Seriousness Have you read 6 of those 100? - Page 9

nboshart · 09-30-2009, 10:57 AM

I'm at 31, or will be when I finish Midnight's Children. Does anyone here keep a goodreads account?
Yeah, I think the collections are a bit weird, who's actually read the complete works of Shakespeare? I've read many, many of his plays, but not everything. What's the source for this list?

Luxi · 09-30-2009, 02:23 PM

I'm at 42, but some of them are weird... for example, "the lion, the witch and the wardrobe" is part of "chronicles of Narnia", and both of them are in the list O.o

ErwinOtten · 09-30-2009, 04:31 PM

1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen -
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
8 1984 - George Orwell
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky-
41 Animal Farm - George Orwell
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

That's 14 for sure. And I'm almost certain I read some in highschool which I didn't count, like Jane Eyre and Oliver Twist......

Hmmm better than average then, but far from good

DixieGal · 09-30-2009, 05:23 PM

You guys ROCK!

Everyone is way past the 6 average!

My count is 51, mostly college reads.

DixieGal · 09-30-2009, 05:26 PM

Harry & Bilbo:

I participated way back when in the lists you are discussing. However, since then, we have gotten a whole bunch of new members with big brains and eclectic tastes. I would like to see how a new list for the present community compares to the list about a year ago. It might show some intriguing trends in our group. Gibbons are, of course, outlyers.

lala · 09-30-2009, 05:45 PM

35... mostly thanks to my all girls' catholic high school education. Big reunion coming up. I feel so old.

Ea · 09-30-2009, 05:51 PM

25/100 - not bad for someone whose native language is not English...

iain_benson · 10-01-2009, 02:32 AM

2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
8 1984 - George Orwell
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis
41 Animal Farm - George Orwell
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night - Mark Haddon -
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville -
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks -

So .... 19!

Flashingblade · 10-01-2009, 03:43 AM

I have read 25 of them as I did not count duplicates

hallali · 10-01-2009, 04:32 AM

30 for me so far.

KathyB · 10-01-2009, 06:12 AM

46 or if I'm suppose to count Tess of the D'Urbervilles twice, then 47 (It is #s 12 & 26 on the list)

Seli · 10-01-2009, 09:17 AM

I've read 31.
Some books on the list I own and will probably read at some point (Ulysses amongst them, so no certainties)

Some of the books on the list I have no intention on reading though..

Mr. Dalliard · 10-01-2009, 09:46 AM

13, but half of them have been on me reading list for a while.

Journier · 10-02-2009, 02:43 AM

I have read 23. It may not be much, but I have read The Cat in the Hat too. That should count for something. Shoudn't it? Dr. Suess is my favorite doctor.

ruth1304 · 10-02-2009, 10:53 AM

I've read 57 - but did spend 3 years studying literature so it would be embarrassing if I could only claim to have read 6. A lot of them weren't on the course though!

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09-30-2009, 10:57 AM	#121
nboshart Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 456 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo	I'm at 31, or will be when I finish Midnight's Children. Does anyone here keep a goodreads account? Yeah, I think the collections are a bit weird, who's actually read the complete works of Shakespeare? I've read many, many of his plays, but not everything. What's the source for this list?

09-30-2009, 02:23 PM	#122
Luxi Member Posts: 13 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	I'm at 42, but some of them are weird... for example, "the lion, the witch and the wardrobe" is part of "chronicles of Narnia", and both of them are in the list O.o

09-30-2009, 04:31 PM	#123
ErwinOtten Addict Posts: 338 Karma: 444 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Netherlands Device: Cybook G3	1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen - 2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien 4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling 8 1984 - George Orwell 16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien 18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger 25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams 27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky- 41 Animal Farm - George Orwell 42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown 52 Dune - Frank Herbert 61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck 72 Dracula - Bram Stoker 89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle That's 14 for sure. And I'm almost certain I read some in highschool which I didn't count, like Jane Eyre and Oliver Twist...... Hmmm better than average then, but far from good

09-30-2009, 05:23 PM	#124
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	You guys ROCK! Everyone is way past the 6 average! My count is 51, mostly college reads.

09-30-2009, 05:26 PM	#125
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Harry & Bilbo: I participated way back when in the lists you are discussing. However, since then, we have gotten a whole bunch of new members with big brains and eclectic tastes. I would like to see how a new list for the present community compares to the list about a year ago. It might show some intriguing trends in our group. Gibbons are, of course, outlyers.

09-30-2009, 05:45 PM	#126
lala Member Posts: 21 Karma: 28 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Santa Clara, CA Device: Kindle 2	35... mostly thanks to my all girls' catholic high school education. Big reunion coming up. I feel so old.

09-30-2009, 05:51 PM	#127
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	25/100 - not bad for someone whose native language is not English...

10-01-2009, 02:32 AM	#128
iain_benson Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 37 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: PRS-600	2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien 4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling 5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee 8 1984 - George Orwell 16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien 25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams 29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll 30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame 33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis 36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis 41 Animal Farm - George Orwell 42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown 52 Dune - Frank Herbert 59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night - Mark Haddon - 61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck 70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville - 72 Dracula - Bram Stoker 89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks - So .... 19!

10-01-2009, 03:43 AM	#129
Flashingblade Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 286 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Manchester - England Device: Sony PRS-505S	I have read 25 of them as I did not count duplicates

10-01-2009, 04:32 AM	#130
hallali Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 468 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Köln, Germany Device: Es ist das PB 302, ich schiele aber schon auf das 360	30 for me so far.

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10-01-2009, 06:12 AM	#131
KathyB Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 16 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Texas Device: Kindle2	46 or if I'm suppose to count Tess of the D'Urbervilles twice, then 47 (It is #s 12 & 26 on the list)

10-01-2009, 09:17 AM	#132
Seli Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 732 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kobo Glo HD, Android phone	I've read 31. Some books on the list I own and will probably read at some point (Ulysses amongst them, so no certainties) Some of the books on the list I have no intention on reading though..

10-01-2009, 09:46 AM	#133
Mr. Dalliard Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 35 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Device: Kindle 3	13, but half of them have been on me reading list for a while.

10-02-2009, 02:43 AM	#134
Journier Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 415 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern CA Device: Kindle Oasis	I have read 23. It may not be much, but I have read The Cat in the Hat too. That should count for something. Shoudn't it? Dr. Suess is my favorite doctor.

10-02-2009, 10:53 AM	#135
ruth1304 Addict Posts: 394 Karma: 1546 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Device: Waiting for a kindle!	I've read 57 - but did spend 3 years studying literature so it would be embarrassing if I could only claim to have read 6. A lot of them weren't on the course though!