Deranged Rhino Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 An interesting, though probably unsurprising list. I'm surprised that I've read 13 out of 20 of them, and more surprised that I'm better versed in the 19th century than I am the 20th. http://www.brainpickings.org/2012/01/30/writers-top-ten-favorite-books/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 An interesting, though probably unsurprising list. I'm surprised that I've read 13 out of 20 of them, and more surprised that I'm better versed in the 19th century than I am the 20th. http://www.brainpickings.org/2012/01/30/writers-top-ten-favorite-books/ Not too sure about this list. When I see two James Joyce books in the top 10 and Shakespeare as the top author, I feel like the voting could have been skewed by the writers/voters being pretentious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I've scanned that list a few times and maybe I'm missing something, but Where's Waldo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) Not too sure about this list. When I see two James Joyce books in the top 10 and Shakespeare as the top author, I feel like the voting could have been skewed by the writers/voters being pretentious. Considering the voting pool, you're probably correct. ... That said, I like Joyce. But I'm pretentious. Edited September 28, 2014 by GreggyT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 What, no Bigfoot Wars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 What, no Bigfoot Wars? You read that, didn't you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Considering the voting pool, you're probably correct. ... That said, I like Joyce. But I'm pretentious. Haha. Well, if you were really pretentious, you would have said, "you just don't understand James Joyce." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Haha. Well, if you were really pretentious, you would have said, "you just don't understand James Joyce." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Never been much of a reader outside of sports related books but isn't Catcher in the Rye supposed to be considered a classic? I was expecting that to be on the list. The only book I really enjoyed reading back in school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Never been much of a reader outside of sports related books but isn't Catcher in the Rye supposed to be considered a classic? I was expecting that to be on the list. The only book I really enjoyed reading back in school It's an absolute classic to me, and I'm sure many others as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Great? I like Tom Clancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, Dale Brown, Dan Brown, W.E.B. Griffin (Presidential Agent series), Robert Ludlum (well beyond The Bourne series), a little bit of John le Carré, Ken Follett, James Patterson, Great? I like Tom Clancy. Edited September 29, 2014 by BillsFan-4-Ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I've read one of those books. Well, sort of. It was in HS, so I didn't read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I hated the Catcher in the Rye, I thought the kid was a whiney brat. My favorite from high school was The Grapes of Wraith; the story of Americans struggling to move west during the Dustbowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 a little bit of John le Carré, Ken Follett, James Patterson, I am not much for pop fiction, but I have been addicted to Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth books, and now his20th century trilogy. I am just finishing the 3rd book in the 20th century series. The writing is mostly crappy, but it's a page-turner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Pillars was pretty good. The TV mini series (HBO or Starz?) followed the books as best they could. Nothing like the GoT divergences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) I hated the Catcher in the Rye, I thought the kid was a whiney brat. My favorite from high school was The Grapes of Wraith; the story of Americans struggling to move west during the Dustbowl. Holden is mentally ill. You probably missed that. I love Steinbeck but Grapes of Wrath is an overbearing heavy-handed lecture. The political counterpoint to Atlas Shrugged but its mirror image when it comes to letting the message get in the way of what might have been a good story. Edited September 30, 2014 by John Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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