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Post by Ripley on Feb 19, 2017 15:46:54 GMT -5
I am doing this elsewhere with friends and thought y'all might enjoy it too.
List 10 books (must be fiction - just repeating the rules - not making them!) that have stayed with you in some way. Don't take more than a few minutes, and don't think too hard. They don't have to be "great" works, just the ones that have touched you. You don't even necessarily have to have liked them... Tag 10 friends, including me, so I'll see your list
1) Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon
Outlander, Dragonfly In Amber, Voyager etc.
2) First Men of Rome Series by Colleen McCulloch Ceasar's Women, Let the dice Fly, First Man of Rome.
3) The Jack Ryan Series by Tom Clancy
4) The Asian Saga by James Clavell- Shogun, Gai-Jin, Whirlwind, Taipan
5) And Ladies Of The Club- Helen Hooven Santmyer
6) Anything by Agatha Christie
7) All the Lousia May Alcott Books.
8) See, There He is - Ginger Graziano
9) Bird by Bird Anne Lamot - a great book about learning to write and how to approach writing
10) Women, Writing, and Soul-Making: Creativity and the Sacred Feminine- Peggy Tabor Millin. A book about how to write honestly, from your soul and incorporating writing into daily life.
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Post by booksrbetter on Feb 19, 2017 19:08:16 GMT -5
In no particular orderels Persuasion Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy Childhood's End by Robert Heinlein The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo(Also The Tiger Rising) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels Donuthead by ?
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Post by Rosie on Feb 20, 2017 16:16:47 GMT -5
Quickly noted these titles per the rules - these were the first 10 that came to mind.
Roots - Alex Hailey - stunning novel based on true events about the Kinte family. The early events in Kunta's life completely devastated me. I thought about the people in this book for months. The Color Purple - Celie's love for her sister was poignant and beautiful. Last of the Mohicans - James Fennimore Cooper - A part of American history told in stunning detail and authenticity. Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder (all the books in the series) I read these over and over since I learned to read at a very young age). The Ingalls family was the ideal family in my young mind. A Lantern In Her Hand - Bess Streeter Aldrich - this book (written in 1928) is about Abbie Deal's unconditional love for her children and husband during terribly hard times in the 1800's on a homestead in Nebraska. A White Bird Flying (1931) is the sequel and equally wonderful. I saw a TV movie ("A Mother's Gift") loosely based on the novel and set out to learn more about the novel. I have now collected all of BSA's novels and studied her life and her career as an author. Centennial and Hawaii by James Michener. This author made me love historical novels. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - What can I say? One of my all time favorite books. Peyton Place - Grace Metalious - Scandalous "goings on" in 1950's New Hampshire. Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell - the first time I really contemplated the issue of slavery in our country. I was very young and I cried bitter tears. Sophie's Choice - William Styron - this and The Diary of Anne Frank - heinous crimes against humanity and the aftermath ( Sophie's Choice). Oh my goodness it's hard to stop at 10 - I could easily add 10 more and then another 10. Great topic Ripley !
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Post by dark sister on Feb 21, 2017 12:54:42 GMT -5
To Kill A Mockingbird was the first book I was assigned at school that I actually liked. The Harry Potter Series made me fall in love with reading. Blubber by Judy Blume was important to me in Grade school.
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Post by nana on Feb 21, 2017 13:25:43 GMT -5
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
The Stand by Stephen King
The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty
She's Come Undone and I Know this Much is True by Wally Lamb
All books by Vonnegut
The World According to Garp by John Irving
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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Post by Ripley on Feb 21, 2017 13:27:43 GMT -5
So many great books here. So many books I've kicked myself for not including in my OP list.
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Post by Rosie on Feb 21, 2017 14:42:08 GMT -5
So many great books here. So many books I've kicked myself for not including in my OP list. Me too! I thought of several more after I jotted down my first thoughts. I don't know why the Harry Potter series or SK's The Stand didn't flash in my mind. I stuck to fiction with my first list. My next list will be non-fiction. Not as easy as fiction IMO.
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Post by weeds_or_wildflowers on Apr 1, 2017 14:21:25 GMT -5
I'm sure there will be more such books. And still: some will force out others with the passage of time. Unfortunately, i read slowly, although i like to read. More than all, can note: John Steinbeck "The Grapes of Wrath". Yes, this dude has well described what is the cancer of our world. Of course, "Kill a mockingbird" by Harper Lee. This book should be read to all children and adults. It is written simply and accessible about serious things. How without "Harry Potter"? This is a series of books, but think that i can include the entire collection as a single work. Herbert Wells "Time Machine". A lot of food for thought about the time and essence of people. Alice Walker "The color purple." This book should be read by many men and women who don't understand that they live under the pressure of a man's shoe. Another thing is that many people who won't be understand lifetrue from this composition. Stephen King's cycle "The Dark Tower". In fact, in this cycle there were a lot of problems and inaccuracies, but when i finished reading it, i wanted to reread right away. David Nicholls "One Day". The one of the few stories of love and friendship that has hooked me. Cormac McCarthy "The Road". A "terrible" story with terrible world. I was under the impression. Collection of poems by Taras Shevchenko "Kobzar" There must be one more, but I'll leave the place empty, as said, I haven't read many more beautiful books that will take place on this list afterwards. P.S. I will be happy for any recommendations for reading
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