The Modern Library 100 Best Novels

[bohemiem]

In bold are the ones I've read:

1. ULYSSES by James Joyce
2. THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN by James Joyce
4. LOLITA by Vladimir Nabokov
5. BRAVE NEW WORLD by Aldous Huxley

Comments

[acerbic_wit]

I got 27/100 on the first list, 40/100 on the second. Guess my attempts at literary intellectualism are just too populist . . . :P

PS: Not to speak too soon, given that our paths seem doomed not to cross, but--may be in NYC this weekend? IF SO: playtime?!

[bohemiem]

Anna and I have an event at the Figment Arts Festival on Governor's Island this weekend--you should come! It's a Mad Hatter's Tea Party with hat-making and poetry-writing.

[bohemiem]

Alos, have you read UNDER THE VOLCANO? It always makes these lists and I have yet to meet anyone who's read it.

[acerbic_wit]

Oooh--that sounds fabulous! I'll try to make it if I can. Possible to send me more detailed info?

And no, haven't read Under the Volcano. I don't think I've met anyone who's read it either . . .

[kooori]

ew, why are there so many ayn rand books on the second list? barf.

[bohemiem]

RIGHT? I thought of you when I saw that.

[loveismywine]

Feh, is what I say. To both lists. Feh.

[antiqrule1]

I'm totally with you - I can't respect any book list that has Ayn Rand or Dan Brown on it, let alone in the top spots.

By the way, I love it when you post these list things and I get to repost them.