[Mr. Silverback]

My wife is stunned that Catch-22 is not on the list. She says it's a must-read anyone considering a military career, in a military career, or in nursing.

Me, I figure one of the Shelock Holmes novels needs to be on the list. I've only read the short stories so far, so perhaps I should say that a collection of them would be appropriate. In short, every adult should read some Holmes before they kick off.

As usual, I find I'm not very well read. From the list, I've only read the Bible, 1984, A Christmas Carol and Great expectations. And boy, do I wish I could get that time reading Great Expectations back...nothing against Dickens, but DANG! A Christmas Carol, meanwhile, is a joy to read and contains some wonderful lines (that only a few movie versions include) where Scrooge is rebuked as an insect who disdains other insects and calls them worthy of death, simply because they live in the dust and he lives on a leaf.

[SoftballMominVA]

My biggest surprise is the absence of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - probably the best ‘coming of age’ novel ever written. Absolutely timeless.

[freepertoo]

I hated Catch-22! Could NOT get into it at all.