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submitted 1 year ago by JoeClu@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.ml
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Here is my embarrassing list.

=Noteworthy

1984 by George Orwell Catch-22 Joseph Heller Dune by Frank Herbert East of Eden by John Steinbeck Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

=Less Noteworthy

Black Sea Gods by Brian Braden Mythos by Stephen Fry Smallworld by Dominic Green The One by John Marrs The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

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[–] JoeClu@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Grrr... I guess I need to work on formatting. Let's try this again

1984 by George Orwell

Catch-22 Joseph Heller

Dune by Frank Herbert

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett

The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

LESS NOTABLE:

Black Sea Gods by Brian Braden

Mythos by Stephen Fry

Smallworld by Dominic Green

The One by John Marrs

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

[–] sloonark@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I couldn't finish Dune either. I'm sure the story is great, but the writing IMO is terrible.

[–] bev@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Grrr... I guess I need to work on formatting. Let's try this again

  • 1984 by George Orwell
  • Catch-22 Joseph Heller
  • Dune by Frank Herbert
  • East of Eden by John Steinbeck
  • Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
  • Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
  • The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
  • The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull
  • The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
  • The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

LESS NOTABLE:

  • Black Sea Gods by Brian Braden
  • Mythos by Stephen Fry
  • Smallworld by Dominic Green
  • The One by John Marrs
  • The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

You can use the markdown list feature.

- unordered list

Or

1. Ordered list

[–] JoeClu@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Danke schoen.