Amazon's 100 Must Read Books - Page 4

ProfCrash · 02-05-2014, 10:51 AM

59 on the Goodreads list. I don't like that they include books in a series as a seperate book. On one hand, it is more accurate, on the other hand most people read a complete series. I guess I would prefer something like listing the series and letting people decide what reading it means.

There are several that I didn't count because I had only seen the movie.

BenG · 02-05-2014, 10:52 AM

35 on the Amazon list and 54 on Goodreads.

Bookworm_Girl · 02-05-2014, 11:00 AM

Well I've read about 25 on the Amazon list and 45 on the Goodreads list. The Amazon list is a very odd mix. It includes several I did not finish or don't ever plan to read. On the other hand it also includes several books that I've bought and are on my TBR list. Maybe that just means they were successful at capturing a broad appeal, and the intent is just to spur more sales of popular-selling books. Usually I like the Amazon lists but not so much this one! The Goodreads list is more appealing to me.

Waylander · 02-05-2014, 12:39 PM

As above this list is quite odd, and left me feeling distinctly meh.

Hamlet53 · 02-05-2014, 02:42 PM

I've read 32 of the Amazon list with a couple more that are on my TBR list near term. I was surprised at how well I had covered those for children. A good portion of those not read will never be read by me unless there is some compensation involved.

ucfgrad93 · 02-05-2014, 03:17 PM

I have read 25 on the Goodreads' list and 12 on Amazon's list.

Yapyap · 02-05-2014, 03:46 PM

18 on the Amazon list (probably; there are a few I really can't remember but I am not counting anything I'm not completely sure about) and 35 on the Goodreads top 100.

Both lists seem quite heavily skewed towards books originally written in English, as usual with such lists, and both have books I would only read if someone paid me a considerable amount of money to do so.

Tarana · 02-05-2014, 04:35 PM

I've read 14 on the Amazon list, and 3 are on my TBR list. 37 on the Goodreads list.

I can't believe that they would list a book by a sloshing drunk (Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain) over ANYTHING by Julia Child.

pdurrant · 02-05-2014, 05:40 PM

18 on the Amazon list. 31 on the Goodreads list.

Many on both lists I can't imagine ever reading.

Synamon · 02-05-2014, 07:12 PM

I've read 27 on Amazon's list. I've also read a few other titles by the authors listed rather than the book they chose for the list. I was surprised to find that many and even more surprised to find another 10 of the titles that I've bought to read or are on my library hold/wishlist.

LovesMacs · 02-05-2014, 09:01 PM

I've read 23 of the Amazon picks. These choices seem very skewed towards more recent titles, and titles originally written in English.

Kumabjorn · 02-05-2014, 09:18 PM

No Virgil, Homer, Shakespeare, Dickens, Verne or Melville?

LovesMacs · 02-05-2014, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

No Virgil, Homer, Shakespeare, Dickens, Verne or Melville?

Three of these authors didn't write in English (and Homer likely didn't write per se) and all of them wrote more than 30 years ago, so no, by the Amazon list's logic they must not be essential reading.

BelleZora · 02-05-2014, 09:42 PM

34 on the Amazon list; 55 on the Goodreads list. The Amazon list was strange.

Kumabjorn · 02-05-2014, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LovesMacs

Three of these authors didn't write in English (and Homer likely didn't write per se) and all of them wrote more than 30 years ago, so no, by the Amazon list's logic they must not be essential reading.

Jane Austen wrote more than 30 years ago.
Also, sorry I discovered that Dickens was on the list.
The announcement I read didn't state that the books had to be written in English, but I guess they need to be available in English. Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote in Spanish as an example.

02-05-2014, 03:17 PM	#51
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,360 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	I have read 25 on the Goodreads' list and 12 on Amazon's list. Last edited by ucfgrad93; 02-05-2014 at 03:23 PM.

02-05-2014, 04:35 PM	#53
Tarana Wizard Posts: 3,978 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I've read 14 on the Amazon list, and 3 are on my TBR list. 37 on the Goodreads list. I can't believe that they would list a book by a sloshing drunk (Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain) over ANYTHING by Julia Child. Last edited by Tarana; 02-05-2014 at 11:26 PM.

02-05-2014, 05:40 PM	#54
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,506 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	18 on the Amazon list. 31 on the Goodreads list. Many on both lists I can't imagine ever reading. Last edited by pdurrant; 02-05-2014 at 05:44 PM.

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02-05-2014, 10:51 AM	#46
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	59 on the Goodreads list. I don't like that they include books in a series as a seperate book. On one hand, it is more accurate, on the other hand most people read a complete series. I guess I would prefer something like listing the series and letting people decide what reading it means. There are several that I didn't count because I had only seen the movie.

02-05-2014, 10:52 AM	#47
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,729 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	35 on the Amazon list and 54 on Goodreads.

02-05-2014, 11:00 AM	#48
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,871 Karma: 36507503 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	Well I've read about 25 on the Amazon list and 45 on the Goodreads list. The Amazon list is a very odd mix. It includes several I did not finish or don't ever plan to read. On the other hand it also includes several books that I've bought and are on my TBR list. Maybe that just means they were successful at capturing a broad appeal, and the intent is just to spur more sales of popular-selling books. Usually I like the Amazon lists but not so much this one! The Goodreads list is more appealing to me.

02-05-2014, 12:39 PM	#49
Waylander Fanatic Posts: 594 Karma: 2905052 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 5 SE, Onyx Boox Poke 3	As above this list is quite odd, and left me feeling distinctly meh.

02-05-2014, 02:42 PM	#50
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	I've read 32 of the Amazon list with a couple more that are on my TBR list near term. I was surprised at how well I had covered those for children. A good portion of those not read will never be read by me unless there is some compensation involved.

02-05-2014, 03:46 PM	#52
Yapyap Guru Posts: 861 Karma: 3543721 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	18 on the Amazon list (probably; there are a few I really can't remember but I am not counting anything I'm not completely sure about) and 35 on the Goodreads top 100. Both lists seem quite heavily skewed towards books originally written in English, as usual with such lists, and both have books I would only read if someone paid me a considerable amount of money to do so.

02-05-2014, 07:12 PM	#55
Synamon Lunatic Posts: 1,691 Karma: 4386372 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Land of the Loonie Device: Kindle Paperwhite and Keyboard, Kobo Aura, iPad mini, iPod Touch	I've read 27 on Amazon's list. I've also read a few other titles by the authors listed rather than the book they chose for the list. I was surprised to find that many and even more surprised to find another 10 of the titles that I've bought to read or are on my library hold/wishlist.

02-05-2014, 09:01 PM	#56
LovesMacs Fanatic Posts: 513 Karma: 2644386 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: iPhone, Kindle Touch	I've read 23 of the Amazon picks. These choices seem very skewed towards more recent titles, and titles originally written in English.

02-05-2014, 09:18 PM	#57
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	No Virgil, Homer, Shakespeare, Dickens, Verne or Melville?

02-05-2014, 09:42 PM	#59
BelleZora Wizard Posts: 1,432 Karma: 25151986 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Seattle, US Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kobo Libra 2	34 on the Amazon list; 55 on the Goodreads list. The Amazon list was strange.