but is does enrich your life. Some lives are rich enough without it. :)
If you want to try some of the great ones, my advice is to not feel bad if you hate the choice you made. Put it down and pick up another. After you have read and enjoyed a few go back and try the first choice. Great literature is kind of an acquired taste.
Another way to create interest in the great books is to research the authors. I can't imagine anyone studying F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda, not wanting to read all his work, even though most of his work is below the standards of Gatsby.
Try Huxley's Brave New World if you haven't read it. It is timeless and appeals to nearly everyone. It is not American but it is on the list of great literature and should be on everyone's bucket list
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- What do you consider *The Great American Novel?*