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mathteach
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100 greatest novels...
I somehow stumbled upon Time Magazine's 100 greatest novels list. I think I am going to try and do them all, even the ones I have already read.
Anyone else ever do this?
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Posted 9/28/08 4:11 PM  |
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Re: 100 greatest novels...
Very interesting....I have not done it, but I think it's a cool idea!
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| Posted 9/28/08 6:42 PM |
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kimbalina
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Re: 100 greatest novels...
I just printed it out. I dont know if I will be able to do all this!
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| Posted 9/29/08 10:53 AM |
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JenniferH
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Re: 100 greatest novels...
Years ago a similar list came out and I tried to do this...only read a couple of books on the list...and one of them was Gone With The Wind...which is now my all time favorite book...it was so great.
I think I'll read a few more off the list now...thanks for posting.
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| Posted 9/29/08 6:08 PM |
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bird382
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Re: 100 greatest novels...
Interesting list. Some of these I completely agree with (Lolita, Invisible Man, Catch-22 for example), some I've never heard of (At Swim-Two-Birds? Snow Crash? Dance to the Music of Time?) and some I never ever EVER want to read again (The Crying of Lot 49, Portnoy's Complaint, and The Adventures of Augie March especially).
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| Posted 9/30/08 10:20 AM |
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PattyK
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Re: 100 greatest novels...
Thanks for posting, I will try and read a couple of books from the list. There are a couple that I don't want to read again (Animal Farm is the first one that comes to mind), a couple that I have never heard of and a couple that I think should have been on the list like Jane Eyre and Braham Stocker's Dracula.
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| Posted 9/30/08 12:49 PM |
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Elbee
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Re: 100 greatest novels...
DH and I worked on the list for a bit when we were dating ... but we never were able to get through them all.
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| Posted 10/2/08 10:56 AM |
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mathteach
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Re: 100 greatest novels...
Posted by bird382
Interesting list. Some of these I completely agree with (Lolita, Invisible Man, Catch-22 for example), some I've never heard of (At Swim-Two-Birds? Snow Crash? Dance to the Music of Time?) and some I never ever EVER want to read again (The Crying of Lot 49, Portnoy's Complaint, and The Adventures of Augie March especially).
Ugh...I just picked up Augie March! Oh well.
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| Posted 10/5/08 4:13 PM |
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bird382
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Re: 100 greatest novels...
Posted by mathteach
Posted by bird382
Interesting list. Some of these I completely agree with (Lolita, Invisible Man, Catch-22 for example), some I've never heard of (At Swim-Two-Birds? Snow Crash? Dance to the Music of Time?) and some I never ever EVER want to read again (The Crying of Lot 49, Portnoy's Complaint, and The Adventures of Augie March especially).
Ugh...I just picked up Augie March! Oh well.
LOL! Everyone says it's a great book, so it's probably just me -- I tried FIVE different times and could never get past 100 pages or so.
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| Posted 10/6/08 8:15 AM |
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Hi-Fi55
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Re: 100 greatest novels...
Posted by bird382
Interesting list. Some of these I completely agree with (Lolita, Invisible Man, Catch-22 for example), some I've never heard of (At Swim-Two-Birds? Snow Crash? Dance to the Music of Time?) and some I never ever EVER want to read again (The Crying of Lot 49, Portnoy's Complaint, and The Adventures of Augie March especially).
At Swim-Two-Birds is an absolutely brilliant read! It is a little difficult to read, but well worth it!
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| Posted 10/6/08 2:12 PM |
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mathteach
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Re: 100 greatest novels...
Posted by kimbalina
I just printed it out. I dont know if I will be able to do all this!
How are you doing it? I just started at the 1st one. I think I will not reread the ones I have read (maybe 1/2) unless I feel like it.
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| Posted 10/7/08 6:44 AM |
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bird382
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Re: 100 greatest novels...
Posted by Hi-Fi55
At Swim-Two-Birds is an absolutely brilliant read! It is a little difficult to read, but well worth it!
Wow, good to know! I'll have to check it out.
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| Posted 10/7/08 8:24 AM |
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