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StellaLuna · 11-04-2007, 11:01 AM

Wow... what an odd list. I've never heard of some of these books, and others I read under duress (failing senior English for not reading Heart of Darkness would have been stupid, but I hated that damn book). Also... wtf is VC Andrews doing on this list?!

3. His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
6. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
7. Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
8. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
11. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
15. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
16. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
17. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
18. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
22. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
23. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
24. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
28. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
30. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
35. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
43. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
44. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
46. Animal Farm by George Orwell
47. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
51. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
62. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
68. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
75. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
87. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
112. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend
114. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
118. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
134. George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
145. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
146. The Green Mile by Stephen King
158. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
170. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
179. Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
180. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
199. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
200. Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews

11-04-2007, 11:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
StellaLuna Psycho Location: hiding behind wings	Wow... what an odd list. I've never heard of some of these books, and others I read under duress (failing senior English for not reading Heart of Darkness would have been stupid, but I hated that damn book). Also... wtf is VC Andrews doing on this list?! 3. His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman 4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling 6. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7. Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne 8. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell 9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis 11. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 15. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger 16. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 17. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 18. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 22. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling 23. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling 24. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling 28. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 30. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 35. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl 43. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 44. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 46. Animal Farm by George Orwell 47. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 51. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 62. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 68. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett 75. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding 87. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 112. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend 114. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo 118. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 134. George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl 145. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 146. The Green Mile by Stephen King 158. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 170. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White 179. Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach 180. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 199. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle 200. Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews __________________ Screw tradition!