Thursday, July 26, 2012

Follow Friday 7/26/12

FF 2012 Feature & Follow #107 


Q: Summer Reading. What was your favorite book that you were REQUIRED to read when you were in school?

I'm about to let my nerd show a little here...I really liked a lot of the mandatory reading in high school. We did two Shakespeares every year--loved that. I loved Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. And The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. But my favorite was The Things They Carried by Tim O'brien. It was the first (maybe only) war themed book that really gripped me both emotionally and intellectually. 


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62 comments:

  1. KristinaJuly 26, 2012 at 10:43 PM

    Old follower hopping through. I'm the opposite, I hate classics so I blocked it all out :)

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  2. theyabookwormJuly 26, 2012 at 11:09 PM

    I'm required to read a lot of Shakespeare at my school as well! I'm a new follower!

    Here's My FF

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  3. BLHmistressJuly 26, 2012 at 11:19 PM

    I haven't read any of those but Slaughterhouse Five I have been eyeing for awhile.

    My FF

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  4. The Brunette LibrarianJuly 26, 2012 at 11:57 PM

    I'm a big fan of the Shakespeare stuff. Sure sometimes it is hard to follow, but the stories and the language are just gorgeous!
    The Brunette Librarian Blog

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  5. bookbitereviewsJuly 27, 2012 at 12:16 AM

    Your number one favorite I haven't heard of, but some of the others you mentioned I read and liked too =D

    Thanks for stopping by
    Old Follower
    -Becky

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  6. MzAlisaKayJuly 27, 2012 at 12:33 AM

    I didn't get to read any of those! And no, you are not the only one who doesn't like To Kill a Mockingbird. I started liking it AFTER I was out of school.. lol. Didn't much like it when it was required reading at the time.

    Thanks for stopping by my FF. Old follower :0)

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  7. Jessica @ a GREAT readJuly 27, 2012 at 12:37 AM

    Haven't heard of the O'Brien book! Remember Gatsby though!

    Here's my Friday Hops

    Have a GREAT weekend!

    Old Follower :)

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  8. Michael @ The Bookshelf ReviewJuly 27, 2012 at 12:38 AM

    Awesome choices. I read both Slaughter House Five and The Great Gatsby after high school. Old Follower. Thanks for sharing and visiting My FF
    Michael @ The Bookshelf Review

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  9. UnknownJuly 27, 2012 at 12:48 AM

    Ohh I really wanna read The Great Gatsby !
    Old follower. (: Thanks for stopping by my blog and following !

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  10. UnknownJuly 27, 2012 at 2:54 AM

    Since I went to school in The Netherlands, our required reading list was a bit different. Although we did read a lot by Shakespeare. I liked it right up to the point where we had to make a play all by ourselves and perform it in front of the entire class. After that not fun anymore... New follower!

    Helene @ Helene's World of Books

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  11. LyraJuly 27, 2012 at 4:38 AM

    I loved reading Shakespeare's writing as well! :)

    New follower

    My FF

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  12. MellianeJuly 27, 2012 at 6:19 AM

    I never read any of these ones but I'm glad you enjoyed them.

    old follower

    here is mine

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  13. Jennifer @ Bad Bird ReadsJuly 27, 2012 at 8:17 AM

    EEEE The Great Gatsby, I totally forgot about that one. Loved it!!!

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  14. UnknownJuly 27, 2012 at 8:21 AM

    The Great Gatsby was so good, I can't wait to see the new movie for it coming out.
    New follower =)

    My FF

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  15. Phil TuckerJuly 27, 2012 at 9:45 AM

    I think I read the short story version of that once - I'll have to check out the full length novel now. Cheers!

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  16. UnknownJuly 27, 2012 at 10:13 AM

    Great books! Thanks for dropping by and following you back!

    Kendal
    Kinx's Book Nook

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  17. V. NinoJuly 27, 2012 at 10:45 AM

    Great picks! The Things They Carried practically punched me in the gut. My dad, both grandpas, husband, cousins, and many many friends are either active military or Veterans. O'Brien did an excellent job on that book.

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  18. AnonymousJuly 27, 2012 at 11:48 AM

    Read the others, but not Slaughter House Five.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/07/feature.html

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  19. UnknownJuly 27, 2012 at 11:55 AM

    I haven't read any of those! Okay, no, I take that back. I read The Great Gatsby last year (but not for school). Slaughterhouse Five is on my TBR list though!
    Old follower - just stopping by!
    My Follow Friday Post!

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  20. UnknownJuly 27, 2012 at 12:06 PM

    I also loved Shakespeare, but I hated The Great Gatsby - still do. But maybe I'll go and see the Gatsby movie. I'm a new follower.

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  21. Reading KellyJuly 27, 2012 at 12:22 PM

    I usually enjoyed the required reading as well. Except Beowulf - I had a terrible time trying to get through that.

    Thanks for stopping by :)
    Old follower

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  22. KerryJuly 27, 2012 at 12:31 PM

    While I didn't get to read it in school, I really love Slaughterhouse Five.

    Thanks for the follow! Following you back

    - destinationbookland.blogspot.com

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  23. VioletteJuly 27, 2012 at 1:12 PM

    New follower here. Thank you for stopping by my blog! I haven't read "The Things They Carried," but I actually own a copy...sitting on my enormous "To Be Read" pile. I have heard so many wonderful things about it.

    Looking forward to reading your blog!!

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  24. VonnieJuly 27, 2012 at 1:22 PM

    Awww...cute blog. I'm following you!

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  25. MeganJuly 27, 2012 at 1:26 PM

    I love Shakespeare, too! And your blog is super cute :) Thanks for stopping by my post. New follower :D

    My FF

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  26. ZabetJuly 27, 2012 at 1:46 PM

    Wow, I haven't read any of those (except the Shakespeare of course).

    Thanks for stopping by My FF

    New Follower

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  27. ChristinaJuly 27, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    OMG!!!! I LOVED the O'brien book!!!! And all the shakespeare stuff too. Great choices!

    Thanks for stopping by! Old follower.

    Ensconced in YA
    http://cahreviews.blogspot.com

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  28. Sarah@Catching BooksJuly 27, 2012 at 2:39 PM

    AHHH I love The Great Gatsby..one of my favorite books ever :)
    Happy reading and thanks for stopping by my Follow Friday! Have an awesome weekend :)

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  29. rachelJuly 27, 2012 at 2:54 PM

    I think we're going on to some Shakespeare this year! The Great Gasby looks really good too!

    Thanks for stopping by! New GFC and Linky follower! :)

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  30. AlexiaJuly 27, 2012 at 3:24 PM

    Thanks for stopping by! New GFC follower :)
    Alexia @ Alexia's Chronicles

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  31. UnknownJuly 27, 2012 at 3:31 PM

    I admit I didn't like the required reading. I never got Shakespeare. In 6th grade I had an awesome teacher and he did do a great job with A Midsummer Night's Dream. Thanks for stopping by and I'm following GFC and Linky.

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  32. UnknownJuly 27, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    I had forgotten about Slaughterhouse Five, great choice!

    Thanks for stopping by my FF!

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  33. UnknownJuly 27, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    We did Shakespeare every year too. Thanks for stopping by my FF. New follower.

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  34. ReeJuly 27, 2012 at 5:27 PM

    Thanks for stopping by LiteraryObsession.com! :) I'm following now via the Linky.

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  35. UnknownJuly 27, 2012 at 6:09 PM

    I read The Things They Carried in college.. intense read, but fantastic.. Following you back!

    Keely @ Realms of an Open Mind

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  36. NingJuly 27, 2012 at 6:33 PM

    I really liked the Great Gatsby too. I didn't like the ending though. I'm totally a HEA kind of girl lol. Thanks for stopping by!

    Ning @ Reading by Kindle Fire

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  37. 365_books_a_yearJuly 27, 2012 at 8:18 PM

    I love The Great Gatsby. Just reread it last year and found it even more remarkable. For my American Lit Class in high school, we had one of those free choice type papers and I did mine on Kurt Vonnegut. I didn't get a good grade- I think I got a C. My teacher said Vonnegut wasn't "real" literature. My mom was in college at the time- taking a 20th Century American Lit type class. Gave it to her professor to read- he said it was an A paper. Not knowing it was written by a high school student. My teacher, I think, was just a literary snob.

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  38. 365_books_a_yearJuly 27, 2012 at 8:20 PM

    Oh, and thanks for following. I'm following you through GFC.

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  39. Shane @ItchingforBooksJuly 27, 2012 at 9:59 PM

    Great choice.

    new follower

    http://itchingforbooks.blogspot.com/2012/07/feature-follow-727.html

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  40. DeeJuly 27, 2012 at 10:04 PM

    Great books! Thanks for the follow!

    New follower via GFC!

    -dee
    wellpinaroseonyournose.blogspot.com

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  41. AnonymousJuly 27, 2012 at 11:29 PM

    I loved most of my required reading too! Yay nerds!

    Thanks for stopping by.

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  42. UnknownJuly 27, 2012 at 11:33 PM

    Great picks! Old follower here, Hooray!
    Thanks for stopping by My FF!

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  43. Lee @ Rally the ReadersJuly 28, 2012 at 12:23 AM

    Shakespeare is one of my all-time favorite authors. I was so disappointed when I didn't get the Shakespeare course that I requested in high school. I still got to read Hamlet and Othello that year, but for me, the more Shakespeare, the better.

    Old follower. Thanks for stopping by!

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  44. JoieJuly 28, 2012 at 12:48 AM

    gahhh I can't believe I forgot about Gatsby! I loved that book and Slaughterhouse 5 too! Great picks!
    Thanks for stopping by :)

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  45. UnknownJuly 28, 2012 at 1:44 AM

    I'm not a big Shakespeare fan and I didn't really like The Great Gatsby, but I'm glad you enjoyed them :) I haven't heard of that last one though, maybe I should've went to your school lol. Thanks for stopping by my FF, following you back <3

    Ana♥ Beach Bum Reads

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  46. Kristy BerridgeJuly 28, 2012 at 1:56 AM

    Shakespeare? Heavy reading. Good for you. Thanks for stopping by my blog and thanks for the follow. I thought I'd pop over and check out your answers and of course follow you back!

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  47. AnonymousJuly 28, 2012 at 2:47 AM

    I loved the Great Gatsby too. It's a great read. I haven't heard of the last book though, but it sounds like it really had an impact on you. :)

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  48. UnknownJuly 28, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    I haven't read Slaughterhouse V or The Things They Carried but All Quiet on the Western Front was a pretty compelling war story. :)
    yay to Great Gatsby Buddies! and enjoying two Shakespeares a year is commendable, lol.
    thanks for stopping by! New Subscriber! looking forward to reading more

    aspen

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  49. Rachel CotterillJuly 28, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    I've always been a massive Shakespeare fan - I read even the ones that weren't on the curriculum! :)

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  50. UnknownJuly 28, 2012 at 12:35 PM

    Thanks for the follow, I'm following back :)

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  51. stargirlreadsJuly 28, 2012 at 3:48 PM

    I was the opposite. I hated everything I was "forced" to read in school. Maybe it was the word "required" that did it for me.

    I'm a new follower.

    Ashley
    Booksaremylove.blogspot.com

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  52. BeckyJuly 28, 2012 at 6:29 PM

    I am the complete opposite. If I had to do two Shakespeare plays every year I would have died. But that is just me. :) I am glad that you got to study books and plays that you enjoyed. English may have been better for me if that were the case.

    Thanks for stopping by my FF

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  53. Michelles Paranormal Vault Of BooksJuly 29, 2012 at 2:07 AM

    Old follower, I had a hard time remembering what I read in school.
    :) FF Post

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  54. Michelle SedeñoJuly 29, 2012 at 5:47 AM

    Hi, thanks for following and droppin by my FF.
    Now following yours. :)

    Michelle from Michelle Shouts Random

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  55. Kate @ The Bookaholic BlurbsJuly 29, 2012 at 8:31 PM

    thanks for commenting! followed you back! :) *new follower*

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  56. sinnJuly 29, 2012 at 11:27 PM

    I've been meaning to read The Things They Carried, but never got around to it.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog! Hope you had an awesome weekend!

    sinn @ sinnful books

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  57. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 1:52 AM

    Hey! Thanks for stopping by! Haven't read any of those books :(

    Vanya D. @ YA Story Teller

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  58. NinetteJuly 30, 2012 at 3:36 PM

    The Great Gatsby UNITE! =) Following back.

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  59. JenJuly 30, 2012 at 7:21 PM

    I feel like I should have loved the Great Gatsby more than I did. It's one of those that I should probably reread now that I'm older. Especially since the movie is coming out.

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  60. The Housework Can WaitJuly 31, 2012 at 9:54 AM

    Shakespeare's always a good bet :-)

    Thanks for stopping by my FF!

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  61. Andrea @ The Overstuffed BookcaseJuly 31, 2012 at 4:18 PM

    Great picks! I still need to read Slaughterhouse Five. Thanks so much for stopping by my FF and for following! I am so sorry that I'm only now getting back to you! But I'm following you as well, now! Have a great week! :D

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  62. WildIrishRose33August 4, 2012 at 10:23 AM

    Of the 3 books you named (aside from Shakespeare), I've not read a single one. :-( Heard of them though. But I do love Shakespeare.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog!

    Tara @ Shhh... Not While I'm Reading

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