100 Books Challenge discussion

Do we want to continue working on this list? I have dropped the ball on this group this year ... having a few health issues & so not sure what the new year will bring. If anyone wants to continue, I'm willing to do what I can to keep the group alive even with the low interest level.

I used random.org and pulled up several that we haven't read ... none spoke to me. LOL I am going into the hospital Friday for a procedure & overnight stay. Hopefully, I'll feel better after this.

Look over the list and see if there are any you would like to read in the new year. I'll post the list below.

Please select one from those listed below.
5.A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
9.Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
11.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
15.The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
17.Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
19.Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
20.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
21.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
22.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
25.Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
27.Matilda by Roald Dahl
29.The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
30.The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
34.Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
35.Blindness by Jose Saramago
37.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
38.Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
39.Jurassic Park by Micheal Crichton
43.The Bible
44.The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
45.The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
48.The Lizard Cage by Karen Connelly
51.The Stand by Stephen King
53.Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
56.A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
57.Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
59.Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
61.Cirque de Freak by Darren Shan
62.Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
63.David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
70.Jennie: The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill by Ralph Martin
74.My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
75.Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
76.North and South by John Jakes
77.Not Wanted on the Voyage by Timothy Findley
78.One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
81.Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
83.Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
84.The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
87.The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
90.The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
92.The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
96.The Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald
99.Without Remorse by Tom Clancy
100.Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Here are some I planned to get to this next year. If you wanted to read some with me. :)

17.Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
38.Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
56.A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
63.David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
87.The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

I’ve read A Wrinkle in Time, but not the others. I’d be glad to read them with you. Do you have an order you’d like to read them in?

This was the order I was going to read them:

The Good Earth
A Wrinkle in Time
David Copperfield
Angela's Ashes
Hoot

Sounds good! I’ll add them sometime today.

OK, they are added ... here's the schedule I came up with based on the number of pages & allowing a short break between books. As always we are free to go at our own pace. I hope some others can or will join us, but I'm ok if it's just us. :-)

Jan 15 - Mar 1 #87 The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

Mar 15 - Apr 15 #56 A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

May 15 - Aug 15 #63 David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Sep 1 - Nov 1 #17 Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

Nov 15 - Dec 15 #38 Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

We have read A Wrinkle in Time before ... in 2013. I think it's fine to do it again as it's been 10 years. Maybe that's when I read it. I'm going to look for the thread. I never delete them ... just archive them.

I'll post threads at some point.

I don't think we ever read AWIT ... it was planned, but the admin got overwhelmed with school and asked if I would be willing to help. I think the first book I posted a thread for was Memoirs of a Geisha. I can't locate a thread for AWIT. I'm not sure I'll read it again. I think I traded off my copy, but I can get one from the library.

So sorry I’ve been absent. My son has been sick again. We finally got a diagnosis & are waiting on maintenance meds.

I have stalled in David Copperfield. I’m not sure if anyone wants to keep this going. I’ll see what’s supposed to be our current read & get a thread up if needed.

So it’s Angela’s Ashes starting September 1. I’ll
Get a thread up in August sometime.

Hi Martha, I pray that your son will get well soon!