:39 PM
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 atom smasher Group: Member Posts: 105 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 77,827 |
omg! what a coincidence. i just read black boy! i love it. i started catcher in the rye and i think it'll be a great book too.
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Aug 30 2005, 07:07 PM
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 k i m <3 Group: Member Posts: 316 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 110,949 |
i had to read catcher in the rye sophomore year, andd this year too (im a junior) buut i think catcher in the rye is one of the less boring ones..
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