(September 15, 2016 at 2:34 am)Alex K Wrote:(September 15, 2016 at 2:00 am)Jesster Wrote: This is part of why I haven't read more on this list. Classic literature is held up on a high pedestal simply because they are classics. While they may be well-written, the culture they are important to isn't always universal or timeless. Some of them still certainly stand out, though. 1984 is absolutely still important.
My problem is that whenever I am tempted to read a novel, I find a nonfic book I'd rather read.
That was the way it was for me until I retired. Plus for most of my life I've just been a natural history nut. Now I'm a total fiction slut.
On my last trip to the library I brought home "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" along with "The Corrections" (didn't see it on the list). I've started in on The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. I found both on a list of the 100 best fiction since 2000. The Wao book was top ten but the Corrections was number one. It's about about a midwest family with three adult children. The father has Parkinsons disease, the wife is neurotic and the kids all have troubles. I keep thinking, at least I have it better than that guy.
