Top 100 books...?
By ShepherdSpy
@ShepherdSpy (8544)
Omagh, Northern Ireland
January 15, 2012 11:55am CST
http://www.scribd.com/doc/13021868/100-Famous-Classic-Books
Here's a list of the top 100 rated fiction books (In English..) It was posted on the BBC's site with a note that most people might have only read about 6 of them...What do you think of this list? Would you agree that it's a fair list,or not? Would how many of them you've read (or not!) surprise you? The list is also available as a facebook app so you can compare notes with your FB Friends!
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@topffer (42156)
• France
15 Jan 12
Finding James Joyce, Enid Blyton, Dickens and Tolkien in the same list makes a strange melting pot. The only 20th French book is a book for children, though French writers are more represented than Italian, completely absent from this list : I can understand that Dante was forgotten, but Sean Connery was great in The Name of the Rose based on Umberto Eco's book
. Maybe not so silly : is this a list of the "top 100 rated fiction books" or of the "top 99 -- sorry, but I would exclude the Bible -- fiction books adapted into films"
? Are the readers real readers or moviegoers
?
. Maybe not so silly : is this a list of the "top 100 rated fiction books" or of the "top 99 -- sorry, but I would exclude the Bible -- fiction books adapted into films"? Are the readers real readers or moviegoers?2 people like this
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
15 Jan 12
Is the French children's book you are referring to "The Little Prince"? I read that in English, but I was told that it was better in the original French version. Unfortunately, I can't read French, so I would need someone to translate it for me.
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. You have already a lamb among your friends : I can draw you a sheep if he feels alone@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
15 Jan 12
LOL! Perhaps you should read the English version, and then give me a critique of it. Also, you could volunteer to read me the French version ... with the translation, of course ... so I can tell you whether or not I agree.
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
15 Jan 12
I know for sure that I read fourteen of those books, and I believe that I have read more but I am not 100% sure so I didn't count them. I have also seen movies about several more that I never read the books for ... does that count for anything?
I loved the movie "Sense and Sensibility", but I never read the book. This is one of the rare instances where I do not think that the book could live up to the movie, though. I might be a little bit prejudice, however, since I love Alan Rickman and think he was great in the movie ... although I can't remember a movie I have seen him in when I did not think he was great.
I loved the movie "Sense and Sensibility", but I never read the book. This is one of the rare instances where I do not think that the book could live up to the movie, though. I might be a little bit prejudice, however, since I love Alan Rickman and think he was great in the movie ... although I can't remember a movie I have seen him in when I did not think he was great.1 person likes this
@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
16 Jan 12
Yep,I had to discount a couple of them as I've only seen movies based on some of those titles!
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@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
16 Jan 12
I'm counting 18 definite reads on the list with several possibles,as it's been quite a while since maybe reading a couple on that list..but including the COMPLETE works of Shakespeare as one entry? gimme a break..
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@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
16 Jan 12
I got "Sense and Sensibility" as a freebie ebook for my kindle...so makte that 18 and counting...
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@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
16 Jan 12
I actually read more than 6 of it.. lol Harry Potter..Tolkien's..Charles Dickens..Alice in wonderland..Pride and Prejudice.. Chronicles of Narnia..Dan Brown's..Mitch Albom's Five people you meet in Heaven.. the little prince and several more i have read. Let us say i am just a book addict 
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@thecreativepal (119)
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15 Jan 12
In my top book lists The Intelligent Investor comes at the first place.
@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
16 Jan 12
I'm not familiar with that one-the only thing is,that sounds like a non-fiction title when this discussion is about the top 100 fiction books...
@salma07 (639)
• India
16 Jan 12
i do agree with the occupants of the list but just not the order....i think wuthering heights deserve the top most position (well it is, at least in my list...lol) some of them i've read...and some of them i am dying to read...just waiting to clear my time and take it to serious reading...thanks a lot for the list..i would try the other books
@bonbon664 (3466)
• Canada
16 Jan 12
I've read about a dozen or so, and have no interest in the majority of them. Somebody would have to give me vast amounts of money to sit and read the like of Shakespeare, War and Peace or the Bible for fun.
