Quote Originally Posted by DawgyNWindow View Post
That's an awesome list. I might replace a couple with stuff like "Tess of the D'ubervilles" by Thomas Hardy and "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Heinlein, but I have read and enjoyed most on your list except Brodkey... and your Dostoevsky stuff (I did try The Idiot and grew bored). I might put Billy Budd in the place of Moby Dick as well.
Quote Originally Posted by arkansasbob View Post
i must confess i have never read hardy or heinlein (except maybe a couple of hardy's short stories). i'll have to add them both to my list.
I read The Mayor of Casterbridge in high school and while there is something to say about its value, it's not really my jam. Coincidentally, a high school classmate starred in a fairly loose adaptation.

The trailer oversells the movie in my opinion.



I've also read Stranger in a Strange Land, and while it's also worth reading I didn't love it either.

The Idiot is really boring. It's not in the same class as Crime and Punishment or The Brothers Karamazov.