You've read Persuasion but you haven't read P&P? Strange. I agree though, this breakdown is weird. Why does Hamlet get its own number when 'the complete works of shakespeare' is another number? And seriously, at least three Jane Austen's? Ok, I like J.A. and all...but her books are all in the same specific sub-set of novel-ry, thus reading several from her oeuvre (in my opinion) does not necessarily make you a more well-read person. Plus, with all the 'complete works' numbers or 'collections' this list is probably more like 200 books. I did this...only 21, so don't feel bad about 37.
Thanks. I guess, being superior to you makes me feel better... j/k!! I know what you mean though, about Austen's books. I love them more than the average person (and yes, I haven't read them all, but I have this *thing* about not having read them all), but why they were randomly separated, and so many of them showed up.... the more I think about this list, the more I think that somebody randomly one day tried to name all the classic literature books they could think of, and weren't very good at it, and so included things like Da Vinci Code and The Five People You Meet In Heaven, which aren't classics at all. Still though, it makes me want to go out and read books!! Also, it totally appeals to my latent list-making personality. :)
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I agree though, this breakdown is weird. Why does Hamlet get its own number when 'the complete works of shakespeare' is another number? And seriously, at least three Jane Austen's? Ok, I like J.A. and all...but her books are all in the same specific sub-set of novel-ry, thus reading several from her oeuvre (in my opinion) does not necessarily make you a more well-read person. Plus, with all the 'complete works' numbers or 'collections' this list is probably more like 200 books.
I did this...only 21, so don't feel bad about 37.
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Still though, it makes me want to go out and read books!! Also, it totally appeals to my latent list-making personality. :)
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