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PostSubject: 50 Books to Read Before You Die   50 Books to Read Before You Die EmptyThu Apr 20, 2017 8:23 am

I read a lot, always have. Most of what I read is crap, but then, most of what is published is crap. I thought this list was interesting, with some obviously good choices and some distinctly strange ones.

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PostSubject: Re: 50 Books to Read Before You Die   50 Books to Read Before You Die EmptyThu Apr 20, 2017 9:43 am

Harry Potter (x2!)? Ulysses? The Bible?

I've read probably 2/3 of this list and most of them were good reads, but this is not a list put together by a bibliophile.
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PostSubject: Re: 50 Books to Read Before You Die   50 Books to Read Before You Die EmptyThu Apr 20, 2017 11:29 am

I don't understand putting Harry Potter in there either. (I've read all seven of the books, and they are good, but I don't think my life would be impoverished if I never read them.) His Dark Materials is on my list to get around to someday, but it is a trilogy, as is The Lord Of The Rings. So if you want to put Potter on the list, why not all seven as one entry?

I think I read Ulysses in school and wasn't impressed. And certainly I was forced to read some E.M.Forster and thought he was vastly over-rated. But they are rated very highly by quite a few people, so I can understand them getting on the list.

I do think everyone should read the bible. Guaranteed to cure you of being a christian, if nothing else.
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PostSubject: Re: 50 Books to Read Before You Die   50 Books to Read Before You Die EmptyThu Apr 20, 2017 11:48 am

Why do you think everyone should read the bible?

I see no value in doing so.
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PostSubject: Re: 50 Books to Read Before You Die   50 Books to Read Before You Die EmptyThu Apr 20, 2017 11:59 am

When you see what a mish-mash it is, and see all the nastiness that is in there, you can't take christianity seriously any more.
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PostSubject: Re: 50 Books to Read Before You Die   50 Books to Read Before You Die EmptyThu Apr 20, 2017 12:11 pm

I can see that without actually reading the damn thing.  In fact, I can't imagine the tedium of trying to follow all those begettings.
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PostSubject: Re: 50 Books to Read Before You Die   50 Books to Read Before You Die EmptyThu Apr 20, 2017 1:26 pm

There are some parts you can skim without missing anything significant.
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PostSubject: Re: 50 Books to Read Before You Die   50 Books to Read Before You Die EmptyThu Apr 20, 2017 1:30 pm

I picked one up and, as I often do, looked for the "About the Author" page. Couldn't find it so I put the book down. Now there's some efficient skimming for you.

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PostSubject: Re: 50 Books to Read Before You Die   50 Books to Read Before You Die EmptyFri Apr 21, 2017 3:26 pm

If you want to read a book about Jesus, I highly recommend this one. Really. It's a hoot.

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PostSubject: Re: 50 Books to Read Before You Die   50 Books to Read Before You Die EmptyFri Apr 21, 2017 10:10 pm

richard09 wrote:
There are some parts you can skim without missing anything significant.
LARGE parts.

Pretty much everything from Genesis to Revelations.
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