Statistics for Great or Darned Good Reads (In my opinion)

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WWI. German soldiers' viewpoint. Banned in Germany by the Nazis because it implied that "For want of a better word, war isn't good." Battle of Verdun.	All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque	0%
French people dancing gaily through a wonderful summer. The summer of their last content. Schick! Gillette! Cakes. One of the most romantised women in history after the herpetologist.	A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens	0%
Young fools in love go to New Orleans. Become bigger fools after they get there.	A Walk on the Wild Side - Nelson Algren 1956	0%
"How is it that you know so much detail about Dunbar's dream, Captain?" "Because I am in it."	Catch-22 - Joseph Heller	0%
Money-lender. Axe. Horrifying guilt. Gulag.	Crime and Punishment -Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866	0%
A ship runs aground in England. A dead crew member is found tied to the helm.	Dracula - Bram Stoker	0%
"It was a pleasure to burn."	Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury	0%
"The horror".	Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad	0%
Biography of a dedicated Austrian policeman. When the Nazis annexed his country they gave him an option. See Treblinka or die. Sadly... he chose the dark side of the moon.	Into That Darkness - Gitta Sereny 1974	0%
Non-fiction book that covers pretty much the whole nightmare of being in a U-boat during WWII. Author was a U-boat captain.	Iron Coffins - Herber A. Werner	0%
A mentally backward giant is a millstone around his friend's neck. His friend accepts the responsibility manfully. Disaster befalls. "Tell me about the rabbits, George."	Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck	0%
France. Devil's Island. Prison escapees. High and low adventures in the Caribbean Sea and South America. God's gift to mankind for about thirty seconds as a reward for his 24/7 mosquitoes and cockroaches.	Papillon - Henri Charriere 1969	0%
"So you're Wilson. I have heard about you." "And what have you heard?" "I've heard you're a low-down, Yankee liar". "Prove it."	Shane - Jack Schaefer 1949	0%
Crime novel. Large. What we do when we are not awake.	The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler 1939	0%
Everyone he met was 'phoney'.	The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger	0%
Science fiction. When a young boy and girl discover that she has six fingers on one hand and knowing the rules of their community... they run away to a different place.	The Chrysalids - John Wyndam 1955	0%
This novel covers pretty much the whole nightmare of convoy eacort duty in the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. Written by a RNR officer who served in corvettes and frigates.	The Cruel Sea - Nicholas Monsarrat 1951	0%
His insightful writings about the trouble in Cuba and Indochina and other places... had him watched by the OSS. The answer to this question, though... which book does he describe the V1 assaults on London as 'more robots'.	The End of the Affair - Graham Greene	0%
Science fiction. The author is synonymous with the the aforementioned genre. His writings are so prolific that I realise hints are needed here. Think of how you would like to a see a pretty girl. The major thing that causes skin cancer.	The Naked Sun - Isaac Asimov	0%
WWII. The experiences of Australian soldiers in Papua New Guinea. The boredom, the misery and self-loathing for volunteering so quickly... before the Battle of the Coral Sea.	The Ridge and the River - T.A.G. Hungerford	0%
"Hello, ship."	The Sand Pebbles - Richard McKenna 1962	0%
Western frontier. Comanche against settlers. Portrayals of the Comanche more sympathetic in the book than the movie with Johnny Marion Morrison.	The Searchers - Alan Le May 1954	0%
Russia. Napoleon. More characters in it than 'Robinson Crusoe'. 2024 pages. You reach puberty halfway through it... get married three quarters of the way through... and die... just before you get to the five pages off the denouement.	War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy	0%
Rip-roaring tale of South Africa. Hero cripples his brother with an accidental shotgun blast... survives the Zulu War by the skin of his teeth and the wisdom of his native friend/servant. Gold. Rabies. Death.	When the Lion Feeds - Wilbur Smith	0%
"Out of the wild and windy moors..."	Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte	0%