13 Books "No One" Has Read

3894 · 09-04-2010, 02:50 PM

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

Yes and somewhere in my basement I have an old lp of highlights read in the correct pronunciation. You're so attracted to that, aren't you.

Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

Blech, no.

Ulysses by James Joyce

I should.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Yes but only once because it was assigned. Since I am practically contemporaneous with Bob Cratchitt, this was a really long time ago.

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

No and probably never will.

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Life is too short to read this book.

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

Barely even heard of it.

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

No and I heart physicists but ... no.

Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust

YES! and en français as Dieu intended. All the volumes. I used to have a poster of a diagrammed Proust sentence in my office. That and the Chaucer record make you want me, don't they.

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

Yes. Loved it, loved the movie.

Don Quixote by Cervantes

Most unread classic there is. If it were from France, I would have read it. Since it is from Spain, I have not.

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Not from France, either. Plus, three times I have tried to read Crime and Punishment and three times I have given up in boredom. No Russian novels.

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

No but I loved "The Sound and the Fury". I should read this one.

09-04-2010, 02:50 PM	#1
3894 Next Stop: Funkytown! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cheeselandia Posts: 1,907	I haven't read "Hamlet", either The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Yes and somewhere in my basement I have an old lp of highlights read in the correct pronunciation. You're so attracted to that, aren't you. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville Blech, no. Ulysses by James Joyce I should. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Yes but only once because it was assigned. Since I am practically contemporaneous with Bob Cratchitt, this was a really long time ago. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie No and probably never will. Moby Dick by Herman Melville Life is too short to read this book. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Barely even heard of it. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking No and I heart physicists but ... no. Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust YES! and en français as Dieu intended. All the volumes. I used to have a poster of a diagrammed Proust sentence in my office. That and the Chaucer record make you want me, don't they. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco Yes. Loved it, loved the movie. Don Quixote by Cervantes Most unread classic there is. If it were from France, I would have read it. Since it is from Spain, I have not. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Not from France, either. Plus, three times I have tried to read Crime and Punishment and three times I have given up in boredom. No Russian novels. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner No but I loved "The Sound and the Fury". I should read this one. __________________ "I didn't want to have to do this, but you leave me no choice. Here comes the smolder." - Flynn Rider, "Tangled"
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