Originally posted by: Soundmanred
Originally posted by: nkgreen
I've only completely read 5. 😱
Read excerpts out of most of them though.
Most of those books (in my opinion) are on "must read" lists because they are "classics".
I don't believe that anything old has to be good, whether it's art, literature, etc.
I've read most of thise books, whether for pleasure or by assignment back in the day, and I think most of them just aren't that great.
People like to flaggelate to them to seem intelligent, but when you really read them you realize that there's much better literature out there that doesn't need a billion pages to tell a great and detailed story.
A Clockwork Orange - a shit story and a worse movie adaptation. The oinly people I've spoken to that enjoyed it were stoners.
To Kill A Mockingbird - A great story, can't argue with that one!
This list is different as it is not a list of the 30 greatest books ever, just ones you should read to gain insight and knowledge about hwo the world works.
Sadly, some of these books have almost no relevance today (even if the article writer claims they do).
It's a good list if you want to try to fit in with the "I'm so smart I read all of these great classics" crowd.
Otherwise, find books you might actually enjoy and have fun reading and learning from instead of what others think you should read.
