Lyn's comments
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Lyn's comments from the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die group.
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AHH Amanda, that one is my favorite Steinbeck.
I actually meant to reply that they could add Travels with Charlie as anything by Steinbeck is great IMO. Sorry for the confusion.
I will certainly concur with Red Badge of Courage, The Good Earth or something else by Pearl Buck, Fahrenheit 451, Pilgrim's Progress, and anything by Steinbeck. I agree the Giver is probably too young, but it is such a great book.
Both Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead deserve to be on the list. I would also include Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet and The Giver by Lois Lowry. Even though it is technically Young Adult, it has a powerful message that applies to all ages.
I just started Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. So far it seems a much easier read than Middlemarch was.
Emma - That's the one I have. It is great!
I've read 5.69% of the combined list.
Vikki wrote: "I have almost finished Nicholas Nicholby, by Dickens. I love Dickens."I love Dickens too.
Spreadsheets are great. I use the english version of the excel spreadsheet using the link posted in the List thread for this group, and it is great! I would be lost without it.
Sep 20, 2009 08:31AM
I like the new thread title, mara
KInd of a dumb question, but I am reading this book right now. Is it on the List? I don't seem to see it, but with that many books I could be missing it.
I have to say, I always feel really old when my son comes home with a "classic" that he is reading for school, and it is something that I read when it was new! By the way, Silver, this is a GREAT question.
Interesting question Silver. What do you consider contemporary vs. classic? I have read very few of the books from the 2000s, but have a number listed as TBR and am looking forward to getting to them soon. As for the 1700s, 1800s, and 1900s, I have read about the same amount from each group. The thing is, some of the books from the 1900s that are now probably considered classics, were new when I read them, so to me they are contemporary (I'm old!). From that perspective, I would say my reading is about 50/50.
Same here. There are a lot of books that I will probably never read, but I use the list to remind me of classics that I don't want to forget. In addition, the list has a few books that I had never heard of that look good, so it is good from that perspective. I think my overall goal is to read as many as I can, without reading things that I just can't get through.
Margaret - I think that may be the case. A lot of people have told me that. Do you have another that you would recommend. Nothing to graphic?
Survivor is the only Palahniuk book that I have tried to read, and I couldn't even get through the first chapter. i'm afraid to try again.
Ann - I'm glad you liked Anna Karenina. I couldn't make it all the way through that one.
Ann - I don't think it is on the list, but it should be. Both Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead are great books!
It already has been. The book for September is Middlemarch. We are voting for October, and November is The Poisonwood Bible. The group reads are posted in the INTRODUCTION thread (the one that says please do not respond.) You will see that we were going to read Ghost Road for October, but it is the third of a series, so we are revoting (See the Poll area).
Just starting a re-read of Little Women. I couldn't get my hands on a copy of Middlemarch for now, so I am going to miss the group read this time.
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