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26 August 2009

What would be a good book for me to read, if →[More:]I'm the sort of person who likes books like... ummm, Catcher in the Rye, Angela's Ashes, This boy's Life?

post by: hadjiboy at: 10:33 | 9 comments

I've only read one of those (though I think I saw the movie version of 'This Boy's Life'). What do those books have in common?

posted by box 26 August | 11:39

If you liked Angela's Ashes, you'd probably like A Star Called Henry.

posted by crush-onastick 26 August | 13:13

A Prayer For Owen Meany? It's the first thing that came to mind for Catcher in the Rye.

posted by doctor_negative 26 August | 13:25

Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth

posted by Ardiril 26 August | 14:55

The Silver Linings Playbook (for Catcher fans...)

posted by Lipstick Thespian 26 August | 15:10

Ohhhhhhhh, I loved Portnoy's Complaint.

posted by eatdonuts 26 August | 15:20

I'm also part of the Portnoy's Complaint Fan Brigade. I first read it in junior high, as your typical sex-obsessed 12 year old, and, uh, it was quite educational.

I recently reread it for the first time since then and it's still just as funny.

posted by Juliet Banana 26 August | 15:32

Also a Portnoy fan.

posted by Obscure Reference 26 August | 17:10

Arrowsmith, The Beautiful and the Damned, Generation X, Less than Zero, Bright Lights Big City

That ought to keep you busy.

posted by plinth 27 August | 05:31

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