The book you always meant to read but never got round to
By John Welford
@indexer (4852)
Leicester, England
October 1, 2015 6:31pm CST
There has to be one - maybe several! I always meant to get to grips with James Joyce's Ulysses but have never done so, and then there's War and Peace!
Although I like to think that I'm quite well read there are some massive gaps in my coverage, which I'm somewhat ashamed about. How about you? What is the classic novel that has always escaped you but one day ... one day ... you'll finally conquer?
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
2 Oct 15
The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux. Amazon offers a pretty good deal for that book, I probably should get it soon.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
3 Oct 15
@gemmsky Yeah I read the reviews and they were all saying the same thing! 
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
2 Oct 15
Casinova by himself. I read about a third of it when i was 12 yrs and mom discovered it and tore it up and threw in the garbage. she said it was to racy for a child
so i never got to finish it. then one other that i have watched the movie but never got to read the book which is always better. To Kill a Mocking bird.
so i never got to finish it. then one other that i have watched the movie but never got to read the book which is always better. To Kill a Mocking bird.2 people like this
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
3 Oct 15
@indexer sorry sometimes my pc seems to be doing funnies on here
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
2 Oct 15
I am a self proclaimed book junkie. I love to read! I also have a lot of books that are in my personal library but I am always getting new books from the library, its like candy. You just can't stop at one!
I have a number of books that I mean to read, well someday when I have more time maybe or have exhausted the library from books I want to read. It is a good thing I don't like buying books very often or my library would be much larger!
@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
3 Oct 15
As a professional librarian of 40 years standing, I have to approve of your library habit!
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
2 Oct 15
It would have to be "Catcher in the Rye" by J D Salinger. I know I should read it, but I don't feel inclined to do so. My husband thinks it's a great book and he has excellent taste and still... I don't know why I just cannot make myself interested in reading it. But I suppose I should. Right?
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
2 Oct 15
I read 3/4 of The Lord of the Rings.
I never finished it.
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@Marilynda1225 (82760)
• United States
2 Oct 15
Would you believe I've never gotten around to reading To Kill a Mockingbird
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
2 Oct 15
Funny you should mention War and Peace. I got maybe 1/3 of the way into it, and just couldn't slog through the battlefield scenes. The book mark is still sitting in it waiting for me.
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
2 Oct 15
I really don't like classic books. I tried to read Charles Dickens last year as my project and failed terribly. My only problem is lack of time, I usually read whatever strikes my fancy and am content with that.
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
2 Oct 15
@NeldaHoxie I like some, others I have trouble getting into...
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
2 Oct 15
@NeldaHoxie Many people fall foul of CD, although he is a favourite of mine (I once did a project for the Dickens Fellowship that involved me in reading 6000 pages about him!)
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@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
7 Oct 15
I am a big fan of books specially the Wheel of time series and Sword of Truth. I also like the books of Dan Brown. I am planning to read the Lord of the rings and the A song of fire and ice series in a PDF file format. If I enjoyed these, I will definitely purchase a book as a remembrance.
@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
6 Apr 16
I have just finished a book about Ohio in the 1850s and the response of Quakers to the slave laws. That has left me wanting to read Uncle Tom's Cabin.
@TypicalRussian (747)
• Budennovsk, Russian Federation
3 Oct 15
I would like to read Great expectations one day and soon i hope i will do it
