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Originally Posted by CRussel
I've got one ticket left. I'd really kind of like to read a classic of some sort, but one that's an enjoyable, rather than challenging, read, if you follow me. Anyone got a suggestion? Even if you don't have any nominations let.
If this were Life+50, I'd have a bunch of suggestions from things I've been meaning to read. But I'm not coming up with anything off the top of my head. And the library does NOT lend itself to browsing.
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I'm curious about those who fall into those two decades. Off the top of my head, I've got Waugh, Hemingway, Orwell, Faulkner, Sinclair Lewis, although of course there are many others.
From your comment, I think you want something recent (in this context) and not a moldy old book that's no good, to employ a member's phrase. How about
The Forsyte Saga? Good read, author's a Nobelist, started the Brit television drama craze in the US that persists to this day.
Or there's the very readable F. Scott Fitzgerald, although the club did read something by him several years ago (full disclosure: one of my favorite club discussions ever).
It's a fun question and I shall continue to think about it although i know the clock is ticking.