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Frosty 04-16-2012 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by NewChief (Post 8545905)
I think I first read it on my own in like 6th grade, but we read it in high school as well: Watership Down. I love that damned book.
If that counts as a classic, then it would jump to the top of my list, too. I first read it at about the same age and have read it several other times since.

KChiefer 04-16-2012 12:06 PM
Johnny Got His Gun
Slaughterhouse Five
The Jungle

Also Huis Clos(No Exit), a play in French Class. Our French teacher was great, because she was more concerned with us talking about ideas and culture than the language itself which was the only reason I passed those classes. Mon francais est tres mal.

NewChief 04-16-2012 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Slainte (Post 8545911)
Slaughterhouse-Five
The Trial
Huckleberry Finn
To Kill A Mockingbird
Julius Caesar
The Lottery
Little Toy Dog
Catch-22
Stranger In A Strange Land
Lord Of The Rings
The Shining
Animal Farm
Childhood's End
The Sirens Of Titan
The Birds/Lysistrata
Antigone
No Exit
Waiting For Godet
The Bald Soprano
Our Town
Spoon River Anthology
Cat's Cradle
Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas/Fear & Loathing On The Campaign Trail '72
Beyond The Fringe

That's all I can recall off the top...high school years been a few minutes ago for me. With some research, I'm sure I could add more...
Our drama department put on The Bald Soprano this year. That's a ****ed up play.

Nzoner 04-16-2012 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by KChiefer (Post 8545918)
Johnny Got His Gun
Finally someone else :thumb:

Slainte 04-16-2012 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by NewChief (Post 8545930)
Our drama department put on The Bald Soprano this year. That's a ****ed up play.
I played the male lead role. It was SOOOOO hard not to laugh out loud at the dialogue near the very end of the play...

God bless Ionesco.

oldandslow 04-16-2012 12:37 PM
Loved "Grapes of Wrath."

Also liked "The Call of the Wild."

Three books that changed the way I think about the world were 1984, My side of the Mountain, & Walden.

HemiEd 04-16-2012 12:39 PM
"In Cold Blood" comes to mind since it was so close geographically and was a fairly current event.

A customer ended up taking me out to the house when I started selling in Garden City.

Great Expectations 04-16-2012 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by NewChief (Post 8545905)
I think I first read it on my own in like 6th grade, but we read it in high school as well: Watership Down. I love that damned book.
This is what I was thinking of, but I typed Rabit Hill, it has been too long ago.

KChiefer 04-16-2012 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Nzoner (Post 8545950)
Finally someone else :thumb:
I wasn't nor am an avid reader but that book was unforgettably horrifying. It's also an important read so you can relate to Metallica's "One." :rockon:

scho63 04-16-2012 06:30 PM
1. Of Mice and Men
2. Red Badge of Courage
3. To Kill a Mockingbird

I HATED the book Shane-it bored the hell out of me and I took an "F" that quarter in 8th grade and got kicked off the basketball team

Jenson71 04-16-2012 06:34 PM
The Giver

Buck 04-16-2012 06:37 PM
Welcome to the Monkey House

KcMizzou 04-16-2012 06:37 PM
I dunno if it qualifies as a classic. But I remember reading "Where the Red Fern Grows" as a kid and crying like a baby.

jspchief 04-16-2012 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by DMAC (Post 8545185)
Where The Red Fern Grows
That was the first that came to mind, but I wasn't sure if it was considered a "classic"

Simply Red 04-16-2012 06:41 PM
Stag


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