Beabout, Leandra. 100 Best Books of All Time. Reader's Digest, (November 15, 2023): (https://www.rd.com/list/books-
I
stumbled across this interesting list of "100 Best Books of All Time"
as selected by Leandra Beabout, who "covers all things books and words
for Reader's Digest." Whatever you may think of this magazine,
it's interesting to think about what books were chosen as "The Best" by any publication, and how these titles compare to your own reading preferences. Beabout's criteria for
including a book?
We believe the best books open our minds to new characters, points of view, and worlds. They stay with us long after the last page is read. They make us want to share them with everyone.
So
just for fun, I checked every title and put them into four categories
to chart my own reading experience: "Read," "Heard of, But Haven't Read," "Never Heard of," "Embarrassed Not to Have Read." My results for your entertainment are
below.
Try it for yourself and, if you feel so inclined, send me your
results (fredroecker@gmail.com) and I will compile them (anonymously, of course) and share them next month
with other First Sentence Readers. Or just enjoy this list and think
about what you would include or take off your very own list of "Best
Books."
Happy reading.
____________________How I fared with the 100 Best Books list:
- Read - 40
- Heard of, But Haven't Read - 28
- Never Heard of - 19
- Embarrassed Not to Have Read - 13
- Alice in Wonderland
- Atonement
- Beloved
- Diary of a Young Girl
- Great Expectations
- The Kite Runner
- Long Way Gone
- Middlesex
- Omnivore's Dilemma
- Portnoy's Complaint
- Pride and Prejudice
- Silent Spring
- The Things They Carried
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