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    Most hated 'classic' novel you've actually read

    How can you hate crime and punishment? and any of Dostoyovsky's work for that fact (although Brothers Karamazof can be irritating at times). what didnt you like about it? i have never read another novel with such amazing insight into the mind ...
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    Most hated 'classic' novel you've actually read

    The Catcher in the Rye was horrible, and then a fair bit down the list War and Peace (but only cause its so long) Havent read any dickens or austen, and by the sounds of it, it might have been a wise move. I'll stick with my russians i think.
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    Construction of your personal library?

    you guys actually read all the books you have or u jsut collecting? i would have dedicate a lifetime to reading to be able to go through the collection you guys are talking about .... i can only go though about two centimeres of book a week :)
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    Best Book You Have Ever Read

    the Outsider by Camus, i wont ruin it for you by telling you why I enjoyed it was such a great book for me. the Idiot by dostoyevski was my favourite book for a long time
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    Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Lightness Of Being

    The book is not very difficult at all, and the notion of the lightness of being and the linearity of life really struck a cord with me .... having said that, i definately dont think it is a good book for rereading. particularly - specially as this would go ironicly against the subject matter...
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    What's the best opening line of a book (fiction or non)?

    "mother died today, or maybe yesterday, i cant be sure.
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    J.D. Salinger: The Catcher In The Rye

    i hate this book, haatted it.
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    Preparing for War and Peace

    i guess i am too late to stop you reading this book ... it has to be up there with one of the most irritating books i have ever read. I think the book can be broken down into 3 parts (intervoven into each other) - depictions of russian "high society" - depiction of battle - philosophical...
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