# Literature, Lite **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 17, 2006, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literature-lite/364830 "2006-07-17T09:23:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2006, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literature-lite/364830/1 "2006-07-17T09:23:35Z")
A Tale of Two Cities: The French are crazy. Ender’s Game: Pick on the wrong nerd, and he’ll go Columbine on your ass. Gone With the Wind: Southerners are crazy. Some of them are bitches, too. The Catcher in the Rye: Grow up. A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch: Russians are tough bastards. Crime and Punishment: Wordy, too. Naked Lunch: Drugs are bad. A Scanner, Darkly: Real bad. Catch-22: War is crazy. You, however, aren’t crazy enough. The Old Man and the Sea: Real men fish without nets. Real men are no match for sharks. ---
**Author:** ![bleach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bleach/32/3106_2.png) [@bleach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bleach)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literature-lite/364830/2 "2006-07-19T05:24:08Z")
[It’s](http://www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute/sff.shtml) [been](http://www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute/bedtime.shtml) [done.](http://www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute/classics.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literature-lite/364830/3 "2006-07-19T11:57:32Z")
Charlotte’s Web: Spiders can be surprisingly good friends, but you’re bound to outlive them. The Secret Garden: Gardening, a healthy diet, and a friend who is as spoiled as you are. Those are the keys to a happy life. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe: The Bible would have been way cooler with talking animals.