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Books were nominated by the public (I assume most of them read the Times). The NY Times’ editors then narrowed it down to the top 25. The public is now voting for the winner - the results will be announced this month.
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Great List - At Least for Those Who Know How to Read....
My favorite from this list is Catcher in the Rye.....I also would have liked to have seen On the Road by Jack Keroauc on the list. It's very sad that some ("Most people don't read any books, and those that do, probably wouldn't read any of those books.") don't read.....or have not read many of these books....
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Thanks for posting this. A Prayer for Owen Meany is my favorite book of all time; happy to see it made the list. John Irving is a master. Would add either or both Ayn Rand's Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged to my list of great reads. And anything by Jon Krakauer for you non-fiction readers.
Am enjoying all the recommendations that are being shared. Making my 2022 reading list now. |
#20
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Unbroken
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#21
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Should have finished them instead of only reading them half way through. The endings are usually the best part of the books.
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Speaking as a retired English professor who has read and taught and loved a lot of these books, my vote far and away goes to Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy (he wrote it as one book and meant for it to be published as one book).
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#23
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The Grapes of wrath
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#24
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Harry Potter?
Once I saw Harry Potter and the (Sorcerer's/Philosopher's) Stone on the list of the supposed 25 best books of the past 125 years, I knew this had to be a joke. What is wrong with these people? - - I doubt any recommendation on the list (though yes, I've read more than half) - a list with input from know-nothings - because of the lunacy of that entry.
This is my first "gripe-post" out of many I have made here- I usually do not like to be negative, but my goodness. |
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Harry Potter?
Once I saw Harry Potter and the (Sorcerer's/Philosopher's) Stone on the list of the supposed 25 best books of the past 125 years, I knew this had to be a joke. What is wrong with these people? - - I doubt any recommendation on the list (though yes, I've read more than half) - a list with input from know-nothings - because of the lunacy of that entry.
This is my first "gripe-post" out of many I have made here- I usually do not like to be negative, but my goodness. Not griping about this being posted - griping about what we consider to be "experts". |
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Karnak
elitism
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Still the Bible, #1
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Green Eggs & Ham.
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My vote is for A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. My non fiction vote would be for anything by David McCullough.
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Closed Thread |
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