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Not well read.

I'm seriously starting to realise that as an author, I'm seriously lacking in the reading department. I don't remember reading children books as a kid, only the historical romances my mother read. I've never read Dr Seuss, only Disney, if anything at all. I wasn't raised on Classics like Princess Bride, the Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird. Name it: I haven't read it. I've read tons of writing books and they also refer to this or that classic. Jane Austen novels are classics... And I've never read them. Not even seen the movies. Everyone always get excited when talking about these, and I feel... Left out. When I got my Kindle, I was able to get plenty of free books of Amazon, and I started reading Pride & Prejudice. I never finished it, don't know if I even made it halfway through. Which is sad. And frustrating. I know I'm missing out. How about you guys? What have you read, or not read? What classics do you prefer that you suggest I...