5.05.2007

A borrowed book meme

Posted by Tammy

I saw this great book Meme over at Planetshannon, and decided to borrow it! I can't resist talking about books ever!! (thanks Shannon!)

The instructions are:

"Look at the list of books below. Bold the ones you’ve read, italicize the ones you want to read, cross out the ones you won’t touch with a ten foot pole, put a cross (+) by the ones on your book shelf and an asterisk (*) by the ones you’ve never heard of."

1. The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown) +
2. Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) +
3. To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee) +
4. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell) + - I LOVE the book - refuse to see the movie!
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) +
8. Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery) + - I own the whole series - some of my favorite books ever!
9. Outlander (Diana Gabaldon) + - I own the whole series - and just finished re-reading them all again - wonderful stories!!
10. A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry) *
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (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)
16. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Rowling) +
17. Fall on Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald) *
18. The Stand (Stephen King) - I have never read any Stephen King...
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) + This book is my favorite of all time!!
24. The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
25.
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
26. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams) - I haven't read it, but I did see the recent movie...
27.
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte) +
28. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (C. S. Lewis) + - I have them all!
29. East of Eden (John Steinbeck) - I haven't read this one, but I know of it.
30. Tuesdays with Morrie (Mitch Albom)
31. Dune (Frank Herbert) - I haven't read this one, and probably won't...
32. The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
33. Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand) + (I prefer the Fountainhead though!)
34. 1984 (Orwell)
35. The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley) + - probably #2 on my list of favorites! It changed my thinking completely!
36.
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
37. The Power of One (Bryce Courtenay) *
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 Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
44.
The Five People You Meet In Heaven (Mitch Albom)
45. Bible +
46. Anna Karenina (Tolstoy)
47. The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas) +
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)
53.
Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card)
54. Great Expectations (Dickens) - I don't think I ever read this one... I can't remember!
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) - I haven't read this - not to say I won't some day though
59.
The Handmaid’s Tale (Margaret Atwood)
60.
The Time Traveller’s Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
61. Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky) +
62. The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand) + - this is high on my list of favorites too!
63.
War and Peace (Tolstoy) +
64. Interview With The Vampire (Anne Rice) - I don't do vampire books!
65. Fifth Business (Robertson Davies) *
66.
One Hundred Years Of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
67.
The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (Ann Brashares) +
68. Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
69. Les Miserables (Hugo) +
70. The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) +
71.
Bridget Jones’ Diary (Fielding)
72. Love in the Time of Cholera (Marquez)
73. Shogun (James Clavell) - haven't read it, know of it, probably won't read it...
74.
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
75. The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett) + - one of my favorites from childhood!
76.
The Summer Tree (Guy Gavriel Kay)
77.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
78.
The World According To Garp (John Irving)
79. The Diviners (Margaret Laurence) *
80. Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White) + - another childhood favorite!
81. Not Wanted On The Voyage (Timothy Findley) *
82. Of Mice And Men (Steinbeck) + - love the movie with Gary Sinise
83. Rebecca (Daphne DuMaurier)
84.
Wizard’s First Rule (Terry Goodkind)
85.
Emma (Jane Austen) +
86. Watership Down (Richard Adams) + - I have never read this classic - I own it though!
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 (Ondaatje) *
92.
Lord of the Flies (Golding)
93.
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck) +
94.
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd) +
95. The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum) - I have seen the movie, but not read the book
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) - I know of this one, but probably won't read it.

Wow - I'm amazed at how many of these I have read, and own! There are a number on here that I really do want to read and haven't gotten around to it. I LOVE to read - can you tell? If you want to play along, there is a blank list below! Let me know if you do play, I want to see your lists! :)

I have READ 60 out of the 100. I OWN 41 out of the 100. I want to read 15 that I haven't yet read. There were only 8 of the 100 that I had never heard of! What a fun meme!


1. The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
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)
8. Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
9. Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
10. A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (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)
16. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Rowling)
17. Fall on Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
18. The Stand (Stephen King)
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)
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)
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 Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
44. The Five People You Meet In Heaven (Mitch Albom)
45. Bible
46. Anna Karenina (Tolstoy)
47. The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
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)
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 Traveller’s Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
61. Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
62. The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
63. War and Peace (Tolstoy)
64. Interview With The Vampire (Anne Rice)
65. Fifth Business (Robertson Davies)
66. One Hundred Years Of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
67. The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (Ann Brashares)
68. Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
69. Les Miserables (Hugo)
70. The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
71. Bridget Jones’ Diary (Fielding)
72. Love in the Time of Cholera (Marquez)
73. Shogun (James Clavell)
74. The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
75. The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
76. The Summer Tree (Guy Gavriel Kay)
77. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
78. The World According To Garp (John Irving)
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 (Ondaatje)
92. Lord of the Flies (Golding)
93. The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
94. The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
95. The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
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)

2 Opinions:

Shannon said...

Woohoo! Thanks for playing Tammy! I am so impressed by how many you've read (I didn't even think to count that one mine...teehee), and thanks so much on the tip re: Outlander, I will definately at it to my list!!

LadyTulip said...

Your list wore me flat out! I think you've got more books listed than were on shelves at the nearest library where we used to live!!

~~ Oh! ~~

And I've tagged YOU!! (This was induced by Bluejude...)

have a Good Monday!!

lauri