The Ten Greatest Books Ever Written?
Every year various literary connoisseurs publish lists of the best books ever written. Some of them, divided into genres, fiction and nonfiction and whatever theme you are happy with. In the end it is a matter of personal references. Just for fun, I searched for the ten best books and found a website called The Greatest Books. I choose Global Canon, but there are other search criteria if you are interested in checking it out.
The List
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - I have read this book twice, and I must admit that I never really fully understood its greatness. I have also seen two different film versions ... did not help.
2. Ulysses by James Joyce - I have not read this one, and I am pretty sure, I will not read it. Joyce is a difficult author, at least that is my idea. That is all I have to say about it.
3. In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust - I have not read this one either, but somehow want to. I imagine it is too difficult for me, but I still might give it a try.
4. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez - I have read this novel and liked it very much. It is a difficult novel to review, I think you just have to read it, and get immersed into the astonishing family of BuendÃa.
5. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger - I have read this classic novel, but could not really see the greatness. I just felt an irritation with the protagonist. Maybe I have to reread it?
6. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - I have also read this, and liked it. Even if the subject is sensitive. Maybe, because of the writing. Which makes me want to reading something else by Nabokov.
7. Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell - I read this many years ago, when I was younger. I think it might be time for a re-read. A classic story of a world we never thought we would be living in.
8. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - I have not read this classic tale, but I have it on my book shelves. I hope to read it next year. Somehow, I am sure I will love it.
9. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë - One of my own favourite books, which I have read at least three times. It is definitely one of the best ten books ever written ... on my list.
10. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - another classic that I have read several times. Love it. What is not to love with Jane Austen?
Results
7 - Read
1 - Will Read
2 - Will (probably) Not Read
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