Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Ten Must Reads To Understand American Life

Here are ten books that I think are must reads if a person really wants to understand American life. For my money, I think you should have to read all of these in order to qualify to be an American citizen.

1. Look Homeward, Angel. Thomas Wolfe
2. To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee
3. The Grapes of Wrath. John Steinbeck
4. On The Road. Jack Kerouac
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain
6. The Catcher In The Rye. J. D. Salinger
7. Of Mice And Men. John Steinbeck
8. One Flew Over The Cukoo's Nest. Ken Kesey
9. The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald
10. Trout Fishing in America. Richard Brautigan

If you ain't read 'em, read 'em!

3 comments:

ferd said...

l.b., i know you may find this hard to believe, but i own and have read all in your top ten but "Look homeward, angel". will check it out. just started re-reading "Travels with Charlie by Steinbeck", another great road book.

TZelmous said...

Falesy,

I walked into a bar tonite to watch the March Madness games. Sitting at the corner table were a couple of cannibals eating a clown. One of the cannibals turned to the other and said....

(I can't remeber the ending, please help).

ANDY said...

lb.if you havn't read jaws you better get your head out of your ass.
dr bob