[QUOTE=Bletotum;21849127]What english teacher says to read a book that you could watch a movie for.[/QUOTE]
There's a thing called imagination. Learn to use it.
[QUOTE=TheBrokenHobo;21849114]You lucky bastard.[/QUOTE]
Got a signed copy of the Author's Definitive Edition of that book too.
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Not a big fan of YA novels, but this book is very insightful and full of awesome. I would give it a try, if you're not really into reading.
img_thumb That shit dude.
[QUOTE=Bathacker;21849205]Got a signed copy of the Author's Definitive Edition of that book too.
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I'm trying to find my copy that I bought last summer.
I want to re-read it.
[QUOTE=Shoupie;21849186]The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. Although it's young adult, it has strong themes of sexual abuse and drugs.[/QUOTE]
Not as strong of themes as this bad-ass right here.
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The dude's a fucking genius.
[sp]Girl getting her tits chopped off, being hanged from a swing-set with candles where her boobs should be[/sp]
Dosen't affect the story at all, not really a spoiler. Basically a gist of what it's like.
The Stand by Stephen King. I read that when I was 13. Freaking epic.
The Pit Dragon trilogy,
excellent series and it will DEFINITELY keep you hooked.
You should read it.'
Basically, a young slave-bound kid on a desert planet works at a dragon hatchery where they raise dragons to take to pits to fight. He steals a dragon egg with hopes to become a dragon trainer.
Still a great read to this day.
[QUOTE=Hostile_hobo;21849402]Of mice and men is good.[/QUOTE]
Agreed.
[QUOTE=Dr_MadMan;21849276]The Stand by Stephen King. I read that when I was 13. Freaking epic.[/QUOTE]
Oh hell yea, this!
Anything by Phillip K. Dick works as well.
Chose rant so you can report to class abo puss plugs and killing people with rabies
Catch 21.
Bartimaeus trilogy isn't bad, but it's fantasy.
Twilight saga.
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
Good god, I said these couldn't be movies ;_; .
Apparently they are remaking F 451, check the wikipedia page.
[code]A [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451_%281966_film%29"]movie version[/URL] of the novel was released in 1966. At least two [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio_4"]BBC Radio 4[/URL] dramatizations have also been aired, both of which follow the book very closely. A new movie version is in pre-production, and is scheduled for release in 2012.[/code]
The ants - Bernard Werber.
[QUOTE=articpenguin;21849074]Good luck. You're not gonna get anywhere without a glossary.[/QUOTE]
It's really easy to figure out. I didn't need a glossary once.
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Great book, the sequel is just as great.
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It's pretty short, and it works.
Definitely enders game.
Even though it has a shitload of sequels, the first book is quite well contained so that fits your requirement.
It's also about as young adult as you can get, considering the kids in it are about 8, yet act as adults.
I am Legend
Sure it has been made into a movie but the movie has pretty much nothing to do with the book.
The only things common are: Robert Neville and vampires.