I Can Never Turn Down a Book Meme

[_kria_]

The Big Read thinks the average adult has only read six of the top 100 books they've printed below. (I suspect this list is geared towards US-based readers.)

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.

Comments

[fruitloop345]

could have been Rebecca. That would make sense and sounds slightly familiar from the last time I saw this floating around.

[celticlegend]

31. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy

DUDE. Know what else Tolstoy wrote? WAR AND PEACE.

Just save yourself the hassle and read the synopsis. *shudder*

[maltlick]

Yeah, I corrected my entry. It's Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.

This isn't as bad as that movie meme I've seen floating around which is a total mess. Most of these seem to be "books you would have read in school."

I think the complete works of Shakespeare isn't that out of the question, as I had a single volume of it on my shelf at one point, and while rather hefty indeed, it's still no War and Peace or even Les Miserables. Having Hamlet as a separate entry? Bogus. But I only say that because I only love one line in it, and the rest can sod off.

[epimeliad]

Well, books you were supposed to read in school. I'm quite certain there's five or so on there I was supposed to read but didn't. The ones I bolded were probably the only books from 7th grade to 12th that I actually bothered reading. I have no idea how I passed high school, by the way.

[raginghobbit]

It's a bit strange how many of these books are for young readers. i really am curious where this list came from!

oh- and i hope all is well!!! :-)

[epimeliad]

But it wasn't ON Shane's LJ! I copied my list directly from his! I even went back and looked!