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Forogar wrote: The original book would not have made a good movie without some changes
Yes it would, but it couldn't have been stretched into three movies.
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I may have claimed one that I have seen on TV/Film rather than read but cannot remember. There are a few on that list that are on my "to be read" list, but when I will actually read them ...
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They missed out Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go although they did include The Remains Of The Day.
Glad to see Donna Tarte's Secret History there - probably one of the best novels I have read in the past 10 years.
+ how about the translations of Iliad, the Oddysey and the Aeneid?
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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GuyThiebaut wrote: They missed out a lot Kazuo Ishiguro...
FTFY
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GuyThiebaut wrote: how about the translations of... the Aeneid?
I translated six of the books myself. (BTW - Google translate just skips virumque)
There are strangers on the Plain, Croaker
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- A bit weird though that they list both Chronicles of Narnia (7 books) and The LW&W separately.
Marc
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That maybe to check you 
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Not so weird, or at least not so inconsistent.
They listed "The Complete Works of Shakespeare" and "Hamlet" separately. "Hamlet" happens to be the one play most widely read.
And "The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe" is the first book in the Narnia series. And is the most widely read.
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19, one of them being on my top list, Irving's one.
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I'm actually reading an other Irving novel these days - a fat one...
The Cider House Rules
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Yes, The Cider House Rules is a very good one. I could also recommend you The World According to Garp and The Water Method Man.
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I had Garp, and now listed The Water Method Man... 
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Just a few more, although I read a lot and a lot of books were left out of the list. I won't start listing them here as it would go on for pages. I noticed they had the Bible but not the Koran (both of which I have read). They also left out the greatest book of all time, "Do androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick - which is a lot deeper than it seems and was made into one of my favourite movies of all time, "Bladerunner".
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Forogar wrote: noticed they had the Bible but not the Koran
Also missed out Bhagavad Gita, my favorite English translation of which is this[^]; though I prefer to read those with Sanskrit and Kannada commentaries.
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I guess it comes with the intended audience, explains the choice of the other books, or lack thereof, as well
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I don't take any list of that kind without Terry Pratchett seriously!
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36, which means, as I read a minimum of 100 books a year, either that I read some real rubbish or this list is too random to be representative of anything much. I'm choosing to believe the latter!
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Member 9082365 wrote: this list is too random to be representative of anything much
You have just been Sharapova'd.
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Couldn't agree more! The only possible reason to exclude him might be because it's a list of "classics", but that's definitely not the case here: Douglas Adams, Aldus Huxley, Audrey Niffenegger, etc. But not Terry? Come on! He's head and shoulders above those - they're only worthy to be book-stands to his collection.
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Hey, Pterry IS classic! 
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: Hey, Pterry IS classic!
Too right you are! ... BUT he's not OLD!
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According to the USA Library of Congress, the most influential book in America for decades (after the Bible), has been Atlas Shrugged. Why is it not on the list? Is it because the list was compiled by the BBC?
How do we preserve the wisdom men will need,
when their violent passions are spent?
- The Lost Horizon
modified 6-Sep-15 20:01pm.
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Like most news organisations, the BBC tends to attract people of a certain political bent. I doubt Atlas Shrugged would be on the recommended reading list of any news organisation.
There is a very good book by Thomas Sowell, Intellectuals and Society, that examines intellectuals and intellectualism. Whether or not you agree with his thesis, I think you will find it an interesting read.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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From the little I know about the BBC, I do believe you are right. I will look into the book by Thomas Sowell. Thanks!
How do we preserve the wisdom men will need,
when their violent passions are spent?
- The Lost Horizon
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I did some research on the book. It looks interesting, so I ordered it from Amazon. Thanks for your suggestion!
How do we preserve the wisdom men will need,
when their violent passions are spent?
- The Lost Horizon
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