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Originally Posted by surfah33
It's funny to me that Fitzgerald is getting a ton of praise again. It wasn't long ago that his wife's work was receiving more attention than his own and some were arguing that The Great Gatsby shouldn't be included in the canon.
Atlas Shrugged is certainly not the worst book ever written by any stretch. In fact in one recent reader's list it was voted most influential book ever or something like that. I like Rand's ideas and the novel is captivating but gets tedious and redundant long before you get to Galt's 50 page monologue.
I think To Kill a Mockingbird should be up there. It should replace The Great Gatsby. I find it interesting that these authors who created the list esteem that book so highly.
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The Great Gatsby sucks big time. What that is considered great is beyond me.
I couldn't name ten but many of those named are fabulous.
Two novelas in German are at also at the top of my list,
Faust by Goethe
Nathan der Weise by Lessing
I also liked Draussen vor der Tuer about post war Germany.
Die Verwandlung by Kafka is worthwhile.
The Count of Monte Cristo is beloved by me.
Les Mis must be considered my favorite.