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ML65. A Clockwork Orange

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ML65. A Clockwork Orange

Droog! This Book is the Cal Modern Library # 65 1962, Anthony Burgess I know. You’ve “seen the movie.” Without scanning over the list of 100, I’m going to say with no proof or even the most minimal of research that this book and Deliverance are probably the top two for “I’ve seen the movie.” (Okay, maybe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Non-CT Tagged With: Modern Library Top 100 Books

ML64. The Catcher in the Rye

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ML64. The Catcher in the Rye

If a Body Meet a Body, Give Them This Book Modern Library # 64 1945, J.D. Salinger [I write CT Beer Reviews too. They aren't typical beer reviews at all - like this one in particular which, if you're reading this page, you may enjoy a little bit.] I begin this review with a plea: If you haven’t read this book … [Read more...]

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ML62. From Here to Eternity

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ML62. From Here to Eternity

Wahoo Prew! Baa! Yah! Bah! Modern Library # 62 1951, James Jones Man, this is a good book - for many reasons. First and foremost, the mere fact that I (me! )finished a 954 page smallish font book (in 5 months) alone tells you it's got to be at least readable. On top of that, I didn't utilize an all-too-simple … [Read more...]

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ML56. The Maltese Falcon

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ML56. The Maltese Falcon

Twisting the Night Away Modern Library # 56 1929, Dashiell Hammett I read an article a couple weeks ago lamenting the current state of television with respect to the asinine obsession with ridiculous plot twists and shocking (for the sake of shocking) surprises. I didn’t watch Lost but know enough to know that I … [Read more...]

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ML55. On the Road

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ML55. On the Road

Beat Down Modern Library #55 1955, Jack Kerouac I’m a pretty cool guy. Just ask me. So it may shock you to learn that I’d never read a word of Kerouac before cracking this book open. Okay, so maybe I'm not so cool. Or does that make me cooler somehow? On the Road is one of the books on THE LIST that I pretty … [Read more...]

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ML53. Pale Fire

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ML53. Pale Fire

I Spit Hot Fire Modern Library # 53 1962, Vladimir Nabokov [I must note that one cannot read enough online about Pale Fire - before AND after reading it. Knowing all about it before setting out with it does not diminish it in the least. And as you'll read here, no one really "knows" all about it anyway. Which is … [Read more...]

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ML52. Portnoy’s Complaint

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ML52. Portnoy’s Complaint

Oy Vey! Modern Library # 52 1967, Philip Roth This may perhaps be the most difficult Top 100 Book Review I'll ever do. Not because I loved it so much I can't find the words and not because I hated it either. No... it's because "Portnoy's Compaint" is so downright dirty and sex-filled that I wouldn't know how to … [Read more...]

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ML45. The Sun Also Rises

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ML45. The Sun Also Rises

Great Book. No Bull. Modern Library # 45 1926, Ernest Hemingway I love Ernest Hemingway. There, I said it. Anti-Semite, racist, mysoginist, drunkard, jerk... On and on the epithets go - but I'm judging the man's work, not his personality. I'm reading my Hemingway "up;" from the shorter stuff like "Snows of … [Read more...]

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ML41. Lord of the Flies

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ML41. Lord of the Flies

Kids are Stupid Modern Library # 41 1954, William Golding Finally, in the 3rd year of our Top 100 project, I completed my first book... A book that most 8th graders are required to read. I may have been required to at one time as well, but I know I never read it. For all I'd heard about the book over the … [Read more...]

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ML39. Go Tell it on the Mountain

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ML39. Go Tell it on the Mountain

Lawds! I Tole You It's Good! Modern Library # 39 1952, James Baldwin If this book is about redemption (which it's not, really, but go with me here), then it is pretty cool that I've decided to squeeze it in to complete my roster of 2009 Top 100 books. Yes, I finished it while Damian napped and Hoang shopped on … [Read more...]

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