This is the first time I have participated in this, but the prompt got me wondering. That Artsy Reader Girl wants to know the Top Ten Books That I Can’t Believe I’ve Never Read. I know for a fact that there are plenty of “classics” that I have never read. Despite the praise for many of them, I just have never found the time to read them.
I went to the Goodreads “Books That Everyone Should Read Once In Their Lifetime” list for a little help. I limited myself to their Top 100.
10.
I never saw the movie either.
9.
Some of my friends had to read this in high school, but I never did.
8.
I’m embarrassed to admit this. Who hasn’t read this one? (Raises hand slowly) Me.
7.
For the record, I did see “Went With The Wind” on the Carol Burnett Show. That’s sort of close, right? Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn….
6.
The people I know who read this, say it is a bore. Old guy in a boat fishing. Maybe it’s more than that, I don’t know for sure.
5.
I guess I thought this was going to be about wine. That’s how us Italians think about grapes. It’s not, so I passed.
4.
I remember being somewhere where the movie was playing, but I didn’t pay much attention to it. I always knew it was a children’s book, but never read it to mine…yet.
3.
Another one I am embarrassed to admit I’ve never read.
2.
No lie – I heard someone mention this book and call the author “Alexandre Dumb-Ass.” Perhaps I am one for not reading this one.
1.
My brother is a librarian. He reads a lot of books on the Holocaust. This is one that I know he has read. He knows a lot about Anne Frank. He was in town this past weekend and while walking through the bookstore, this was on one of the “Suggested Reads” tables. It was hard for me to admit to him that, despite it being on my “to read” list, I have yet to pick it up.
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian 