I've read 20 on the list. Not bad, in my opinion. I'm really surprised 1984 is #2, and Moby Dick is #68. Lol, what? Hell, about half books on the list have a ton more literary merit than 1984. I do like 1984, but #2? No.
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I've read 20 on the list. Not bad, in my opinion. I'm really surprised 1984 is #2, and Moby Dick is #68. Lol, what? Hell, about half books on the list have a ton more literary merit than 1984. I do like 1984, but #2? No.
I would like to thank whoever put this list together. When I saw Catcher in the Rye on this list, I finally decided to read it. I absolutely love it so far. So cheers, you've made this poster very happy, and I'll likely read other selections. :)
I haven't had the chance to read many of these books. Although I got some of them for my birthday and starting on it.
For anyone who may be interested partially out of boredom and partially to help myself keep track of the books I have read from this list, I uploaded this list on the Lists Of Bests website, and one of the nifty things I find about doing so is that it gives you a digital checkable list, so you can online check off the books you have read, and it will automatically calculate how much of the list you have read.
You can find it here:
http://www.listsofbests.com/list/876...literary-works
I also plan on uploading the entire nomination list just for my own personal reference, because there were a lot of books which did not make the cut, but still sounded like they could be interested reads to me. I will provide the link for anyone else who may be interested once it is complete.
Ok for anyone interested, you can check out the compelete (or nearly complete) list of all books nominated. There may be a few books missing from the list here and there, but it still is a very varried list of books considered deserving of notice by fellow lit net members.
http://www.listsofbests.com/list/876...omination-list
This list inspired me to read it 2 weeks ago and I loved it too. Bought it when I was in town with some friends, got home and had it finished in one go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grit
I've read 17 of them. I'm so thrilled to see a few Thomas Hardy novels in there though!!:D
The biggest travesty is the omission of Once an Eagle by Anton Myer. The only reason it could be off the list is it is aimed at mainly the male population. BUT, it is THE book for learning how to be a MAN, not just a being on the planet.
I've read 23 of them - and given up on 3 after a few pages, because it just didn't appeal to me (like 'The Republic').
Next on the to-read list is "Catcher on the Rye" - I got an ebook version of it.
Mani
I just finished "The Brothers Karamazov" today. My first Dostoevsky. There isn't much to say that hasn't been said already, except what an absolutely fantastic book. I will not forget this one.
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good work i like it
many books in the list are must read:iagree:
Thank you for the link!!! A very usefull tool.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Muse
You are welcome, and yes it is useful, but it can also become additive. Particularly if you have an OCD thing with lists like I do.
:rolleyes5::rolleyes5:Just went through the list and discovered that I had read 26 of them. So much to read, so little time.
I'm up to 23 now. :nod:
Also, how was this compiled? Was it just based on what people enjoy, because every time I see it, I just can't wrap my head around Moby Dick being #68.
Thanks for putting that up.
I have counted 41 that I have read. I'm only 16 =)
I have read 53 of these, withh 10 more sitting on my shelves waiting to be read. I plan on reading all of them.
Wuthering Heights is my nr. 1
Also great to see Hardy in the list...
Curious about crime and punishment, I'll read it asap
this ones i've read
1. Crime and Punishment
2. 1984
3. Brothers Karamazov
4. Hamlet
5. Les Miserables
6. To Kill A Mockingbird
9. War and Peace
12. Don Quixote
13. The Stranger
14. A Tale of Two Cities
15. Catch-22
18. The Picture of Dorian Gray
19. The Grapes of Wrath
21. The Sound and the Fury
22. King Lear
23. The Divine Comedy
24. The Catcher in the Rye
26. The Idiot
27. In Search of Lost Time/ Remembrance of Things Past
28. Lord of the Flies
29. The Lord of the Rings
30. The Odyssey
31. Siddhartha
32. 100 Years of Solitude
33. As I Lay Dying
39. The Old Man and the Sea
40. Slaughterhouse 5
42. Ulysses
43. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
48. Metemorphosis
49. Notes From Underground
50. Of Mice and Men
55. Brave New World
57. The Count of Monte-Cristo
59. Fictions - Borges
66. Macbeth
68. Moby Dick
70. Oliver Twist
74. Perfume
87. In Cold Blood
91. The Little Prince
93. Iliad
Well, that's, uh... interesting.Quote:
29. The Lord of the Rings
Why? Because it's 39 places higher than Moby Dick?Quote:
Originally Posted by Armel P
:) Something like that. At #29 in all literature it's higher than a lot of things.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi
What can I say, I'm never satisfied with such lists.
nice list of books
Finally found a bookstore with The Master And Margarita.
Wow, as if I've only read 28 of these! (which are...)
2. 1984
4. Hamlet
7. The Great Gatsby
8. Pride and Prejudice
9. War and Peace
14. A Tale of Two Cities
16. Anna Karinina
18. The Picture of Dorian Gray
20. On the Road
22. King Lear
24. The Catcher in the Rye
29. The Lord of the Rings
34. Frankenstein
35. Wuthering Heights
38. Madam Bovary
44. Jane Eyre
47. Heart of Darkness
50. Of Mice and Men
52. Tess of the D'Urbervilles
63. Jude the Obsecure
64. Paradise Lost
65. The Mayor of Casterbridge
66. Macbeth
69. North and South
70. Oliver Twist
81. Bleak House
97. Julius Caeser
100. If Nobody Speaks of Remarkbale Things
I've got a LOT of reading to be getting on with.
I have read only 29 out of it. I have a long way to go. Thanks for the list.
I have read 36 and there are several on the list I would like to get to.
Brothers Karamazov, War and Peace, Bleak House and Macbeth are some of my favorites. I hated the Kite Runner though, surprised to see it here. I'll talk more of that in the thread regarding "worst books ever..."
Thank you DM for the excellent list.
Ooops...I seem to be lagging. Thanks for providing me with a "must read" list....
I'm currently reading "East of Eden" which did not make the list, but is still a great read.
Can't wait to get started on the 80 something books from the list i've yet to read.
Do you mean the "Night" by Elie Wiesel?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Muse
Yes that is the one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirin
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So glad notes from underground made it in this list. It's become one of my favorites.
thanks for the list, is very interesting.
Now I'll need to find some of these books to read too
Nice to see my favourite book at the top of the list
Re: The Grapes of Wrath. Not only does the book stand the test of time, but so does the film. In fact, it's even more remarkably moving in our current time of economic catastrophe.
p.s. "Canterberry Tales"??
So happy Crime and Punishment is the top, what a fantastic book.http://www.hergoods.info/avatar2.jpg
I've currently read 43 books off this list but I'm only 21 so I guess that's not bad. I'm currently reading Anna Karenina and by the looks of it, it is an excellent read thus far so I'm sure it deserves a spot on this list.
You've read a lot for your age! And yes, Anna Karenina is an excellent book. One of my favorites. Have you read anything else by Tolstoy?Quote:
Originally Posted by Adolescent09