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Thirteen “Classics” I have Never Read…and Probably Never Will

Hey, at least I’m being honest, right? There are a lot of classics out there, but I have never been one to read books because people tell me I should or need to. The same goes with classics and ‘classics’ - I’ll read it if I care to read it. So, here is my list. Are you brave enough be honest and post up yours?

1. Crime and Punishment
2. One Hundred Years of Solitude
3. The Brothers Karamazov
4. David Copperfield
5. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
6. The Scarlet Letter
7. Beloved
8. The Color Purple
9. A People’s History of the United States: 1492-Present
10. Angels & Demons
11. The Grapes of Wrath
12. Brave New World - I could be mistaken, but if this is what I’m thinking it is, then that’s another ‘not likely’.
13. War and Peace

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Posted in General on December 13th, 2007

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6 Responses to “Thursday Thirteen”

  1. Celticangel Says:
    December 13th, 2007 at 4:38 pm

    I’ve read #6, and that’s all. :D

  2. JM Says:
    December 13th, 2007 at 5:22 pm

    I wasn’t sure if I should put that on the list or not, but I did in the end after looking at the stack of books I have yet to read. (And the fact I have plenty more coming in the mail.)

  3. Susan Helene Gottfried Says:
    December 13th, 2007 at 5:40 pm

    I have two degrees in English and have managed to avoid most of the classics, but One Hundred Years of Solitude made me cry at the end; it’s really beautiful (but takes work to get through) and Brave New World isn’t just amazing, it’s happening around us to a degree…

  4. JM Says:
    December 13th, 2007 at 5:42 pm

    My hubby explained to me what Brave New World is, and I am interested in reading it. I thought it was something completely different.

  5. Allena Says:
    December 13th, 2007 at 7:39 pm

    Oh, god, you can’t NOT read 100 years! Well, how about this, then, at lease give Marquez’s Love int he Time of Cholera a try?

  6. JM Says:
    December 16th, 2007 at 8:32 pm

    Now that is the kind of response I was expecting. ;)

    If I come across it and it costs me no money, I’ll give it a go.

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