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Sunday, February 7. 2010
listed below are the top 100 books of some 250.000 watchers of ZDF (channel 2 in germany). bolded are the ones i read. (in brackets are, as usual, my redundant comments.) 1. Der Herr der Ringe, JRR Tolkien 2. Die Bibel (read here and there -- and everywhere. just not the whole book from front to cover.) 3. Die Säulen der Erde, Ken Follett 4. Das Parfum, Patrick Süskind 5. Der kleine Prinz, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 6. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann 7. Der Medicus, Noah Gordon 8. Der Alchimist, Paulo Coelho 9. Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen, JK Rowling 10. Die Päpstin, Donna W. Cross 11. Tintenherz, Cornelia Funke 12. Feuer und Stein, Diana Gabaldon 13. Das Geisterhaus, Isabel Allende 14. Der Vorleser, Bernhard Schlink 15. Faust. Der Tragödie erster Teil, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 16. Der Schatten des Windes, Carlos Ruiz Zafón 17. Stolz und Vorurteil, Jane Austen 18. Der Name der Rose, Umberto Eco (now that i know what intertexctuality and metafiction is, i have to read it again some time.) 19. Illuminati, Dan Brown 20. Effi Briest, Theodor Fontane (snooz.) 21. Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix, JK Rowling 22. Der Zauberberg, Thomas Mann (read half -- got stuck...) 23. Vom Winde verweht, Margaret Mitchell (read the first third, couldn't be bothered to continue reading about that hysterical cow, scarlett. but i read the sequel...) 24. Siddharta, Hermann Hesse 25. Die Entdeckung des Himmels, Harry Mulisch 26. Die unendliche Geschichte, Michael Ende 27. Das verborgene Wort, Ulla Hahn 28. Die Asche meiner Mutter, Frank McCourt 29. Narziss und Goldmund, Hermann Hesse 30. Die Nebel von Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley (should read that some time.) 31. Deutschstunde, Siegfried Lenz 32. Die Glut, Sándor Márai 33. Homo faber, Max Frisch (one of my all-time favourites.) 34. Die Entdeckung der Langsamkeit, Sten Nadolny 35. Die unerträgliche Leichtigkeit des Seins, Milan Kundera 36. Hundert Jahre Einsamkeit, Gabriel Garcia Márquez 37. Owen Meany, John Irving 38. Sofies Welt, Jostein Gaarder 39. Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis, Douglas Adams (eh, dude, where is my plot?!? -- read the first book and couldn't be bothered finishing the second.) 40. Die Wand, Marlen Haushofer 41. Gottes Werk und Teufels Beitrag, John Irving 42. Die Liebe in den Zeiten der Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Márquez 43. Der Stechlin, Theodor Fontane 44. Der Steppenwolf, Hermann Hesse 45. Wer die Nachtigall stört, Harper Lee 46. Joseph und seine Brüder, Thomas Mann 47. Der Laden, Erwin Strittmatter (love, love, love! especially the first part.) 48. Die Blechtrommel, Günter Grass (::lovingly gazes at her signed copy::) 49. Im Westen nichts Neues, Erich Maria Remarque 50. Der Schwarm, Frank Schätzing 51. Wie ein einziger Tag, Nicholas Sparks 52. Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban, JK Rowling 53. Momo, Michael Ende 54. Jahrestage, Uwe Johnson 55. Traumfänger, Marlo Morgan 56. Der Fänger im Roggen, Jerome David Salinger 57. Sakrileg, Dan Brown 58. Krabat, Otfried Preußler 59. Pippi Langstrumpf, Astrid Lindgren 60. Wüstenblume, Waris Dirie 61. Geh, wohin dein Herz dich trägt, Susanna Tamaro 62. Hannas Töchter, Marianne Fredriksson 63. Mittsommermord, Henning Mankell 64. Die Rückkehr des Tanzlehrers, Henning Mankell 65. Das Hotel New Hampshire, John Irving 66. Krieg und Frieden, Leo N. Tolstoi 67. Das Glasperlenspiel, Hermann Hesse 68. Die Muschelsucher, Rosamunde Pilcher 69. Harry Potter und der Feuerkelch, JK Rowling 70. Tagebuch, Anne Frank 71. Salz auf unserer Haut, Benoite Groult 72. Jauche und Levkojen , Christine Brückner 73. Die Korrekturen, Jonathan Franzen (5 pages. nuff said.) 74. Die weiße Massai, Corinne Hofmann (about 20 pages into the book, i handed it back to my mother. aweful, aweful, aweful. the writing and that arrogant eurocentrism.) 75. Was ich liebte, Siri Hustvedt 76. Die dreizehn Leben des Käpt’n Blaubär, Walter Moers (like mickey mouse on crack. pure genious!!!) 77. Das Lächeln der Fortuna, Rebecca Gablé 78. Monsieur Ibrahim und die Blumen des Koran, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt 79. Winnetou, Karl May 80. Désirée, Annemarie Selinko 81. Nirgendwo in Afrika, Stefanie Zweig 82. Garp und wie er die Welt sah, John Irving 83. Die Sturmhöhe, Emily Brontë 84. P.S. Ich liebe Dich, Cecilia Ahern 85. 1984, George Orwell (much love for this dead-depressing novel.) 86. Mondscheintarif, Ildiko von Kürthy 87. Paula, Isabel Allende 88. Solange du da bist, Marc Levy 89. Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein, Johanns Mario Simmel 90. Veronika beschließt zu sterben, Paulo Coelho 91. Der Chronist der Winde, Henning Mankell 92. Der Meister und Margarita, Michail Bulgakow 93. Schachnovelle, Stefan Zweig 94. Tadellöser & Wolff, Walter Kempowski 95. Anna Karenina, Leo N. Tolstoi 96. Schuld und Sühne, Fjodor Dostojewski 97. Der Graf von Monte Christo, Alexandre Dumas 98. Der Puppenspieler, Tanja Kinkel 99. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë 100. Rote Sonne, schwarzes Land, Barbara Wood bottom line: there's lot's of crap on that list. books that noone will be bothered to read in fife years, leave alone vote onto a list of the 100 most favourite novels. and then there are the classics -- in which category i have once more outed myself as a total disgrace to my job. it's been confirmed again that i have to read more of the british classics. hmpf.
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And than "Die weisse Massai" - I heard about this book - you had to hear about it, cause it was everywhere (even on the big screen, wasn't it) and the cover alone told me, that this is pure crap!
Anyways: this is my list:
2. Die Bibel
4. Das Parfum, Patrick Süskind
5. Der kleine Prinz, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
6. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann
13. Das Geisterhaus, Isabel Allende
14. Der Vorleser, Bernhard Schlink
15. Faust. Der Tragödie erster Teil, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
17. Stolz und Vorurteil, Jane Austen
18. Der Name der Rose, Umberto Eco
19. Illuminati, Dan Brown
20. Effi Briest, Theodor Fontane
22. Der Zauberberg, Thomas Mann (read 2/3 -- got stuck...)
23. Vom Winde verweht, Margaret Mitche
27. Das verborgene Wort, Ulla Hahn
28. Die Asche meiner Mutter, Frank McCourt
31. Deutschstunde, Siegfried Lenz
33. Homo faber, Max Frisch (I prefer Stiller.)
35. Die unerträgliche Leichtigkeit des Seins, Milan Kundera
36. Hundert Jahre Einsamkeit, Gabriel Garcia Márquez (got stuck 2/3 – I love it, still somehow I got stuck)
38. Sofies Welt, Jostein Gaarder
39. Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis, Douglas Adams (read ALL of them)
44. Der Steppenwolf, Hermann Hesse
49. Im Westen nichts Neues, Erich Maria Remarque
56. Der Fänger im Roggen, Jerome David Salinger
60. Wüstenblume, Waris Dirie
62. Hannas Töchter, Marianne Fredriksson
63. Mittsommermord, Henning Mankell
66. Krieg und Frieden, Leo N. Tolstoi (1/2)
70. Tagebuch, Anne Frank
75. Was ich liebte, Siri Hustvedt
85. 1984, George Orwell (much love for this dead-depressing novel.)
99. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
Something else to be ashamed of? Wüstenblume - I read one in english before anybody even knew about it. And Henning Mankell - well - my first crime novell.
Apart from having read a lot more books form the "popular section" - I probably did read 40 or 50 (or more?) plays form Schiller, Lessing, Shakespear, Sokrates, Ibsen, Kleist, Brecht, Hauptmann, ..
But you should remember that I had some more years to read them and that I will always be some years ahead of you
i'm still ashamed that when given a list of films, i've watched way more than read books.
I love going by tram in winter : lots of time for reading.
should I read another herta mueller or dig into ACDoyle?
oh - btw - began reading "Frankenstein" but after only 30 pages I am not sure whether to continue. Guess I will start crying for the creature's sake and .. I don't know whether I want to read such a depressing story.
ps. yeah, victor sucks balls.
discussion - well - I think there is a lot in this book - a lot of really good stuff - still - the only thing I can think about it is this looser Victor and somehow he spoils the book for me. I want to kick his ass!!!! Pretty please, let me kick his ass!!