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Chan790

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66. Not in Dublin, no.

Wed Jul 30, 2014, 08:01 AM

Jul 2014

I've attended Bloomsday parties (Lit nerds tend to have lit nerd friends) but never any of the large celebrations like the one in Dublin or even the one in Wilmington, NC.

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20 Books You Pretend to Have Read [View all] KamaAina Jul 2014 OP

Read them all except War and Peace (started it), Infinite Jest, and Fifty Shades of Grey. onehandle Jul 2014 #1

Breakfast At Tiffanys /George Costanza Initech Jul 2014 #2

Does watching half the movie at someone else's house count? arcane1 Jul 2014 #4

Did you both kind of like it? Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #67

That's one thing we got. arcane1 Aug 2014 #68

Or did you wind up spilling grape juice on the couch? Initech Aug 2014 #69

I've got Moby Dick, most of the Bible (probably more than many fundies), KamaAina Jul 2014 #3

The last book ruined the entire series for me. Coventina Jul 2014 #15

Ha, I was skimming titles and thought you were talking about the last book of the Bible cemaphonic Jul 2014 #65

I've read about half of em. OffWithTheirHeads Jul 2014 #5

Read 7 of them and parts of others. n/t JimDandy Jul 2014 #6

Of that list I have only read Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #7

I read "My Pet Goat"... Tom_Foolery Jul 2014 #8

LOL! BlueJazz Jul 2014 #33

I pretended... CanSocDem Jul 2014 #9

I've only read 3 (and one wasn't the bible). nt valerief Jul 2014 #10

LOL!! ailsagirl Jul 2014 #26

I've read 10 and parts of others NV Whino Jul 2014 #11

Impossible to keep them straight. redwitch Jul 2014 #16

I would never claim to have read either Jenoch Jul 2014 #12

Nice post, Muggle! KamaAina Jul 2014 #13

I'm really a Mudblood. Jenoch Jul 2014 #19

I've read 18 of those. LWolf Jul 2014 #14

That's quite an interesting list! Coventina Jul 2014 #17

Do Cliff's Notes count? antiquie Jul 2014 #18

Who reads Cliff's notes? Now you can watch them progressoid Jul 2014 #24

This gen has it so easy, why in my day... antiquie Jul 2014 #29

I have read 6 of them. nt ohnoyoudidnt Jul 2014 #20

there were only two on that list I haven't read, nor will I. niyad Jul 2014 #21

Ok I'm fucking pissed at my laptop!!! raptor_rider Jul 2014 #22

I don't pretend raptor_rider Jul 2014 #23

Ah, there is no frigate like a book... ailsagirl Jul 2014 #25

Oh to translate Shakespeare!!! raptor_rider Jul 2014 #27

One could make Shakespeare his/her hobby for a lifetime ailsagirl Jul 2014 #36

A girl with the same heart raptor_rider Jul 2014 #41

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..... raptor_rider Jul 2014 #59

In a surprise to nobody, I've read all 20. Chan790 Jul 2014 #28

You read 50 Shades Of Derp? KamaAina Jul 2014 #30

Uh oh... raptor_rider Jul 2014 #42

I've been asked that question twice lately... Chan790 Jul 2014 #43

Atlas Shrugged didn't make the list? Marie Marie Jul 2014 #31

DUzy! KamaAina Jul 2014 #32

It's damn hard to read when it's propping up a wobbly table. bluesbassman Jul 2014 #35

Good one. Marie Marie Jul 2014 #39

Another DUzy! KamaAina Jul 2014 #49

It was but was bumped off the list by 'Fifty Shades of Grey' LynneSin Aug 2014 #74

I read a decent amount of them when I was young (8-14) BlueJazz Jul 2014 #34

I've met a few people who've actually finished Ulysses but if you mackerel Jul 2014 #37

I've read everything by James Joyce. Chan790 Jul 2014 #45

Have you been to bloomsday? mackerel Jul 2014 #64

Not in Dublin, no. Chan790 Jul 2014 #66

I don't pretend to read any books. kentauros Jul 2014 #38

Read 8, parts or more of a dozen and a half. Fearless Jul 2014 #40

I have read most of the Bible. Of the others... Glorfindel Jul 2014 #44

I've read eight ... surrealAmerican Jul 2014 #46

You should. It's actually quite short. A bit dated, but a good read. Glorfindel Jul 2014 #47

I didn't read The Great Gatsby until I was inspired to read it by Chris Bohjalian's novel seaglass Aug 2014 #70

But I have read all those! joeybee12 Jul 2014 #48

I listened to the Harry Potter series on tape. Does that count? Still Blue in PDX Jul 2014 #50

Of course. KamaAina Jul 2014 #54

I thought I was the only person of my generation who has never read NewJeffCT Jul 2014 #51

Seven bikebloke Jul 2014 #52

Some I finished, some I started... MattSh Jul 2014 #53

I've read several of those sakabatou Jul 2014 #56

I've read The Bible, War and Peace and The Lord of the Rings. None of the others. Kaleva Jul 2014 #57

Read them all jrandom421 Jul 2014 #58

I've actually read all of those except Fifty Shades of Grey. Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #60

Read them all except for the wizard and spanking titles Tom Ripley Jul 2014 #61

1984 and The Lord Of The Rings. Iggo Jul 2014 #62

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". Jamaal510 Jul 2014 #63

I've read all of them except Fifty Shades of Grey and Infinite Jest. Never even sinkingfeeling Aug 2014 #71

I've read a lot of those! Raffi Ella Aug 2014 #72

Read 12 of them, but some were decades ago Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2014 #73