The LibraryThing meme going around...

[gregtitus]

These are the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing's users (as of today). As usual, bold what you have read, italicize those you started but couldn't finish, and strike through what you couldn't stand. Add an asterisk to those you've read more than once. Underline those on your to-read list you intend to read (again if

Comments

[jmtitus]

Ive read 43 of them but many were back in my high school days when I was required to read a large number of the 'great books' There are several on this list that I want to read. I've been wanting to buy 'Freakonomics' but have been hesitant to pay the hardbound price. If you have it I would love to borrow it. Also, I have the complete collected works of Jane Austen, purchased as a set with 'The Jane Austen Book Club' last year. You are welcome to borrow any or all when you feel moved to tackle them.

[cloister27]

Well, without being too preachy, let me just say that you simply have to embolden Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Catcher in the Rye. They're both amazing books. Zen is, well, ... if I were king of the world, this would be required reading for every high school graduate in the country. It's hard as hell to get through, but if you read it right it really will changes your viewpoint on a lot of things. Catcher in the Rye is deep, but in an elusive sort of way that leaves me with the feeling that I know what the book was about and what it's message was, but simultaneously at a complete loss for how to articulate either of those things