Not the 50 books you must read before you die

[sparkchaser]

Not the 50 books you must read before you die

7 The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald

Jay Gatsby is not as great a character as everyone thinks he is. Neither is this book, or the author, or the million of people who pretend to like it. Full of people doing tedious things, breaking off only to sleep with each other’s wives.

I agree 100%.

 

[Anamnesis]

45 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Useful only as a shorthand to know whom to avoid on the Tube.

46 Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

See above, especially if they’re grown-ups, who really should not be fixating on vampires.

47 Harry Potter… by JK Rowling

See above, especially if they’re grown-ups reading a version with an adult cover.

Beautiful.

 

[eclair]

28 Polo by Jilly Cooper
Skip straight to page 61: a sex scene in a helicopter.

49 Scouting for Boys by Robert Baden-Powell
Awkward to ask for in a book shop

lmao.

 

[Blindsided]

The Girl With the Dragon tattoo, the da vinci code, and Harry Potter were all pretty good. I mean shit, isn't Harry Potter one of the most sold novels of all time? Why wouldn't you want to read it before you die?

 

[jaybe]

Thanks for that Sparkchaser, it's brightened my day. :lol:

Blindsided - err hum.

 

[beer good]

The Girl With the Dragon tattoo, the da vinci code, and Harry Potter were all pretty good. I mean shit

As do I.

, isn't Harry Potter one of the most sold novels of all time? Why wouldn't you want to read it before you die?

If it's already sold that well, why should I have to buy it as well?

Fun article, though I wish they'd settled for books that actually deserve it and not just books for which they could come up with witty one-liners.

 

[abecedarian]

As do I.


If it's already sold that well, why should I have to buy it as well?

Fun article, though I wish they'd settled for books that actually deserve it and not just books for which they could come up with witty one-liners.

Hey, I liked the HP books! Did I need to read them before I die? No, but they were fun. We are in agreement on the Davinci Code though. Waste of paper.