I recently came across this list of "250 for 250" book list from the Brooklyn Public Library. It is a list to celebrate the 250 years of the United States. The nice thing about this list is that it is pretty inclusive, and it is more then the usual "American classics." Anyhow, I decided to see how many of those books I read. Did not too well as I have only read 39. However, as often happens with lists like these, there may be authors I have read a different book not mentioned on the list. For the most part, what I did read are books I had to read for school be it school or university later on. There are a few I read voluntarily and/or for fun. Anyhow, here is my list of what I have read:
- American Born Chinese.
- The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.
- Walden.
- Nickel and Dimed.
- Jurassic Park.
- Saga.
- Dungeons and Dragons Players Handbook.
- Letter from Birmingham Jail.
- Fun Home.
- Ellison, Invisible Man.
- Their Eyes Were Watching God.
- Common Sense.
- And the Band Played On.
- On the Road.
- Atlas Shrugged.
- Frog and Toad Together.
- The House on Mango Street.
- Ceremony.
- Collected Poems of Langston Hughes.
- Gender Trouble.
- Maus.
- The Godfather.
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
- The Lottery and Other Stories.
- Orientalism.
- Fahrenheit 451.
- Neuromancer.
- Parable of the Sower.
- Leaves of Grass.
- The Joy Luck Club.
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
- Fast Food Nation.
- War Against all Puerto Ricans.
- The Great Gatsby.
- Catcher in the Rye.
- Phillis Wheatley Complete Writings.
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
- Kitchen Confidential.
- March. Book One.
I am sure some of my readers have read more than I have from the list, so feel free to share in the comments how many books from the list you've read. Maybe you want to just share a favorite or two that you have read. Or tell me which ones you had to read in school or college versus ones you read for pleasure and fun.
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