Great American Read List discussion

Already read: Will re-read all but #51
#8—Little Women
#18—1984
#51—Their Eyes Were Watching God Aug. 2021
#69—The Lovely Bones
#80—The Pilgrim's Progress

The List:
#1—To Kill a Mockingbird
#2—Outlander (series)
#3—Harry Potter (series)
#4—Pride and Prejudice
#5—The Lord of the Rings (series)
#6—Gone with the Wind
#7—Charlotte's Web
#8—Little Women
#9—Chronicles of Narnia (series)
#10—Jane Eyre
#11—Anne of Green Gables
#12—The Grapes of Wrath
#13—A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
#14—The Book Thief
#15—The Great Gatsby
#16—The Help
#17—The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
#18—1984
#19—And Then There Were None
#20—Atlas Shrugged
#21—Wuthering Heights
#22—Lonesome Dove
#23—Pillars of the Earth
#24—The Stand
#25—Rebecca
#26—A Prayer for Owen Meany
#27—The Color Purple
#28—Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
#29—Great Expectations
#30—The Catcher in the Rye
#31—Where the Red Fern Grows
#32—The Outsiders
#33—The Da Vinci Code
#34—The Handmaid's Tale
#35—Dune
#36—The Little Prince
#37—The Call of the Wild
#38—The Clan of the Cave Bear
#39—The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy
#40—The Hunger Games (series)
#41—The Count of Monte Cristo
#42—The Joy Luck Club
#43—Frankenstein
#44—The Giver
#45—Memoirs of a Geisha
#46—Moby Dick
#47—Catch-22
#48—A Song of Ice and Fire (series)
#49—Foundation (series)
#50—War and Peace
#51—Their Eyes Were Watching God
#52—Jurassic Park
#53—The Godfather
#54—One Hundred Years of Solitude
#55—The Picture of Dorian Gray
#56—The Notebook
#57—The Shack
#58—A Confederacy of Dunces
#59—The Hunt for Red October
#60—Beloved
#61—The Martian
#62—The Wheel of Time (series)
#63—Siddhartha
#64—Crime and Punishment
#65—The Sun Also Rises
#66—The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
#67—A Separate Peace
#68—Don Quixote
#69—The Lovely Bones
#70—The Alchemist
#71—Hatchet (series)
#72—Invisible Man
#73—Twilight (series)
#74—Tales of the City (series)
#75—Gulliver's Travels
#76—Ready Player One
#77—Left Behind (series)
#78—Gone Girl
#79—Watchers
#80—The Pilgrim's Progress (1&2)
#81—Alex Cross (series)
#82—Things Fall Apart
#83—Heart of Darkness
#84—Gilead
#85—Flowers in the Attic
#86—Fifty Shades of Grey (series)
#87—The Sirens of Titan
#88—This Present Darkness
#89—Americanah
#90—Another Country
#91—Bless Me, Ultima
#92—Looking for Alaska
#93—The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
#94—Swan Song
#95—Mind Invaders
#96—White Teeth
#97—Ghost
#98—The Coldest Winter Ever
#99—The Intuitionist
#100—Doña Bárbára

BOOK SERIES

1. The Adventures of Tom and Huck by Mark Twain - May 2023
☐ #1—The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
☐ #2—The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
☐ #3—Tom Sawyer Abroad
☐ #4—Tom Sawyer, Detective

2. The African Trilogy by Chinua Achebe - June 2022 Discussion for the series.
#1—Things Fall Apart
#2—No Longer at Ease
#3—Arrow of God

3. Alex Cross by James Patterson - January 2023
☐ #1—Along Came a Spider
☐ #2—Kiss the Girls
☐ #3—Jack & Jill
☐ #4—Cat & Mouse
☐ #5—Pop Goes the Weasel
☐ #6—Roses Are Red
☐ #7—Violets Are Blue
☐ #8—Four Blind Mice
☐ #9—The Big Bad Wolf
☐ #10—London Bridges
☐ #11—Mary, Mary
☐ #12—Cross
☐ #13—Double Cross
☐ #14—Cross Country
☐ #15—Alex Cross's Trial
☐ #16—I, Alex Cross
☐ #17—Cross Fire
☐ #18—Kill Alex Cross
☐ #19—Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
☐ #20—Alex Cross, Run
☐ #21—Cross My Heart
☐ #22—Hope to Die
☐ #23—Cross Justice
☐ #24—Cross the Line
☐ #25—The People vs. Alex Cross
☐ #26—Target: Alex Cross
Note: Since the GAR list was created, books #27-#29 have been published and are not included in this list.

4. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - March 2023
☐ #1—Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
☐ #2—Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There

5. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery - July 2023
☐ #1—Anne of Green Gables
☐ #2—Anne of Avonlea
☐ #3—Anne of the Island
☐ #4—Anne of Windy Poplars
☐ #5—Anne's House of Dreams
☐ #6—Anne of Ingleside
☐ #7—Rainbow Valley
☐ #8—Rilla of Ingleside
☐ #9—The Road to Yesterday

6. Brian's Saga by Gary Paulsen - February 2023
☐ #1—Hatchet
☐ #2—The River
☐ #3—Brian's Winter
☐ #4—Brian's Return
☐ #5—Brian's Hunt

7. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller - January 2022 discussion for the series.
#1—Catch-22
#2—Closing Time

8. Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis - October 2021 Discussion for the series.
#1—The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
#2—Prince Caspian
#3—The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
#4—The Silver Chair
#5—The Horse and His Boy
#6—The Magician's Nephew
#7—The Last Battle

9. Darkness by Frank E. Peretti - Sep 2022 Discussion for the series
X #1—This Present Darkness
X #2—Piercing the Darkness

10. Dollanganger by V.C. Andrews
#1— Flowers in the Attic — March 2019 Discussion
#2— Petals on the Wind — April 2019 Discussion
#3— If There Be Thorns — May 2019 Discussion
#4— Seeds of Yesterday — June 2019 Discussion
#5— Garden of Shadows — July 2019 Discussion

11. Dune Chronicles by Frank Herbert - October 2023
☐ #1—Dune
☐ #2—Dune Messiah
☐ #3—Children of Dune
☐ #4—God Emperor of Dune
☐ #5—Heretics of Dune
☐ #6—Chapterhouse: Dune
☐ #7—Hunters of Dune
☐ #8—Sandworms of Dune

12. Earth's Children by Jean M. Auel - November 2022
☐ #1—The Clan of the Cave Bear
☐ #2—The Valley of Horses
☐ #3—The Mammoth Hunters
☐ #4—The Plains of Passage
☐ #5—The Shelters of Stone
☐ #6—The Land of Painted Caves

13. Fifty Shades by E.L. James - December 2023
☐ #1—Fifty Shades of Grey
☐ #2—Fifty Shades Darker
☐ #3—Fifty Shades Freed
After the GAR list was published, three more books were released from Christian Grey's point of view. "Grey", "Darker", & "Freed"

14. Foundation by Isaac Asimov - Aug 2022 Discussion for the series
#1—Foundation
#2—Foundation and Empire
#3—Second Foundation
#4—Foundation's Edge
#5—Foundation and Earth
#6—Prelude to Foundation
#7—Forward the Foundation

15. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
#1—Gilead - August 2019 Discussion
#2—Home - September 2019 Discussion
#3—Lila - October 2019 Discussion

16. The Giver by Lois Lowry - July 2021 Discussion for the series.
#1— The Giver
#2— Gathering Blue
#3— Messenger
#4— Son

17. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling - December 2022
☐ #1—Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
☐ #2—Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
☐ #3—Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
☐ #4—Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
☐ #5—Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
☐ #6—Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
☐ #7—Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

18. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - October 2022
☐ #1—The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
☐ #2—The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
☐ #3—Life, the Universe and Everything
☐ #4—So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
☐ #5—Mostly Harmless

19. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - August 2023
☐ #1—The Hunger Games
☐ #2—Catching Fire
☐ #3—Mockingjay

20. Jack Ryan Universe by Tom Clancy - April 2022 Discussion
☐ #1—Without Remorse
☐ #2—Patriot Games
☐ #3—Red Rabbit
☐ #4— The Hunt for Red October
☐ #5—The Cardinal of the Kremlin
☐ #6—Clear and Present Danger
☐ #7—The Sum of All Fears
☐ #8—Debt of Honor
☐ #9—Executive Orders
☐ #10—Rainbow Six
☐ #11—The Bear and the Dragon
☐ #12—The Teeth of the Tiger
☐ #13—Dead or Alive
☐ #14—Locked On
☐ #15—Threat Vector
☐ #16—Command Authority
☐ #17—Tom Clancy's Support and Defend
☐ #18—Full Force and Effect
☐ #19—Under Fire
☐ #20—Tom Clancy Commander-in-Chief
☐ #21—Duty and Honor
☐ #22—Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance
☐ #23—Point of Contact
☐ #24—Tom Clancy Power and Empire
*Note: Books 1-16 were written by Tom Clancy, Books 17-24 were written after his death. Books #25-32 were written after GAR and not included on this list. All books are considered part of the "Jack Ryan Universe"

21. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton - March 2022 Discussion for the series.
#1—Jurassic Park
#2—The Lost World
These two books were combined into Michael Crichton's Jurassic World: Jurassic Park / The Lost World in 1997.

22. Kingsbridge by Ken Follett
#1—The Pillars of the Earth - January/February 2020 Discussion
#2—World Without End - March/April 2020 Discussion
#3—A Column of Fire - May/June 2020 Discussion

23. Left Behind by Tim LaHaye - April 2023
☐ #1—Left Behind
☐ #2—Tribulation Force
☐ #3—Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist
☐ #4—Soul Harvest: The World Takes Sides
☐ #5—Apollyon
☐ #6—Assassins
☐ #7—The Indwelling
☐ #8—The Mark
☐ #9—Desecration
☐ #10—The Remnant
☐ #11—Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages
☐ #12—Glorious Appearing: The End of Days
☐ #13—Kingdom Come: The Final Victory

24. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - September 2023
☐ #1—Little Women
☐ #2—Little Men
☐ #3—Jo's Boys

25. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
#1— Lonesome Dove — September/October 2018 Discussion
#2— Streets Of Laredo — November 2018 Discussion
#3— Dead Man's Walk — December 2018 Discussion
#4— Comanche Moon — January/February 2019 Discussion

26. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien - February 2022 Discussion
#0-The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
#1—The Fellowship of the Ring
#2—The Two Towers
#3—The Return of the King

27. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks - May 2022 Discussion for the series.
#1—The Notebook
#2—The Wedding

28. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
#1— Outlander - July 2020 Discussion
#2—Dragonfly in Amber - August 2020 Discussion
#3—Voyager - September 2020 Discussion
#4—Drums of Autumn - October 2020 Discussion
#5—The Fiery Cross - November 2020 Discussion
#6—A Breath of Snow and Ashes - December 2020 Discussion
☐ #7—An Echo in the Bone
☐ #8—Written in My Own Heart's Blood

29. Robert Langdon by Dan Brown - June 2023
☐ #1—Angels & Demons
☐ #2—The Da Vinci Code
☐ #3—The Lost Symbol
☐ #4—Inferno
☐ #5—Origin

30. A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
#1—A Game of Thrones - January/February 2021 Discussion
#2—A Clash of Kings - March/April 2021 Discussion
#3—A Storm of Swords - May/June 2021 Discussion
#4—A Feast for Crows -July/August 2021 Discussion
#5—A Dance with Dragons - Sept/Oct 2021 Discussion

31. Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin - November 2021 Discussion for the series.
#1—Tales of the City
#2—More Tales of the City
#3—Further Tales of the City
#4—Babycakes
#5—Significant Others
#6—Sure of You
#7—Michael Tolliver Lives
#8—Mary Ann in Autumn
#9—The Days of Anna Madrigal

32. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
#1— To Kill a Mockingbird — December 2018 Discussion
#2— Go Set a Watchman — January 2019 Discussion

33. Toni Morrison Trilogy by Toni Morrison - December 2021 Discussion for the series.
#1—Beloved
#2—Jazz
#3—Paradise

34. Track by Jason Reynolds
#1— Ghost — July 2018 Discussion
#2— Patina — July/August 2018 Discussion
#3— Sunny — August 2018 Discussion
#4— Lu — December 2018 Discussion

35. Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer - Nevember 2023
☐ #1—Twilight
☐ #2—New Moon
☐ #3—Eclipse
☐ #4—Breaking Dawn
Since the GAR list was created one more book has been written and possibly two more are planned.

36. Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan - July 2022 Discussion for the series.
#1—The Eye of the World
#2—The Great Hunt
#3—The Dragon Reborn
#4—The Shadow Rising
#5—The Fires of Heaven
#6—Lord of Chaos
#7—A Crown of Swords
#8—The Path of Daggers
#9—Winter's Heart
#10—Crossroads of Twilight
#11—Knife of Dreams
#12—The Gathering Storm
#13—Towers of Midnight
#14—A Memory of Light
*The last three books were finished by Brandon Sanderson after death of Robert Jordan

Hi, I'm so happy you joined out little group. Please feel free to join in any of the listed discussions for the books you've read or would like to read. I enjoyed "The Lovely Bones", not so much "1984". I haven't read "Their Eyes Were Watching God", You said you would not re-read that one, what did you think about it?

Bridget wrote: "Hi, I'm so happy you joined out little group. Please feel free to join in any of the listed discussions for the books you've read or would like to read. I enjoyed "The Lovely Bones", not so much "1..."

I loved "Their eyes"

I just reread it a couple months ago, so won't reread it for the list.
It is a good story.