What's a good book for a girl in the 8th grade? - Page 2

Cantankerous · 09.04.2007, 03:55 PM

when i was about that age i read:
naked lunch
fear and loathing
various ginsberg books
a clockwork orange

etc...i don't think any of that shit is above 8th grade level. then again i remember some kids were still reading harry potter so it depends.

and i think they made us read of mice and men in school but i'm pretty sure i read the first page and tossed it aside.

Rob Instigator · 09.04.2007, 03:57 PM

i was reading vonnegut and sci fi in 8th grade

but I am male, and a nerd

!@#$%! · 09.04.2007, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

when i was about that age i read:
naked lunch
fear and loathing
various ginsberg books
a clockwork orange

etc...i don't think any of that shit is above 8th grade level. then again i remember some kids were still reading harry potter so it depends.

and i think they made us read of mice and men in school but i'm pretty sure i read the first page and tossed it aside.

ha ha ha, you're too hard fucking core cankers. i like your internet persona. but i think deep down you might be a softie after all. and naked lunch is a boring fucking book, except for the part about drugs.

Cantankerous · 09.04.2007, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

ha ha ha, you're too hard fucking core cankers. i like your internet persona. but i think deep down you might be a softie after all. and naked lunch is a boring fucking book, except for the part about drugs.

i melt when i see kittens and sparkles. i'm not hardcore.
i didn't cry when i broke my collarbone when i was eight but that's because it didn't hurt. i couldn't feel shit all down my right arm. however i wailed when i almost cut my left thumb off.

Rob Instigator · 09.04.2007, 04:15 PM

I have read JUnky, naked lunch, and some others whose names I forget and every single Burroughs book is pure unadulterated SHIT

when Nikki Sixx says his fave book is Junkie, you know it is crap.

Cantankerous · 09.04.2007, 04:21 PM

nikki sixx is a twat if there ever was one. didn't he do a speedball or something and sort of "die" for a couple minutes and then they revived him?

screamingskull · 09.04.2007, 04:23 PM

why do people still do speedballs? don't they just kill you?

(On that note, RIP River Phoenix)

Cantankerous · 09.04.2007, 04:28 PM

it was back in the 80s that he did that but people still do them. fucking stupid combination, i don't care how high it gets you, it's just not good sense.

Rob Instigator · 09.04.2007, 04:36 PM

the same thing killed John Belushi, and the comedians chris farley and Mitch Hedberg, and nikki sixx did die from it and was revived. There was even a rumour that Nikki sixx had died and they replaced him with a fake nikki sixx a la beatles and (f)aul McCartney

one's

screamingskull · 09.04.2007, 04:39 PM

and he was so preeeeetttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttyy yyyyyyy, no one will ever be that pretty again.

Damn Speedballs

Cantankerous · 09.04.2007, 04:39 PM

he was pretty. he had great hair.

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 09.04.2007, 04:50 PM

he was so good in My Own Private Idaho

screamingskull · 09.04.2007, 04:53 PM

PRETTY PRETTY PRETTY

damn.

Joaquins not bad, but he's no River.

Rob Instigator · 09.04.2007, 05:04 PM

joaquin was jealous of his bro and sis having cool hippie names so he chose to be called LEAF for a while, until he grew oput of it,. he was credited as LEAF PHOENIX in Space camp

Look at this picture. You will see joaquin/leaf pheonix, the guy who rachel fell in love with when she worked at the clothing store on friends, the dude that played the gay guy Lamar Latrell in revenge of the nerds, lea thompson, from the back to the future movies, kelly preston who is married to tom hanks and has a good career, and kate capshaw, who has made lots of good movies.

hiow can this not be a cult classic? it sucks!

luxinterior · 09.04.2007, 06:25 PM

I don't remember most of the books that I read when I was that age...basically just whatever was on the bookshelf in our classroom at school. I think I read a lot in elementary school, but not as much in junior high. I'm pretty sure I liked "A Wrinkle In Time" a lot, and the other books in that series. I liked adventure books. I think I read "Treasure Island" eight times and finally the librarian at my school just let me keep the book. I also loved Roald Dahl books, especially "Danny, The Champion of the World." If you can find one of his short story collections, I think that would be a good choice. I guess I wasn't so much into the very girly books. Most things I read could appeal to both boys and girls.

Cardinal Rob · 09.04.2007, 06:33 PM

At that age I enjoyed "Animal Farm" and "The Wasp Factory".

total-trash · 09.04.2007, 06:33 PM

i couldn't get through a wrinkle in time. i hated that book

Danny Himself · 09.04.2007, 06:36 PM

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I also loved Roald Dahl books, especially "Danny, The Champion of the World." .

I also reccomend this propaganda for young girls.

atsonicpark · 09.05.2007, 12:22 AM

ah man, burroughs books aren't boring! i've read em all except his trilogy (not the nova trilogy but the other one), "junky", and "the yage letters". i also have his spoken word albums. he rocks.

but yeah.. in 8th grade, i read a clockwork orange, slaughterhouse-five, uhhh... that's all i can remember.

atsonicpark · 09.05.2007, 12:32 AM

fuck yeah walter mitty!

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Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	when i was about that age i read: naked lunch fear and loathing various ginsberg books a clockwork orange etc...i don't think any of that shit is above 8th grade level. then again i remember some kids were still reading harry potter so it depends. and i think they made us read of mice and men in school but i'm pretty sure i read the first page and tossed it aside. __________________ RETIRED
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,930	i was reading vonnegut and sci fi in 8th grade but I am male, and a nerd __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,930	I have read JUnky, naked lunch, and some others whose names I forget and every single Burroughs book is pure unadulterated SHIT when Nikki Sixx says his fave book is Junkie, you know it is crap. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	nikki sixx is a twat if there ever was one. didn't he do a speedball or something and sort of "die" for a couple minutes and then they revived him? __________________ RETIRED
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screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	why do people still do speedballs? don't they just kill you? (On that note, RIP River Phoenix)
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Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	it was back in the 80s that he did that but people still do them. fucking stupid combination, i don't care how high it gets you, it's just not good sense. __________________ RETIRED
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,930	the same thing killed John Belushi, and the comedians chris farley and Mitch Hedberg, and nikki sixx did die from it and was revived. There was even a rumour that Nikki sixx had died and they replaced him with a fake nikki sixx a la beatles and (f)aul McCartney one's __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	and he was so preeeeetttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttyy yyyyyyy, no one will ever be that pretty again. Damn Speedballs
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09.04.2007, 04:39 PM	#31
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	he was pretty. he had great hair. __________________ RETIRED
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09.04.2007, 04:53 PM	#33
screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	PRETTY PRETTY PRETTY damn. Joaquins not bad, but he's no River.
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09.04.2007, 05:04 PM	#34
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,930	joaquin was jealous of his bro and sis having cool hippie names so he chose to be called LEAF for a while, until he grew oput of it,. he was credited as LEAF PHOENIX in Space camp Look at this picture. You will see joaquin/leaf pheonix, the guy who rachel fell in love with when she worked at the clothing store on friends, the dude that played the gay guy Lamar Latrell in revenge of the nerds, lea thompson, from the back to the future movies, kelly preston who is married to tom hanks and has a good career, and kate capshaw, who has made lots of good movies. hiow can this not be a cult classic? it sucks! __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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09.04.2007, 06:25 PM	#35
luxinterior invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri, land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 2,351	I don't remember most of the books that I read when I was that age...basically just whatever was on the bookshelf in our classroom at school. I think I read a lot in elementary school, but not as much in junior high. I'm pretty sure I liked "A Wrinkle In Time" a lot, and the other books in that series. I liked adventure books. I think I read "Treasure Island" eight times and finally the librarian at my school just let me keep the book. I also loved Roald Dahl books, especially "Danny, The Champion of the World." If you can find one of his short story collections, I think that would be a good choice. I guess I wasn't so much into the very girly books. Most things I read could appeal to both boys and girls. __________________ "I sweat like a fucking nun on Sunday...I don't even know what that means." - Sebastian Bach
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Cardinal Rob the destroyed room Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In the O.. O.. Organ Loft, West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 553	At that age I enjoyed "Animal Farm" and "The Wasp Factory". __________________ lastFM \| RYM \| MySpace
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total-trash children of satan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 295	i couldn't get through a wrinkle in time. i hated that book
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09.05.2007, 12:22 AM	#39
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	ah man, burroughs books aren't boring! i've read em all except his trilogy (not the nova trilogy but the other one), "junky", and "the yage letters". i also have his spoken word albums. he rocks. but yeah.. in 8th grade, i read a clockwork orange, slaughterhouse-five, uhhh... that's all i can remember. __________________
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09.05.2007, 12:32 AM	#40
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	fuck yeah walter mitty! __________________
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