Time's Top 100 Novels 1923-present

[OtterXO]

Originally Posted by bluefish81

I haven't read much from this list:

Two of my favorites aren't on here: East of Eden and In Cold Blood. I wonder if In Cold Blood isn't listed because it's considered a non-fiction novel.

I've always had a hard time getting through East of Eden...I don't know why. I have to say I'm disappointed that there's no Jane Austen...who's one of the best, in my opinion.

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by OtterXO

I've always had a hard time getting through East of Eden...I don't know why. I have to say I'm disappointed that there's no Jane Austen...who's one of the best, in my opinion.

The list is from 1923 and on.

[OtterXO]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

The list is from 1923 and on.

LOL....I didn't even notice that part of it even though I printed out the damn list.

[Buttonz]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

Read all of those. I really loved Things Fall Apart and Slaughterhouse Five. I'm a big fan of Vonnegut's, but personally, Galapagos is my favorite of his works. Like Buttonz and everyone else said, I'm surprised that Brave New World didn't make the list. Also, I was kind of expecting to see Kafka's Metamorphosis or Camus's The Stranger somewhere on the list.

I didn't like Metamorphosis or The Stranger that much....

Originally Posted by AEPhiSierra

I am also suprised about a Brave New World.

The Stranger was originally in french so that's why it was left off the list. I am guessing Metamorphosis is also a translated work.

Your right, it was a translated work if I remeber right....I read it in Eng 52...*shudder*

[Munchkin03]

14, none of which I've read since graduating high school. If I had been required to take literature classes in college, I'd probably have more.

I'm actually a pretty voracious reader.