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In reply to the discussion: What top 5 books would you list when directing a teenager? [View all]RagAss
(13,832 posts)53. Just one is needed...
"A Confederacy of Dunces"
John Kennedy Toole
It sums up the human experience quite well.
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Damn! I immediately thought of To Kill a Mockingbid, 1984, and Slaughterhouse Five!
11 Bravo
Jan 2013
#4
They usually are not as experience as a season Actor so you need to find out who...
BlueJazz
Jan 2013
#6
The Plague (Camus), the Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing), Les Miserables (Hugo), To Kill a
Mass
Jan 2013
#9
Thank you. I am directing my daughter and catching up on some "great" ones I never read
Pretzel_Warrior
Jan 2013
#11
I should read that one. But every time I see that book title, I think of Good Will Hunting
Pretzel_Warrior
Jan 2013
#19
well, I definitely agree nonfiction is good too, but I decided to keep it to nonfiction
Pretzel_Warrior
Jan 2013
#21
If she likes dystopic fiction with a message then I have a couple of suggestions.
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#48
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh,
pangaia
Jan 2013
#29
Yes it was the most moving book I ever read at the time and 48 years later it still works for me.
gordianot
Jan 2013
#135
Ok, now we're getting somewhere! let me add "The Fan Man" by Kotzwinkle
JustABozoOnThisBus
Jan 2013
#214
Did not see the movie. Love Tom Robbins! Hard to pick my favorite. Good reading for teenagers
patrice
Jan 2013
#99
Another Roadside Attraction was a *BIG* deal for this Catholic-school girl in her early 20s.
patrice
Jan 2013
#187
Hey, it's probably better to be exposed to it early. There's nothing wrong with a 14 year old...
Recursion
Jan 2013
#68
Robert Graves? Wow. I haven't read this one. Have your read his White Goddess, a little
patrice
Jan 2013
#101
I think it depends on the person. I read it at my mom's behest when I was 17.
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#116
Black Beauty, Siddharta (for older crowd) Illusions or Jonathan Livingston Seagull for anyone
KittyWampus
Jan 2013
#41
My 12yo is a HUGE Lois Lowry fan. She read all her books, and read The Giver twice.
blm
Jan 2013
#177
no i will have to look it up. i recommend prester john by buchan as another excellent adventure sto
loli phabay
Jan 2013
#76
Freddy's Book, HMS Surprise, Don Quixote, Wuthering Heights, Also Sprach Zarathustra
Recursion
Jan 2013
#67
There's real mastery of the form and medium in that, not to do too much, not to do too little.
patrice
Jan 2013
#110
Yes! More poetry! I think both Whitman & Ginsburg are accessible to teens and WORTH it!!
patrice
Jan 2013
#113
Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences
datasuspect
Jan 2013
#79
Huckleberry Finn. Read it myself, of course, but I've also read it to my son...
reACTIONary
Jan 2013
#84
Huckleberry Finn, The Last of the Mohicans, Our Town, The Sound and the Fury, Great Gatsby.
pinto
Jan 2013
#85
Yep. My absolute #1!! If they don't read anything else, they should read Zinn. nt
patrice
Jan 2013
#175
I have it on my iPod. It was a little expensive, but I'm glad I get to listen to it, or any part of
patrice
Jan 2013
#186
Pat Conroy. Love. I have a ton of modern fiction that I love along with the classics mentioned...
2theleft
Jan 2013
#208
Black Elk Speaks by John G. Neihardt & Black Boy by Richard Wright & An Instance of the
patrice
Jan 2013
#98
Confession (Death Penalty novel by John Grisham) & Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver nt
Laura PourMeADrink
Jan 2013
#112
the 4 books about LBJ by Caro. I wouldn't pick any book that promotes anarchy or coup'd'etats.
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#128
Barack Obama-Dreams From My Father. Hillary Clinton-It takes a village.Jerry Brown-Dialogues
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#129
Anything I could get them to read at first. I wouldn't be too quick to push anything heavy
brewens
Jan 2013
#130
Orwell and Kafka? Good grief. I mean, don't get me wrong, fine works.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2013
#142
Parting The Waters by Taylor Branch and Angela's Ashes by Frank Mc court. Also include
mfcorey1
Jan 2013
#155
If he takes the advice in the 2nd and 3rd books, he'll win over a beautiful wife
OmahaBlueDog
Jan 2013
#184
good question! i think the 5 Chronicles of Prydain books are better than LOTR, personally
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#166
"Of Mice and Men." "The Autobiography of Malcolm X." "Black Like Me." "Cry, the Beloved
WinkyDink
Jan 2013
#171
Actully helped to save my Christianity, which has expanded since to include other perspectives now
patrice
Jan 2013
#190
Eward R Tufte's books on visualizing information, Donald Knuth on the Art of Computer Programming
FarCenter
Jan 2013
#192
'Catch 22' for juniors and seniors. 'The Chocolate Wars' (by Robert Cormier) for
coalition_unwilling
Jan 2013
#201
Gulliver's Travels (Swift), Catch-22 (Heller), Decline & Fall (Gibbon), Cat's Cradle (Vonnegut)
leveymg
Jan 2013
#202
She's the original autodidact and will read ANYTHING that crosses her path. Good luck. nt
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#207