Comments on: Modern Library’s 100 Greatest English Language Novels of the 20th Century http://collectedmiscellany.com/2003/06/modern-librarys-100-greatest-english-language-novels-of-the-20th-century/ seemingly random thoughts on books Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:27:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Byron http://collectedmiscellany.com/2003/06/modern-librarys-100-greatest-english-language-novels-of-the-20th-century/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Mark Byron Thu, 12 Jun 2003 18:32:00 +0000 http://collectedmiscellany.com/2003/06/modern-librarys-100-greatest-english-language-novels-of-the-20th-century/#comment-78 I've only read six; three at school, two on my own, and a sixth (<i>Catch-22</i>) that I read on my own as a teen that I had to re-read in a college lit class. The interesting thing is that all six of the ones I read were at #41 or higher. I haven't read much fiction in the last 15 years; the most recent addition on that list was <i>Animal Farm</i> when Eileen was teaching it to her 8th graders. I’ve only read six; three at school, two on my own, and a sixth (Catch-22) that I read on my own as a teen that I had to re-read in a college lit class. The interesting thing is that all six of the ones I read were at #41 or higher.

I haven’t read much fiction in the last 15 years; the most recent addition on that list was Animal Farm when Eileen was teaching it to her 8th graders.

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