05-02-2011, 02:37 PM | #1 |
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20 Classic Novels You can Read in One Sitting
Saw this on a blog I subscribe to:
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/20-c...n-one-sitting/ Nice little list. |
05-02-2011, 02:44 PM | #2 |
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Interesting list, thanks. I've read about half of them, but not in one sitting...
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05-02-2011, 03:04 PM | #3 |
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I liked that the blurbs were included. I've read most, started a couple I would not try again, and a few have been and will be rereads.
What I do remember is that I did not read them all in one sitting, although you probably could. Thank you for the list. |
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Wow, I've read 8 of those. I'm very proud of myself right now However, I don't think I read any of them in one sitting. Maybe Brave New World. Maybe.
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Thanks! Interesting collection.
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05-02-2011, 03:42 PM | #6 |
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I think the books on such lists are subjective myself. I mean if you enjoy a story you will find yourself having a harder time putting the book down even when you should due to other things that need doing. On the other hand if a book doesn't catch your interest for some reason it will take longer to finish it (if you in fact do). I've read about 7 of the books on the list though not usually in one sitting. Animal Farm for example is one I read in English class back in High School.
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05-02-2011, 09:15 PM | #7 |
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I don't think I could read any of those in one sitting.
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I read Animal Farm aloud in one sitting. There are several on the list that I have read in one sitting, but there are even more that I can't imagine being able to read straight through.
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The Only one I have read is Wuthering Heights, it took me about a week...
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05-03-2011, 12:07 AM | #10 |
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I read Heart of Darkness is one sitting, but have only read two of the the others at all. I loved Heart of Darkness, though I understand it has been referred to as "the longest short story you'll ever read" (as in, it's short...it just feels long Obviously I didn't feel this).
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Good list. I've read most of these, but like many others in this thread I haven't done it in one sitting. Perhaps this could be a new challenge in my life: endurance reading
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The great gatsby is the only one on the list that i found worth reading in one sitting. The rest either took longer or i havent read it yet (about 50/50).
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However, I am still intending to read this one. Regards Caleb |
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They forgot to mention War and Peace.
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05-03-2011, 03:19 PM | #15 |
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I've read at least fourteen of the twenty--I'm quite impressed with myself! I think most of them were assigned in high school. No idea how many I might have read in one sitting.
The one that really doesn't seem to belong there is Wuthering Heights--I don't have a copy handy, but isn't it much longer than most of the others listed? Or did it just seem longer? |
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