Comments on: Pretentious Book Meme

By: T_W

T_W — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:48:21 +0000

I faired quite badly here – I can only check off 32, and a good few of them are the result of the required reading lists in school….

I think that Harry Potter should count as multiple entries and having read Lord of the Rings a good few dozen times, that should count for more.

There are a lot of books on that list I will never read – Bridget Jones Diary being a prime example – so I doubt my tally will increase.

By: heather

heather — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:12:29 +0000

woohoo. i got 69.
though i'm not great at keeping a running total

By: nullifidian

nullifidian — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:00:11 +0000

I've read Cryptonomicon, and it was ok, and I really tried to read Quicksilver but gave up about 1/4 of the way through. I'm not a huge fan of Stephenson's pleonastic style. I'll give it another go some day, but not today. Thanks for sharing your thoughts though. :-)

By: nullifidian

nullifidian — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:00:11 +0000

By: BruceH

BruceH — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:14:19 +0000

You might enjoy the Baroque Cycle by Neil Stephenson. It's a long series that is broad in scope. As usual, Stephenson includes much science along with all the history. I'm currently working on book 4, the Confusion. Really excellent stuff.

By: BruceH

BruceH — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:14:19 +0000