50 books to read before you die discussion
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Kayleigh's Progress
Progress of the 100 list1. We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
2. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
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4. The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
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7. Middlemarch by George Eliot
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9. The Collected Works by E.E. Cummings
10. The Thirteenth Tale by Dianne Setterfield
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14. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
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16. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
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18. Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
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20. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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23. The Shack by William P. Young
24. The Last Man by Mary Shelley
25.1. Foundation by Isaac Asimov
25.2. Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
25.3. Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
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29.1. Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan
29.2. Very Bad Men by Harry Dolan
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31. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
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33. Night by Elie Wiesel
34. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
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36. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
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41. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
42. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
43. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
44. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffeneger
45. Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
46.1. Worlds of Exile and Illusion by Ursula K. Le Guin
46.2. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
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47.3. Endymion by Dan Simmons
47.4. The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons
48. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
49. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
50. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
51. The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway
52. Descartes Bones by Russell Shorto
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54. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
55. A Separate Peace by John Knowles
56. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
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59. Dove by Robin Lee Graham
60. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
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62. Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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64. A Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain
65. Burr by Gore Vidal
66. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
67. Pet Sematary by Stephen King
68. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
69. American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis
70. The Human Comedy by William Saroyan
71. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
72. The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
73. The discovery of heaven by Harry Mulisch
74. The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow by Rita Leganski
75. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
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77. Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
78. Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
79. The Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow
80. Freedom from the Known by Jiddu Krishnamurti
81. Foam of the Daze by Boris Vian
82. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
83. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
84. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
85. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
86. The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham
87. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
88. Johnny got his gun by Dalton Trumbo
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90. How Green was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn
91. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
92. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
93. Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini
94. The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine
95. The Faiths of the Founding Fathers by David L. Holmes
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97. The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope
98. Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany
99.1. When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger
99.2. A Fire in the Sun by George Alec Effinger
99.3. The Exile Kiss by George Alec Effinger
100.1. A Stab in the Dark by Lawrence Block
100.2. Eight Million Ways to Die by Lawrence Block
100.3. When the Sacred Ginmill Closes by Lawrence Block
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Wow - I see that you've read all but the last one of Terry Pratchett's Discworld. I'm impressed. I just read the first one, the Color of Magic, last week. I found it alright, but not great. I've read that the later ones are better. Do you have favorites?
Wow you guys read more then my classmates, by the way has anyone read The Secret Garden by Frances H. Burnett it's amazing
Maimoona wrote: "Wow you guys read more then my classmates, by the way has anyone read The Secret Garden by Frances H. Burnett it's amazing"The Secret Garden is one of our group reads this month. Please join the discussion, here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Buck wrote: "Wow - I see that you've read all but the last one of Terry Pratchett's Discworld. I'm impressed. I just read the first one, the Color of Magic, last week. I found it alright, but not great. I've re..."Yeah, the first Discworld book is certainly not the best; I do urge you to carry on with them because there are some real gems.
My personal favourites are
Reaper Man
Night Watch
Wyrd Sisters
Maskerade
Moving Pictures
Carpe Jugulum
Monstrous Regiment
This is just the short list of my absolute favourites but I generally like all of the books that feature either Death, Granny Weatherwax or Sam Vimes.
I’ve actually been putting off reading the very last one, it's been sitting on my shelf since it first came out, to know there will be no more after this one is very saddening.
Maimoona wrote: "Wow you guys read more then my classmates, by the way has anyone read The Secret Garden by Frances H. Burnett it's amazing"I love The Secret Garden, I read it last month, and then put it forward for the Open nominations for our monthly group read, because I loved it so much
Maimoona wrote: "Wow you guys read more then my classmates, by the way has anyone read The Secret Garden by Frances H. Burnett it's amazing"Yes, I just finished it and I loved it. I'm going on to another of hers, A Little Princess. Really looking forward to it. Have you read it? If so, what did you think?
Just finished Hamlet. I decided to get around my aversion to reading plays by instead listening to an unabridged full cast audio production and reading the text along with it. I think this technique worked pretty well.
Just finished listening to an audiobook version of A Christmas Carol read by the amazing Tom Baker, I highly recommend it.
Just finished The Shining. Topiary animals are very scary!
Read The War of the WorldsThe book is far superior to any of the film adaptations that I've seen. The story has much more of an impact coming from and being set in the late Victorian era.
And of course I have almost constantly been singing
"The chances of anything coming from Mars
Are a million to one, he said
The chances of anything coming from Mars
Are a million to one, but still, they come..."
Which, whilst awesome, is starting to drive me a little insane now
Just finished Life of Pi, I wasn't expecting to enjoy this book, being an atheist n all, but I did enjoy the story, it's a bit on the surreal side
Read The Book Thief by Markus Zusak from the 100 list, really loved this book, you know it's good if it can make you cry.
The book thief is a favorite of mine. It might have been I who nominated it for our 100 list. Glad you liked it.
Finished For Whom the Bell Tolls, probably not one I would have ever planned to read, but very glad I did
For Whom the Bell Tolls is my favorite Hemingway.
Just finished The Grapes of Wrath, wow, I can definitely see why this is on the 50 list, amazing heartbreaking book
It's my favourite Steinbeck book.
"Poop-poop!" The Wind in the Willows read
Looking for Alaska - read"How will we ever get out of this labyrinth of suffering?"
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - Loved this book, loved everything about this book. I now just need Mr Zusak to write more books
Yes Indeed. Have you read The Book Thief by Zusak. Both it and I am the Messenger are great and very different from one another.
Finally got round to reading the very last Discworld book, a very emotional read as I suspected it would be. The first half of the book was absolutely wonderful and heartbreaking.Discworld series - read
Kayleigh wrote: "Finally got round to reading the very last Discworld book, a very emotional read as I suspected it would be. The first half of the book was absolutely wonderful and heartbreaking.Discworld series - read"
Wow - I'm impressed. I've read the first two. They were okay, but not great. I've heard that later books are better. But to have read them all... I haven't read that many books by any one author.
Mossflower - readCan definitely see why this is a much loved children's book series, would have liked to come across these as a child.
A Passage to India - readStill making my mind up about this one to be honest
Did like the chanting of 'Esmiss Esmoor' though
Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland - readHalfway through the 50 now
A milestone. When I joined this group I had read 13 of the 50 IRCC. Didn't take too long to read them all.
The Quiet American by Graham Greene - read
The Fault in our stars by John Green - read
Another one from the 50 listThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - read
The Color Purple by Alice Walker - read
Hi, everyone. My name is LInda Freeto and I live in Texas. Just heard that Texas is now in crisis mode for COVID-19; so as a retired person I am going back into "Sheltering In Place." Plenty of time to read. I really like the 50 Reading List and 100 Reading List. I look forward to the future discussions. Stay safe, Stay healthy.
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank - readI didn't know what to expect from this book, but I absolutely loved it, she was a bright, witty teenage girl and your heart just breaks at certain points, so glad I finally got around to reading this, wish I'd read it sooner.
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway - read
I have finished reading the Harry Potter series. I had tried reading Harry Potter when the series was new, but I could not get into the story. I was surprised to see the Harry Potter series on the 50 Books You Should Read Before You Die and was challenged to read the series again. I am glad I did!! The series was a great read. If you have not read Harry Potter, now's the time to go to the library or the nearest book store. Stay health, stay safe.
Recently read -The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark, an interesting slightly unexpected read
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay, I freely admit I laughed and cried frequently throughout this book, really loved and enjoyed it. Yet another one I would probably never have read if not for this group, but so very glad I did.
Just finished Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift, it's been a while since I tackled a book from this list, glad I've finally finished another one.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding- read
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein - read
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk - readNot doing badly this year, 4 ticked off the combined lists, much better than my none from last year.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini - read
My First White Friend by Patricia Raybon- readI loved this book, so eye opening on so many levels, thank you to whoever put this book forward for the 100 list.
Yet another book I probably never would have read if not for this group, but am so glad I did.
Read - Men without Women by Ernest Hemingway from the 50 list
ReadHyperion and The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - readI really need to get back to working my way through these lists, I'm going to make it part of my plan for next year
Read - The Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow 4stars I was surprised at how good this was, I would never have even look at this book if it wasn't on the 100 list. From the book cover I wasn't expecting much, thankfully the cover does not capture the book at all.
The book encompasses many themes and issues like being wrongfully imprisoned in a mental asylum, the class divide and touches on homelessness, abortion and dementia.
50 books to read before you die
Books mentioned in this topic
The Book Thief (other topics)A Little Princess (other topics)
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The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J. R. R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien2.
1984 by George Orwell3.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen4.
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck5.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee6.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte7.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte8.
A Passage to India by E. M. Forster9.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding10.
Hamlet by William Shakespeare11. A Bend in the River by V. S. Naipaul
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald13. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath15.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley16.
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank17. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
18. The Bible
19. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
20. Ulysses by James Joyce
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The Quiet American by Graham Greene22. Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
23. Money by Martin Amis
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling25. Moby Dick by Herman Melville
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The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame27.
Northern Lights by Philip PullmanThe Subtle Knife by Philip PullmanThe Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman28.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy29.
Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll30.
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier31.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon32.
On the Road by Jack Kerouac33.
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad34. The Way We Live Now by Antony Trollope
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The Stranger by Albert Camus36.
The Color Purple by Alice Walker37.
Life of Pi by Yann Martel38.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley39.
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells40.
Men without Women by Ernest Hemingway41.
Gulliver´s Travels by Jonathan Swift42.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens43. Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dafoe45. One flew over the Cuckoo´s Nest by Ken Kesey
46. Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
47. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
48. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
49. The Divine Comedy by Alighieri Dante
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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde34/50