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TomTurkey
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I did read voraciously in my teens

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand FWIW One in elementary school titled Those Amazing Dogs of Dr. [ * ]. Main theme of kindness vs. cruelty to animals. * can't recall the name Lot of Readers Digest Condensed Books (usually 3 novels per volume), many that influenced my perspective on life and people. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Mysterious Island by Jules Verne Man in the Iron Mask by Alexander Dumas The Man, The Seven Minutes by Irving Wallace Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane Centennial by James Michenor The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan
Posted: 08/20/2024 at 03:30 PM ET
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60 Classic Books Everyone Should Read In Their Lifetime
EDGEMAN • 08/20/24 12:58 PM ET
Oh look, its a summer reading list...
HokieNoVA • 08/20/24 09:52 PM ET
Incomplete list without Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
Spud • 08/20/24 08:41 PM ET
Pretty sure I have only read parts of 5 or 6 of those...
MP4VT2004 • 08/20/24 07:07 PM ET
At least you were brave enough to admit it.
Coach McGuirk • 08/21/24 07:10 AM ET
Read 25, saw 1 as a play…
Va AandM • 08/20/24 03:39 PM ET
13.5 or so. I have read some amount of Shakespeare and parts of others
chemhokie • 08/20/24 03:30 PM ET
Come on, no Stephen King?!**
vthhhi • 08/20/24 03:17 PM ET
I did not see Listen Buddy on that list I am calling BS.**
jdkhokie • 08/20/24 03:07 PM ET
Or Peter Rabbit**
TomTurkey • 08/20/24 03:10 PM ET
Where the Wild Things Are**
RTFC • 08/20/24 03:48 PM ET
I have read roughly half of them...several while at VT (a long time ago)**
Tuckahokie • 08/20/24 03:00 PM ET
Better than I thought, and I struggled through Ulysses just a couple years
`lag • 08/20/24 02:52 PM ET
Read 11 or 12 of them.**
7Hokie1 • 08/20/24 02:44 PM ET
Checking in at 11 here, +/- 1 as my memory on some High School reading
Late 80s Hokie • 08/20/24 02:39 PM ET
Versions of all of these are available at UVa's library
RTFC • 08/20/24 02:25 PM ET
UVA fans can be found reading them on Saturday afternoons in Scott Stadium
Zanderhokie • 08/20/24 02:45 PM ET
I haven't read half of these - but I did rewatch Undercover Brother
bigbadbird • 08/20/24 02:00 PM ET
A true film classic!
EDGEMAN • 08/20/24 04:28 PM ET
I’ve read 24**
CrystalCoveHokie • 08/20/24 01:46 PM ET
61* Oops, not a book
TomTurkey • 08/20/24 02:24 PM ET
Is that the book they made the TV series from?**
statmanfromHCyrs • 08/20/24 02:15 PM ET
7 - mainly for HS English Literature class**
TomTurkey • 08/20/24 01:37 PM ET
I did read voraciously in my teens ◄
TomTurkey • 08/20/24 03:30 PM ET
Not one David Sedaris book?**
dolph • 08/20/24 01:35 PM ET
Sound and the Fury that is one tough read**
wc hokie • 08/20/24 01:24 PM ET
tougher than truck stop steak**
bigbadbird • 08/20/24 02:38 PM ET
We had 'Fathers and Sons' in college. Long and boring story of nihilism.
TomTurkey • 08/20/24 01:40 PM ET
…the pain and the yearning **
chumley • 08/20/24 01:34 PM ET
I've read a few, the only one I could tell you anything about
hoosnowahokie • 08/20/24 01:24 PM ET
Any of them have lots of pictures?**
HokieDan95 • 08/20/24 01:23 PM ET
No foldouts**
TomTurkey • 08/20/24 06:26 PM ET
I've read 15 and seen many of the movies. 😎 Moby Dick was my favorite.**
Major Kong • 08/20/24 01:22 PM ET
I didn't count, but I've read about a third of those. High school and
UEMcGill • 08/20/24 01:22 PM ET
I do alot of audible on my drive to work and this is a solid list. Glad to
Hokebury • 08/20/24 01:13 PM ET
I was a little surprised that Southern Living didn't have Cormac too
EDGEMAN • 08/20/24 04:23 PM ET
I’m not familiar. Any suggestions?**
Hokebury • 08/20/24 05:24 PM ET
Well...
EDGEMAN • 08/20/24 06:25 PM ET
Do the CliffsNotes count?**
tongahokie • 08/20/24 01:04 PM ET
Or how about a Cheesecake Factory menu?**
statmanfromHCyrs • 08/20/24 01:09 PM ET