In Which A Girl Reads posted this list on wednesday, and I thought it would be fun to fill it out as well. It is originally based on Borders 100 favorite books.
Crossed out means I've read it, and books with stars I own but haven't read yet.
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10. Raymond E. Feist – Magician
11. Khaled Hosseini – A Thousand Splendid Suns
12. Paullina Simons – Bronze Horsemen
13. Gregory David Roberts – Shantaram
14. Margaret Mitchell – Gone With The Wind
15. Bryce Courtenay – Power of One
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18. Paulo Coelho – The Alchemist
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20. Tim Winton – Cloud Street
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22. Emily Bronte – Wuthering Heights
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27. Niv Mass Market Bible With Bible Guide – International Bible Society Staff and International Bible Society
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29. Yann Martel – Life of Pi*
30. AB Facey – Fortunate Life
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34. Rohinton Mistry – A Fine Balance
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36. Li Cunxin – Mao’s Last Dancer
37. John Marsden – Tomorrow, When The War Began
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39. Frank Herbert – Dune
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42. Gabriel Garcia Marquez – One Hundred Years Of Solitude
43. Bryce Courtenay – April Fool’s Day
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45. Patrick Suskind – Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer
46. Matthew Reilly – Ice Station
47. Carlos Ruiz Zafon – The Shadow Of The Wind
48. Stephen Hawking – A Brief History Of Time
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50. Louisa May Alcott – Little Women*
51. Mitch Albom – Tuesdays With Morrie
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54. Ian McEwan – Atonement
55. Leo Tolstory – Anna Karenina
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57. Anthony Burgess – A Clockwork Orange
58. Antoine de Saint ExupĂ©ry – The Little Prince
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61. Gabriel Garcia Marquez – Love In The Time Of Cholera
62. Bill Bryson – A Short History Of Nearly Everything
63. Fyodor Dostoevsky – Crime And Punishment*
64. Anthony Bourke – Lion Called Christian
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66. Paullina Simons – Tully
67. John Grisham – A Time To Kill
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69. Vikram Seth – A Suitable Boy
70. Alexandre Dumas – Count Of Monte Cristo
71. Neil Gaiman – American Gods
72. Cormac McCarthy – The Road
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74. Brendan Shanahan – In Turkey I Am Beautiful: Between Chaos And Madness In A Strange Land
75. Tim Winton – Breath
76. Bryce Courtenay – Jessica
77. Graeme Base – Animalia
78. Donna Tartt – The Secret History
79. Mario Puzo – The Godfather
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84. Eckhart Tolle – New Earth
85. Matthew Reilly – Seven Ancient Wonders
86. Jung Chang – Wild Swans
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88. Bret Easton Ellis – American Psycho
89. David Eddings – Belgariad Vol. 1: Pawn Of Prophecy; Queen Of Sorcery; Magician’s Gambit
90. Louis De Bernieres – Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
91. Melina Marchetta – Looking For Alibrandi
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93. John Irving – A Prayer For Owen Meany
94. Colleen McCullough – The Thorn Birds
95. John Kennedy Toole – A Confederacy Of Dunces
96. Terry Pratchett – Good Omens
97. Hunter S. Thompson – Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas
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If my math is correct I've read 43 of the books on the list, thanks, in part, to actually reading the books that were assigned to me in high school. How many books on the list have you read? Do you think they left off any amazing books?
3 comments:
Wow. Impressive. You go girl.
Neat list and cool idea. I think I might copy you on my blog :-)
Awesome list! I can't say I've read as many as you. Nice job!
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