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Amazon 100 books to read in a lifetime

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Chopsypie · 08/05/2014 19:57

I've just seen the new 100 books to read in a lifetime from amazon. I've had a quick flick through and it seems like a pretty good mix of fiction and non fiction, so I think I'm going to set myself a target of reading everything on it.

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Anyone else up for the challenge? I've already read 25 of them, so I've got 75 to go!

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BoulevardOfBrokenSleep · 08/05/2014 21:04

I make it 56 -Devora, are you looking at the same list as me? I can only see Gaiman and Bryson once. I think.

DoopDoopDeDoo · 08/05/2014 20:51

Ooh good challenge! off to count up how many. And then head to amazon!

WednesdayNext · 08/05/2014 20:48

I'm in for this! I second Primo Levi - a must read.

I've read 42 and gave most of the others on my to-read list

RubyGoat · 08/05/2014 20:46
  1. Dh has read 56 so we are going to try to get hold of some & improve this!
Devora · 08/05/2014 20:37

Or Primo Levi! Nobody should go through life without reading Primo Levi.

Devora · 08/05/2014 20:36

I've read 34. I think of myself as a good reader so was surprised it was so low. But then, I was surprised at how certain authors almost took over the list: does anybody really need to read that many Neil Galmans, or Bill Brysons? Slightly boggling there's no Toni Morrison, or Hilary Mantel, or AM Homes, or James Baldwin, or Shalom Auslander.

AgathaHannigan · 08/05/2014 20:34

Oooh, 36 not counting those I tried and couldn't get into... Might try a few op, hmmm what to start with?

mummytime · 08/05/2014 20:28

57 ish, I'm sort of reading one, and I counted 1/2 of Catch 22 - I got the idea and couldn't be bothered to finish (I think its a book you need to have read a chunk of, then you get the cultural references).

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 08/05/2014 20:22

I quite liked, 'Crime and Punishment' but read it years ago. Should probably re-read at some point.

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Chopsypie · 08/05/2014 20:16

I read Anne Frank as a teenager. Not sure I could face it now.

Not looking forward to Crime and Punishment!

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 08/05/2014 20:05

Seven not six - I forgot to count, 'Catch 22' which, at least thus far, I have found completely unreadable.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 08/05/2014 20:04

Have read 75 of them (helped by having read all of the children's and teen's ones), and started but hated too much to complete another six.

A couple don't appeal at all. The only one I feel ashamed that I've still not read is, 'The Diary of Anne Frank' but I just can't bring myself to read it.