Kevin's comments
Kevin's comments from the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die group.
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I also have to say that I loved the Stand. It was my first Stephen King. It may be a little long, but it is well worth it.
I've read a lot of Stephen King and I've enjoyed almost all of it. My very favorite King novel is The Talisman. I also really enjoyed the short story collection Hearts in Atlantis. And I would highly recommend the Dark Tower series, but maybe that should be read after you have a few more of his novels under your belt, as it does connect a lot of characters from other books.
I'm having some trouble with the checklist. I clicked on a column to order the books alphabetically by author's last name, so I could find a book I was looking for without having to scroll through the whole list. Now the spread sheet doesn't add anymore. Anybody have any recommendations? I tried ordering it again like it was originally, but I'm not sure I remember correctly.
I don't think this is on the list, but I'm starting the Story of Edgar Sawtelle today. Anybody have an opinion on this book?
I just finished Far From the Madding Crowd. I really enjoyed it a lot and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of Thomas Hardy.
I know there have been many comments about how respectful this conversation has been, but I have to add mine too. I don't know if you all understand just how impressive it is to see people with different view points carry on such a peaceful and meaningful discussion.
I do have to agree with what Christina said. I don't really understand what the problem is with the Golden Compass. I'm pretty socially conservative, but it just seems like a nice young adult novel to me.
I really enjoyed Bleak House as well. I don't want to spoil the book for anyone so I won't give away the ending, but one of the things I enjoyed most about the book was the realization that people are people and the things going on then aren't really that much different than the things going on now.
Emilee,
So far I've only read Atonement and Saturday but I really enjoyed them both. Saturday is a quick read and I found the story pretty interesting, but for me McEwan's writing is the biggest draw. I have a few more of his in my to-read pile.
I hope I'm not too late to get my vote in.
December - If not now, when
January - Look Homeward Angel
February - Middlesex
I just finished Saturday by Ian McEwan. I enjoyed it a lot. The writing is just so nicely done. I would definitely recommend it.
I'm on vacation now and so I'm trying to get in a little extra reading. I don't read as much as I'd like to in my every day life. Anyway, I'm about half way through Saturday by Ian McEwan and I've also read about 100 pages into Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. So far I'm really enjoying both of them.
The book I'm reading now is The Story of Britain: From the Romans to the Present: A Narrative History by Rebecca Fraser. I am really enjoying it. This book is exactly what I was looking for. If you already know a lot about British history then this might not be the book for you, but it's just what I needed and I can see myself using it as a reference in the future.
Denise,
The only Thomas Hardy that I have read so far is Return of the Native, but I absolutely loved it. It is one of my favorite books of all time. At some point I plan to read all of Thomas Hardy, but there are so many books on my to read list that I don't know exactly when that will be. Anyway, I would recommend Return of the Native.
I also really enjoyed The Stranger.
Alie,
I absolutely loved An American Tragedy. Stick with it. I thought it was well worth it. If you haven't done so yet, you should also read Sister Carrie. Sister Carrie I think is a little easier read, but I really enjoyed both books.
The only Solzhenytsin that I've managed to read so far is A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, but it is one of the best five or so books that I have ever read. I hope to get to some of the others at some point, but I would definitely recommend A Day in the Life to anyone who likes good literature.
I keep hearing about Dickens being paid by the word to write. My wife uses that as an excuse not to read him. But I've personally enjoyed everything that I have read by him. Tale of Two Cities was my favorite, but I also really enjoyed Bleak House and Little Dorrit. David Copperfield and Oliver Twist are also both very enjoyable reads.
I had to take a break from the list for a little while so I just read a book called "The Wednesday Wars". It isn't very long and it's young adult fiction so it went pretty quickly. I recommend it to anyone who likes young adult fiction. I thought it was very nicely written and a moving story.
If you have the time, you should make a stop at the Steinbeck museum in Salinas CA. My wife and I went there a few years ago as part of a trip to Monterey and we really enjoyed it.
I just finished White Noise by DeLillo. I wasn't thrilled. I'll be starting Animal Farm tomorrow.
I'm a little confused. I recently downloaded a spread sheet of these 1001 books, but there seems to be about 1300 books on it. Any ideas? Anyway, with the spread sheet that I have, I am almost at 5%.
1001 Books You Must Read Before You
