tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post1354659299931576084..comments2024-01-23T03:22:38.697-05:00Comments on Chicken Soup for the Dorky Soul: 5 College Books That Need to Be On Your Summer Reading ListVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173369530050037666noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-37223993227260825222010-05-24T20:09:59.372-04:002010-05-24T20:09:59.372-04:00Being an English major I have had to read some rea...Being an English major I have had to read some really incredible stuff to class. I have yet to read Picture of Dorian Gray though which I've been meaning to check out. Also, I've never read anything by Faulkner so that may be on my summer reading list as well. Just finishing up The Memory Keeper's Daughter which is making me fall in love with my soon to be born daughter more and more everyday.Rachel Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050119457229635051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-80810110425696116702010-05-21T22:25:12.617-04:002010-05-21T22:25:12.617-04:00It took a few years, but I'm glad I had to rea...It took a few years, but I'm glad I had to read "Great Gatsby" in high school. I love it now and I have a few other Fitzgerald books on my shelf waiting to be read.<br /><br />Also, I really enjoyed Willa Cather's "O Pioneers." I don't really know why - really strong, interesting female protagonist, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-64734080102838419602010-05-19T00:10:10.209-04:002010-05-19T00:10:10.209-04:00I read a fantastic online discussion about Dracula...I read a fantastic online discussion about Dracula and the gender roles and how subversive the novel really is/was. It made me desperate to get my hands on a copy and finally read the damn thing. <br /><br />I don't know one person who didn't L-O-V-E 'The Portrait of Dorian Grey'. <br /><br />My History of Las Vegas had the best reading list: 'The Rat Pack', a book on the mob, and a total gem called 'BROTHEL' -- in all caps.amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644571282589467330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-84119172515086625542010-05-19T00:00:59.258-04:002010-05-19T00:00:59.258-04:00Also, if you guys really like this, I'll try t...Also, if you guys really like this, I'll try to think of more of these (there probably would've been if I didn't have such a bad memory)... or maybe you could share some of yours and what course you read them for and we could do another installment with YOURS too!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173369530050037666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-27489423659653503922010-05-18T21:51:42.525-04:002010-05-18T21:51:42.525-04:00Kelly: I was really surprised by how scary just re...Kelly: I was really surprised by how scary just reading that book was. I've never thought of myself as someone who'd be freaked out by an old timey horror novel, but it was awesome. Luckily I was in college living with a roommate, so it wasn't TOO freaky. Definitely give it another look.<br /><br />Jessica: My school is pretty darn liberal. I know our professor said that her friends who've read it were always shocked she was teaching it. Of course, the class we spent discussing it dissolved into giggles every time we read a passage....<br /><br />Zmaga: I won't judge... TOO much. But definitely try out Dracula just to see how different it is. I think you'd find it interesting!<br /><br />K.davis: glad I could be of help!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173369530050037666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-32690180258944639662010-05-18T21:15:13.898-04:002010-05-18T21:15:13.898-04:00hmm, I'll have to look into these... I'm a...hmm, I'll have to look into these... I'm a big reader and haven't picked up any of these.K. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09796146813202117176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-25246576772493252862010-05-18T17:26:56.350-04:002010-05-18T17:26:56.350-04:00I am intrigued. I'll definitely try reading at...I am intrigued. I'll definitely try reading at least one of these, probably Dracula, because I am a Twilight fan *blushes*D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01496034494751333297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-17410561622991158432010-05-18T16:39:14.753-04:002010-05-18T16:39:14.753-04:00Love this post, and cannot believe you were assign...Love this post, and cannot believe you were assigned Fanny Hill for school. Very cool.<br /><br />The best book I was assigned - The Awakening by Kate Chopin, about a 'good' woman seduced into following her dreams. Gorgeous book, wrote tons of papers on it. <br /><br />Next best would have to be The Color Purple by Alice Walker. <br /><br />And I was also assigned to watch Fight Club for gender studies - that was pretty cool.<br /><br />thanks for the list :-}<br /><br />xooxoUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16702897743000239317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-4491416389249635182010-05-18T15:56:53.354-04:002010-05-18T15:56:53.354-04:00I got Dracula a couple years ago when I lived alon...I got Dracula a couple years ago when I lived alone and I had to stop in the middle of the book because I was getting too scared reading it all alone at night! I definitely have to revisit that. I'm reading The Hound of the Baskervilles now and while it scary too, it's much more tolerable with my boyfriend sleeping next to me!<br /><br />Thanks for the other recs, will have to check them out!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17840377765937929376noreply@blogger.com