Andy here, from Middleburg, Virginia. 

I've been on this list a long time. I used to post a lot more when the list was 
freer
with subject matter. But I'm still here, lurking, and enjoying the book 
suggestions. I
never minded the off-topic stuff and enjoyed the passionate discussions that 
often
resulted. 

Someone was asking where to find the list of 100 books you have to read, or 
some such
thing. Someone from this list pointed us to: http://listsofbests.com/ which is 
good
becuase it is a lot of different lists and covers books as well as movies and 
music.

Finally, I'll add that "the classics" covers a lot of territory. If you don't 
like some
of them, I'm sure you'll like something else. I believe that classics are such 
because
they either develop characters in a way that still ring true, or they express 
the story
in incredible language, or they touch a universal theme in some significant 
way. I
agree that children's classics are sometimes more accessible. But, it would be 
a shame
to dismiss something as possible good reading just because it carries a label of
classic literature. 

Now I'll just take my Dickens and go back to my lurking.

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