Which book are you ashamed not to have read?

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I’ve never read any Proust.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗

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Nineteen Eighty-Four. I always meant to read it before 1984, and once 1984 had passed I didn’t see the point.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 April 2025 source ↗

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Question Which moment embarrassed you most? Failure & regret
I have a deep-rooted fear of being in trouble. I once tried to sneak into the back of a photography exhibition with my husband when one of our kids was in a pushchair. We’d arrived late and he suggested we go in through the gift shop and see the last room. As we poked our heads round the door, the security guard noticed us. I shouted, “That man’s trying to get in!”, then ran away.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗

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