My instructions were to bold the books I’ve read, italicize the ones I want to read, and leave in normal text the ones that don’t interest me. Everything in caps indicates those I’ve never heard of. The asterisks indicate those I recommend.
1. The DaVinci Code (Dan Brown) (seen the movie: does that count?)
2. Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) ***
3. To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee) *
4. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell) *
5. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Tolkien)
6. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (Tolkien)
7. The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers (Tolkien) (again, I’ve seen all three of these movies. I think I should get half credit for that)
8. Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery) *** (you weren’t questioning this were you?)
9. OUTLANDER (Diana Gabaldon)
10. A FINE BALANCE (Rohinton Mistry)
11. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Rowling) **
12. Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
13. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Rowling) **
14. A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
15. Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden) (seen the movie, which made me want to read the book)
16. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Rowling)
17. FALL ON YOUR KNEES (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
18. The Stand (Stephen King) (the book’s been sitting on my shelves for a bit waiting for me)
19. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Rowling) **
20. Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte) *
21. The Hobbit (Tolkien) *
22. The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
23. Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) **
24. The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
25. Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
26. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
27. Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte) *
28. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C. S. Lewis) **
29. East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
30. Tuesdays with Morrie (Mitch Albom) (no desire whatsoever to read this book – it strikes me as a yuck)
31. DUNE (Frank Herbert)
32. The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
33. Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
34. 1984 (Orwell) *
35. THE MISTS OF AVALON (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
36. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH (Ken Follett)
37. The Power of One (Bryce Courtenay) (seen the movie and cried)
38. I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE (Wally Lamb)
39. The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
40. THE ALCHEMIST (Paulo Coelho)
41. THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR (Jean M. Auel)
42. The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)**
43.Confessions of a Shopahaulic (Sophie Kinsella)
44. The Five People You Meet In Heaven (Mitch Albom) (another strikes me as a yuck book)
45. The Bible ***
46. Anna Karenina (Tolstoy) (another one sitting on my shelves eyeing me, batting her eyes, even)
47. The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas) *** (one of my favorite books ever!)
48. Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt) **
49. The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
50. SHE’S COME UNDONE (Wally Lamb)
51. The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)***
52. A Tale of Two Cities (Dickens) *** (another favorite)
53. Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card)
54. Great Expectations (Dickens) **
55. The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald) ***
56. THE STONE ANGEL (Margaret Laurence)
57. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Rowling) **
58. The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
59. The Handmaid’s Tale (Margaret Atwood)
60. The Time Traveler’s Wife (Audrey Niffenegger) (I know, I can’t believe I haven’t read it either)
61. Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
62. The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
63. War and Peace (Tolstoy) (although I’m not sure what the chances are that I’ll ever get around to this volume – as Radar on M*A*S*H said, "War and peace?" with confused look on his face)
64. Interview With The Vampire (Anne Rice)
5. FIFTH BUSINESS (Robertson Davies)
66. One Hundred Years Of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez) **
67. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
68. Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
69. Les Miserables (Victor Hugo) (but I’ve seen the musical and the movie – both several times – and I own the soundtrack, so I should still get lots of points for this one!)
70. The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) (seen the movie)
71. Bridget Jones’s Diary (Helen Fielding)
72. Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
73. Shogun (James Clavell)
74. The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
75. The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson)
76. THE SUMMER TREE (Guy Gavriel Kay)
76. THE SUMMER TREE (Guy Gavriel Kay)
77. A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (Betty Smith) (I read this in sixth grade, and when I bought the book, my mom first took it and white-outed [yeah, I just made that word up] all the curse words – I love that she did that for me)
78. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP (John Irving) (I know it’s odd to have an all-caps and italicized one, but in this particular case, the title and author are enough to convince me that I should pick it up)
79. The Diviners (Margaret Laurence)
80. Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White) **
81. NOT WANTED ON THE VOYAGE (Timothy Findley)
82. Of Mice And Men (Steinbeck) *
83. Rebecca (Daphne DuMaurier)
84. WIZARD’S FIRST RULE (Terry Goodkind)
85. Emma (Jane Austen) **
86. Watership Down (Richard Adams)
87. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley) *
88. THE STONE DIARIES (Carol Shields)
89. BLINDNESS (Jose Saramago)
90. KANE AND ABEL (Jeffrey Archer)
91. IN THE SKIN OF A LION (Michael Ondaatje)
92. Lord of the Flies (William Golding) * (a hard book to read but recommended as a commentary on the corruption in all of us)
93. The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
94. The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)**
95. The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum) (Some movies, once I see them, I want even more to read the book. This one, I’m content with just the movie.)
96. The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
97. White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
98. A Woman of Substance (Barbara Taylor Bradford)
99. The Celestine Prophecy (James Redfield)
100. Ulysses (James Joyce) (Wait! you say. How can it be bold and italicized? I’ve picked it up, read about a third of it, and have picked it up and put it down more times than Anne Heche has changed sexual preference, and someday, I’ll finish it. Someday. Hopefully before I die.)
78. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP (John Irving) (I know it’s odd to have an all-caps and italicized one, but in this particular case, the title and author are enough to convince me that I should pick it up)
79. The Diviners (Margaret Laurence)
80. Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White) **
81. NOT WANTED ON THE VOYAGE (Timothy Findley)
82. Of Mice And Men (Steinbeck) *
83. Rebecca (Daphne DuMaurier)
84. WIZARD’S FIRST RULE (Terry Goodkind)
85. Emma (Jane Austen) **
86. Watership Down (Richard Adams)
87. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley) *
88. THE STONE DIARIES (Carol Shields)
89. BLINDNESS (Jose Saramago)
90. KANE AND ABEL (Jeffrey Archer)
91. IN THE SKIN OF A LION (Michael Ondaatje)
92. Lord of the Flies (William Golding) * (a hard book to read but recommended as a commentary on the corruption in all of us)
93. The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
94. The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)**
95. The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum) (Some movies, once I see them, I want even more to read the book. This one, I’m content with just the movie.)
96. The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
97. White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
98. A Woman of Substance (Barbara Taylor Bradford)
99. The Celestine Prophecy (James Redfield)
100. Ulysses (James Joyce) (Wait! you say. How can it be bold and italicized? I’ve picked it up, read about a third of it, and have picked it up and put it down more times than Anne Heche has changed sexual preference, and someday, I’ll finish it. Someday. Hopefully before I die.)
Because I wasn’t tagged but did this for the heck of it, I’m not tagging anyone. You can do it for the heck of it if you want.
