Read the 'Observer' newspapers 100 greatest novels

I have decided to read whatever catches my fancy!

Just finished reading this one also.
I really enjoyed it, most of the time.
We discussed it in American Lit,
and the discussions didn’t really do it justice.
Definitely worth reading.
It’s a really good portrayal of American and the direction
that we were heading back in the day.

I just finished, and I absolutely loved it.
It’s funny how many times references from the book
will come up at school, or in culture.
Although I ended up skimming parts of it,
I definitely recommend it.
He’s got lines of absolute madness,
and lines of pure genius.
I guess they’re usually one in the same, though.
For sure an enjoyable read.

...have read 28 books of this list.

Catch-22 makes me think, this is what you would get if Monty Python re-wrote All Quiet on the Western Front. The book has a great rhythm and a wonderful sense of humor. The early part of the story spends a lot of time defining the multitude of characters, normally I am not a big fan of this style; however; Heller’s humor makes this work. By the mid point of the book, the humor started to feel a little repetitive and a bit hollow. The last quarter of the novel gets some depth and it finishes strong.

I enjoyed this book, but I have to admit it seems a bit high on the list at #14. I found Dantes annoying and that took away from the book for me. The book reads like a superhero comic. Dantes powers associated with his immense wealth that enable him to unleash his wrath upon his enemies. The powers seem to go to his head and he seems to become an egomaniac. He forgets that his powers are really a result of dumb luck, not some great doing of his own. Well worth the read, but I recommend the abridged version if you are impatient with the lead character.

This is the 18th Book that I have read on this list. The book tells a beautiful story and is brilliantly written. I am a big Conrad fan, I expected alot from this novel and it delivered. The story line contained a lot more twists and turns then I expect from Conrad. The story is exciting to the very end. Highly reccomend to read this and Lord Jim together, it is an interesting comparison of characters.

Love love it. Finally finished it today on the plane.

I lost count of how many books I finished while reading this one. The faster reads/short stories are so enticing in the way instant gratification is enticing sometimes.

I have copied over many excerpts into my reading journal.

Michael said I should stay away from Wilde if I want to soften up my cynical self.

This book is brilliant. The simple, bare bones writing style works perfect for the storyline. The underlying theme (partiularly the details in “The Brotherhood Handbook” are frigthening similar to the foriegn policies of some of todays governments. If you have not read this book for a while I reccomend re-reading it.

Nabakov shows what a brilliant author he truly is. His writing style is so strong that he can make a book about such a brutal subject readable. I don’t think I can say that I enjoyed this book, I found many sections vile and disturbing. However, Nabakov takes on a difficult subject and simply hits a home run.