Lianna's comments (member since Jan 21, 2008)

Lianna's comments from the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die group.

Middlesex. I blew through the first chapter. Chapters two and three are a little more sluggish...

Also, if they're going to be throwing random non-fiction and poetry in there... Pilgrim at Tinker Creek seems like a no-brainer to me.

"Perhaps Toni Morrison's entire collection of written works could be pared down to make room for these winners."

I think that's the approach I'm going to take the list. Thin out a few of the authors that have three+ books, and read some of the suggestions written here.

Just for reference, here is the list I've been using:

http://www.listology.com/content_show.cf...

I totally agree about authors having more than one book, Danielle. There are 9 by Virginia Woolf alone.

It also bugs me about Jonathan Swift; I think of A Modest Proposal as more of a satirical essay than fiction.

But isn't Metamorphoses by Ovid a narrative poem?

Okay, so this has sort of come up in other posts, but what books do you think should be on the list that aren't?

Personally, I was surprised not to see Watership Down. Island of the Blue Dolphins was far more worth my time than Lord of the Flies.

Also, I only scanned the list, but thought the Native American (or American Indian, if you prefer) voice was absent. No Louise Erdrich? No Sherman Alexie?

Who else would you have liked to see?