Book Meme, yoinked from bakarini

Oct 07, 2008 17:58

"The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed ( Read more... )

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blankversesfic October 8 2008, 02:42:25 UTC
*grins* Between my book nerding and my English degree, it was inevitable. Although there are some I kind of wanted to put a negative mark next to -- Middlemarch, for god's sake that book DRAGGED forever and fucking ever and I wanted to punch it. Emma -- I want to punch her in the damn face, although some of the supporting cast is fun.

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zymosis October 8 2008, 13:00:16 UTC
At last! I can finally boast in public that I've read War and Peace!
It actually gets really interesting once you get through the first 200 or so pages...

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blankversesfic October 8 2008, 23:00:39 UTC
That is a boast. I can add that I've read Moby Dick, but I can't really say that it got that interesting except for in tiny little bits.

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zymosis October 8 2008, 13:03:28 UTC
Also, I agree about Black Beauty. I've read that book about 2 million times because it is THE BEST BOOK EVER for bookish horse loving girls :)

And OMG they have lots of Terry Pratchett on there!

Miss you hon, I'll be home for Thanksgiving, will you be around?

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blankversesfic October 8 2008, 23:01:10 UTC
Black Beauty is just the best.

I will be around for Thanksgiving, and look forward to hearing tales from Chicago. *hugs*

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mymagritte October 13 2008, 23:35:18 UTC
I was about to ask, who the heck put this lis together, it has terry pratchett, when i read the top again...ok, so that's why it isn't all old dead english men and actually has some fun stuff on it!

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ayumidah October 23 2008, 19:25:16 UTC
Wow how did I miss this post... *saves meme to do it later*

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