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That book thing
Apr. 30th, 2008 06:39 pmWhat we have here is the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing’s users. As in, they sit on the shelf to make you look smart or well-rounded. Bold the ones you've read, underline the ones you read for school (and I feel there should be other categories in here and have thrown in my OU books!), italicize the ones you started but didn't finish. Here's the twist: add (*) beside the ones you liked and would (or did) read again or recommend. Even if you read 'em for school in the first place.
( The List )
(And, yes, I did take a quick look at how many I'd read before deciding to follow this sheep)
I found this a tricky one as Foucault’s Pendulum, for example, took me more than one attempt to get through but was worth it in the end. Plus there are books I might recommend in specific circumstances (such as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Catch 22 and Treasure Island) but not most of the time. And as for The Canterbury Tales; I've read and finished individual tales but never started a cover-to-cover read (although I do own a copy with that in mind). Also I wondered if book club books should be considered in the same camp as school ones - ones I'd never have thought of reading for myself otherwise (and a great source for new authors).
In other news - I'm missing a family. I think it must be Bea's dance class.
( The List )
(And, yes, I did take a quick look at how many I'd read before deciding to follow this sheep)
I found this a tricky one as Foucault’s Pendulum, for example, took me more than one attempt to get through but was worth it in the end. Plus there are books I might recommend in specific circumstances (such as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Catch 22 and Treasure Island) but not most of the time. And as for The Canterbury Tales; I've read and finished individual tales but never started a cover-to-cover read (although I do own a copy with that in mind). Also I wondered if book club books should be considered in the same camp as school ones - ones I'd never have thought of reading for myself otherwise (and a great source for new authors).
In other news - I'm missing a family. I think it must be Bea's dance class.
