100 Novels Everyone Should Read

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DazTheSlug
DazTheSlug
Nov 2015
12:17am, 6 Nov 2015
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oh and since Death And The Penguin, I've read 17 off the G1000 list that aren't on the T100
I won't bore everyone with all of them, but highlights were:
Cheese (Willem Elsschot)
White Noise
Bleak House
Titus Groan
Tree Of Man (get the Daz "ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE" rating)
History Of Mr Polly
Ceratonia
Ceratonia
Nov 2015
8:57am, 6 Nov 2015
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Never read any of Patrick White's novels, so I'm going to take that as a recommendation, Daz. Thanks.

Haven't read the Gormenghast trilogy since I was a student; would be interesting to re-read. Often find that the 'cult' type things I enjoyed then are a bit less impressive a couple of decades later.
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
Nov 2015
9:42am, 6 Nov 2015
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I read and then re-read the Gormenghast trilogy, it still causes me to scratch my head and ponder every now and again. Ruined for me by the third volume (which was partially ghost-written wasn't it?), I thought it really detracted from the abstract and ethereal feel of the previous two. I may have to read them again.

My mum bought me the BBC DVD of the series and I haven't been able to watch it.
Badger
Badger
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10:22am, 6 Nov 2015
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I don't think I ever read the third volume, as I found the first two somewhat heavy going. On the other hand, I liked The Handmaid's Tale, so my tastes clearly don't overlap too much with Daz's.

I have White Noise in the tsundoku pile so I'll give that a go.
Ceratonia
Ceratonia
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10:56am, 6 Nov 2015
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Ceratonia
Good word, tsundoku. My pile contains Marie Kendo's "The life changing magic of Tidying" which may be ironic.
DazTheSlug
DazTheSlug
Nov 2015
12:55am, 7 Nov 2015
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I'd never even heard of Patrick White before seeing the G1000 list - will deffo be reading more of his
I hadn't read Gormenghast for many years, so was prepared for my opinion to have changed, but I found it an absolute joy to read - will deffo read book 2 soon
Diogenes
Diogenes
Nov 2015
9:09am, 7 Nov 2015
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I remember my school library having a Patrick White (The Naked and the Dead?) which I picked up a couple of times but never managed to get into.
LindsD
LindsD
Nov 2015
1:58pm, 7 Nov 2015
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Am loving Carter BTD.

Anyone going to the Kill Your Friends film?
LindsD
LindsD
Nov 2015
1:58pm, 7 Nov 2015
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LindsD
Sorry wrong thread...
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
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3:38pm, 7 Nov 2015
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I may have to another copy of Titus Groan Daz, you've inspired me to re-read.

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