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Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:51 pm
by Charlie.Home
I am graduating this December and will have a lot of free time before starting as a 1L in the fall. Any suggestions on some books to read before 1L starts? I am interested in corporate law.
And I mean a lot of time, so anything you think helpful/interesting. Prep books, pleasure, anything. Thanks.
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:56 pm
by Nova
GTM and LEEWS
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:57 pm
by sinfiery
Don't Go to Law School (Unless)
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:59 pm
by CanadianWolf
Anything by a famous Russian author (e.g., Crime & Punishment, The Brothers Karamozov, War & Peace) since you emphasized that you have a lot of time available during which to read. And, depending upon your definition of "a lot of time", you may want to tackle them in Russian.
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:01 pm
by Blessedassurance
CanadianWolf wrote:Anything by a famous Russian author (e.g., Crime & Punishment, The Brothers Karamozov, War & Peace) since you emphasized that you have a lot of time available during which to read.
Strong list, brother.
Also: The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Kafka's The Metamorphosis
Antheap
My Mortal Enemy
The Yellow Wallpaper
Some R.L. Stevenson
Some Dickens (mainly for the incredible prose)
Cthulhu
Notes from the Underground
The Blue Hotel
Almost anything by Dostoevsky, and to an extent, Tolstoy.
You should probably be drinking instead.
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:01 pm
by kalvano
A Song of Ice and Fire would be a good choice.
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:04 pm
by nickb285
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Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:17 pm
by Swimp
CanadianWolf wrote:Anything by a famous Russian author (e.g., Crime & Punishment, The Brothers Karamozov, War & Peace) since you emphasized that you have a lot of time available during which to read. And, depending upon your definition of "a lot of time", you may want to tackle them in Russian.
Good call. Anna Karenina is one of my favorite books, so I've decided to read War and Peace before law school starts (assuming I get in somewhere good, of course...)
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:27 pm
by chem
kalvano wrote:A Song of Ice and Fire would be a good choice.
Credited. Farseer trilogy. Snowcrash. Anathem
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:28 pm
by NoodleyOne
Infinite Jest!
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:08 pm
by NewYorkL
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:47 pm
by prezidentv8
sinfiery wrote:Don't Go to Law School (Unless)
Bout right.
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:07 pm
by cinephile
Nothing will prepare you for law school, just read something for fun while you still have time for it. But you won't learn this until after 1L, so you'll probably end up reading something meaningless and wasting your time.
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:20 pm
by dingbat
kalvano wrote:A Song of Ice and Fire would be a good choice.
That shouldn't take more than a month, though
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:21 pm
by gaud
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:18 pm
by kalvano
dingbat wrote:kalvano wrote:A Song of Ice and Fire would be a good choice.
That shouldn't take more than a month, though
You mean the time it takes Martin to write each page?
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:10 pm
by Zensack
Dune
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:15 pm
by NoodleyOne
Zensack wrote:Dune
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Solid recs.
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:05 pm
by justonemoregame
Pale Fire - Vladimir Nabokov
Sophie's Choice - Wm. Styron
Intimacy - Hanif Kureishi
Stuart: A Life Backwards - Alexander Masters
In Dubious Battle - John Steinbeck
some favorites. they will probably help you for law school, too, in various ways
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:22 pm
by dingbat
kalvano wrote:dingbat wrote:kalvano wrote:A Song of Ice and Fire would be a good choice.
That shouldn't take more than a month, though
You mean the time it takes Martin to write each page?
Realistically, it seems I'm on track to have read the whole series in the time it takes him to write a chapter. Each book in the time it takes him to write a page? Maybe if I didn't have lawl school or any other commitments.
I'd love it if OP read non-stop and let us know the results
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:57 pm
by sinfiery
Love this thread. Bought a Nook Glowlight off B&N, will try to read many of the books posted.
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:32 am
by Ex Cearulo
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Great freakin' book on Lincoln.
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:40 am
by jrsbaseball5
HawgDriver wrote:Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Great freakin' book on Lincoln.
I've always wanted to read this book. Pretty legit huh?
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:43 am
by Ex Cearulo
jrsbaseball5 wrote:HawgDriver wrote:Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Great freakin' book on Lincoln.
I've always wanted to read this book. Pretty legit huh?
Definitely. Not a light read, but if you have any interest in Lincoln or some of the non-military aspects of the Civil War, I highly recommend it. It's particularly interesting from a leadership/teambuilding perspective.
Re: Books to read before 1L
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:52 am
by jrsbaseball5
HawgDriver wrote:jrsbaseball5 wrote:HawgDriver wrote:Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Great freakin' book on Lincoln.
I've always wanted to read this book. Pretty legit huh?
Definitely. Not a light read, but if you have any interest in Lincoln or some of the non-military aspects of the Civil War, I highly recommend it. It's particularly interesting from a leadership/teambuilding perspective.
That seems pretty cool. I have always found the way that he selected his cabinet to be very interesting and probably something worth emulating. I'll have to see if I can pick it up somewhere
