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Intro2Logic 01/22/23 5:53:40 PM #1:	I genuinely enjoyed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest --- Have you tried thinking rationally? <cite>Intro2Logic posted [p:971021259] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>I genuinely enjoyed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BloodMoon7 01/22/23 5:54:15 PM #2:	I didn't do the required reading. --- My maid will hear about this. <cite>BloodMoon7 posted [p:971021273] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>I didn't do the required reading.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Popo 01/22/23 5:54:39 PM #3:	Catcher in the Rye Didnt like any of the other ones I had to read --- Live action Hungry Hungry Hippos though, now that was a sport. ~Aeon Azuran <cite>The_Popo posted [p:971021283] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Catcher in the RyeDidnt like any of the other ones I had to read</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 01/22/23 5:54:45 PM #4:	The Great Gatsby --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:971021285] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>The Great Gatsby</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 01/22/23 5:55:21 PM #5:	Uhhhh Oryx and Crake I guess Cat's Eye is also pretty good. I also remember really liking King Lear. --- Please join the 100 Presidents community board and contribute to the project! Check back for updates! https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1568-100-presidents <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:971021303] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Uhhhh Oryx and Crake I guessCat's Eye is also pretty good. I also remember really liking King Lear.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smiffwilm 01/22/23 5:55:36 PM #6:	Frankenstein And I learned to appreciate it all over again when I discovered Persona for the first time lol. --- My Mario Maker 2 ID is 6RG-5XK-JCG <cite>Smiffwilm posted [p:971021307] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>FrankensteinAnd I learned to appreciate it all over again when I discovered Persona for the first time lol.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BuckVanHammer 01/22/23 5:55:45 PM #7:	the odyssey and the iliad. Enjoyed all the Shakespeare shit also. --- Minimal, yet feature rich. https://imgur.com/bphehs8 <cite>BuckVanHammer posted [p:971021313] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>the odyssey and the iliad.Enjoyed all the Shakespeare shit also.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Questionmarktarius 01/22/23 5:56:34 PM #9:	Nineteen Eighty-Four <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:971021330] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Nineteen Eighty-Four </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxoto 01/22/23 5:56:42 PM #10:	probably Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. --- Don't you agree, Zach? https://streamable.com/bmh5oq <cite>boxoto posted [p:971021338] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>probably Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dan_Haren- 01/22/23 5:56:57 PM #11:	I enjoyed alot of em but the 2 that really stood out to me were the Jungle and In Dubious Battle. Jungle wasn't required tho. <cite>Dan_Haren- posted [p:971021345] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>I enjoyed alot of em but the 2 that really stood out to me were the Jungle and In Dubious Battle. Jungle wasn't required tho. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 01/22/23 5:57:22 PM #12:	the one w/ the kids on the island and they start killing eachother. hilarious to me as a teen. altho these days id be saddened by it :( --- I'm a Taurus I like collecting headphones and iems. My fave game of all time is DMC 3 SE on PC w/ style switch mod. IMO it the best button masher on earth <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:971021356] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>the one w/ the kids on the island and they start killing eachother. hilarious to me as a teen. altho these days id be saddened by it :(</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Smiffwilm 01/22/23 5:58:13 PM #14:	Ratchetrockon posted... the one w/ the kids on the island and they start killing eachother. hilarious Lord of the Flies? --- My Mario Maker 2 ID is 6RG-5XK-JCG <cite>Smiffwilm posted [p:971021371] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Ratchetrockon posted... </cite><quote>the one w/ the kids on the island and they start killing eachother. hilarious</quote>Lord of the Flies?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 01/22/23 5:59:07 PM #15:	Dan_Haren- posted... In Dubious Battle I just finished reading this, actually. Strikes me as wild that any school would make it assigned reading, but cool. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:971021396] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Dan_Haren- posted... </cite><quote>In Dubious Battle</quote>I just finished reading this, actually. Strikes me as wild that any school would make it assigned reading, but cool. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Ratchetrockon 01/22/23 5:59:37 PM #17:	Smiffwilm posted... Lord of the Flies? yes that was the one --- I'm a Taurus I like collecting headphones and iems. My fave game of all time is DMC 3 SE on PC w/ style switch mod. IMO it the best button masher on earth <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:971021405] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Smiffwilm posted... </cite><quote>Lord of the Flies?</quote>yes that was the one</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GS4Life 01/22/23 6:00:19 PM #18:	Easily The Outsiders --- -Grove Street 4 Life- Hey Bayley! Oh! Ah! I wanna know! <cite>GS4Life posted [p:971021419] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Easily The Outsiders </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
a-c-a-b 01/22/23 6:00:21 PM #19:	That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton. It's by the same woman who wrote The Outsiders and takes place in the same world and time period. That was one of the few assignments that I actually did. I didn't do fuck all in high school but I liked English class. --- Save for your doomed future <cite>a-c-a-b posted [p:971021423] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton.It's by the same woman who wrote The Outsiders and takes place in the same world and time period.That was one of the few assignments that I actually did. I didn't do fuck all in high school but I liked English class.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxoto 01/22/23 6:01:04 PM #20:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] this is my favorite book, or at least, it's tied for being my favorite, but it wasn't assigned at school. luckily, I still ended up reading it in high school after reading The Bluest Eye. --- Don't you agree, Zach? https://streamable.com/bmh5oq <cite>boxoto posted [p:971021436] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> this is my favorite book, or at least, it's tied for being my favorite, but it wasn't assigned at school. luckily, I still ended up reading it in high school after reading The Bluest Eye. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Freddie_Mercury 01/22/23 6:03:00 PM #22:	Antifar posted... The Great Gatsby --- just another freak in the freak kingdom <cite>Freddie_Mercury posted [p:971021485] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted... </cite><quote>The Great Gatsby</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
averagejoel 01/22/23 6:03:24 PM #23:	probably Fifth Business or The Edible Woman --- http://error1355.com/ce/averagejoel.html <cite>averagejoel posted [p:971021504] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>probably Fifth Business or The Edible Woman</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TendoDRM 01/22/23 6:03:55 PM #24:	Catch-22, still one of my favorite books. --- Cel Damage! Tonight at 8:00! <cite>TendoDRM posted [p:971021518] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Catch-22, still one of my favorite books. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Aztex 01/22/23 6:07:45 PM #26:	I can't remember the name of it but was a white/orange cover with a black silhouette of soldiers walking across something and it was about soldiers. Had some cuss words in it as well not very long either but I enjoyed it this was 15+ years ago or so now --- Hot Girls Message Board https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1291-hot-girls <cite>Aztex posted [p:971021632] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>I can't remember the name of it but was a white/orange cover with a black silhouette of soldiers walking across something and it was about soldiers. Had some cuss words in it as well not very long either but I enjoyed it this was 15+ years ago or so now</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 01/22/23 6:08:25 PM #27:	Antifar posted... The Great Gatsby I really liked that book. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:971021650] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted... </cite><quote>The Great Gatsby</quote>I really liked that book.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 01/22/23 6:10:32 PM #28:	I liked The Scarlet Letter. Showed the hypocrysy society engages in regarding morality. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:971021686] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>I liked The Scarlet Letter. Showed the hypocrysy society engages in regarding morality.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lil_Bit83 01/22/23 6:13:59 PM #29:	In high school? Probably Treasure Island. --- 2DS FC tempest 1478 9807 1205 <cite>Lil_Bit83 posted [p:971021779] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>In high school? Probably Treasure Island. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lil_Bit83 01/22/23 6:15:09 PM #30:	@ratchetrockon That would be Lord of the Flies. --- 2DS FC tempest 1478 9807 1205 <cite>Lil_Bit83 posted [p:971021807] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>@ratchetrockon That would be Lord of the Flies. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Critic 01/22/23 6:17:46 PM #31:	Catch .22 or all quiet on the western front <cite>The_Critic posted [p:971021860] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Catch .22 or all quiet on the western front</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarcyWarcy 01/22/23 6:19:50 PM #32:	i read a lot on my own in high school so most of the assigned reading really irritated me because it was interrupting whatever i was going through already. I'm having a really hard time remembering exactly what any of it was, though, which is kind of depressing lol. I remember we read a lot of plays for some reason. I liked A Doll's House and The Importance of Being Earnest. In 12th grade I remember doing Dracula and enjoying it too. <cite>MarcyWarcy posted [p:971021918] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>i read a lot on my own in high school so most of the assigned reading really irritated me because it was interrupting whatever i was going through already. I'm having a really hard time remembering exactly what any of it was, though, which is kind of depressing lol.I remember we read a lot of plays for some reason. I liked A Doll's House and The Importance of Being Earnest. In 12th grade I remember doing Dracula and enjoying it too.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass_X0 01/22/23 6:25:01 PM #33:	To Kill A Mockingbird --- "Well, it's not a bad game. It's made by Capcom, so how could it?" ~ AVGN <cite>Bass_X0 posted [p:971022035] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>To Kill A Mockingbird </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Scotty_Rogers 01/22/23 6:25:27 PM #34:	Lord of the Flies --- Fammy fam <cite>Scotty_Rogers posted [p:971022045] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Lord of the Flies </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bishop_Hastur 01/22/23 6:29:10 PM #35:	The Things They Carried. My least favorite was The Agony and The Ecstasy. --- Have you seen the Yellow Sign? Quando omni flunkus moritati <cite>Bishop_Hastur posted [p:971022139] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>The Things They Carried. My least favorite was The Agony and The Ecstasy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Joelypoely 01/22/23 6:35:01 PM #36:	Intro2Logic posted... I genuinely enjoyed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest That's exactly what I was going to mention. --- https://philoetryblog.wordpress.com/ <cite>Joelypoely posted [p:971022285] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Intro2Logic posted...</cite><quote>I genuinely enjoyed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</quote>That's exactly what I was going to mention.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 01/22/23 6:37:02 PM #37:	I remember enjoying "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" But I legit remember nothing about it. I also enjoyed most of the Shakespeare we read as well. So glad we didn't have to read Catcher in the Rye as I will maintain it is possibly one of the worst books I have ever had the displeasure of reading and likely would have put me off reading all together. --- Let's make biscuits! <cite>Funkydog posted [p:971022346] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>I remember enjoying "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" But I legit remember nothing about it. I also enjoyed most of the Shakespeare we read as well.So glad we didn't have to read Catcher in the Rye as I will maintain it is possibly one of the worst books I have ever had the displeasure of reading and likely would have put me off reading all together. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ozarhok 01/22/23 6:38:18 PM #38:	To Kill a Mocking Bird, also one of my favorite books --- oops <cite>Ozarhok posted [p:971022376] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>To Kill a Mocking Bird, also one of my favorite books</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hexa 01/22/23 6:38:23 PM #39:	Flowers for Algernon <cite>hexa posted [p:971022380] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Flowers for Algernon</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 01/22/23 6:49:53 PM #40:	Funkydog posted... I remember enjoying "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" But I legit remember nothing about it. I also enjoyed most of the Shakespeare we read as well. So glad we didn't have to read Catcher in the Rye as I will maintain it is possibly one of the worst books I have ever had the displeasure of reading and likely would have put me off reading all together. We read Twelfth Night, then went to see it. Brilliant move by the teacher. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:971022643] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Funkydog posted... </cite><quote>I remember enjoying "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" But I legit remember nothing about it. I also enjoyed most of the Shakespeare we read as well.So glad we didn't have to read Catcher in the Rye as I will maintain it is possibly one of the worst books I have ever had the displeasure of reading and likely would have put me off reading all together.</quote>We read Twelfth Night, then went to see it. Brilliant move by the teacher.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MacadamianNut3 01/22/23 6:53:07 PM #41:	The Red Badge of Courage --- Roll Tide & Go Irish <cite>MacadamianNut3 posted [p:971022711] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>The Red Badge of Courage</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alex1976 01/22/23 6:56:20 PM #42:	To Kill a Mockingbird. --- When ancient man screamed and beat on the ground with sticks, they called it WITCHCRAFT. When modern man does the same thing, they call it GOLF. <cite>Alex1976 posted [p:971022804] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>To Kill a Mockingbird.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 01/22/23 7:00:58 PM #43:	brestugo posted... We read Twelfth Night, then went to see it. Brilliant move by the teacher. We were meant to see a local performance of A Midsummer's Night Dream, but the trip got cancelled last minute and we settled for not seeing it :( --- Let's make biscuits! <cite>Funkydog posted [p:971022926] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>brestugo posted... </cite><quote>We read Twelfth Night, then went to see it. Brilliant move by the teacher.</quote>We were meant to see a local performance of A Midsummer's Night Dream, but the trip got cancelled last minute and we settled for not seeing it :(</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForsakenHermit 01/22/23 7:03:11 PM #44:	The Fellowship of the Ring, senior year. --- Beware the fanatic! Too often his cure is deadlier by far than the evil he denounces!-Stan Lee RIP Make Arcades Great Again! <cite>ForsakenHermit posted [p:971022997] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>The Fellowship of the Ring, senior year.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Aridi 01/22/23 7:17:29 PM #45:	Of Mice and Men --- When in doubt, do something. <cite>Aridi posted [p:971023332] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Of Mice and Men</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DD_Divine 01/22/23 7:21:36 PM #46:	Animal Farm --- while driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and I instinctively swerved to miss it, thanks a lot Mario Kart. <cite>DD_Divine posted [p:971023435] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Animal Farm </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
furb 01/22/23 7:22:17 PM #47:	Antigone --- You know how fads are. Today it's brains, tomorrow, pierced tongues. Then the next day, pierced brains. -Jane Lane <cite>furb posted [p:971023454] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Antigone </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 01/22/23 7:24:14 PM #48:	Funkydog posted... We were meant to see a local performance of A Midsummer's Night Dream, but the trip got cancelled last minute and we settled for not seeing it :( That's unfortunate. The way our teacher did it really got people involved. After seeing the play we had to write an essay and IIRC, no one got lower than a B. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:971023521] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Funkydog posted... </cite><quote>We were meant to see a local performance of A Midsummer's Night Dream, but the trip got cancelled last minute and we settled for not seeing it :(</quote>That's unfortunate. The way our teacher did it really got people involved. After seeing the play we had to write an essay and IIRC, no one got lower than a B.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MetroidGamer666 01/22/23 7:25:09 PM #49:	Animal Farm <cite>MetroidGamer666 posted [p:971023538] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>Animal Farm</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sonichu 01/22/23 7:30:26 PM #50:	My English teacher never let us read any classics and instead we would read boring as fuck stories from local authors about Australian football and the quiz on the book was never about the plot, themes or characters but obscure shit like "what colour were the bricks of some building mentioned as an establishing shot with nothing to do with the story or themes?" <cite>sonichu posted [p:971023674] in What was y... [t:80320910]...</cite> <quote>My English teacher never let us read any classics and instead we would read boring as fuck stories from local authors about Australian football and the quiz on the book was never about the plot, themes or characters but obscure shit like "what colour were the bricks of some building mentioned as an establishing shot with nothing to do with the story or themes?"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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