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We noticed it's a list of best english-language fiction, no body cared, It's a fun little exercise. There are thousands of 'best' lists out there. The point of this thread is: here's a list of books - which ones have you read - which of these books would be put on your personal 'best' list. Play...
The Contortionist's Handbook by Craig Clevenger. A guy gets terrible headache's and keeps overdosing on his pain meds and ending up in the hospital. Each time they give him a psych evaluation to see if he tried to kill himself. He learns, after dozens of evaluations, how to beat them. He adjusts...
Oh, yea, forgot to mention how PKD fits in. From the article,
"The coin of the realm is now, and has always been, the fiction that young white men read, and self-satisfied young white men, the kind who love to stick it to the man, are the majority of book shoplifters."
I live in Seattle where the article about the most stolen books was written. Our Barnes & Noble stores keep the listed authors behind the help desk. It makes perfect sense that books about sex, drugs, drinking, fighting, life of crime, are the most stolen books.
I dont spell check. I have poor phonics skills and always pick the wrong vowell when spelling words. Most of the time spell check doesn't even offer the word I was trying to spell in it's list, so I've stopped using it.
Boarder Trilliogy:
Blood Meridian: I couldn't finish it - hated the southwest setting - Was excited for all the violence I heard about but it was mild. People love this book, I dont know what's wrong with me. I might be too used to modern setting books.
Rabbit Novels:
Rabbit, Run: Great...
from the list, I have read: * indicates book that would make it on my 'best' list
Great Gatsby
1984
Catch 22
Grapes of Wrath
Animal Farm
Lord of the Flies
Catcher in the Rye
Slaughterhouse Five*
Brave new world
On the Road
My Antonia
Clockwork Orange
Call of the Wild
One Flew...