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Re:The Good Soldier Švejk by sigma5 on Thursday March 14, 2024 @10:34AM (#39704549)
what's the other books that are on your 100 books list to read before one departs this planet ?
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Re:The Good Soldier Švejk by niccl on Thursday March 14, 2024 @04:05PM (#39708364)
Not the original commenter but I'd include:

Vanity Fair by Thackeray

Mr Johnson by Joyce Cary

Lavengro and Romany Rye by George Borrow

The Descent of Woman by Elaine Morgan

Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies by Douglas Hofstadter et al.

Identity Crisis by Ben Elton

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Re:The Good Soldier Švejk by leononame on Friday March 15, 2024 @10:53AM (#39716430)
I would add One Hundred Years of Solitude to the list. Probably the book that impacted me the most of all the books I've read. I just can't recommend it enough
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