I‘ve read 38 cover-to-cover. My total is 46 if you count the ones I DNFd, which I am. I‘ve attempted Crime and Punishment and The Hobbit at least 3 times each. I will never finish them. The tagged book is one of my favorites from the list, although I bet it hasn‘t aged well. Several of these I read BECAUSE of The Great American Read, like Bless Me, Ultima, and I bought copies of a few others that I haven‘t gotten to like the Sister Souljah . #tlt
dabbe That is so cool that you've read books because of this show! I have never read THE HUNG FOR RED OCTOBER (though I've seen the movie, which is never as good as the book, right?). Why do you think it hasn't aged well? Thanks for playing and sharing. ♥️📚💚 3d
DGRachel @dabbe Honestly, I haven‘t reread it, but it‘s a Cold War, US vs USSR novel, and well…Let‘s just say I no longer think of America as the “good guys”, so the flag waving patriotism falls flat. It is worth the read for the submarine chase alone, though. That was intense. (edited) 3d
dabbe @DGRachel It's been a LONG time since I've seen the movie, so I was wondering. Excellent points re: Us vs USSR and us as the so-called “good guys.“ #oytothatvey It's been on my TBR forever, so I'm thinking I should move it up on the list! 🤩 3d
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