Lil Red Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 [url="http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html"]http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the...plete_list.html[/url] how many have you read? what would be your top ten list?
Sojourner Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 I've only read a handful of those, although I own several that I haven't gotten around to yet. Of the list, I've read Animal Farm, 1984, Atonement, Beloved, Blind Assassin, The Corrections, Death Comes for the Archbishop, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of the Flies, Lord of the Rings, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Carrie Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 I've read a handful as well. But there is no Stephen King on that list. Something must be wrong.
tojo Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 (edited) Wow, i'ma big reader but I haven't read very many on that list. [i]Two of these books[/i] are awful though, btw.... Animal Farm: George Orwell Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret: Judy Blume [i]The Catcher in the Rye: J.D. Salinger[/i] A Clockwork Orange: Anthony Burgess The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe: C.S. Lewis [i]Native Son: Richard Wright[/i] 1984: George Orwell To Kill a Mockingbird: Harper Lee Edited October 20, 2005 by tomasio127
Lil Red Posted October 20, 2005 Author Posted October 20, 2005 [quote name='Carrie' date='Oct 20 2005, 11:22 AM']But there is no Stephen King on that list. Something must be wrong.[right][snapback]765033[/snapback][/right][/quote] it's downright shameful, isn't it??
Carrie Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 [quote name='Lil Red' date='Oct 20 2005, 02:26 PM']it's downright shameful, isn't it?? [right][snapback]765044[/snapback][/right] [/quote] It is! At the very least The Stand should be up there.
Sojourner Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 I've decided I read a lot of crappy novels. Lately, most have been young adult fantasy (ala Harry Potter, Eragon, Eldest, etc.). Other than that, I usually choose to read spy stories if I'm reading a novel. Although I do try to read at least one Pulitzer winner a year. Now I'm working on Kavalier & Klay by Michael Chabon. For some reason, other than the above exceptions, novels don't often engage me. I prefer non-fiction.
scardella Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 I counted... 12. Thank you AP English courses! One of them (not counted), I had started but didn't finish. Another few I think I might have looked at, but didn't read... I'm surprised Brave New World isn't on the list.
philothea Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 Hm. Well, keeping in mind that I have probably forgotten a lot of what I've read... Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret The Catcher in the Rye A Clockwork Orange Gone With the Wind The Grapes of Wrath The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Lord of the Flies The Lord of the Rings Neuromancer 1984 Slaughterhouse-Five To Kill a Mockingbird I was already planning to read Brideshead Revisited and Invisible Man soon. A lot of my favorite classics were not written in English.
track2004 Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 I've read 8 of em... and 2 I've started but haven't finished. The list was ok, but they did miss a lot of really good novels. I think there are quite a few recent novels that should be on there.
Sojourner Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 [quote name='track2004' date='Oct 20 2005, 02:36 PM']I've read 8 of em... and 2 I've started but haven't finished. The list was ok, but they did miss a lot of really good novels. I think there are quite a few recent novels that should be on there. [right][snapback]765214[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I agree. I enjoy modern fiction quite a bit. There are some classics I've liked as well, but it's easier to engage a modern novel because you don't have to struggle so much with the language. And I'm a lazy reader.
Didacus Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 Let me see, No mention of 'Brave New World'? something is up. Actually, the biggest and best book, by far, IMHO, and the one that will most likely survive the passage of time far more than any of the books mentionned in that list, was not even mentionned as well!?!?!? "The Little Prince" aka, "Le Petit Prince". It has been amongst the most printed, and the most translated books of the 20th century, and it did not crack a top 100 list?!?!? Sorry, something is wrong. PS: I've read a handful myself, and haven't heard of several in the list either; and I'm not in the least worried about it.
marielapin Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 I've read: All the King's Men; it wasn't bad. Animal Farm; liked it Beloved; HATED IT - only book I have refused to keep reading - I threw it against the wall and picked up the sparknotes The Catcher in the Rye; loved it - who doesn't? The Grapes of Wrath; loved it - I think I'm one of the only ones The Great Gatsby; loved it, but it was sad Invisible Man; loved it - not The Invisible man though The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe; loved it, of course Lord of the Flies; scared me The Lord of the Rings; one of my all time favorites The Power and the Glory; read it when I wasn't Catholic - now I need to reread it Their Eyes Were Watching God; eh Things Fall Apart; great book To Kill a Mockingbird; liked it okay so why isn't this book on the list: Brave New World they have an odd list, if I may say so myself. Two Faulkner books? Give me a break!
tojo Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 [quote name='Didacus' date='Oct 20 2005, 03:56 PM']"The Little Prince" aka, "Le Petit Prince". It has been amongst the most printed, and the most translated books of the 20th century, and it did not crack a top 100 list?!?!? [right][snapback]765226[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Wasn't that originally written in French? I think they only did books written in English, since 1923....
Didacus Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 [quote name='tomasio127' date='Oct 20 2005, 03:03 PM']Wasn't that originally written in French? I think they only did books written in English, since 1923.... [right][snapback]765236[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Oops, that would explain it then, the list is biased and racist. 9joke) Yes, it was written in French, by Antoine de Saint-Exuperi, in the early 40s when he was living in New York and petitioning to liberate France from the Nazis. Sorry, missed the fact that it had to be written in english... my mistake. (the little prince still blows away all those books anyhow... and FYI I loved 'The Grapes of Wrath' so no you're not the only one, I actually plan to force my children to read it someday)
tojo Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 [quote name='Didacus' date='Oct 20 2005, 04:09 PM']Oops, that would explain it then, the list is biased and racist. 9joke) [right][snapback]765251[/snapback][/right] [/quote] No but it is.....
philothea Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 I loved the Grapes of Wrath too! Steinbeck is my fave non-science fiction author.
RC_ Posted October 20, 2005 Posted October 20, 2005 [b]All the Kings Men Animal Farm Beloved The Blind Assassin Catch 22 Catcher in the Rye Clockwork Orange Death Comes for the ArchBishop Deliverance Dog Soldiers Grapes of Wrath Great Gatsby Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe Lord of the Flies Native Son Neuromance 1984 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Passage to India Red Harvest Slaughterhouse-Five The Spy Who Came in From the Cold To Kill a Mockingbird[/b]--I read the whole book, and never did learn anything about mocking bird killing! [b]Tropic of Cancer Watchmen White Noice [/b]
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