I've not read War & Peace, nor Great Expectations, and I have no plans to either. I'm not a Dickens fan and being forced to read Bleak House for my degree was like torture; nor does War & Peace attract me. Life's too short. Sorry. Nor have I ever read any Dan Brown or the "Men Are From..." book.
A Brief History Of Time? Work of genius. And easy reading too. *smug*
I'm sure the fact that films have been made of most of these books contributes to all the fibs though.
