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I was slow reading on this book, just too many other things on the go. I did enjoy it, but probably would have enjoyed it more if I had read it more steadily with out long pauses. It has a Hardy’ish feel to it, and as I am a big Thomas Hardy fan I enjoyed this. I will keep plugging along through the books on the list.

Great book, slow reading lately due to work, renovations and 14 month old daughter. I really enjoyed this one. I wish I had not seen the movie first. That is 38 out of 100 for me. Would love to make the half way point this year.

This is the second Forester Ihave read. I really enjoy his style. Easy reading and good stories. It took me a while to get through. Hard to get much reading done living in our basement with my wife and one year old daughter as we do a major renovation to the main floor of our house. Hope to dig in a bit better when the work is done.

in the middle of a major renovation at our house, so the reading is going pretty slow so far this year. Found this book a bit slow, but it may have been the on again off again reading opportunities that I had.

a very interesting poem. Spent some time with the commentary, it really enhanced the read.

A very creatively written book. Vonnegut’s uniques use of timelines, and interesting third person perspecitve gives alot to this novel. It has been on my list of books to read for a long time. So it goes.

This puts me 1/3 of the way to list, though with 12 of the top 15 finished I am a bit heavy to the front end.
I found this book stunning. It is a beautiful journey through one man’s life. His painful struggles with his own body, love, religion, and education is wonderfully portrayed throughout the novel. I would have thought that it would be hirer on the list. Not sure what I will read next, but probably pick something else of this list.

This is the first EM Forster novel I have ever read. I found it very enjoyable. The language is simple but effective and the story line has a great flow to it.

Having seen the movie many years ago, I was worried that my knowledge of the storyline would take away from reading this novel. I must admit that knowing the outcome of the story had little impact on my enjoyment of the book. The story is absolutely wonderful, but the real treat is the writing style. Dickey takes you on a wonderful adventure. As an avid outdoorsman, I could really appreciate his descriptions of the wilderness and the river. A wonderful and fast moving novel. I ate this one up in two days (very fast by my standards).

With this book, I have completed 9 of the top 10 (Ulysses sits on my shelf taunting me), and 30 of the top 100.

This book was absolutely stunning and one of my favorites on the list so far. I happened to have read The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli immediately prior to Darkness at Noon. Highly recommend reading them back-to-back. Machiavelli’s theories where accurately followed in Hungary almost 500 years after they were written. Darkness at Noon is a very powerful and beautifully written novel. I will definitely keep it on the shelf and re-visit it on a regular basis. A story that makes you appreciate your freedoms.