Comments on Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once - page 16

Kevin if you like "grown-up" books try The Sad Tale Of The Brothers Grossbart. It is very definitely for adults.

Keith wrote: "Kevin if you like "grown-up" books try The Sad Tale Of The Brothers Grossbart. It is very definitely for adults."

I will. And thank you for recommending it.

Another I can highly recommend is The Enterprise Of Death. Both of the books I have recommended are terrific and definitely for adults, and thanks for the reply.

Keith wrote: "Another I can highly recommend is The Enterprise Of Death. Both of the books I have recommended are terrific and definitely for adults, and thanks for the reply."

Ive added both to my amazon wish list so i wont forget to check them out.

Certainly many popular, likable books on here!

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

Yes you can at the library!

I have to say I totally disagree with that statement that to read Twilight is so you can properly criticize it? Is that what calls you to read a book, to criticize? wow, I think that sounds really stupid. Or are you saying that you like to read in order to expound on that subject so that you can criticize the author. Wow!!!

Mea wrote: "The only reason people should read Twilight is so that they can properly criticize it."
my only reason to read it!

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

Yes, you can.

Could someone enlighten me how to find a book within the list. I was looking to find if my favorite books are in this list and how they fare in their ranking

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

Selling on ebay right now for 15$

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

https://archive.org/details/uncletoms...

Floyd that is so cool, also on my library Ezone through overdrive they have 8 copies including audiobooks!

I have read a lot of the books on the list. I agree that most should be read at least once.

The Bible, King James version, absolutely should be read at least once. Regardless of your religious views it is a work of literature and written in the same pentameter as the works of Shakespear (on purpose but that is a whole other discussion).

While I myself would not consider Twilight great reading it is significant for its cultural impact. I don't consider it a great novel on par with The Illiad or Odessy, but definitely a mass popular book. I would consider it an okay choice for like a beach read or something lighter to break up heavy types of novels I read. But I tend to read a lot of heavier books that require deeper thinking so it is nice from time-to-time to read something that you can forget once you put it down.

I would add Herodotus and Thucydides to the list.

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"
I believe that you can. I have seen a copy of it at the bookstore fairly recently.

I love going through shelves like this. It reminds me of all the iconic classics and it gives me a great idea of some new books to read.

Danielle wrote: "Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"
I believe that you can. I have seen a copy of it at the bookstore fairly recently."
Barnes & Noble classics, paperback.

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

Sure you can. It's one of my all-time favorite books. Beautifully-written.

This list would be better if there weren't as many repeats.

Ghanashyam wrote: "Could someone enlighten me how to find a book within the list. I was looking to find if my favorite books are in this list and how they fare in their ranking"

There is this website called Amazon

Aliya wrote: "Faera wrote: "I skimmed through this list and there are some very horribly written books on it. Like Twilight and the Bible for instance."

Although perhaps the Bible may not be written to your lit..."

The bible is a record of true happenings? Like a talking snake and a woman turning into a pillar of salt? No, I think you are wrong.

Jason wrote: "Ghanashyam wrote: "Could someone enlighten me how to find a book within the list. I was looking to find if my favorite books are in this list and how they fare in their ranking"

There is this webs..."

I think the author of the question wanted to find out where specific books are within the list, not how to find them to purchase. They wanted to see where they ranked on the list.

As for that question, I'm not sure if there's a way to search the list to see where a favorite book ranks beyond just skimming the list.

I think the author of the question wanted to find out where specific books are within the list, not how to find them to purchase. They wanted to see where they ranked on the list.

As for that question, I'm not sure if there's a way to search the list to see where a favorite book ranks beyond just skimming the list.


Yes, I have voted for some of my favourite books and was just curious to know how many votes those books have gathered from other readers in this listing.

Faera wrote: "I skimmed through this list and there are some very horribly written books on it. Like Twilight and the Bible for instance."

> comparing twilight and the bible

lol the absolute state of humanity...

anyway this list is absolutely terrible, beyond redemption.

Wow! Great list! I've read maybe half of these and the other half are going on my reading list!

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is my best.

#1 and #31 are duplicated. The cover of #1 should be replaced by that of #31. I prefer the latter.

Rhododendron & Calanthe wrote: ""#1 and #31 are duplicated."

The 'check duplicates' function for librarians is still not working for this Listopia.

Rhododendron & Calanthe wrote: ""To Kill a Mockingbird" is my best.

#1 and #31 are duplicated. The cover of #1 should be replaced by that of #31. I prefer the latter."

Duplication was eliminated! Thank you!

Booklovinglady wrote: "The 'check duplicates' function for librarians is still not working for this Listopia."

Thank you for your comment!

Listopia is very useful in choosing next to read. I believe this list of "Books that Everyone Should Read At Least Once" is the best of all lists in Listopia. Thanks are also due to those who maintain this list!

Rhododendron & Calanthe wrote: "Duplication was eliminated! Thank you! ..."

I didn't remove any duplicate books by hand, as the votes for a book will get lost that way, instead of being added up to the book left on the list I mean. So if you can't find any duplicates at the moment, I wonder what happened, because when I performed a duplicate check, I still received the "Page Unavailable" notice... (The last deletion was on Apr 21, 2017).

Booklovinglady wrote: "I didn't remove any duplicate books by hand, as the votes for a book will get lost that way, instead of being added up t..."

Sorry, but I cannot well understand what you wrote.

Can anyone delete any book without permission of those who vote for it? Then all votes for the book are lost? The system seems to be rather primitive.

I wonder what was being done when you received the "Page Unavailable" notice. Do you think the manager of this site was operating to eliminate duplication?

How can I find "the date of last deletion"?

Rhododendron & Calanthe wrote: "Can anyone delete any book without permission of those who vote for it? Then all votes for the book are lost? The system seems to be rather primitive...."

I'm one of the many Goodreads librarians. For us, there is a special page allowing us to 'delete books without permission of the voter', as you called it. There are strict rules for us though, and we take our work seriously (for instance, we mention the title of a book deleted by hand in the comment section).

When I performed the 'check for duplicates' (part of the librarian's page) I got the 'page unavailable' notice. This is due to a bug in the system which unfortunately still affects certain lists, even though Goodreads is working on fixing the bug. When we (librarians) use the 'check for duplicates' tool, it removes the duplicate but adds the duplicate's votes to the duplicated book left on the list. Well, more or less, anyway, as you can't vote for the same book twice of course :-) When we remove a book by hand, votes for this book are lost, obviously.

How can I find "the date of last deletion"?

The date of last deletion is also on the librarian's page, so you won't be able to access it.

Hope this explains :-)

Booklovinglady wrote: "I'm one of the many Goodreads librarians. For us, there is a special page allowing us to 'delete books without permission of the voter', as you called it. There are strict rules for us though, and we take our work seriously..."

Thank you for your kind explanation! I fully understand it.

But still, as you wrote, I cannot understand why duplication was deleted while the page for duplicate check is unavailable.

Madison-chan wrote: "Everyone should read Harry Potter? Riiiightttt..."

I think this list is not the one for popular books.

Books just for entertainment shouldn't be in it. On the other hand, books which are worth reading should be included even if they are not so enjoyable to read.

Then, we must consider what kinds of books are of worth reading.
Books which deeply move us, make us think about the meaning to live, give us strength to live, etc.

Some Harry Potter books may give us hope and courage, tell us the importance to carry out justice. So some people may think they are worth reading.

I myself didn't vote for any Harry Potter books, but I do not contradict to those who vote for them.

It's just my opinion.

very intresting

I think this website has something special to look at.

Personally, good habits are very important.

I think there is a book called the virtues of human nature, especially powerful.

good

Books are the ladder of human progress.

I like it

Angryy0uth wrote: "41: Erg. Why does every one always feel the need to share how much they hate Twilight in these types of lists? All these books are so popular that there are tons of people who like and dont like th..."

LOL!!! Truth!

I could live 10 more decades and not have time to read all the books I'd like to read.

Stanley wrote: "I could live 10 more decades and not have time to read all the books I'd like to read."

This is so true!

There was several great books on the list that I intend to read and some that didn't interest me. There is some for everyone's taste. I love to read and am trying to get through several books this winter. I love goodreads and so glad a friend introduced me to this website. I have been a reader all of my life and am very excited about joining this.

There are good books, poorly written and edited and dull ones. It takes some effort to choose which to read. But in the long run, it's worth it.

I hadn' realized how many of the listed books I have read. They are among the many not on the list that has kept me busy over the years including trashy books like the Tom Swift, Jack Merurwell and Horatio Alger series of my youth. During my career, I have written three technical books, all published by McGraw-Hill, one of which sold out and the other two still on the market. These days I wrote fiction and non-fiction, some of which has been published by trade publishers and some self-published. The whole list is shown on my website www.syokell.com.

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

I got one in 2017

why do you think that the Bible is horribly written? I am a religious critique and would love to hear your opinion!

The Eglish version of the bible is a pastiche of translations from the original Hebrew-Aramaic, through translations into Greek, Latin, and other languages. A great deal is lost in translation, including the beauty and clarity of the original.