[kelber at mindspring.com]

The list seems to include multiple books, of varying quality, by various novelists.  I'm not sure The Grass is Singing collection of short stories is one of the greatest books ever written, although The Golden Notebook certanly is.  2001: A Space Odyssey might have been one of the greatest movies of all time, but it's pretty mediocre as a book.  Better to include Childhood's End, if Arthur C. Clarke must be on the list.  Fortunately, no one's required to take this list to heart.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Daniel Julius <daniel.julius at gmail.com>
>Sent: Dec 29, 2007 10:16 PM
>To: Tim Strzechowski <dedalus204 at comcast.net>
>Cc: Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>, pynchon list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: Re: "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die"
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>On Dec 29, 2007 8:39 PM, Tim Strzechowski <dedalus204 at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> BTW, _A Farewell To Arms_: the single most overrated novel in history.
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>Behind Lolita, remember?  Damnit, Tim, we've been over this!
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>:)