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| The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy |
| Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001. |
| The reason this is on the list is really simple. It has all the points of a great novel - chase,love rejected,humor, friendships and a great sense of not taking itself serious. |
| Adult Fiction ADAMS |
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| Pride and prejudice |
| Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. |
| Elizabeth's Pride of her family and Mr.Darcy's Prejudice of Elizabeth's family is the basis of this wonderful love story. As soon as they see each other they are in love. Unfortunately that's were the problem begins. They are both stubborn as mules ( may I even say Pig head?) knowing that they are right and the other should bend to thier will. |
| Adult Fiction AUSTEN |
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| Peter Pan |
| Barrie, J. M. 1860-1937. |
| Sometimes you have to believe in things you can't see. Stay young forever. |
| Children's Fiction BARRIE |
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| The Wizard of Oz |
| Baum, L. Frank 1856-1919. |
| I have lived in Kansas, I now know why dorothy wanted out so badly! |
| Children's Fiction BAUM |
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| Fahrenheit 451 |
| Bradbury, Ray, 1920- |
| The last 3 Republician admins, and the current one, makes this book that more important! |
| Adult Fiction BRADBUR |
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| Jane Eyre |
| Bronte, Charlotte, 1816-1855. |
| Jane should have gone with the missionarys. |
| Adult Fiction BRONTE |
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| Wuthering heights |
| Bronte, Emily, 1818-1848. |
| Can you say compulsive, co-dependent and nuts! |
| Adult Fiction BRONTE |
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| The red badge of courage |
| Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900. |
| War is hell. Although war is war and hell is hell. Of the two I choose war. |
| Adult Fiction CRANE |
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| The Count of Monte Cristo |
| Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870. |
| I went into this, with one expection. That it would be as good as the last film adaptation. I am here to say that the book has exceeded my hopes. It reads like the roller coaster that is Edmond's life. |
| Adult Fiction DUMAS |
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| The man in the iron mask |
| Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870. |
| The musketeers return to save an innocient, and punish evil! |
| Adult Fiction DUMAS |
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| Pawn of prophecy |
| Eddings, David. |
| Your wondering why this book made the list, and not other better known books. That's simple - It's a simple sword and magic story - withouyou really noticing the magic going on!~ |
| Adult Fiction EDDINGS |
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| Madame Bovary |
| Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880. |
| Always be careful of what you really want - you may get it. |
| Adult Fiction FLAUBERT |
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| American gods : a novel |
| Gaiman, Neil. |
| The easiest way to spread a lie, is to make one up, and have somebody tell it to another. Soon you can convince the world of this lie. Don't believe me - ask G.W Bush! |
| Adult Fiction GAIMAN |
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| Lord of the flies; a novel. |
| Golding, William, 1911-1993. |
| The ultimate when you let people get back to their true nature! |
| Adult Fiction GOLDING |
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| The Maltese falcon |
| Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961. |
| Everybody has heard of the movie, but you haven't read the book - your missing a lot. Great story, with sub-plots on top of even deeper sub-plots. |
| Adult Fiction HAMMETT |
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| The scarlet letter : a romance |
| Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. |
| Although it set in puritian times. The message is still as strong as it is today, we all have a letter to our breast. Some our public, and some are well hidden except to the wearer. |
| Adult Fiction HAWTHOR |
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| The old man and the sea |
| Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. |
| It's a lot easier to read this, than trying to read Moby Dick. Same conflict of surving the stuggle of life. |
| Adult Fiction HEMINGW |
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| The gunslinger |
| King, Stephen, 1947- |
| This generation's LOR series. Just as big of scope, just more action! Without a seven page discription of a maple leaf! |
| Adult Fiction KING |
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| Kim |
| Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936. |
| The game is being played to this day. Different players and a different time. But still the game goes on and on..................... |
| Adult Fiction KIPLING |
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| Batman : the killing joke |
| Moore, Alan, 1953- |
| Like the song says " She said the joke was on me & I say the joke is on her." Graphic novels are the new means to tell a story. Allen Moore & Art Spiegllman are the true masters of this art form. |
| Adult Nonfiction Book 741.5973 M |
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| 1984 : a novel |
| Orwell, George, 1903-1950. |
| It's not paranoia, if you know, that thay know, that you know they are watching you! So says Big Brother Obama! |
| Adult Fiction ORWELL |
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| Animal farm |
| Orwell, George, 1903-1950. |
| When the inmates take over the prison. Does absolute power corrupts absolutley. Ask the pig! |
| Adult Fiction ORWELL |
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| Frankenstein |
| Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. |
| Children's Fiction SHELLEY |
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| Maus : a survivor's tale, I : my father bleeds history |
| Spiegelman, Art. |
| I know your asking yourself " Why is this set of books on this list?". Two reasons. first the writing is wonderful, also the artwork is masterful. Second with the current admin, and the last one. We as a people need to be on guard! |
| Adult Nonfiction Book D804.3.S65 1991 |
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| Dracula |
| Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912. |
| Adult Fiction STOKER |
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| Walden |
| Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. |
| Adult Nonfiction Book 818.3 T391 |
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| 20,000 leagues under the sea |
| Verne, Jules, 1828-1905. |
| In the new genre of steamer punk, this is without a doubt the grand-daddy of them all! |
| Children's Fiction VERNE |
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| The picture of Dorian Gray |
| Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. |
| Not all your sins will be shown, just those you want to be seen! |
| Adult Fiction WILDE |
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| Mrs. Dalloway |
| Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. |
| How to throw a great party is explained and acted upon! |
| Adult Fiction WOOLF |
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June 1, 2010
Okay, I'll admit that I was not a great student when I was in high school. I was a horrible student, and I didn't read any of the books I should have. So now that I am 48, I have planned to read everything I should have read 30 years ago. Am I insane, lost my mind - YES! So I am going to read all of these within a year - seriously!
May 10,2011
Just finished the last book. Will I ever do this again - NO!
July 28th, 2011
Will be re-thinking this list some will be gone,and other's put on. will keep you posted! Here's what we're going to do. I found a web site for the 100 best reads of all time( a little pompus for my taste, but we're getting off the track here) & The 100 best characters in fiction since 1900. So I am going through both lists combine them and come out with a new list for a year of reading. So I'll keep you posted!
