JoelNotes

As suggested by this NYT article
if I had to list all of the novels that I thought were too long -

The Scarlet Letter - whole thing in one headline: PURITAN SLEEPS WITH REVEREND, BORES 11TH GRADERS FOR YEARS TO COME
A Tale of Two Cities - Dickens was paid by the installment (chapter)...and it shows.
One Hundred Years of Solitude - Enjoyed most of the book, but could have done without the last two decades.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - did Hermione really have to campaign for house elves' rights? How would that help fight Voldemort?
The DaVinci Code - Monty Python's search for the Holy Grail is better.
Ayn Rand - anything she's written. Why did I have so many copies of the Fountainhead as a 1st year?
The March - As long as the Civil War.
Finnegan's Wake - I still haven't finished reading it...