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ML28. Tender is the Night

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ML28. Tender is the Night

Don't Be a Dicole* Modern Library # 28 1934, F. Scott Fitzgerald *Dicole: Pronoun, the cutesy made up name used in the novel for the "perfect" married couple, Dick and Nicole Diver Yes, it's true... F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a Top 100 novel other than "The Great Gatsby," and the main characters really do … [Read more...]

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ML24. Winesburg, Ohio

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ML24. Winesburg, Ohio

This Burg Could Use Some Wine Modern Library # 24 1919, Sherwood Anderson Winesburg, Ohio contains a map of the town on the first page. For that, I already liked the book before I read a word of it. But once I got my head around how this book works, I liked the rest of it as well. This book could be another … [Read more...]

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ML22. Appointment in Samarra

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ML22. Appointment in Samarra

Ju-Ju Be Dead Modern Library # 22 1934, John O’Hara After suffering through the worst book I’ve ever read (To the Lighthouse), I was determined to immediately pick up another, vastly different and hopefully much better book with which to purge my brain of anything Virginia Woolfy. I was also under the gun (as it … [Read more...]

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ML21. Henderson the Rain King

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ML21. Henderson the Rain King

Raining on My Parade Modern Library # 21 1959, Saul Bellow The worst thing about this terrible book? Saul Bellow has another book on this Top 100 list. Ugh. After struggling through "Henderson" for a few months (and this, after a false start a few years ago), I'm still wondering how I could have missed the … [Read more...]

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ML15. To the Lighthouse

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ML15. To the Lighthouse

To The Lighthouse… To Climb Up and Hurl Myself Off the Top Modern Library # 15 1925, Virginia Woolf Where to begin reviewing the book I wanted to rate a 0, but Hoang didn’t allow it due to the fact that our 1-10 rating scale doesn’t allow for 0’s. How to fairly critique a book that I hated so much it took me … [Read more...]

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ML13. 1984

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ML13. 1984

War IS Peace, Man Modern Library # 13 1949, George Orwell Since you’ve all read 1984, I don’t really see much of a point discussing the book. Okay, okay, I will in a minute. But I have a story of my own to tell you first. In 1984 I turned 12. In 1985 I entered 7th grade. My English teacher was Mrs. Cundiff … [Read more...]

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ML2. The Great Gatsby

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ML2. The Great Gatsby

The Not Really All That Great Gatz Modern Library # 2 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald ***See below for a far more interesting reader-submitted review of this book.*** Hello. My name is Steve and I... I had never read "The Great Gatsby." There I said it! I really said it! I am 35 at the time of this writing and I … [Read more...]

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