Time Magazine's 100 Best Books from 1923 on...

Originally Posted By vbdad55

<Time Magazine began publishing in 1923. Anything written before that was ahead of its Time.<

this was good



and fwiw -- my Seuss vote goes for McElliot's Pool !

 

Originally Posted By RangerPooh

Sheepishly I raise my hand for 8 of the books read.

 

Originally Posted By Labuda

Animal Farm
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Catch-22
The Catcher in the Rye
A Clockwork Orange
Deliverance
The Grapes of Wrath
The Great Gatsby
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
Lolita
Lord of the Flies
The Lord of the Rings
Neuromancer
1984
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Slaughterhouse-Five
To Kill a Mockingbird
To the Lighthouse


So that's, ummm.... (counting)...18.. Not too shabby, but not sure if and when I'll get around to the rest of them.

Oh, and anyone who hasnt' yet read Catch-22 and Slaughterhouse-Five - I highly encourage you to read them ASAP!!!! Two of my all-time favorite books!

 

Originally Posted By Labuda

My Seuss vote, btw, odul be for Oh... The Places You'll Go!

My senior AP English teacher read that to us first day of our senior year. Mrs. Morris was a GREAT teacher. I need to look her up one of these days.

 

Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy

LOL@John!

 

Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy

4.

But that's 3 whole books, and about half or less of 2 ("Grapes of Wrath" and "1984"...just couldn't force myself through 'em, though expected to in H.S.)

And I was an English major too. And I love to read. I think that's the thing---I spent my time reading books that were better than most of these (i.e., *all* of "The Chronicles of Narnia", not just "Lion, Witch, Wardrobe")

 

Originally Posted By Blacksheep Uncle

Only 1 that was required reading in some interminable high school class (Necromancer)...if you count those maybe a dozen more...

 

Originally Posted By MissCandice

20, almost 21 since I am reading The Corrections right now. I am glad to see 1 of my top 3 books on the list (1984) but where is The Stranger?

 

Originally Posted By MissCandice

I have to confess it's really 19 1/2, since I managed to read only half of Infinite Jest. Does anyone know of anyone who has actually read the whole book?? I know several people who have attempted it but have not made it all the way through.

 

Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs

Animal Farm; Read soph year in high school

Catch-22; Read sr year in high school

The Catcher in the Rye; Read soph year in high school

The Great Gatsby; Reading it now

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe; Read to us from our 2nd grade teacher

Lord of the Flies; Read soph year in high school

The Lord of the Rings; Have 'FOTR' on pause since 2001; I cannot get through that book, although Hobbit was fine.

1984; Read in college; Need to reread it

To Kill a Mockingbird; Read it frosh year of high school.

 

Originally Posted By JenniBarra

It looks like I've read 23 of the titles. Around 8 of the titles are ones that didn't pass the "50 page test" for me and were subsequently chucked. About three of the titles are on my "to read" list so I intend to get to 'em eventually.

 

Originally Posted By beamerdog

I thought The Sheltering Sky was a novella or short story. Awesome nonetheless.

Clearly my education has been lacking although I'm a compulsive reader. Guess it's been all the wrong material.