Booking Through Thursday: The Best Book You’ve Never Read.
We’ve all seen the lists, we’ve all thought, “I should really read that someday,” but for all of us, there are still books on “The List” that we haven’t actually gotten around to reading. Even though we know they’re fabulous. Even though we know that we’ll like them. Or that we’ll learn from them. Or just that they’re supposed to be worthy. We just … haven’t gotten around to them yet. What’s the best book that YOU haven’t read yet?
Finnegans Wake by James Joyce
I read the passage from Finnegans Wake by James Joyce in one of the many Norton Anthology books I’d acquired through school. Some of it was lovely toward the end but I didn’t understand what Joyce was trying to say. It was a lot of wordplay with names of rivers and religion. I’ve been officially scared off from Finnegans Wake because I’d need to turn on my critical thinking cap and slog through pages of what reads like pretty nonsense. I know I managed to come up with some analysis in lecture when I read it but that was about four pages and the class never came to a conclusion. It was a very muddled explanation we came up with. I’m still sad I’d forgotten my book when the teacher brought a recording of Joyce reading the text.
What’s the best book that YOU haven’t read yet? – hmm that question is a bit hard, huh? how will you know it’s the best book if you haven’t read it yet?
hmm, the book seems interesting. I’m actually targeting 50 books for this year so I guess I’ll try that one.
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If you try your hand at Finnegan’s Wake then good luck! You’re a better person than I am.
I’m nowhere near reaching 50 books, my reading time is about a half hour each day so it’s taking me a lot longer than it used to.
Books I really should read which I haven’t got around to read yeat are Catcher in the rye and The three musketeers. I really want to read more classics.
A lot of people like Catcher in the Rye and say it’s their favorite book. I didn’t care much for it but I’m in the minority.
I wish I read more classics, too. I read a few every year but it’s slow going now that they’re not required for my major. :/