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BBC Believes Reading 6 of These Books Is Better Than 6 Minute Abs - Page 2

The list is actually titled "100 Years, 100 Novels, One List" and was compiled by Dick Meyer, author of "Why We Hate Us". He says: "I am not a learned or prolific reader of novels. My taste is probably medium-brow, male and parochial in many ways." Do you agree this is a classic old white male book list?
With apologies to "There's Something About Mary".
(Meyer previously served as Executive Producer for the BBC's news services in America.)
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The Forsyte Saga (John Galsworthy)
The Forsyte Saga
41
John Galsworthy
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
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42
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A Soldier of the Great War (Mark Helprin)
A Soldier of the Great War
43
Mark Helprin
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
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Animal Farm (George Orwell)
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Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
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The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
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The Secret Sharer
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Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
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The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
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Nathanael West
Crossing to Safety (Wallace Stegner)
Crossing to Safety
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Wallace Stegner
Felicia's Journey
Felicia's Journey
52
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
53
William Kennedy
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
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Larry McMurtry
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
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In the Lake of the Woods
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56
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
57
Eric Ambler
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
58
Robert Pirsig
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
59
Herman Wouk
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
60
Michael Shaara
The Human Factor (Graham Greene)
The Human Factor
61
Graham Greene
Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Tarzan of the Apes
62
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Paris Trout
Paris Trout
63
Howard's End (E. M. Forster)
Howard's End
64
E. M. Forster
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
65
Jim Thompson
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
66
Michael Ondaatje
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
67
Philip Roth
Fabulous Small Jews (Joseph Epstein)
Fabulous Small Jews
68
Joseph Epstein
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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69
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Roscoe (William Kennedy)
Roscoe
70
William Kennedy
Charming Billy (Alice Mcdermott)
Charming Billy
71
Alice Mcdermott
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
72
William Golding
The Razor's Edge (Somerset Maugham)
The Razor's Edge
73
Somerset Maugham
Lying Awake (Mark Salzman)
Lying Awake
74
Mark Salzman
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
75
John Kennedy Toole
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
76
Ken Kesey
Light Years (James Salter)
Light Years
77
James Salter
Black Dogs (Ian McEwan)
Black Dogs
78
Ian McEwan
Spartina (John Casey)
Spartina
79
John Casey
A Fan's Notes (Frederick Exley)
A Fan's Notes
80
Frederick Exley
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