(that I probably won't complete!) I've given myself a new challenge from now until whenever I get bored of it... which is to not go to the library or buy new books until I've read the books I already own and read them. Here's my list of paperback books that I have lying about the house for at least 6 months to a year, if not longer which I have not yet read. Here's hoping I get somewhere with this challenge and don't give up too quickly. If anyone has read any of the following books, please let me know what you think!
The Child In Time by Ian McEwan
The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
Wild Swans by Jung Chang
Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally
Yes Man by Danny Wallace
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe
Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
Middlemarch by George Eliot
The Famished Road by Ben Okri
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
The Quiet American by Graham Greene
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
A Fine Balance Rohinton Mistry
Possession by A S Byatt
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Brick Lane by Monica Ali
The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch
Roots by Alex Haley
Dead Father's Club by Matt Haig
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schossler
The Other Side of You by Salley Vickers
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
Looking at the list again, I realise why a lot of them have gone unread - a combination of the thickness of some of the books, and the seriousness of them. Who has time for long, serious books these days? Clearly not me. I thought I'd share anyway. Have a nice weekend everyone!
Da Vinci COde is an absolute waste of time - you have been warned! That is, unless you appreciate marketing blurb instead of literature.
ReplyDeleteJust my humble opinion though ;-)
oops forgot to mention that I've read and reviewed Middlemarch and the Famished Road on my blog at Arukiyomi this year.
ReplyDeleteGreat project. I've read most, but not all, of the above. While I agree with arukyomi, you might find that the Dan Brown is the light relief you need.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I want to read the Zadie Smith book.
ReplyDeleteI've read The Davinci code. It was pretty good. I liked it alot.. I've also read The Girl Who Liked Tom Gordon. It's not one of Stephen Kings best, but it was pretty good none the less..
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