You have to start somewhere - a list

[Penfold]

Well done on Ulysses.

IMHO apart from Chaucer,  Joyce is one of the hardest authors to read. Frankly I've always struggled with it having read Ulysses and The Dubliners. On my English Degree it the one most people struggled through (followed by William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience).

I couldn't read it again.... it still gives me nightmares!

[Gortex]

Pen the fact you say

On my English Degree

pretty much sums up the book... I am not happy with my review and had real issues writing it as there are some truly great parts in it... But I would never read it again and not sure I would recommend it unless you are will to really stick with it.

I read Dracula a good few years ago and I really enjoyed it a great deal, but again it is a slog of a read due to the changes in writing styles and not keeping rhythm in the novel.

These sorts of books though are great for debate as I think they are so complicated yet interesting.

[Gortex]

Well that is another one off my list with Catch 22 which I quite enjoyed and at parts was laughing out loud to the annoyance of my other half.

Next on the list and almost finished so review coming is Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and I am loving it a great deal. Nothing like I was expecting it to be and goes to show first impressions can be very wrong and not to judge a book by the title or cover.

[smilodon]

I've been dreadful, reading Game of Thrones and Xmas books, none of which are on the list. Very tardy, thanks for keeping the book club alive.

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[Gortex]

I know the feeling. It took me a lot longer than first thought to finish off Catch 22 as I got side tracked half way through with new stuff that I wanted to read over xmas. I think it is also much harder to stick at the list when you end up reading something that just becomes a slog and not enjoyable (Midnight Children comes to mind) so your mind goes wondering to other books which you know will be more enjoyable.

[Benny]

OCD rocks. Getting through 'Reacher' in order, sigh, I'll get back on point soon. I even read the first parts of 'genesis' in a hotel room the other day. What a crock of.....


In the meantime, more inspiration
http://www.businessinsider.com/amazons-100-books-everyone-must-read-2014-2

[TeaLeaf]

In the meantime, more inspiration
http://www.businessinsider.com/amazons-100-books-everyone-must-read-2014-2

I'll be honest, that list looks a heck of a lot more entertaining than the original one!   :thumbsup:

[Benny]

Shhhhhh...I thought that but couldn't ring myself to change it

I'll be honest, that list looks a heck of a lot more entertaining than the original one!   :thumbsup:

[Gortex]

Been some time since my last review of books from the list as been busy in various things but I have been reading through a few of them and will post my reviews.
1 really good book.
1 I was surprised how much I enjoyed it.
1 I will be happy never to think of much about again.

Wondering what to tackle next.

[TeaLeaf]

I probably ought to add some reviews here too, but I tend to forget as I read most often at night then go to sleep, only to totally forget to write anything here in the morning.  My e-reader tells me I have read for 600 hours and completed 70 books in the last year, so I must have something to feed back!

Oh and I have only read 25 of the 100 books in the more recent list posted above by Benny, so my reading interests must lie in the lower tiers!

[Benny]

And, clear..Thread is alive!

I'm stuck on a load of work type books, things like Goldratt which I'm re-reading for the third time (love it). If you have any changes to make at work, look him up. I'll be under my rock if needed, hope you're all well!

[Tutonic]

Who was that gimp-masked man?

[BrotherTobious]

I don't know but hope he can make the LAN

[Benny]

I work too hard and spend the rest of the time with the kids, although I have a new study so could perhaps make a game of something...

Seriously, read 'The Goal'. It's great.