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02-05-2014, 11:07 PM | #62 |
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Ahh, I see. Hence why I was surprised by the lack of some Classics.
I understood the list as if you'd live to be a 100 years old, here is one book you should read every year of your life. But I guess they would have ordered it chronologically instead of alphabetically if that was the case. |
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02-05-2014, 11:18 PM | #63 |
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55 on the Amazon list. It's a weird list, though, although the fact that I happened to read random things like Persepolis, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Me Talk Pretty One Day, and Moneyball boosted my score.
I like the list, but I disagree with its description. Moneyball, Me Talk Pretty, Gone Girl, and Kitchen Confidential are all books that I liked, but they don't really belong in anyone's lifetime "bucket" list. Nor do many others on the list. However, what I like about the list is that it is a good list to turn to when you want to read something new and maybe break out of a rut. It has good answers to the question "What should I read this weekend?", but its answers to the question "What are the 100 most books everyone should have read in their life?" are not as good. |
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37, but I think it was weighted toward newer books they're hoping the list will help generate sales for.
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02-06-2014, 12:28 AM | #65 |
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02-06-2014, 11:14 AM | #66 |
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37 for me - a very odd mixture with huge omissions.
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02-07-2014, 05:51 AM | #67 | |
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Several books from both lists are on my TBR, so the number will go up soon. |
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02-07-2014, 06:25 AM | #68 |
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17 for me on the amazon list. I think about 10 more on my TBR list. The rest I have no real interest in.
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I'm at 24.
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02-07-2014, 04:19 PM | #70 |
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21 of the Amazon books
36 of the Goodreads books |
02-07-2014, 05:42 PM | #71 |
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As it currently stands I've read 50 out of the 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list at Goodreads. Having no interest in any of the Harry Potter books or the Hunger Games books is very limiting for me. On the other hand I'm not sure that listing all of Shakespeare's plays individually makes sense, but it does up my total.
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02-07-2014, 06:13 PM | #72 |
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I've read 64 of the Goodreads one, but my degree is in English and I took a lot of literature classes.
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I just checked the Goodreads list... 73. Most of the others seem to be "Great American Classics" that I don't have a whole lot of interest in.
It would be nice to look at an Australian version. |
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