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Comment on The Big Read by The Necromancer

The Necromancer — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:44:31 +0000

That Dan Brown book worms its way onto a lot of these lists. Diabolical. And for some reason Shakespeare is mentioned twice. With a couple of minor variations, I’ve read most of the books you’ve highlighted. As to most of the rest, they belong on another list: 100 Classics Everybody Knows the Title and Story of But Rarely Ever Reads. ‘Nuff said.

Comment on The Big Read by Mare

Mare — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:49:40 +0000

That would be because The Da Vinci Code was shite. You know that there are Da Vinci Code tours of Paris now, right? SO LAME.

Comment on The Big Read by John

John — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:13:09 +0000

The list was defintitely drawn up by popular vote and is not considered in any way authoritative. I don’t know what it means, other than it concludes positively that I have read a lot of stuff that other people have read but I have not read some other stuff that other people have also read.

Oh, and I hated the Da Vinci Code.

Comment on The Big Read by Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:17:01 +0000

I haven’t tabulated yet, so I don’t know my score, but oh, I so agree about your Dan Brown comments. It is also beyond me why “The Time Traveler’s Wife” is on the list. I don’t know if they decided it was artistic on the merits of how bizarre it was, or what. But I’m not really convinced that the mere fact of being inaccessibly strange should really mean anything.

Now, “Count of Monte Cristo.” That’s quality.

Hi, by the way! I found you linked from Lambic.

Comment on The Big Read by Mare

Mare — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:19:51 +0000

Yeah, I scored 71 on the strength of an English degree and a childhood with my nose in a book. I’d like to say I’m going to get through the 29 I’m short, but they include the Complete Works of Shakespeare (though I have read a bit, I have not read all - Troilus and Cressida, for instance, or The Two Gentlemen of Verona, or most of the Histories); and Ulysses. The thought of tackling Ulysses fills me with anxiety. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was hard enough. And so… and so.

I was very surprised not to see The English Patient or In the Skin of a Lion; or Life of Pi.

Additionally, Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s The Shadow of the Wind is an excellent read if you’re looking for something gothic. Also recommend The Thirteenth Tale for the same purpose.

Comment on Ecomuseum, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue by Frank

Frank — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:36:39 +0000

Cool stuff. I’ll take the family out there sometime.

Comment on For those about to cringe… by John

John — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:28:44 +0000

Yeah, it’s kind of like watching a dog and a cat having sex. You know it’s inherently wrong and yet you’re fascinated by the mechanics of it.

No? Just me? Well, okay then.

Comment on Music for a Friday Afternoon by John

John — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:26:27 +0000

It’s a good album, too. They’re also playing that video at the movie theatres. We saw it before WALL*E last night (which is awesome, by the way).

Comment on Music for a Friday Afternoon by zura

zura — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:59:01 +0000

Crush on Sam Roberts: renewed.

Comment on For those about to cringe… by zura

zura — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:56:17 +0000

Good god, the first video has burned a hole in my brain.