Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Signet Classics)81 reviews Lewis Carroll Signet Classics, 2000 Excellent Book + It's Amazing + Great transaction + Two imaginative worlds             Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy (FSG Classics)575 reviews Jostein Gaarder Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 Fun, Fascinating, possibly even Educational (but who cares) + A delightful intriguing intro to history of philosophy + entertaining, and educational + Worth it. + This book is informative and entertaining. Great combination!             Franny and Zooey217 reviews J.D. Salinger Back Bay Books, 2001 A Glass Family Masterpiece + Franny and Zooey: A Love Story. I guess I can start by saying that I had read Franny and Zooey only one time, when I was in high school decades ago (during the Nixon and Ford administrations) along with "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" from Nine Stories. I hadn't read either of them since, so I had a hazy recollection of the ...             Go Ask Alice83 reviews Anonymous Simon Pulse, 2005 White Rabbit + Go Ask Alice + we get it already... + Thumbs up. + Timeless diary - and a challenge for todays teen             The Best American Short Stories 2004 (The Best American Series)15 reviews Houghton Mifflin, 2004 Another fine anthology from BASS + Not an easy read, but always worth your time + Portrait of America The 2004 Best American Short Stories collection, edited by Lorrie Moore, is the fattest BASS anthology yet. With stories by Sherman Alexie, T.C. Boyle, Deborah Eisenberg, Paula Fox, Jill McCorkle, Alice Munro, Annie Proulx, John Edgar Wideman, and John Updike, among others, the collection features ...             Daisy Miller (Penguin Classics)49 reviews Henry James Penguin Classics, 1987 Daisy is the best of America + A light-hearted but ultimately tragic story + ANNIE P. MILLER + Excelent Service             They Cage the Animals at Night (Signet)185 reviews Jennings Michael Burch Signet, 1985 I've read it over ten times + Wonderful book + Extremely sad!!!!!!! + Heart-wrenching is an understatement. + A Must Read For Everyone             1984 (Signet Classics)1369 reviews George Orwell New American Library, 1961 1984 + Holy S$$T, thats pretty much it. + Orthodoxy is unconsciousness + No longer shocking...             The Same Door, Short Stories1 review John Updike Vintage, 1981 Interesting collection Although not his best collection of short stories, this one has a few gems, among them, "The Happiest I've Been," about a college student home for Christmas break, watching his past and future merge in his home, at a party and in his car. For this story alone, the book is worth picking up.             The Awakening350 reviews Kate Chopin Avon, 1982 How long have I been asleep? + Great book + Where Have You Been All My Life? + Beautifully written.             The Catcher in the Rye2756 reviews J.D. Salinger Back Bay Books, 2001 Deserves the honor of "a classic" + Seventeen I first read this novel in 6th grade. I was enthralled then, and I've read it three times since, all at different periods of my life. I still love it. Holden is a character who faces a conflict that many of us do: how do we preserve innocence and purity in a world that seems to far removed from ...             This Side of Paradise (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics)95 reviews F. Scott Fitzgerald Barnes & Noble Classics, 2007 A brilliant, serious, and triumphant first novel + And now, real life begins... + At times sophomoric but ultimately dazzling and memorable Fitzgerald's brilliant, serious, and triumphant first novel can be summarized as follows: Bittersweet experience transmutes Amory Blaine's youthful enthusiasm for wealth and romance and art into a mature understanding of self and of the need to serve others. Fitzgerald is a watercolorist, not an ...             Fight Club: A Novel634 reviews Chuck Palahniuk W. W. Norton, 2005 I'm looking forward to the movie now + Almost a screenplay for the movie + awesome I really enjoyed this book. I actually haven't seen the movie and surprisingly didn't know much about it. As a result, I read the book with open eyes, in much the same way that people did before Brad Pitt and Edward Norton beat each other senseless on the big screen. I've read a couple of ...             The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics)1 review F. Scott Fitzgerald Penguin Books, 2000 The finest American novel Like most, I first read the Great Gatsby in my high school English class. Although I have read much since then, I've not found another novel that surpasses to Fitzgerald's masterpiece. Between the solid story, symbolism and pleasant prose, the Great Gatsby touches on something everyone experiences ...             The Perks of Being a Wallflower1256 reviews Stephen Chbosky MTV, 1999 Brilliant + 31 years old, loved it. + The Perks of Well Written Book + great book + Great Buy             They Cage the Animals at Night (Signet)185 reviews Jennings Michael Burch Signet, 1985 I've read it over ten times + Wonderful book + Extremely sad!!!!!!! + Heart-wrenching is an understatement. + A Must Read For Everyone             This Side of Paradise (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics)95 reviews F. Scott Fitzgerald Barnes & Noble Classics, 2007 A brilliant, serious, and triumphant first novel + And now, real life begins... + At times sophomoric but ultimately dazzling and memorable Fitzgerald's brilliant, serious, and triumphant first novel can be summarized as follows: Bittersweet experience transmutes Amory Blaine's youthful enthusiasm for wealth and romance and art into a mature understanding of self and of the need to serve others. Fitzgerald is a watercolorist, not an ...             Go Ask Alice83 reviews Anonymous Simon Pulse, 2005 White Rabbit + Go Ask Alice + we get it already... + Thumbs up. + Timeless diary - and a challenge for todays teen             The Catcher in the Rye2756 reviews J.D. Salinger Back Bay Books, 2001 Deserves the honor of "a classic" + Seventeen I first read this novel in 6th grade. I was enthralled then, and I've read it three times since, all at different periods of my life. I still love it. Holden is a character who faces a conflict that many of us do: how do we preserve innocence and purity in a world that seems to far removed from ...             1984 (Signet Classics)1369 reviews George Orwell New American Library, 1961 1984 + Holy S$$T, thats pretty much it. + Orthodoxy is unconsciousness + No longer shocking...