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Book rec for boys ?

any books you read or wish you had read in high school? look...
cracking house-broken site
  12/18/25
I would have enjoyed sword and sorcery fantasy. Poul Anderso...
Mentally impaired aromatic quadroon school
  12/18/25
https://www.ebay.com/itm/276841789712? Reasonable price, ...
heady vengeful elastic band
  12/18/25
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splenetic vivacious antidepressant drug range
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"There's a trip to the farmers market and time for toys...
indigo bipolar center
  12/19/25
this is now forever in my search history I want you dead,...
indigo bipolar center
  12/19/25
mein kampf for late night reads that give you a good feel
Submissive Theater Stage
  12/18/25
A few offhand: -On the Shortness of Life - Seneca -Sta...
fluffy motley idea he suggested
  12/18/25
https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3922329&mc=32&a...
indigo bipolar center
  12/19/25
or have the kid wake up xmas morning to an ACTUAL bonfire of...
dun aggressive principal's office therapy
  12/19/25
...
dark crackhouse
  12/18/25
Hatchet, My Side of the Mountain for starters
Dull medicated marketing idea
  12/18/25
i think my side of the mountain was one of his summer readin...
cracking house-broken site
  12/18/25
Where the Red Fern Grows, All Quiet on the Western Front, Ce...
Dull medicated marketing idea
  12/18/25
they did lord of the flies already. ill look up some of your...
cracking house-broken site
  12/18/25
180
Dull medicated marketing idea
  12/18/25
The eyes and the impossible sourdough heart of samurai...
Insanely creepy state
  12/18/25
rocket boys is 180
hot trump supporter
  12/18/25
Every kid should read. It’s top of that list imo
Insanely creepy state
  12/18/25
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hot trump supporter
  12/19/25
weird group called the "rocket boys" ran the party...
dun aggressive principal's office therapy
  12/22/25
CR GOAT status books, but would one be "past" thos...
bull headed charismatic piazza
  12/18/25
he’s 12/7th grade so i said high school since that&rsq...
cracking house-broken site
  12/18/25
The Swimming-Pool Library (fulano)
maniacal apoplectic police squad alpha
  12/18/25
ty for the recs, this is helpful i just asked him what bo...
cracking house-broken site
  12/18/25
Waste of time unless he's secretly 30+ years old and has rea...
Titillating Cobalt Main People Jap
  12/18/25
seconding count of monte cristo three musketeers is also ...
Thirsty address
  12/18/25
JackTales 🤡😳
Floppy Sinister Organic Girlfriend
  12/18/25
those are for reading out loud , clown
Insanely creepy state
  12/18/25
The Boy with Pink Hair by Perez Hilton https://www.amazon...
costumed masturbator
  12/18/25
Quo Vadis (Sienkiewicz) We Were Soldiers Once… And...
electric regret coldplay fan
  12/18/25
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Razzle hilarious coffee pot
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I’m not even sure which author you’re talking ab...
electric regret coldplay fan
  12/18/25
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Razzle hilarious coffee pot
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he doesn't like the term gay or homo and instead prefers &qu...
misunderstood stage background story
  12/21/25
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage 18000
hot trump supporter
  12/18/25
No young man of any worth can finish that and not have a bet...
electric regret coldplay fan
  12/18/25
James Bond novels Conan (only read the flemming and howard...
Crimson Alcoholic Location
  12/18/25
The first Bond novel is so good. Amazing call.
fluffy motley idea he suggested
  12/18/25
Once I got into the first one I burned through the rest (12 ...
Crimson Alcoholic Location
  12/18/25
Any chance you can recommend your top 5? I need some new boo...
fluffy motley idea he suggested
  12/18/25
1. Goldfinger 2. Moonraker 3. Casino Royale 4. From Russ...
Crimson Alcoholic Location
  12/19/25
tyft. I loved Moonraker. Will check out Goldfinger next I th...
fluffy motley idea he suggested
  12/21/25
cr
hot trump supporter
  12/18/25
Anabasis
hairraiser property
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Razzle hilarious coffee pot
  12/18/25
Flowers for Algernon
hateful carnelian toaster
  12/18/25
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Razzle hilarious coffee pot
  12/18/25
a song of ice and fire. I'm not a fantasy guy and I loved it...
Adventurous Meetinghouse
  12/18/25
Patrick O'Byrne's Master and Commander and related books in ...
bat-shit-crazy brass idiot
  12/18/25
Hardy Boys (how old is your kid?) Zen and the Art of Motorc...
salmon temple
  12/18/25
...
Razzle hilarious coffee pot
  12/18/25
read that, among others, for my contemporary thought class i...
cracking house-broken site
  12/18/25
zorba the greek
hot trump supporter
  12/18/25
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electric regret coldplay fan
  12/18/25
Several good recs already upthread. Some others: The Thin...
bull headed charismatic piazza
  12/18/25
Cr. list I feel like The Things They Carried got a bit ov...
electric regret coldplay fan
  12/18/25
The Things They Carried is the most classic writer's favorit...
onyx provocative theatre
  12/18/25
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bull headed charismatic piazza
  12/18/25
agree with the first sentence and rec. need to exercise cau...
misunderstood stage background story
  12/22/25
Watership Down A Day No Pigs Would Die 2nd Where the R...
slap-happy resort
  12/18/25
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gold black woman
  12/18/25
Starship Troopers Enders Game Johnny Tremain Childhoods E...
Razzle-dazzle Space
  12/18/25
A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES
indigo bipolar center
  12/19/25
Neon Bible better rec for younger kid
hairraiser property
  12/19/25
abridged edgar allen poe short stories
internet-worthy vibrant church building love of her life
  12/19/25
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  12/26/25


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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:03 PM
Author: cracking house-broken site

any books you read or wish you had read in high school? looking for something that would be motivating / tools for life genre

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:15 PM
Author: Mentally impaired aromatic quadroon school

I would have enjoyed sword and sorcery fantasy. Poul Anderson (Broken Sword, Three Hearts and Three Lions) Fritz Lieber (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser) etc

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:19 PM
Author: heady vengeful elastic band

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276841789712?

Reasonable price, free shipping.

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:21 PM
Author: splenetic vivacious antidepressant drug range



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Date: December 19th, 2025 12:35 AM
Author: indigo bipolar center

"There's a trip to the farmers market and time for toys and crayons, a bubble bath, and lots of love."

-- School Library Journal

"Will undoubtedly be scooped up by families seeking queer representation in board books."

-- Kirkus

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Date: December 19th, 2025 2:42 AM
Author: indigo bipolar center

this is now forever in my search history

I want you dead, Malk Poo

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:21 PM
Author: Submissive Theater Stage

mein kampf for late night reads that give you a good feel

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:22 PM
Author: fluffy motley idea he suggested

A few offhand:

-On the Shortness of Life - Seneca

-Starship Troopers (the book is much better and more serious than the movie)

-Bonfire of the Vanities

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Date: December 19th, 2025 12:10 AM
Author: indigo bipolar center

https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3922329&mc=32&forum_id=2#35633765

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Date: December 19th, 2025 9:32 AM
Author: dun aggressive principal's office therapy

or have the kid wake up xmas morning to an ACTUAL bonfire of his vanities

toughens him up a bit.

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:23 PM
Author: dark crackhouse



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:27 PM
Author: Dull medicated marketing idea

Hatchet, My Side of the Mountain for starters

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:30 PM
Author: cracking house-broken site

i think my side of the mountain was one of his summer reading assignments



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:34 PM
Author: Dull medicated marketing idea

Where the Red Fern Grows, All Quiet on the Western Front, Celestine Prophecy, Lord of the Flies.

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:37 PM
Author: cracking house-broken site

they did lord of the flies already. ill look up some of your other recs, ty!

he just finished peak, so hatchet is a good one

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:45 PM
Author: Dull medicated marketing idea

180

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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:01 PM
Author: Insanely creepy state

The eyes and the impossible

sourdough

heart of samurai

artemis

rocket boys

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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:13 PM
Author: hot trump supporter

rocket boys is 180

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Date: December 18th, 2025 10:18 PM
Author: Insanely creepy state

Every kid should read. It’s top of that list imo

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Date: December 19th, 2025 12:34 AM
Author: hot trump supporter



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 10:54 AM
Author: dun aggressive principal's office therapy

weird group called the "rocket boys" ran the party scene at my rural West Virginia high school

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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:54 PM
Author: bull headed charismatic piazza

CR GOAT status books, but would one be "past" those by HS, especially later in HS?

My 7 year old just read--and really enjoyed--Hatchet.

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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:00 PM
Author: cracking house-broken site

he’s 12/7th grade so i said high school since that’s more his reading level

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:28 PM
Author: maniacal apoplectic police squad alpha

The Swimming-Pool Library (fulano)

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:29 PM
Author: cracking house-broken site

ty for the recs, this is helpful

i just asked him what book he’s reading (we’re on a flight) and its war and peace

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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:24 PM
Author: Titillating Cobalt Main People Jap

Waste of time unless he's secretly 30+ years old and has read tons of other Russian lit and has a solid grounding in religion and philosophy.

Count of Monte Cristo is a goat novel that is also accessible and really exciting.

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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:29 PM
Author: Thirsty address

seconding count of monte cristo

three musketeers is also great and vastly superior to any adaptation

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:29 PM
Author: Floppy Sinister Organic Girlfriend

JackTales 🤡😳

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Date: December 18th, 2025 4:02 PM
Author: Insanely creepy state

those are for reading out loud , clown



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:30 PM
Author: costumed masturbator

The Boy with Pink Hair by Perez Hilton

https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Pink-Hair-Perez-Hilton/dp/0451234200

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:32 PM
Author: electric regret coldplay fan

Quo Vadis (Sienkiewicz)

We Were Soldiers Once… And Young (Moore & Galloway)

Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage (Lansing)

The Way of Men (Donovan)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:35 PM
Author: Razzle hilarious coffee pot



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:45 PM
Author: electric regret coldplay fan

I’m not even sure which author you’re talking about, though I’m 99.99% sure that it’s not Moore or Galloway

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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:41 PM
Author: Razzle hilarious coffee pot



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Date: December 21st, 2025 6:48 PM
Author: misunderstood stage background story

he doesn't like the term gay or homo and instead prefers "androphile," a term he uses to describe romance and sex between masculine men

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Donovan

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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:46 PM
Author: hot trump supporter

Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage 18000

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Date: December 18th, 2025 7:28 PM
Author: electric regret coldplay fan

No young man of any worth can finish that and not have a better idea of what it means to be a man and to experience the thrill, the triumph, of surviving impossible odds. Leadership, loyalty, discipline. And then they get home and are like, fuck it, sign me up for WWI’s trenches

My middle son needed a bit of coaching on perseverance, so we read this together and then did a HARD AS FUCK mountain bike camping trip in western NC.

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:33 PM
Author: Crimson Alcoholic Location

James Bond novels

Conan (only read the flemming and howard originals though)

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:39 PM
Author: fluffy motley idea he suggested

The first Bond novel is so good. Amazing call.

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:51 PM
Author: Crimson Alcoholic Location

Once I got into the first one I burned through the rest (12 or so) in a summer. all were 180. I tried reading the non-flemming but its not the same. They don't write novels like that anymore.

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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: fluffy motley idea he suggested

Any chance you can recommend your top 5? I need some new books to read.

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Date: December 19th, 2025 10:06 AM
Author: Crimson Alcoholic Location

1. Goldfinger

2. Moonraker

3. Casino Royale

4. From Russia With Love

5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

the order changes based on mood but these five are in a tier above.

the rest are all solid. for example, Diamonds are Forever is my least favorite and that is still leagues better than any modern espionage novel.

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Date: December 21st, 2025 6:44 PM
Author: fluffy motley idea he suggested

tyft. I loved Moonraker. Will check out Goldfinger next I think.

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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:46 PM
Author: hot trump supporter

cr

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:42 PM
Author: hairraiser property

Anabasis

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:48 PM
Author: Razzle hilarious coffee pot



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:43 PM
Author: hateful carnelian toaster

Flowers for Algernon

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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:48 PM
Author: Razzle hilarious coffee pot



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:55 PM
Author: Adventurous Meetinghouse

a song of ice and fire. I'm not a fantasy guy and I loved it. great series for boys who like knights, politics, and violence.

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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:30 PM
Author: bat-shit-crazy brass idiot

Patrick O'Byrne's Master and Commander and related books in the series

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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:36 PM
Author: salmon temple

Hardy Boys (how old is your kid?)

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Dune

anything recent by Lawrence Millman

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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:37 PM
Author: Razzle hilarious coffee pot



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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:01 PM
Author: cracking house-broken site

read that, among others, for my contemporary thought class in hs. book was so so but class was 180

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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:38 PM
Author: hot trump supporter

zorba the greek



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:49 PM
Author: electric regret coldplay fan



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:53 PM
Author: bull headed charismatic piazza

Several good recs already upthread. Some others:

The Things They Carried

Mark Twain--starting with Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

1984

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (and throw in The Hobbit)

Infinite Jest

Moby Dick

Blood Meridian

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Date: December 18th, 2025 7:30 PM
Author: electric regret coldplay fan

Cr. list

I feel like The Things They Carried got a bit overexposed to the hopelessly feminized librarian space for a time and was looked down upon as kind of trite. But it’s 180

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Date: December 18th, 2025 7:55 PM
Author: onyx provocative theatre

The Things They Carried is the most classic writer's favorite. You shouldn't look down on librarian recs. This is all they do

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Date: December 18th, 2025 10:12 PM
Author: bull headed charismatic piazza



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Date: December 22nd, 2025 11:44 AM
Author: misunderstood stage background story

agree with the first sentence and rec. need to exercise caution with the second and third sentences just given that the values may not be stoic masculine warrior

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Date: December 18th, 2025 5:09 PM
Author: slap-happy resort

Watership Down

A Day No Pigs Would Die

2nd Where the Red Fern Grows

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Date: December 18th, 2025 7:33 PM
Author: gold black woman



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Date: December 18th, 2025 7:40 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Space

Starship Troopers

Enders Game

Johnny Tremain

Childhoods End

Rama



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Date: December 19th, 2025 12:16 AM
Author: indigo bipolar center

A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES

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Date: December 19th, 2025 2:11 AM
Author: hairraiser property

Neon Bible better rec for younger kid

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Date: December 19th, 2025 2:23 AM
Author: internet-worthy vibrant church building love of her life

abridged edgar allen poe short stories

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Date: December 26th, 2025 12:37 AM
Author: Smoky boyish cruise ship circlehead

https://kommandostore.com/products/republic-of-south-africa-unconventional-warfare-complete-book-set?

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