Which LIST books have you read that turned out not being LIST books?

[Cynthia]

Judith: I always get confused by this as well. I think Keroac's On the Road is on the list, however. I could not get past the first few pages however, without wanting to offer myself up as an editor.

[Rebecca]

I read Amtiv Ghosh's 'Hungry tide' only to realise that it was 'Shadow lines' I should have read.

Still a great book, and pleased to have read it. Trotted off and purchased 'Shadow lines'. I plan to read it soon.

[Tara]

I just read Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close thinking it was definitely on the list. Ah well, I enjoyed it anyway, insofar as one can 'enjoy' something with such a painful, melancholic tone.

[Stephanie]

Tara wrote: "I just read Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close thinking it was definitely on the list. Ah well, I enjoyed it anyway, insofar as one can 'enjoy' something with such a painful, melancholic tone."

I think the movie has either just come out or will be out soon- I have heard advertisements for it on the radio.

[Rob]

I am reading Blindness by Jose Saramago; there is a book titled Blindness on the list, but by another author. Saramago has several books on the list, but not this one. Very interesting book, though! : )

[Kate]

Halfway done with Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, which should be on the list and which I still cannot believe is not.

[Tanya (aka ListObsessedReader)]

la wrote: "Halfway done with Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, which should be on the list and which I still cannot believe is not."

It IS most definitely on the list!! Along with The Long Goodbye and Farewell My Lovely which was removed after the 2006 list.

[Kate]

Tanya wrote: "la wrote: "Halfway done with Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, which should be on the list and which I still cannot believe is not."

It IS most definitely on the list!! Along with The Long Goodbye..."

Thanks! I just checked again and it was. I must have missed it when I was looking for it.

[Linton]

All three are CLASSICS and should be on anyone's list.

[Sandi]

I really thought The Wind in the Willows was on the list. But it's on the BBC 200 list at least...

[Hima]

I thought that "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell", and "We Need to Talk About Kevin" were on the list(s), but I guess not. "Kevin" is a movie now though with Tilda Swinton, and John C. Reilly.

[Sandi]

I got The Red Badge of Courage because I thought it was on the list, but apparently it isn't.

[Glorianne]

I was sure I'd get credit for Canterbury Tales, but alas...

[Judith]

Sandi wrote: "I got The Red Badge of Courage because I thought it was on the list, but apparently it isn't."

Yeah, I thought it might have been included also, Sandi.
Also "All The King's Men" by Doctorow....Oh well, American lit has quite a showing on the list as it is!

[Lauli]

Fahrenheit 451. I'm still SHOCKED to find that it never made the list. Great injustice.

[Melissa]

The Scarlet Pimpernel is one of my favorite books. It is a pleasure to read regardless!


Tanya wrote: "The Scarlet Pimpernel!

I didn't read it specifically because I thought it was on the list, but was definitely surprised when I found that it wasn't. Thought I must have been spelling something wro..."

[Melissa]

Washington Square by Henry James. Thank God it was a short one. I would hate to invest time in a 1000 page book that turned out to be off the list!

[Genia]

I was really surprised to discover that neither History: A Novel by Elsa Morante nor Lonesome Dove were on any of the three lists. Lonesome Dove I can see dismissed, at least, by the Morante really threw me for a loop. it's considered one of the X best novels of the 20th century. Why isn't it in there?

[Arukiyomi]

in your opinion, Genia, why do you think it should be there?

[Ian]

Was delighted to find a copy of Manon Lescaut in a second hand shop. Distraught to find it not on the list. Am reading it anyway.

[J_BlueFlower]

Started Atwood: Oryx and Crake a few days ago. Turns out it is not on the list. Good book anyway.

[Hima]

Just double checking, "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb is not on any of the 4 lists, right? (Or any of his books, really.)

[Liz M]

Hima wrote: "Just double checking, "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb is not on any of the 4 lists, right? (Or any of his books, really.)"

Correct, none of Wally Lamb's books are on the 1001 lists.

[J_BlueFlower]

Done it again. Finished The Kite Runner. Turns out it is not on the 1001-list, but on the Guardian 1000-list. It should be on the 1001-list IMHO.

[Luke]

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Why it's still not on the list, I'll never know.

[Wendy]

I'm surprised I, Claudius or any Robert Graves books are not on the list. Listening to I, Claudius right now anyway--it's much more humorous than I thought it would be.

[Shelley]

J wrote: "Done it again. Finished The Kite Runner. Turns out it is not on the 1001-list, but on the Guardian 1000-list. It should be on the 1001-list IMHO."

I really thought The Kite Runner WAS on the list. I read it about a year ago, and was sure it was on there. Wonder if it dropped off?

[Kayla]

It didn't drop off that I can see. I have the app that shows all four versions in one and I was so sure too because I thought I saw it, but it's not on the list for any of the versions that I can see.

[Jean]

The Little Black Book of Stories by AS Byatt
Did enjoy it though.

[Shelley]

Kayla wrote: "It didn't drop off that I can see. I have the app that shows all four versions in one and I was so sure too because I thought I saw it, but it's not on the list for any of the versions that I can see."

Same here. I just HAVE to believe it was on one of them though....lol. It is not a book that would have interested me and that I would have intentionally chosen to read unless it was on the list. It is not a genre that I particularly care for, although it was a good book. :) I am just stubborn and I guess and must have imagined it. Maybe it was on a copy of the original lists that someone else edited and posted somewhere and that is where I got it. Hmmmmm.....oh well.

[Diane]

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.

[Becky]

Read "The Wind-Up Girl" instead of "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle " !!!!!

[Christina's Book]

So I stumbled across this feed a couple of days ago and it made me double check my list. All the ones I had checked off were correct but now I find that Doctor Faustus, which I had read for another challenge and had chosen because it rang a bell, I recognized because it is on the 1001 list. Unfortunately, I read the original play by Christopher Marlowe instead of the book written later by Thomas Mann. Guess I made the mistake after all! Had to share! Looks like I need to look that list over a bit more :-P

[Diane]

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux. I am surprised it isn't on the list.

[Becky]

Rob wrote: "I am reading Blindness by Jose Saramago; there is a book titled Blindness on the list, but by another author. Saramago has several books on the list, but not this one. Very interesting book, though..."

I made the same mistake, Rob - really enjoying Blindness, tho!

[Wendy]

Another mistake I made was The Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. One of his other books, Some Prefer Nettles, is on the list, but I haven't tracked it down yet. I did like Makioka Sisters though, so I'm eager to find it!

[Luke]

Wendy wrote: "Another mistake I made was The Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. One of his other books, Some Prefer Nettles, is on the list, but I haven't tracked it..."

TMS is well worthy of the 1001 title, which just goes to show the merit in using the list as a guideline rather than the straight and narrow.

[Wendy]

^ This is true! I like the approach of wandering about the list, alternately grazing, going off on a reading tangent, straying and wandering back. Stumbling accidentally on excellent non-list books is a huge bonus!

[Shelley]

Wendy, I am the same way. My OCD moments make me try to stay true to the list. Then I find a book on my shelf and read it only to find it is not on the list. But, having enjoyed it, I relax a little and pick something else that is on the list. the vicious cycle continues...lol