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To: SeaHawkFan
Aside from 2-3 books, I can’t imagine another list being that bad.

While some I question, most I have read and agree with the premise. Though I believe the list should have contained a few others, like "Farenheit 451" and "The Illustrated Man" and "Something Wicked, This Way comes".

13 posted on 05/30/2014 12:44:50 PM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: EveningStar; rjsimmon

I’ve read most of them, some were impossible for me to relate to in any way, others I liked and read twice and more-like “1984”, “Lord of the Flies”, “Slaughterhouse Five”.

I have to say that “Atlas Shrugged”, “The Illustrated Man” and “Something Wicked This Way Comes”, “Farenheit 451” need to be on the list-maybe also “The Fountainhead”.

I’ll also nominate Ira Levin’s “This Perfect Day”-a 1984-like novel, only more relevant to these times and-to me at least-more hair-raising. I’m reading it again right now, and have turned all my friends on to it...


45 posted on 05/30/2014 1:03:06 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: rjsimmon

The Orwell books are good, and maybe a few others.

Would like to see:

1. The Bible
2. The Road to Serfdom
3. Free to Choose
4. Screwtape Letters
5. Chronicles of Narnia

I’m sure there are others.


59 posted on 05/30/2014 1:08:33 PM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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