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I joined this group months and months and months ago. I have just now decided to participate. This is my many wish list of topics I would like to attack, and habits I would like to burry :)

Note: ** indicates completed

** At least 4 Classics
* Easy children's books (i.e. Goosebumps) don't count
* Children's books on scholastic reading lists do (ex. Stuart Little)
* College textbooks count
* 2 NY Times Best sellers
* Consult Oprah on at least 1 :)
** 3 by black authors**
* 2 Poets
* 2 Philosophers or "thinkers"
* Something about a president, candidate, or the way the American Government works
* Something about a foreign war, conflict, or form of government
* Something about Texas :)

1. The Epic of Gilgamesh
2. Lolita by Vladmir Nabokov (satisfies 1 of 4 classics read)
3. Oh No She Didn't by Clinton Kelly
4. Straight Talk, No Chaser by Steve Harvey (satisfies 1 of 3 black authors)
5. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (satisfies 2 of 4 classics read)

6. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey (satisfies 2 of 3 black authors)

7. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Satisfies 3 of 4 Classic read)

8. Stardust by Neil Gaiman

9. Candide by Voltaire
This was required reading, but that's ok because it's on my Rory Gilmore list too.

10. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

Arielle wrote: "8. Stardust by Neil Gaiman"

How was Stardust? I really like the movie, but have not had a chance to pick up the book yet.

Arielle wrote: "10. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt"

Did you like this one? I started reading it and then put it aside because I wasn't in the right reading zone for it at the time. I'd be curious to find out if it was worth picking up again at some point.

Mackenzie wrote: "Arielle wrote: "8. Stardust by Neil Gaiman"

How was Stardust? I really like the movie, but have not had a chance to pick up the book yet."

It was pretty good. Neil Gaiman is wonderful at imagery and story. His characters were so much fun! My only hang up is that I didn't know that it was a fairytale for adults. It reads like a fairytale for children, but it's got a couple of adult scenes, and that threw me off a little. But the story is fun.

Tima wrote: "Arielle wrote: "10. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt"

Did you like this one? I started reading it and then put it aside because I wasn't in the right reading zone for it at the time. I'd be curiou..."
I actually didn't really care for this one. It took me about half of the book to actually get into it. It's dark and a little gross. A lot of nothing happens. I think it is worth the read, but not if you're wanting something happy and light. There is no happy, really. I would suggest reading this one along with the audio book. Frank McCourt narrates it (and is fabulous!), and it makes the reading a little less tedious until it picks up.

11. 'Tis by Frank McCourt

Ooo, I just may need to try the audio version. It was quite tedious trying to read it because, as you said, a lot of nothing happens.

12. Teacher Man by Frank McCourt

13. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
14. Asylum by Patrick Mcgrath

15. Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin by Kathy Griffin

Tima wrote: "Arielle wrote: "10. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt"

Did you like this one? I started reading it and then put it aside because I wasn't in the right reading zone for it at the time. I'd be curiou..."

Hi Arielle and Tima,

I read Angela's Ashes and enjoyed it, but it is a little bit depressing at times. I find McCourt has a charming way of putting things and there is humour in a lot of his writing. I also read Tis, but didn't enjoy it as much. I would try it again if I were you. I guess it's like all book, just depends on your frame of mind at the time.

Claire

Claireinwoodbridge wrote: "Tima wrote: "Arielle wrote: "10. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt"

Did you like this one? I started reading it and then put it aside because I wasn't in the right reading zone for it at the time. ..."

I agree about his charming voice. It is. He seems so good natured!
I really liked 'Tis. I've actually been advising people to just skip Angela's Ashes, and jump straight to 'Tis, however, Angela's Ashes held my attention enough to make me curious enough to read 'Tis. That's a testament to Angela's Ashes and Frank McCourt. I probably will give Angela's Ashes another try many years from now.
I'm glad you liked it, though :)

16.Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker by Kevin Mitnick
Review coming soon :)

17. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

Arielle (Arielle186) | 16 comments Mackenzie wrote: "Arielle wrote: "8. Stardust by Neil Gaiman"

How was Stardust? I really like the movie, but have not had a chance to pick up the book yet."

It was pretty good. Neil Gaiman is wonderful at imagery and story. His characters were so much fun! My only hang up is that I didn't know that it was a fairytale for adults. It reads like a fairytale for children, but it's got a couple of adult scenes, and that threw me off a little. But the story is fun. ..."

i just loved this book. the movie is fun, but added a lot of action and removed quite a few characters, so the book is quite different; gentler and with more depth.

18. Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach

19. The Help by Kathryn Stockett

I loved the book The Help. Amazing!!

Kelani wrote: "I loved the book The Help. Amazing!!"

I really enjoyed it too! I think the movie did it justice as well, but I couldn't put the book down.

20. A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel Pink

21. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

22. Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson (3 of 3 Black authors)

23. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

24. Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife byMary Roach
25. Sisterland: A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld

26. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (4/3 black authors)

27. In the Woods by Tana French

28. The Likeness by Tana French

29. Faithful Place by Tana French

30. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

31. Day of Tears by Julius Lester satisfies 5/3 black authors

32. A Separate Peace by John Knowles satisfies 4/4 classics

33. Broken Harbor by Tana French

34. Saving Max by Antoinette van Heugten