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  • Chrmdpoet Mar 31, 2012 @ 4:38 pm | delete
    Great lens and great topic, but I would have liked to see something a bit more organized and more diverse as far as genre goes. Also, it'd be nice if you threw in some of your own reviews or highlighted books you loved and why! Good job!
  • Jadelynx Mar 28, 2012 @ 12:54 pm | delete
    Great books, but more science fiction is needed ! Love the lens.
  • jmillerepps Feb 27, 2012 @ 7:17 pm | delete
    I think Finding God in the Kitchen should be added to the list! : )
  • carlbattack9 Feb 11, 2012 @ 3:12 pm | delete
    The Wasp Factory is an absolutely miraculous piece of writing. The unique word choices and unmatched, imaginative descriptions pulled me right into its fictional world. Not only is this book a well-developed piece of entertainment, it is also encouragement to aspiring writers.
  • wilfredpadilla Nov 12, 2011 @ 10:53 am | delete
    great list!
  • HartmanSteven Oct 11, 2011 @ 1:02 pm | delete
    I've read about 30-35 of them. I went through a classics phase a few years back and that helped clear some of them out. I did a lens on a book I wrote called "The Ten-Day Forecast" It's not a classic...but hopefully one day.
    http://www.squidoo.com/the-ten-day-forecast
  • Pirobo Oct 3, 2011 @ 6:01 pm | delete
    A very quick count - 100 is a lot, I have read about 30.
  • bames24 Aug 13, 2011 @ 11:07 pm | delete
    excellent list.... :)
  • Jul 17, 2011 @ 5:17 pm | delete
    Wow this is intense! I have a few mentioned here like Crime and Punishment, Jane Eyre, Memoirs of a Geisha, Kite Runner, etc. but have yet to read them. However, this lens definitely motivate me to do so :)
  • 67Shelbygal May 10, 2011 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    Great list. My all time favorite is Pride and Prejudice. My count is at 29 so far. Great lens.
  • DrinkWorkshop Apr 11, 2011 @ 9:31 pm | delete
    Definitely need to read a few of these. As a former English major, I feel a little shamed that my count is only at 20. Well, I better get to work!
  • ChrissLJ Apr 3, 2011 @ 1:35 pm | delete
    I've read 34, and reread at least 3 of those listed at least once per year. I'd also add Stratton-Porter's Magic Garden. It's a read-alike to The Secret Garden, but I always enjoyed Stratton-Porter's more.
  • Ruthi Mar 29, 2011 @ 3:24 pm | delete
    Some great titles in this fiction list of yours!
  • Jewelsofawe Feb 4, 2011 @ 6:29 pm | delete
    What a great idea!
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 14, 2010 @ 7:56 pm | delete
    I have read 34 from your list. And of course, have some I would ad, but great list all in all.
  • LabKitty Nov 7, 2010 @ 4:46 pm | delete
    Once met John Barth (somehow) and, trying to impress him, told him we loved his novel "The Floating Opera at the End of the Road" (although in truth we had sort of only skimmed it).

    Turns out what we had was a republish of two of his novels in one volume: "The Floating Opera" and "The End of the Road." which JB pointed out. Oops.

    He still bought us a beer. Nice guy.
  • newbizmau Sep 28, 2010 @ 2:23 pm | delete
    Yes! Some really great books to put on my list. Awesome topic!
  • Laddoo Sep 14, 2010 @ 9:47 am | delete
    sigh - i've only done 15 on this list. Gotta get my act together for the rest!!! a Great collection btw!
  • RebeccaE Sep 10, 2010 @ 11:45 pm | delete
    awesome bucket list,read a few of them, but certainly will read more
  • toriphile81 Sep 2, 2010 @ 10:02 pm | delete
    Looks like I've read 24 of the books on your list. There are several on my "to read" and a couple that might be a bit too disturbing for my tastes. Great list! :)
  • OneFootPutt Sep 5, 2010 @ 1:32 pm | delete
    It's funny, because I think my ninth grade daughter has read more of these books than I have.

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