Originally Posted by redkimba
From this list, I have read 30.5. I haven't read the complete works of Shakespeare, but I have read a lot of them. I've read Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo (which is not on this list and should be). Terry Pratchett should be on this list, but he's not.
There are way too many books on this list that I haven't read, but don't really care to read. I'm more into science fiction - and not the "yet another vampire book".
People are more well read than "experts" are willing to give credit for. I may not read The Classics, but I don't read the National Enquirer either...
(off my soapbox & seeking out another cup of tea now)
That's a very good point. There is so much out there. The classics have their place but there's room for so much more than this list.
Still, a very fun thread!!!