Book Meme
March 16, 2007
This has been around a bit and I decided to borrow it from Spyscribbler's blog. I'm not doing all the "do-this" crap, so I'm just going to make a quick comment by each one.
1. The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)--listened to the audiobook; preferred Angels & Demons
2. Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)--haven't read it
3. To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)--haven't read it
4. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)--haven't read it or seen the movie
5. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Tolkien)--read it a couple times; prefer the movies
6. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (Tolkien)--see #5
7. The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers (Tolkien)--see #5
8. Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)--haven't read it
9. Outlander (Diana Gabaldon) --haven't read it (or heard of it)
10. A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)--never heard of it
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Rowling)--loved it
12. Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)--see #1
13. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Rowling)--loved it
14. A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)--an American masterpiece
15. Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)--haven't read it
16. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Rowling)--loved it
17. Fall on Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald)--never heard of it
18. The Stand (Stephen King)--both versions, probably a masterpiece of sorts
19. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Rowling)--loved it; my favorite of all the books so far
20. Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)--haven't read it
21. The Hobbit (Tolkien)--read a couple times
22. The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)--my vote for most overrated literary novel in the canon, but I applaud and often wish I could emulate Salinger's approach to book marketing
23. Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)--tried to read it
24. The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)--haven't read it
25. Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
26. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)--yes, in college and spent a lot of time giggling, especially about odes to belly button lint
27. Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)--nope
28. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (C. S. Lewis)--this series creeps me out (and the movie isn't much of a favorite either), but I've only read The Magician's Nephew, which I hate.
29. East of Eden (John Steinbeck)--yes, but I don't remember much about it
30. Tuesdays with Morrie(Mitch Albom)--an interesting book, reminding us of things we already know
31. Dune (Frank Herbert)--read several times; quite the visionary
32. The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)--hope
33. Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)--nope
34. 1984 (Orwell)--yeah and I hate rats
35. The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)--nope
36. The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)--nope
37. The Power of One (Bryce Courtenay)--nope
38. I Know This Much is True (Wally Lamb)--nope
39. The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)--nope
40. The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)--nope
41. The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)--ah yes, the first Sex Among The Cave People. I think I read the first 3.
42. The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)--nope
43. Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella) --nope
44. The Five People You Meet In Heaven (Mitch Albom)--nope and I'm not interested
45. Bible--yes, several times
46. Anna Karenina (Tolstoy)--nope
47. The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)--no, but the sandwich is ok
48. Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt)--nope
49. The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)--nope
50. She’s Come Undone (Wally Lamb)--nope
)51. The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)--started it, didn't finish, rare for me
52. A Tale of Two Cities (Dickens)--of course
53. Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card)--nope
54. Great Expectations (Dickens)--yes, wonderful
55. The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald)--yes and I should reread it, too
56. The Stone Angel (Margaret Laurence)--nope
57. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Rowling)--loved it
58. The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)--yes, loved it
59. The Handmaid’s Tale (Margaret Atwood)--nope
60. The Time Traveller’s Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)--nope
61. Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)--nope
62. The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)--nope
63. War and Peace (Tolstoy)--nope
64. Interview With The Vampire (Anne Rice)--yes, best line: "I rather like looking at crucifixes."
65. Fifth Business (Robertson Davis)--nope
66. One Hundred Years Of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)--no, but I've read one of his short stories, which was lovely.
67. The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (Ann Brashares)--nope
68. Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)--yes
69. Les Miserables (Hugo)--yes
70. The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)--nope
71. Bridget Jones’ Diary (Fielding)--nope
72. Love in the Time of Cholera (Marquez)--nope
73. Shogun (James Clavell)--yes
74. The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)--no & hated the movie
75. The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)--nope
76. The Summer Tree (Guy Gavriel Kay)--nope
77. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)--nope
78. The World According To Garp (John Irving)--yes
79. The Diviners (Margaret Laurence)--nope
80. Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White)--yes
81. Not Wanted On The Voyage (Timothy Findley)--yes
82. Of Mice And Men (Steinbeck)--yes, brilliant
83. Rebecca (Daphne DuMaurier)--nope
84. Wizard’s First Rule (Terry Goodkind)--nope
85. Emma (Jane Austen)--nope
86. Watership Down (Richard Adams)--parts of it
87. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)--nope
88. The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)--nope
89. Blindness (Jose Saramago)--nope
90. Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)--nope
91. In The Skin Of A Lion (Ondaatje)--nope
92. Lord of the Flies (Golding)--yes
93. The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)--parts of it
94. The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)--nope
95. The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)--yes, I think so
96. The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)--nope
97. White Oleander (Janet Fitch)--nope
98. A Woman of Substance (Barbara Taylor Bradford)--nope
99. The Celestine Prophecy (James Redfield)--nope
100. Ulysses (James Joyce)--nope
Would've been easier to list the ones I've actually read.
Best,
Mark Terry
This has been around a bit and I decided to borrow it from Spyscribbler's blog. I'm not doing all the "do-this" crap, so I'm just going to make a quick comment by each one.
1. The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)--listened to the audiobook; preferred Angels & Demons
2. Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)--haven't read it
3. To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)--haven't read it
4. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)--haven't read it or seen the movie
5. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Tolkien)--read it a couple times; prefer the movies
6. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (Tolkien)--see #5
7. The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers (Tolkien)--see #5
8. Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)--haven't read it
9. Outlander (Diana Gabaldon) --haven't read it (or heard of it)
10. A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)--never heard of it
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Rowling)--loved it
12. Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)--see #1
13. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Rowling)--loved it
14. A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)--an American masterpiece
15. Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)--haven't read it
16. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Rowling)--loved it
17. Fall on Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald)--never heard of it
18. The Stand (Stephen King)--both versions, probably a masterpiece of sorts
19. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Rowling)--loved it; my favorite of all the books so far
20. Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)--haven't read it
21. The Hobbit (Tolkien)--read a couple times
22. The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)--my vote for most overrated literary novel in the canon, but I applaud and often wish I could emulate Salinger's approach to book marketing
23. Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)--tried to read it
24. The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)--haven't read it
25. Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
26. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)--yes, in college and spent a lot of time giggling, especially about odes to belly button lint
27. Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)--nope
28. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (C. S. Lewis)--this series creeps me out (and the movie isn't much of a favorite either), but I've only read The Magician's Nephew, which I hate.
29. East of Eden (John Steinbeck)--yes, but I don't remember much about it
30. Tuesdays with Morrie(Mitch Albom)--an interesting book, reminding us of things we already know
31. Dune (Frank Herbert)--read several times; quite the visionary
32. The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)--hope
33. Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)--nope
34. 1984 (Orwell)--yeah and I hate rats
35. The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)--nope
36. The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)--nope
37. The Power of One (Bryce Courtenay)--nope
38. I Know This Much is True (Wally Lamb)--nope
39. The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)--nope
40. The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)--nope
41. The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)--ah yes, the first Sex Among The Cave People. I think I read the first 3.
42. The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)--nope
43. Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella) --nope
44. The Five People You Meet In Heaven (Mitch Albom)--nope and I'm not interested
45. Bible--yes, several times
46. Anna Karenina (Tolstoy)--nope
47. The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)--no, but the sandwich is ok
48. Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt)--nope
49. The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)--nope
50. She’s Come Undone (Wally Lamb)--nope
)51. The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)--started it, didn't finish, rare for me
52. A Tale of Two Cities (Dickens)--of course
53. Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card)--nope
54. Great Expectations (Dickens)--yes, wonderful
55. The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald)--yes and I should reread it, too
56. The Stone Angel (Margaret Laurence)--nope
57. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Rowling)--loved it
58. The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)--yes, loved it
59. The Handmaid’s Tale (Margaret Atwood)--nope
60. The Time Traveller’s Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)--nope
61. Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)--nope
62. The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)--nope
63. War and Peace (Tolstoy)--nope
64. Interview With The Vampire (Anne Rice)--yes, best line: "I rather like looking at crucifixes."
65. Fifth Business (Robertson Davis)--nope
66. One Hundred Years Of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)--no, but I've read one of his short stories, which was lovely.
67. The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (Ann Brashares)--nope
68. Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)--yes
69. Les Miserables (Hugo)--yes
70. The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)--nope
71. Bridget Jones’ Diary (Fielding)--nope
72. Love in the Time of Cholera (Marquez)--nope
73. Shogun (James Clavell)--yes
74. The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)--no & hated the movie
75. The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)--nope
76. The Summer Tree (Guy Gavriel Kay)--nope
77. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)--nope
78. The World According To Garp (John Irving)--yes
79. The Diviners (Margaret Laurence)--nope
80. Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White)--yes
81. Not Wanted On The Voyage (Timothy Findley)--yes
82. Of Mice And Men (Steinbeck)--yes, brilliant
83. Rebecca (Daphne DuMaurier)--nope
84. Wizard’s First Rule (Terry Goodkind)--nope
85. Emma (Jane Austen)--nope
86. Watership Down (Richard Adams)--parts of it
87. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)--nope
88. The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)--nope
89. Blindness (Jose Saramago)--nope
90. Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)--nope
91. In The Skin Of A Lion (Ondaatje)--nope
92. Lord of the Flies (Golding)--yes
93. The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)--parts of it
94. The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)--nope
95. The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)--yes, I think so
96. The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)--nope
97. White Oleander (Janet Fitch)--nope
98. A Woman of Substance (Barbara Taylor Bradford)--nope
99. The Celestine Prophecy (James Redfield)--nope
100. Ulysses (James Joyce)--nope
Would've been easier to list the ones I've actually read.
Best,
Mark Terry
posted by Mark Terry at 9:32 AM
4 Comments:
Watership Down is probably my favorite all time book. And it's about bunnies. I read it when I was thirteen because I thought it was a naval warfare type of thing. I'm lacking on the classics myself, except for Steinbeck. I finally read "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" recently. I was depressed for a week.
I'm probably lacking on the classics myself, although I've read quite a bit of Shakespeare, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Willa Cather and even Mencken. And I have read some Dostoevsky and others. I don't have an English degree, but I did take some upper level English classes in college and my HS education was thorough, so I've read my fair share of Greek plays, etc.
"The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" is depressing. On the other hand, Leanne and I recently rented "The Constant Gardener" and it really is a punch to the gut kind of movie. And I love the film version of "The Tailor of Panama," so I think I'm going to have to read more of his books.
I was lucky that my local librarian shelved many of the classics in the children's section. Not even the young adult section, but the children's section. (Austen, Dickens, Steinbeck ... a ton of them.)
The Chronicles of Narnia are fantastic! How young are your kids? I read the series three times in fourth grade, then sat on my bed for two hours and bawled because I wanted to live there for real. (I clearly remember her sitting there, speechless.)
Since then, I've probably re-read the series ten or so times. My best friend and I used to read it every year. (We'd have reading fests when we visited each other during college.)
It's up there with Harry Potter, really! I've only read that series 5 times so far ...
her=mom.
*rolling my eyes at myself*
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