I make no claims about being among the "10 Best" but here are a few selections not previously mentioned.
Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut Candide - Voltaire Perhaps something by John Steinbeck? I guess the obvious is The Grapes of Wrath but I hated it for some reason (perhaps because I grew up in Oklahoma?). I liked Cannery Row. and maybe for the kiddies... Captains Courageous - Rudyard Kipling aha! I might have discovered a latent preference for the letter 'C'! weird. On Oct 8, 2010, at 12:44 PM, Robert J. Cordingley wrote: > Ok, so I've decided my literary education is somewhat lacking and would like > to know this group's recommendations for the "10 Best Literary Works" I > should read. They have to be works of fiction and available in English and > not just say of 2009 but of all time. Google searches tend to list the best > of a year or be listed by one particular publisher. This is a good group to > poll since you all (most) have at least some kind of scientific/technical > bent. So I know the suggestions will be good ones for me! > > Once I have a list of all suggestions maybe I'll ask you all to vote on them. > > My list currently starts with Frank's recommendation today: > > "Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West" by Cormac McCarthy > > Thanks! > Robert C. > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
