People like to make lists. Well, I like to make lists and assume that there are others who share this predilection. Here are the 20 titles of books or plays (in no particular order) that I have found immensely enjoyable, insightful, impactful and timeless. While my wife agreed with a number of them, she strongly (and vociferously) disagreed with a few. I gently pointed out to her that she can make her own list. Women!
Although plays are meant to be seen and not read, I invite you to read any of the following that you have not yet encountered:
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- Hamlet (best piece of literature I ever read)
- Huckleberry Finn (best American novel I ever read)
- King Lear
- The Canterbury Tales
- Cyrano De Bergerac
- The Great Gatsby
- A Farewell to Arms
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Dune
- Macbeth
- The Old Man and the Sea
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Pride and Prejudice
- 1984
- The Boys in the Boat
- River of Doubt
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Native Son
- A Tale of Two Cities
- Bonfire of the Vanities