6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee I voted 0 but I didn't see that this book was listed. So I have only read 1 of those books.
This thread was dead when I left work; what happened? Seriously, only 1 of these books? And what about the other guy who voted zero? The highest I've heard was 42 from a friend of mine.
Blind guy with no hands...uhh...who likes to have the BBS read to him and then gets other people to post for him.
I'd actually read all of the Terry Pratchett books, which helped bump my total up quite a bit. He's a British author who writes humorous fantasy novels (along the lines of Douglas Adams, but fantasy instead of science fiction).
I have no problem with Harry Potter, the series, or the movies, and my total doesn't include any Harry Potter. But seriously: wtf is Harry freaking Potter doing on a list that consists of classic literature? Has Harry Potter achieved "classic" status? I know it's incredibly popular, but classic? C'mon....
I couldn't put the book down. Shaud, I guess you told me the first time. Here's a different and better list, which I post for informational purposes, not so we can go through this whole exercise again. My wife is in a book club that is working through this whole list, at about a book per month (it'll take forever). It is the Modern Library's list of best 100 novels in the 20th century in English. I've read 26 of the Board's list. My wife has done 60+ in the book club and probably many more of the ones they haven't gotten to. http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnovels.html
8 off the top of my head, but I bet I read more in my English classes way back in high school, middle school, etc.
If the the list really was made by the BBC for the purpose of seeing if most people have read at least six of the books then including the Harry Potter books makes some sense. It would also explain Terry Pratchett having so many books on the list, especially since both he and JK Rowling are British.
1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien X % 4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams % 5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling X% 6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee X% 8. Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell X 9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis X% 15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger X 17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens X 22. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling X% 23. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling X% 24. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling X% 25. The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien X %(if the cartoon counts) 29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck X 30. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll x% 34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens X 35. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl X% 36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson X% 43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald X% 44. The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas X 46. Animal Farm, George Orwell X 47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens X% 51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett X 52. Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck X% 53. The Stand, Stephen King X% 56. The BFG, Roald Dahl X 59. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer X 63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens X 70. Lord Of The Flies, William Golding X% 74. Matilda, Roald Dahl X% 75. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding % 83. Holes, Louis Sachar X% 91. The Godfather, Mario Puzo % 99. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot %
I've only read 6 of them in high school. I need to start reading again. Does textbooks and magazines count?
