I've only read two of those and think it is cruel to have Catch-22 on this list. I should read some James Bond.
Over at Bookshelves of Doom, the conversation (spurred by Fuse#8) is about ChildLit books one does not like as an adult. I think we could build a HUGE list on that topic.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
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The writing style is so tortured! Sorry to sound like a censor, but I have NOT read the book, just parts. Isn't the structure rather awkward?
I only have read Maus and The Sword in the Stone. Read and loved both some time in my teen years. I think we covered sections from Kon Tiki at school. I knew of all the rest except Perfume, though your description scares me off!
If I were to add to such a list (not necessarily for school reading):
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (that was on a lotta required reading lists in Alabama; it's set in AL)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Flowers for Algernon
I'm having trouble recalling what I read at that age. I went through a big King Arthur phase. An Anne McCaffrey phase. Hmm. Need to think on that more.
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