So, incoming college freshman: what book(s) do you have to read over the summer?

[Dudd]

I just picked up my summer reading book last night, and I need some other people to commiserate with. I've been saddled with the task of reading The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity. This is shaping up to be the second worst summer reading book ever, way ahead of Middlemarch, but that's not saying much. In my entire class of 20+ students, 2 made it to the end. At least then I had Dune and East of Eden to read as well, so I could skip Middlemarch and still look like I did something over the summer. Being the lone book assigned this summer, I'm going to have to read it, and then discuss it in small groups. What a drag. So, make me feel better. What crappy books are you being forced to read?

 

[jaybert]

Cornell's (I am a junior transfer) summer reading is Antigone by Sophocles.

 

[Dudd]

Cornell's (I am a junior transfer) summer reading is Antigone by Sophocles.

You're not making me feel better. That's an hour or two read, tops.

 

[Imported]

Incoming freshman had to read? Oh crap.. I must have missed that notice somewhere last summer..

 

[Gunslinger08]

I had to read some stupid book about a black kid that wanted to go to MIT but ended up at Brown.

 

[Dudd]

Originally posted by: Imported
Incoming freshman had to read? Oh crap.. I must have missed that notice somewhere last summer..

Bastard .

 

[lowfatbaconboy]

im an engineer i don't have to
btw going into sophmore year

or maybe CU boulder doesn't do that

 

[Legendary]

NYU - first 500 pages of Don Quixote (in English thank goodness)

 

Incoming college freshMEN...not MAN. Maybe if you read a little more, you'll pick up on subtle grammar nuances!

 

[Dudd]

Originally posted by: jumpr
Incoming college freshMEN...not MAN. Maybe if you read a little more, you'll pick up on subtle grammar nuances!

It was a personal invitation to each incoming freshman, and not knowing their names, I could only refer to them as a freshman.

 

[jaybert]

Haha...yes it is. I have just gotten through the introduction/background info (50 out of 120 pages) and will start the actual play tomorrow. Hopefully I wont fall asleep like I did today. *finger's crossed*

Originally posted by: Dudd

Cornell's (I am a junior transfer) summer reading is Antigone by Sophocles.

You're not making me feel better. That's an hour or two read, tops.

 

[GoSharks]

dont need to read anything here

 

[Sephy]

People need to do summer reading? LOL, glad I left that behind in high school.

 

[Kevin]

Originally posted by: jaybert
Cornell's (I am a junior transfer) summer reading is Antigone by Sophocles.

I read that in High School.

I don't think I had to read anything for college...

 

[pennylane]

Originally posted by: GOSHARKS
dont need to read anything here

Here too.

 

[Cal166]

4summers ago i had to read this book called: Life on the Color Line

 

[Cal166]

4summers ago i had to read this book called: Life on the Color Line

I attend a Private Catholic University.

 

[KnickNut3]

Savage Inequalities by Kovol.

300 pages of "listen to how poor these poor people are. Be sad and feel guilty for what you have."

Not trying to be insensitive, but I'm missing the point of spending years to write a book to incite undirected sympathy from its readers. Hopefully a true point will come up as I continue reading. Now it's just endless examples.

 

[Dragon365]

Ah, East of Eden, good book!

 

[tokamak]

i was given the opportunity to pick 2 from a long list. i picked The Hours by Micael Cunningham and The Master of Go by Yasunari Kawabata. Kawabata was a very good read - he won a Nobel for it. The Hours was, well, the book equivalent of a chick flick. not really my cup of tea....

<edit> i suppose i should tell where i was headed to: the University of Texas. this was last summer, no idea what the assignments are this year. </edit>

 

[GregGreen]

im attending villanova university next fall for undeclared liberal arts - no reading for me

 

[rocadelpunk]

for ohio state, some majors had to read eniac...sort of trials and all that stuff that lead up to first computer and the stories behind it...finished it in like 2hrs.

other majors had to read nickel and dimed...finished that in a couple of days along with fast food nation.


*making up for lost time, not having anytime to pleasure read in hs*

 

[CanOWorms]

Is required reading for college students common? I never did it.

We had 12 books for required summer reading for senior year of high school... it was bad.

 

[kmac1914]

Originally posted by: Imported
Incoming freshman had to read? Oh crap.. I must have missed that notice somewhere last summer..

Me too...i haven't had to do summer reading in the two years i've been in college, and that's across two different schools.