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This list is rather appropriate for this group, I've only read 3 of the 43, but it's given me plenty to think about.

1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
2. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
3. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
4. 1984 by George Orwell
5. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
6. The Secret History by Donna Tartt
7. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

A very interesting list, I noticed quite a lot on here that I really want to read. I would say out of this list, I really enjoyed all of them, but the ones that really stuck with me were Throne of Glass and 1984.

I've read 6 and own one more from this list that I haven't read yet. My favourite was The Night Circus

I've read:

1. The Complete Persepolis
2. 1984
3. Animal Dreams
4. Cutting for Stone

A few others are on my TBR list. Maybe I should try to read some of them soonish.

If the nine I have read , my favorite was A Little Life .

I have only read 5 of these but have several others on my TBR... the list seems a bit slanted to more recent books but I suppose those do get discussed a bit more vigorously as they are less familiar.

Anyway, here is what I have read:
1. Wuthering Heights
2. The Raven Boys
3. 1984
4. Everything I Never Told You
5. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

I have listened to a radio adaptation of The Secret History on BBC, so I might count that too!

I own but haven't yet read Mystic River which I am somewhat embarrassed to admit, as I live within 20 miles of the Mystic River! Plus I have been avoiding the movie because I wanted to read the book first.

on my radar:
A Little Life (because so many people here have raved about it!)
The Go-Between
Giovanni's Room
House of Leaves

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
1984 by George Orwell
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie - actually rereading right now!!!
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

Only these ones, but I have to admit the others I've not even heard!

It is upsetting when some of the books listed here don't blow you over. Some I liked, others less so.

Leslie, I think we all tend to take for granted what lies nearby. Not just you, so don't worry about it.

I am wondering which of these books here WE think are very good.

Leslie, re Mystic River; I saw the film which I found very moving, so I read the book which I also thought was good. But I had no idea that Mystic River was a real place, just thought it was a fabulous made up name. So we were very surprised when we sorting a train from Philadelphia to Boston a couple of years ago, to find it on the train timetable,

I have read 12 of these books:
A Little Life, The Night Circus, Persepolis, Bird Box, The Girl With All The Gifts, 1984, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, Everything I Never Told You, Animal Dreams, The Secret History, Z and Station Eleven.

I don't really remember 1984 so well, but I REALLY enjoyed all of the other books. 7 of the remaining books have been on my reading radar for a while which makes me wonder if I should investigate these other books I don't know about (except for the YA which I tend to struggle with). Very interesting list. Thank you Hales for posting it.

Chrissie wrote: "Leslie, I think we all tend to take for granted what lies nearby. Not just you, so don't worry about it.

I am wondering which of these books here WE think are very good. ..."

Of the 5 I have read, I would only strongly recommend 1984 & The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.

@Gill -- It is a great name, isn't it?

Thank God for Orwell. 1984 is seriously anticlerical, therefore I dug it.

Leslie and Greg, yeah I thought 1984 was one of the good ones too.

Leslie, my point was exactly that, you really liked only 40%..... I haven't made a calculation for myself but thee were plenty there that were not winners for me. Maybe that is just me! My percentage would be lower though.

Giovanni's Room is the best! That is good writing.

Chrissie wrote: "Leslie and Greg, yeah I thought 1984 was one of the good ones too.

Leslie, my point was exactly that, you really liked only 40%..... I haven't made a calculation for myself but thee were plenty t..."

Either I like a book or I hate it completely.

Greg, there were quite a few there I REALLY didn't go for. I am emotional too about books. When you see books being praised that you think fail, well it makes you think twice about reading the others recommended.

I've read 11 of them, more than one because they were monthly picks for Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ groups:

Some were enjoyable but not really spectacular in a life changing way (The Raven Boys, The Night Circus, The House on Mango Street). I do think the writing in The Night Circus was beautiful.

Maybe The Murder of Roger Ackroyd would go in this category, but in the mystery genre, it is something special. Likewise, The Complete Persepolis was fairly phenomenal in the category of graphic novels, I thought.

The Girl with All the Gifts was pretty good as was Animal Dreams (though I thought Kingsolver's other novel The Poisonwood Bible was even better).

Giovanni's Room I thought was really stunning! That one stands out for me!

I quite liked Wuthering Heights and 1984 too.

I've read:

The Night Circus
Sea of Poppies
1984
Veronika Decides to Die
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald

I have to say, most of those I felt pretty underwhelmed by. But I really enjoyed Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald.

There's a few on the list that I'm really looking forward to reading, including A Little Life.

Leslie wrote: "Of the 5 I have read, I would only strongly recommend 1984 & The Murder of Roger Ackroyd."

Me too, along with Donna Tartt's The Secret History and Wuthering Heights

LauraT wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Of the 5 I have read, I would only strongly recommend 1984 & The Murder of Roger Ackroyd."

Me too, along with Donna Tartt's The Secret History and [book:Wuthering Heigh..."

Wuthering Heights is probably a good choice for this list but I personally really didn't care for it! I suspect the fact that some love it and others hate it is why it is a book people can't stop talking about :P

Leslie wrote: "Wuthering Heights is probably a good choice for this list but I personally really didn't care for it! I suspect the fact that some love it and others hate it is why it is a book people can't stop talking about :P "

It is a novel it takes time to appreciate. I remember the first time I read it, just little after Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre it took me by surprise.

This is an interesting list. I've read 6 but have quite a few others I'd like to try. I haven't liked all of the books I've read, but I guess that makes them books to talk about as well.

Wuthering Heights is fascinating because it was written by a woman who lived in a time when women writers weren't even published let alone respected. She was a parson's daughter who rarely left home yet her imagination created a world filled with passion and a deep knowledge of the dark side of human nature. This book is a classic because if the timelessness of the emotions Bronte depicted. If you read it, you will never forget it.

Sherry wrote: "Wuthering Heights is fascinating because it was written by a woman who lived in a time when women writers weren't even published let alone respected. She was a parson's daughter who rarely left hom..."

Not to diminish the respect due to the Bronte sisters but there were quite a few other female authors published in England who were well-known before 1847 when Wuthering Heights was first published. Jane Austen, Maria Edgeworth and Fanny Burney for example.

True :)

True indeed!

I've read four:

The Good Girl
Bird Box
The Secret History
Station Eleven

I'm have Cutting for Stone and The Night Circus on my nightstand ready to read in November.

I've read these from the list:

1. Throne of Glass
2. Wuthering Heights
3.1984
4. Station Eleven

On my tbr list:
1. The Good Girl
2. Everything I Never Told You
3.The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
4. Unwind

My only thing is there are quite a few new releases. And now that I have been watching booktube I know about more of these books. Want to delve into The Darkest Child and not so sure about The Night Circus.

@June - I thought it was slanted towards recent books as well.

Read:
1. Wuthering Heights
2. 1984
3. Veronika Decides to Die
4. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

TBR:
1. The Night Circus
2. Giovanni's Room
3. The Secret History
4. House of Leaves

Currently reading:
1. The Raven Boys

Leslie wrote: "@June - I thought it was slanted towards recent books as well."

I think that is because there are people out there who want only the newest books, that could be the reason they are 'talked about' Also buzzfeed is all about the now I find, there is a lot of fluff on there but I enjoy it for escapism. If only everyone appreciated a good classic like we do on AAB ;)

Hales wrote: "Leslie wrote: "@June - I thought it was slanted towards recent books as well."

I think that is because there are people out there who want only the newest books, that could be the reason they are ..."

Makes sense Hales.

I have only read 1984 from the list but I will try to read at least 5 of these books in 2016!

I've only read The Night Circus but some of these sound very interesting and I have added them to my tbr list and will try to tackle some as part of my reading challenge for 2016.