100 Book Meme

 

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've read 6 and force books upon them

The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed. Well, let's see.

(PERSONAL ADDITION: I’m striking through the ones I disliked, putting a plus sign next to the ones I’ve read multiple times, and an asterisk next to the ones I only read because I had to for school.)

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I guess I'm somewhat above average, LOL!

100 Book Meme

 

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've read 6 and force books upon them

The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed. Well, let's see.

(PERSONAL ADDITION: I’m striking through the ones I disliked, putting a plus sign next to the ones I’ve read multiple times, and an asterisk next to the ones I only read because I had to for school.)

( Read more... )

I guess I'm somewhat above average, LOL!

About those books...

That "100 Great Books" meme got me to thinking about what my own personal list of "must reads" would look like.

So, this is only 50, not 100, because I got tired of formatting. So there are a lot of other books that would have been on the list if I'd made it twice as long, LOL! Of course all of these are favorites, but that wasn't the only criteria--I was also going by whether they'd appeal to others as well. A lot of my favorite non-fic is rather specialized and wouldn't appeal to everyone; the same goes for a few of my favorite fiction books as well. Not everyone would have the same sentimental attachment I do to "Juliet Low, Girl Scout" or "Little Lost Bobo", two of my absolute favorite childhood books, much beloved and nearly worn out. Also, a lot of my favorites are anthologies of shorter stories, so I didn't include those either. You will notice that a few of these also appeared on that other list--no surprise there, I think! Feel free to criticize and compare my list with your own!

50 Books *I* Think Everyone Should Read: ( Read more... )

About those books...

That "100 Great Books" meme got me to thinking about what my own personal list of "must reads" would look like.

So, this is only 50, not 100, because I got tired of formatting. So there are a lot of other books that would have been on the list if I'd made it twice as long, LOL! Of course all of these are favorites, but that wasn't the only criteria--I was also going by whether they'd appeal to others as well. A lot of my favorite non-fic is rather specialized and wouldn't appeal to everyone; the same goes for a few of my favorite fiction books as well. Not everyone would have the same sentimental attachment I do to "Juliet Low, Girl Scout" or "Little Lost Bobo", two of my absolute favorite childhood books, much beloved and nearly worn out. Also, a lot of my favorites are anthologies of shorter stories, so I didn't include those either. You will notice that a few of these also appeared on that other list--no surprise there, I think! Feel free to criticize and compare my list with your own!

50 Books *I* Think Everyone Should Read: ( Read more... )