Reading Problem

Hey you guys.

I was wondering what books might be good for a 17 year old male.

Haha. I'm asking this because I hate reading, first of all. And I don't want to fall behind in school like I've been doing for the past God knows how long. Everytime we have to read a book in school, I read about a chapter or two, then quit it. Also, I hope that reading a book for fun would help out my SAT scores. (I got a 490 in critical reading.)

So yeah, any suggestions (besides Harry Potter, Twilight) would be awesome.

Oh!

I know some great non fiction books if you like either history or politics!

But likely you don't and want a fantasy sci fi thriller to keep you entertained with a dry moral message.

Ew, Twilight. Ew, SAT.
Everyone says to read classics. o__o;
Isn't it easier to just to a lot of practice tests?

@Q : Sure, history and politics is good.

@Death : Yeah, it is good to just practice a lot of tests. But I can't comprehend very well. Which is a major part of it.

spyke543 wrote:@Q : Sure, history and politics is good.

@Death : Yeah, it is good to just practice a lot of tests. But I can't comprehend very well. Which is a major part of it.

Really?

Well! I know a lot of different books you might like. The good things about Politics books is they challenge your analysis. ^_^

I suggest "Somebody's gotta say it" by Neal Boortz. He's very controversial. But he's neither Republican or Democrat so you don't have to worry about that. He's libertarian. And its a pretty interesting introduction book for someone not aware of politics. Titaniumvx read it when I recommended for her to read a politics book and she really learned a lot from it and liked it.

Just a thought.

I usually don't use time to try to comprehend the things. I just get rid of the stupid answers, and then choose the best bs-ed one. o__o;
Well, it works for me. ^^; Breaking 700 is pretty easy to me now, I think.

Children of Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien. Drool.

The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

Life of Pi.

Neil Stephenson writes some good cyberpunk if you're into that kind of thing...

Then there's the classic stuff (Lord of the Flies, Ulysses, 1984 etc etc), and the REAL classics like The Odyssey, Oedipus Rex, Shakespeare, and all those Greek philosopher guys...

Coolio. Thanks for the suggestions guys.

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I read really trippy books like 13 Reasons Why and As Simple As Snow, so I don't have a broad reading range.

James Patterson's a good author, and so is Chris Crutcher. Sherman Alexie's my favorite, but you might not like the stuff he writes (Native American fiction, though I do recommend Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian if you're interested).

Personally, I like the Great Gatsby for its style. I don't really care too much about that story, the story pretty much blows.

@Pein : One of the about, four books I've actually read in high school was a Native American book. And it was really good too.

@TFK : Lol. I'll check that out too.

Nice :D Sherman Alexie uses a lot of symbolism. I think that's useful for SATs but don't go by me. I'm only 14 xD

Haha. I gotcha. Now I know why my English teacher beat symbolism to hell.

I can stand a moderate amount of symbolism. If you want a symbolistic book, read Animal Farm. I hated that book, but it's full of it

I just got my AP results back for English Literature and managed to get a 5 and the only thing I write about in books, novels, anime (Bleach), and the like is symbolism.

If you can understand symbolism you'll be alright in reading.

You should Read Pride and Prejudice and zombies. It's the storyline of Pride and Prejudice while fighting a zombie invasion. it's really good.

That sounds funny, actually.

I will have to find that. :D

I had the same problem. Try reading nonfiction books in categories that you like, for example: I enjoy reading books about great philosophers and philosophies.

PsYcHo.CrAzY. wrote:I had the same problem. Try reading nonfiction books in categories that you like, for example: I enjoy reading books about great philosophers and philosophies.

I agree! ^__^

People seem to mistake the idea that fiction books are all that are out there. Then they get discouraged when they realize 95% of fiction is plain and boring and don't read.

It's sad.

quater wrote:

PsYcHo.CrAzY. wrote:I had the same problem. Try reading nonfiction books in categories that you like, for example: I enjoy reading books about great philosophers and philosophies.

I agree! ^__^

People seem to mistake the idea that fiction books are all that are out there. Then they get discouraged when they realize 95% of fiction is plain and boring and don't read.

It's sad.

and it doesn't really help much with those kinds of tests, haha

PsYcHo.CrAzY. wrote:

quater wrote:

PsYcHo.CrAzY. wrote:I had the same problem. Try reading nonfiction books in categories that you like, for example: I enjoy reading books about great philosophers and philosophies.

I agree! ^__^

People seem to mistake the idea that fiction books are all that are out there. Then they get discouraged when they realize 95% of fiction is plain and boring and don't read.

It's sad.

and it doesn't really help much with those kinds of tests, haha

Mhm! You need big college level thinking. ^_^

Oh yes, very much so. I do like to read fiction novels every so often, takes me away from this evil place.

Haha. I like reading fiction that rare occasion I find a very symbolic or interesting enough book to catch my eye.

But usually I stick to politic reading.

I'm tired of reading those fiction books with the interesting titles and book covers, just to find that they are not in my interest-zone. HAH.