Book list - have you read six of these?

[Anonymous]

49 - but I had an amazing public school education in English, I was an English major in college, and I am a pretty big fan of pop lit so I think my average might be skewed...

[zumbamama]

Anonymous wrote:Re: Confederacy of Dunces... that's one I didn't count, because I just couldn't get into it. What do people like about it? Does it get better after the first few chapters?

Also, I hear a lot of love for Gabriel Garcia Marquez, but have never read any. Can someone tell me what kind of stories they are, and what you love about them?

I've read three GG Marquez books, my favorite being One Hundred Years of Solitude. It's like a million little stories about a fictitious South American town, Macondo, rolled into one gigantic tale. He braids the stories of the explorers, founders, natives and the families that populate the town over a century—blending adventure, romance, history and fantasy very poetically. Some find it a bit slow and hard to follow because of how much he elaborates on the many, many members of the Buendia family over several generations, but it's that intricacy that keeps me glued. Love in the Time of Cholera moves a bit slower than Solitude, but is a beautiful, although sad, read about the many faces of love and the "disease" of materialism that takes over a fictional Caribbean town at the turn of the century.

[Anonymous]

71. Easily 35 of or so are required (or strongly suggested) reading for most high school students. Most were read during college or soon after. Peculiar list, really.

[Anonymous]

none, different culture, different interests.

[Anonymous]

I read many of these books, including Ulysses, in my Catholic high school. Of all the books on the list, the one I enjoyed the most was "Possession." If you haven't read it yet, it is an excellent story within a story.

[Anonymous]

I've read about 60, but there's a lot of junk on this list, IMHO.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:31. One of those books nearly killed my joy for reading. I was an avid reader until I came across that monster in 10th grade -- I didn't pick up another book for pleasure until I was 23.

Let me guess... Ulysses?

I'm guessing Moby Dick.

That was my guess too - it certainly felt very long to me. I have to admit that I skipped a lot of the "blubber".

I loved Moby Dick! Much to my own amazement. I think I'm going to go look for another copy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:31. One of those books nearly killed my joy for reading. I was an avid reader until I came across that monster in 10th grade -- I didn't pick up another book for pleasure until I was 23.

Let me guess... Ulysses?

I'm guessing Moby Dick.

That was my guess too - it certainly felt very long to me. I have to admit that I skipped a lot of the "blubber".

My reading has picked up a great deal since the kids started sleeping through the night and since I got a Kindle. Especially when it comes to the classics - I love it that they are free and available for immediate download. I have quite a long list all loaded and ready to go, all for $0!

LOL, actually if I remember, it was the 1-2 punch of Great Expectations followed by Moby Dick. Dicken's writing style was extremely tedious to me, and then Moby Dick just put my reading hobby on life support. I've heard both are better reads as adults, maybe I'll pick them up again.....one day

[Anonymous]

OMG....I feel so average!! I've read 6.

[Anonymous]

Again, this list was user created for World Book Day, when the Gaurdian held a poll asking what books people couldn't live without. The "6 books" part was added by a person on Facebook/blog to create a "meme"

[Anonymous]

28. many i read in high school. time for me to start reading more. also, so many great movies from these books too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:31. One of those books nearly killed my joy for reading. I was an avid reader until I came across that monster in 10th grade -- I didn't pick up another book for pleasure until I was 23.

Which one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:none, different culture, different interests.

Seriously? How long have you lived here? If you went to school here how could you possibly avoid many of these books?

[Anonymous]

zumbamama wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Re: Confederacy of Dunces... that's one I didn't count, because I just couldn't get into it. What do people like about it? Does it get better after the first few chapters?

Also, I hear a lot of love for Gabriel Garcia Marquez, but have never read any. Can someone tell me what kind of stories they are, and what you love about them?

I've read three GG Marquez books, my favorite being One Hundred Years of Solitude. It's like a million little stories about a fictitious South American town, Macondo, rolled into one gigantic tale. He braids the stories of the explorers, founders, natives and the families that populate the town over a century—blending adventure, romance, history and fantasy very poetically. Some find it a bit slow and hard to follow because of how much he elaborates on the many, many members of the Buendia family over several generations, but it's that intricacy that keeps me glued. Love in the Time of Cholera moves a bit slower than Solitude, but is a beautiful, although sad, read about the many faces of love and the "disease" of materialism that takes over a fictional Caribbean town at the turn of the century.

I couldn't stand One Hundred Years of Solitude. I read most of it but just couldn't get into it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I couldn't stand One Hundred Years of Solitude. I read most of it but just couldn't get into it.

Made me think he was on drugs while writing it--chemically produced brilliance.