haniirani Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 Needs immediate attention! - March, Geraldine Brooks (due 25th, wait, that's 2 days ago!) - The Road, Cormac McCarthy (oh my 25th as well...) - Atonement, Ian McEwan (30th) - The Glass Castle, Jeanette Walls (31st) - Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen (31st) Not-so-urgent - Come to me, Amy Bloom - Of Mice & Men, John Steinbeck - Swallows of Kabul, Yasmina Khadra (got to check out their library due dates soon) Undecided - The Library Window, Margaret Oliphant - Turn of the Screw, Henry James - Out, Natsuo Kirino - Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides - Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys - Cannery Row, John Steinbeck - Good Earth, Pearl S Buck - Skipping Christmas, John Grisham - Bouvard & Pecuchet, Gustave Flaubert - Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut - L'assomoir, Emile Zola - The Echo Maker - The Birth House, Ami McKay - Next, Michael Crichton - Utopia, Lincoln Child - Blackwater Lightship - Angela's Ashes - Northanger Abbey (Help please! Which titles do I need to axe out, and which would you recommend from this list?) Quote
Kell Posted October 27, 2007 Posted October 27, 2007 I highly recommend Of Mice and Men and Northanger Abbey. I also have Out on my list and it looks excellent too. Quote
angerball Posted October 27, 2007 Posted October 27, 2007 Out is a fantastic read - one of my favourites, and one I'm always raving about. I'd say, definitely keep that one on your list. Of the others, the only ones I have read are Of Mice and Men, and Next. I'd say, keep them both. Quote
Adam Posted October 27, 2007 Posted October 27, 2007 I noticed you had Skipping Christmas by John Grisham on your list. I highly recomend this book. It is short, but very fun to read. It is getting close to the holidays and this is the perfect book to put you in the mood. Quote
JudyB Posted October 27, 2007 Posted October 27, 2007 I'll second that - I laughed out loud all the way through. Quote
~Andrea~ Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 Oh you HAVE to read The Turn of The Screw. It's great. I absolutely loved it. Very creepy. Quote
haniirani Posted November 5, 2007 Author Posted November 5, 2007 Thank you! I really needed to reduce the list so really appreciate your suggestions! I'm currently reading Of Mice and Men. The relationship between Lennie and George is so cute! Quote
~Andrea~ Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 I read that this year too. I thought it was excellent. Quote
haniirani Posted November 15, 2007 Author Posted November 15, 2007 Here's my updated list. Finished: - March, Geraldine Brooks. Beautiful writing. - The Road, Cormac McCarthy. Bleak yet hopeful. Beautiful father and son relationship. -Of Mice and Men. A good read. A 5/5 week! Reading: - Swallows of Kabul, Yasmina Khadra. - Blood Memory, Greg Iles So far so good! Somewhat decided future reading: - The Library Window, Margaret Oliphant - Turn of the Screw, Henry James - Out, Natsuo Kirino - Blackwater Lightship, Colm Toibin - Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt - L'assomoir, Emile Zola - Cannery Row, John Steinbeck - Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen - Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut - The Echo Maker, Richard Powers - Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides - Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys - Skipping Christmas, John Grisham And these are shelved. Another time perhaps? - Good Earth, Pearl S Buck - Bouvard & Pecuchet, Gustave Flaubert - The Birth House, Ami McKay - Next, Michael Crichton - Utopia, Lincoln Child Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.