Has anyone finished the Mailer book, Naked and the Dead I think? I read it a few months ago and was much better than I thought it would be. Elizabeth...
I read 'The Naked and the Dead' years ago when I was perhaps a young man of twenty, and I thought the writing was brilliant. Mailer has such a straightforward,...
I started it this weekend. Thus far kind of explicit, but I do like "the insider" feel of expatriot Paris. ... __________________________________ Do you...
I'm glad I'm not the only one. Explicit is surely is, but it makes sex seem so unpleasant, I wonder if it should be used in abstinence education for teenagers....
I will try, but all I have read about it and after reading the first three paragraphs leave me thinking I will not finish this one either. "I am living at the...
Hi - It's been a little while since I read Tropic of Cancer, but I read through it all and definitely would say I enjoyed it and thought it was good. Even...
It is strange, do others agree: The majority of books on this list are good for breakthrough reasons and hard core readers that don't like "fluff". I tell ...
What books from the list would you recommend to someone less into the literature and more into the page-turners? I'd go with Sophie's Choice, Lolita, The Magus...
I appreciate you writing and explaining your take on why a novel is considered "great" literature. I will try and finish this book, but I make no promises;-) ...
First off, maybe more than any list book including the Joyce fatties, ... Yes.. this is so true! I tried to read Ulysses like I would read Steinbeck or Nabokov...
I finished the book and it leaves me with questions. (Maybe that is a sign of a great book.) On the front page, the narrator says he has no prospects, no ...
I think Tropic Of Cancer does what virtually no other books have done before and that is simply to expose human conciousness for all it is - all the misery,...
Hi, I'm new to this group, but not to Yahoo. As an ex-English major who is a programmer, I try to keep up with reading whenever I can. I realize you 're...
I find with the authors on this list that have two or more books on here, that I like to read them in chronological order to see thier growth. I can't imagine...
As an ex-English major, I agree with you about Joyce. I see what you mean about a list versus an author's oevre. This is a good consideration, and should be...
I can see it from both sides. Reading the works in an order that follows the growth of the writer is enriching. However, I also like reading it from book 100...
Good point. Didn't think of it that way. Guess I'm just much the purist, like our poet poster. Tom *****Current Reading Groups***** "The Little Friend" by...
There are so many ways to read authors and lists. For awhile I was taking an author and reading everything in chronological order so that I could really get a...
Didn't think I'd cause so much discussion. Like I said, just ideas here. It's good to know there are people out there interested in intelligent, stylish,...
The nicest element of these groups is we all love to read. I guess it doesn't matter what you read, as long as you read!! Tom *****Current Reading Groups***** ...
I was really hoping to join you all on "Women In Love", but I'm pretty busy and I'm not sure I'll make it in time. But I've been enjoying all your remarks on...
Anyone read this book for May? I thought Lawrence did a terrific job of vividly portraying the emotions of the Brangwens as they go about their generally quite...
I'm about two thirds of the way through The Rainbow. I'm liking it much better than Women in Love, although I liked WIL very much also. I surprisingly liked...
I haven't read "Rainbow" but I do want to read some more Lawrence, now that I have some more time over the summer. Sounds like this would be a good pick. I...
By my calculations, the book for this month is The Secret Agent. I believe Hitchcock's movie, Sabotage, is loosely based on the book. Is anyone else reading...
I'm still reading Nostromo, and think Conrad is excellent. So I wouldn't miss "The Secret Agent". I'll start as soon as I finish "Nostromo". --Kathy ... ...
I'm also still reading Nostromo. I have loved the bit of Conrad I have read, am enjoying Nostromo and look forwad to Secret Agent. I would love to get a ...
Hi all! My name is Erin and I am a 20 year old English Education major from Colorado. I am so psyched to be reading the top 100 books with you all. I do have...
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