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Which book should I read for school?

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Lolita
Catcher in the Rye
A Clockwork Orange
Bonfire of the Vanities

>> No.2274604

a clockwork orange.

>> No.2274607

lolita

>> No.2274608

Catcher in the Rye.

>> No.2274611

If it's for school then A Clockwork Orange is the most satisfyingly studyable.

>> No.2274629

>>2274611
OP here. I've been wanting to read this and Lolita. I think Lolita would be more enjoyable as for leisure. I'll take your word for it and choose Anthony Burgess. I haven't watched the movie either so this should be nice.

>> No.2274655

Catcher for sure

>> No.2274653

catcher in the rye

>> No.2274665

>>2274629
no faggot read lolita

>> No.2274668

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is the only option

>> No.2274672

I've read them all except for Bonfire. In order I liked them would probably be...

One Flew
Lolita
Clockwork
Catcher

>> No.2274682

Catcher
One Flew
Clockwork
Bonfire

>> No.2274684

Lolita > The Catcher in the Rye > One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest > A Clockwork Orange > Bonfire of the Vanities.

>> No.2274747

the only reason you should read catcher in the rye is if you're an angsty teen looking for cheap validation about how much you hate the world

>> No.2274755

>>2274747

all of my money

>> No.2274760

>>2274747
>>2274755

How about no. Sure is holier-than-thou college student who's trying to sound superior by bashing on teenagers in here. They're people too and Catcher in the Rye is a good novel that rings true.

The only thing worse than Holden's whining is smug dipshits whining about Holden's whining.

>> No.2274762

Why did Catcher in the Rye kill John Lennon?

>> No.2274766

Lolita or Clockwork.

>> No.2274769

>>2274747
for fuck's sake, why do people not understand that Catcher is blatantly a criticism of whiny teenagers. Did you actually read the book? All the way to the end?

>> No.2274770

I'm currently reading One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Next, so I'd naturally go for that.

Good size, interesting and cleverly written.

>> No.2274788

>>2274769
because those people are whiny teenagers themselves. whiny teenagers trying to distance themselves from another whiny teenager.

i despair for /lit/ sometimes, i really do. the fact that most of us can't even fully comprehend 'the catcher in the rye' says everything you need to know about the quality of insight this board has to offer.

>> No.2274790

>>2274769
Actually, no. Catcher was a whine-fest about "how unfair life is" because the author was thrown out of baseball for cheating.

>> No.2274800

b-b-b-b-but a author has to agree with everything the characters in his books say right??

>> No.2274832

>>2274790
You gonna give anything to back that up bro?