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I love a good short book! They are wonderful for those of us with limited time and/or attention spans. So, what are some good short stories or novels you have read lately? I'll start:
1) Animal Farm - George Orwell: OMG! I read this in the 6th grade and just reread it this week. Absolutely awesome, profound, and prophetic. I highly recommend re-reading this as an adult. I especially enjoyed the insertion of "SugarCandy Mountain."
2) Love me, Still - Maya Banks: This isn't my usual "cup of tea" as I guess it would be classified as a romance. However, I really connected with the main character and it was very emotionally touching. Great little story!
3) Anthem - Ayn Rand: Great short "dystopian" novel about the scary future world of a "collectivist" society. Very thought provoking and meaningful without being overly political.
4) 2BR02B - Kurt Vonnegut: What can you say? It's Vonnegut! My first intro to this very interesting author. A little morbid and not too sci-fi so I loved this story. It's set is in a not-so-the-future world of an overpopulated society. BTW, the zero is pronounced "naught".
5) UR - Stephen King: Not King's best work by a long shot but it was entertaining enough just because it was neat that it was about a Kindle.
6) The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka: It was OK, I just didn't really enjoy it all that much but yeah... The guy turns into a bug. What else can you say?
1) Animal Farm - George Orwell: OMG! I read this in the 6th grade and just reread it this week. Absolutely awesome, profound, and prophetic. I highly recommend re-reading this as an adult. I especially enjoyed the insertion of "SugarCandy Mountain."
2) Love me, Still - Maya Banks: This isn't my usual "cup of tea" as I guess it would be classified as a romance. However, I really connected with the main character and it was very emotionally touching. Great little story!
3) Anthem - Ayn Rand: Great short "dystopian" novel about the scary future world of a "collectivist" society. Very thought provoking and meaningful without being overly political.
4) 2BR02B - Kurt Vonnegut: What can you say? It's Vonnegut! My first intro to this very interesting author. A little morbid and not too sci-fi so I loved this story. It's set is in a not-so-the-future world of an overpopulated society. BTW, the zero is pronounced "naught".
5) UR - Stephen King: Not King's best work by a long shot but it was entertaining enough just because it was neat that it was about a Kindle.
6) The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka: It was OK, I just didn't really enjoy it all that much but yeah... The guy turns into a bug. What else can you say?