Read: Books Read in 2004 (The Final List)

Submitted by 1922 on Thu, 08/12/2004 - 09:26
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  1. The Best

  2. East of Eden (John Steinbeck)

  3. Masterpiece

  4. The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
  5. Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
  6. Le Petit Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
  7. The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)

  8. Great

  9. Moon Palace (Paul Auster)
  10. 1001 Movies you must see before you die (Steven Jay Schneider)
  11. Filmklassiker (Film Classics) (Thomas Koebner, arte)
  12. Filmregisseure (Film Directors) (Thomas Koebner)
  13. Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran (Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt)
  14. Ephraim Kishon- Collected Satires (Ephraim Kishon)
  15. Stupeur et Tremblements (Amélie Nothomb)
  16. Misery (Stephen King)
  17. The Father of a Murderer (Alfred Andersch)

  18. Very Good

  19. Antigone (Jean Anouilh)
  20. Die Verwandlung (Franz Kafka)
  21. The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
  22. Harenberg- Das Buch der 1000 Bücher (The Book of 1000 Books) (Joachim Kaiser)
  23. Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
  24. Der Vorleser (Bernhard Schlink)
  25. La chute/ The Fall (Albert Camus)
  26. In Sachen Kain und Abel (Ephraim Kishon)
  27. Die Chronik des Films (The Chronicle of Film)
  28. Andorra (Max Frisch)
  29. Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
  30. L'Etranger/ The Outsider (Albert Camus)
  31. Zadig (Voltaire)
  32. Biedermann und die Brandstifter (Max Frisch)
  33. Lexikon der antiken Mythen und Gestalten (Who's Who in Classical Mythology) (Michael Grant, John Hazel)
  34. The Quiet American (Graham Greene)

  35. Good

  36. Muschkilusch (Guy Rewenig)
  37. Educating Rita (Willy Russell)
  38. James Dean- Little Boy Lost (Joe & Jay Hyams)
  39. Alfred Hitchcock (Paul Duncan)
  40. Film verstehen (Understand Films???) (James Monaco)

  41. Average

  42. Un barrage contre le Pacifique (Marguerite Duras)
  43. Masterpieces of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
  44. Encyclopedia of Actors and Actresses
  45. Le salaire de la peur (The Wages of Fear) (Georges Arnaud)
  46. Girl with a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)

  47. Disappointing

  48. Ephraim Kishon für Steuerzahler (Ephraim Kishon)
  49. Dracula- Film and Legend (Screenplay) (Francis Ford Coppola, James V. Hart)

  50. Awful

  51. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
  52. Die neuen Leiden des jungen W (The New Sufferings of Young W/ thanks to Rushmore for the English title) (Ulrich Plenzdorf)
  53. Réquiem por un campesino español (Ramón Sender)
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openstacks08/22/2004

I'm interested in what you can tell us about Die Chronik des Films, which I'm guessing translates as The Chronicle of Films rather than Chronic, but I could be wrong. The book was never translated into English, was it?

192208/23/2004

I think you are right concerning:
1. the English title
2. the English translation of the book, because it was published by a German publishing house and so it's not very probable that the book is available in English.
P.S.: !!!The book is not up-to-date.!!! It 'goes' from 1895 to 1993. I don't know if there is a new edition.

professor10/31/2004


'Masterpiece' - East of Eden and Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck): I've just bumped both of these high(er) up on my list of books to read (early next year) - they are both on my shelf so far unread (part of a batch of quality hardbacks that I bought last year).

192210/31/2004

Yes, they are absolutely great. At the moment I'm reading 'The Grapes of Wrath'. I think that this book is probably a hot candidate for 'Masterpiece'.

professor10/31/2004

Aha ! It was The Grapes of Wrath that I have on my shelf that was part of the batch instead. I don't have East of Eden on my shelf at all - my error.

professor10/31/2004

Actually, I have read Of Mice and Men before, but it was before I learned how to enjoy a good book and really started to appreciate reading. Whilst I do remember some of it (after 35 years), at the time it was a chore - homework set by a teacher at school. I certainly do need to re-read it.

listology4711/14/2004

I am glad someone liked The Grapes of Wrath. I am struggling through it right now. When does it shift into gear? I heard it could take me until midway to get drawn into the story.

192211/15/2004

In the first half the story is actually a little slow, but the more you read the better the book becomes. It is a masterpiece. Be obstinate and go on! Later, you won't repent. :)