BillyIdolFan

May 29, 2008, 11:32AM

I might be mistaken, but I don't see any choose your own adventure novels in there.

Timothy

May 29, 2008, 12:33PM

Dan, do you really want to advertise your semi-illiteracy? "A Tale of Two Cities" may not provide the instant gratification of a YouTube video or graphic novel, but it's certainly not "boring."

Timothy

May 29, 2008, 02:45PM

By the way, this is not an endorsement of this article, which not only botches the publication date of "Catcher in the Rye" (1951, not '45) but also recommends books by Barbara Walters and Dan Barry.

BillyIdolFan

May 29, 2008, 11:02PM

I agree with dan. Charles dickens (and that crappy Jane eyre book) to me is the ultimate stereotype of boring "classics" about england that should only be placed on high school curriculums to dissuade young people from reading. I'm not saying its bad but jesus its boring. Same with moby dick (i mean the whole chapters on whale science that aren't even remotely accurate?). Just because something is a classic doesn't mean it is above criticism, and should stand on its own merit besides its hallowed status. Like the mark twain quote, "Classic: a book which people praise and don't read."

AlexCameron

May 30, 2008, 01:07PM

With the exception of Dickens and Verne, this reads like a list of "books read by someone who I think may be fun to talk to because they say they're a reader, but who turns out to suck."