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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Theres an article in the BBC about people lying about what books they've read. The list of the most popular to lie about is below. Im kind of surprised what is on the list.

James Bond books, Ian Fleming

Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien

The Chronicles of Narnia, CS Lewis

The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown

The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh

The Wizard of Oz, L Frank Baum

Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson

The Godfather, Mario Puzo

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey

Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn

The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

I'm an avid reader, but have only read a couple of the James Bond books (found them dull). Da Vinci code (to see what the fuss was about) and Lord of the Rings ( loved it, but would never re read it)

What ones have you read?... honestly!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If someone is ever shocked that I havent read books that think think I should have read, I just say:

"Yeah I heard that book sucks"...

They are usually _____ speechless after that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Four pillars of the earth and moby dick...they were tough reads but I felt compelled.

Lots like to make reference to literary master pieces...kudos apparently

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Theres an article in the BBC about people lying about what books they've read. The list of the most popular to lie about is below. Im kind of surprised what is on the list.

James Bond books, Ian Fleming

Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien

The Chronicles of Narnia, CS Lewis

The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown

The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh

The Wizard of Oz, L Frank Baum

Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson

The Godfather, Mario Puzo

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey

Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn

The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

I'm an avid reader, but have only read a couple of the James Bond books (found them dull). Da Vinci code (to see what the fuss was about) and Lord of the Rings ( loved it, but would never re read it)

What ones have you read?... honestly!"

Yeah there's a couple on there I'd rather lie and say I've not read...

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

I've only read LOTR and the Narnia books on that list.

Are people lying to say they have read the books, or they haven't, because there are books on that list I wouldn't admit to reading if I had.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If someone is ever shocked that I havent read books that think think I should have read, I just say:

"Yeah I heard that book sucks"...

They are usually _____ speechless after that. "

That's powerful, man.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


" Four pillars of the earth and moby dick...they were tough reads but I felt compelled.

Lots like to make reference to literary master pieces...kudos apparently "

Four Pillars was an excellent book.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lord of the Rings - have read the series several times

Chronicles of Narnia - read when I was a child

Da Vinci Code - harmless entertainment

Gone Girl - pretty implausible in my opinion

Tried The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo, lost interest.

You forgot Ulysses - unreadable if you ask me lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Theres an article in the BBC about people lying about what books they've read. The list of the most popular to lie about is below. Im kind of surprised what is on the list.

James Bond books, Ian Fleming

Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien

The Chronicles of Narnia, CS Lewis

The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown

The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh

The Wizard of Oz, L Frank Baum

Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson

The Godfather, Mario Puzo

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey

Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn

The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

I'm an avid reader, but have only read a couple of the James Bond books (found them dull). Da Vinci code (to see what the fuss was about) and Lord of the Rings ( loved it, but would never re read it)

What ones have you read?... honestly!"

Da Vinci Code, Trainspotting, Girl with the dragon tattoo, gone girl.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Theres an article in the BBC about people lying about what books they've read. The list of the most popular to lie about is below. Im kind of surprised what is on the list.

James Bond books, Ian Fleming

Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien

The Chronicles of Narnia, CS Lewis

The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown

The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh

The Wizard of Oz, L Frank Baum

Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson

The Godfather, Mario Puzo

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey

Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn

The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

I'm an avid reader, but have only read a couple of the James Bond books (found them dull). Da Vinci code (to see what the fuss was about) and Lord of the Rings ( loved it, but would never re read it)

What ones have you read?... honestly!"

The Da Vinci code, and the chronicles of Narnia.

Never fancied reading James Bond though I love a good thriller they just seem lightweight. Lots of those the blurb just doesn't grab me so pass them by.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

None of them.

I mainly read WW2 stuff.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Forgot Narnia. Read all CS Lewis books when I was a kid.

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

These are all film books. I'm wondering if people conflate that as they've seen the film, even though sometimes they're not remotely connected.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"These are all film books. I'm wondering if people conflate that as they've seen the film, even though sometimes they're not remotely connected."

Ben Hur was a great book. Spartacus was a page turner as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"These are all film books. I'm wondering if people conflate that as they've seen the film, even though sometimes they're not remotely connected."

Very good point

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Read them all except LOTR. I found them hard work and slow. In fact it's one of the few books I've never finished reading.

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By *a Fee VerteWoman
over a year ago

Limbo


"Theres an article in the BBC about people lying about what books they've read. The list of the most popular to lie about is below. Im kind of surprised what is on the list.

James Bond books, Ian Fleming

Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien

The Chronicles of Narnia, CS Lewis

The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown

The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh

The Wizard of Oz, L Frank Baum

Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson

The Godfather, Mario Puzo

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey

Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn

The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

I'm an avid reader, but have only read a couple of the James Bond books (found them dull). Da Vinci code (to see what the fuss was about) and Lord of the Rings ( loved it, but would never re read it)

What ones have you read?... honestly!"

On that list, all of them *except* Dan Brown and Ian Fleming.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh wait, I read The Godfather as a teen, never saw the film, hate Mafia movies.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

LOTR - and I've read those a couple of times

Da Vinci code

The Godfather

I have the Narnia books that I want to read with the little one and I've the dragon tattoo ones on my Kindle waiting.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien (confusing as heck and lost interest)

The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (a holiday poolside read because it came before kindle and only carried a couple of books)

The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins (they're on our kindle so I read everything, was mildly entertaining)

Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh (love Irvine Welsh, this is a classic yarn)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson (first one is exciting, the rest of the trilogy...yawn. And don't even get me started on the bastardised 4th book by a Larsson wannabe.)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've read the da Vinci code. It was better than the film.

I have seen most of the other film adaptations and not read the books.

It's just getting the time nowadays.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm an English graduate yet am ashamed to admit I have only read three books on that list - just have to face the fact there are millions of books I will never get round to reading. Rather sad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien - many times, including Tolkien's other works too.

The Chronicles of Narnia, CS Lewis - all of them as a child.

The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown - load of crap.

Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh - loved it but took a while to get used to the dialect.

Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding - meh.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson - read the trilogy but found it too gruesome to really enjoy.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey - loved it.

Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn - got half way through and gave up, it really isn't my thing.

The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini - amazing book.

Nell

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've only ever read three books

Lord of the rings (took me nearly two years)

Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy

And

Kes

Don't see the point in telling porkies about books you've read

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Only a couple of titles in that list I've read; the others are "fluff" and not the sort of literature I'd choose to read. This list is more representative of good fiction:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/100-novels-everyone-should-read/

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Only a couple of titles in that list I've read; the others are "fluff" and not the sort of literature I'd choose to read. This list is more representative of good fiction:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/100-novels-everyone-should-read/"

I prefer to decide for myself what I "should" read

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum


"Only a couple of titles in that list I've read; the others are "fluff" and not the sort of literature I'd choose to read. This list is more representative of good fiction:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/100-novels-everyone-should-read/

I prefer to decide for myself what I "should" read"

Especially if the advice is coming from the Telegraph!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Only a couple of titles in that list I've read; the others are "fluff" and not the sort of literature I'd choose to read. This list is more representative of good fiction:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/100-novels-everyone-should-read/

I prefer to decide for myself what I "should" read"

I've read six in that list and have no interest in quite a few

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've read Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and enjoyed it as well as the rest of the millennium trilogy.

Tried the narnia books and lotr, didn't care for them.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe


"Theres an article in the BBC about people lying about what books they've read. The list of the most popular to lie about is below. Im kind of surprised what is on the list.

James Bond books, Ian Fleming

Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien

The Chronicles of Narnia, CS Lewis

The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown

The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh

The Wizard of Oz, L Frank Baum

Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson

The Godfather, Mario Puzo

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey

Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn

The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

I'm an avid reader, but have only read a couple of the James Bond books (found them dull). Da Vinci code (to see what the fuss was about) and Lord of the Rings ( loved it, but would never re read it)

What ones have you read?... honestly!"

I have read:

Lord of the Rings

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (full trilogy and have the the extra one when I decide to give it a try)

The Chronicles of Narnia (as an adult)

The Hunger Games (last book was a disappointment, as was the film)

The Da Vinci Code.

I simply read whatever interests me at the time.

Nita

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Only a couple of titles in that list I've read; the others are "fluff" and not the sort of literature I'd choose to read. This list is more representative of good fiction:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/100-novels-everyone-should-read/

I prefer to decide for myself what I "should" read

Especially if the advice is coming from the Telegraph! "

Had a quick look, "Ulysses" is on it - enough said in my book

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ah, Ulysses, now you're talking. James Joyce is one of my favourite authors

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By *ackDMissMorganCouple
over a year ago

Halifax

Da Vinci code and most of the Bond books. My Dad has a collection of them. Remember reading them as a kid. Especially Goldeneye years before it was made in to a film. Jack.

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