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Lisa J's 50/100 Challenge in 2011
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LOL. Naked Lunch is written from the POV of a junkie, & it's pretty graphic when he's describing what he sees when he's tripping, so it's a little hard to get through. You can literally only read so much at a time before you HAVE to put it down & read something else for a while. Some of the "scenes" are very sexual in nature, so you CANNOT leave it where curious kids could pick it up & randomly flip through to see what you are reading.Just started Confederacy, it's pretty cute so far, but you should be sure not to skip the Preface/Foreward, as it sets the scene for how the book came to be published.
Genesis Secret is a religious thriller, similar to DaVinci Code, they are in search of The Garden of Eden. Very interesting book, lots of myths, lore, mystery, murders, etc.
Have not yet cracked the other 3...
sheesh, and I just finished one more book in my challenge. GO]
A Confederacy of Dunces was funny in spite of itself. The characters were for the most part, unlikable, & the train wreck of events that happens, with all the twists & turns, is fascinating to read, just like a train wreck is impossible to look away from. That said, I'm sad the author didn't live to write a follow up to this book. I would have read it to see what happens to Ignatius & Myrna.
Just put down The House of the Spirits. I loved it :) Getting ready to pick up a book that isn't yet on my currently reading list, which is Breakfast At Tiffany's. I figure since I registered one of my pedigreed queens with this name, I better read the book I named her after!
Breakfast At Tiffany's complete! Version I read had this plus 3 short stories, all of which were also good!
Realized 3/4 of the way through Song of Solomon that it seemed strangely familiar. Turns out I actually read this book 2 years ago. I am a dummy, LOL. Anyway, it's a great book :)
Congratulations on your reading adventures for the year!
2. In the Name of the Rose-Umberto Eco
3. The War of the Worlds-Wells
4. The Invisible Man-Wells
5. The Poisonwood Bible-Barbara Kingsolver
6. The Handmaid's Tale-Margaret Atwood
7. The Color Purple-Alice Walker
8. Slaughter House Five-Kurt Vonnegut
9. Fifteen Florida Cemeteries
10. The Book of Love-Kathleen McGowan
11. A Discovery of Witches-Deborah Harkness
12. The Lady In Blue-Javier Sierra
13. The Vanished Child-Sarah Smith
14. Sweetsmoke-David Fuller
15. Pale Demon-Kim Harrison
16. Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
17. Emmanuel's Veins-Ted Dekker
18. Church of Dead Girls-Stephen Dobyns
19. Elixer-Gary Braver
20. Feeding the Ghosts
21. Doc Holliday's Woman
22. The Silent Angel
23. City of Glass
24. Ghosts of the Titanic
25. Weird Hauntings
26. The Secret Supper-Javier Sierra
27. Treasures of the British Museum
28. My Name is Mary Sutter
29. The Book of Merlyn
30. Rose In A Storm
31. The Child of the Holy Grail
32. Counterfeit Magic
33. The Lord of the Vampires
34. The Devil's Arithmetic
35. Fae Fever
36. Dream Fever
37. Shadow Fever
38. Life of Pi
39. The Satanic Verses
40. Lady Chatterley's Lover
41. Bridges of Madison County
42. Cat's Eye
43. Island of Dr. Moreau
44. Rabbit, Run
45. Naked Lunch
46. A Confederacy of Dunces
47. The House of the Spirits
48. Breakfast At Tiffany's
49. Song of Solomon
Currently Reading:
50. Tropic of Cancer
51. Rabbit,Redux
52. Lolita
53. The Secret History