Bookworms Reading Choices

Hi all, I just wanted to post my reading choices here. I'm a bit early, but since I'm a slow reader, I wanted to get a head start.
On Writing A Memoir of the Craft, by Stephen King: I just finished reading it and enjoyed it very much! see my blog for more details
my other reading choices include:

Chocolat by Joanne Harris

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote

Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Grimms Fairy Tales

Zel, by Donna Jo Napoli

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

wish me luck! and good luck to you all, enjoy your reading choices and the rest of your summer :o)

You can see my list of 5 suggested books here:
http://somethingaboutmechallenge.blogspot.com/2007/05/bookworms-list.html

soleil's list of reads

i have narrowed my list down to ten books. since this challenge goes on until the end of the year i am pretty confident that i will get through these quickly and be able to add more books. but i am starting out conservatively.

1. Canterbury Tales
2. Crime and Punishment
3. Fairies: Real Encounters with Little People
4. Grimm's Grimmest
5. The Memory Keeper's Daughter
6. The Undomestic Goddess
7. The Princess Diaries
8. Twilight
9. Uglies
10.Oh my Goth

the books on the lists that i have already read:

Anne of Green Gables
Bridget Jones' Diary
Little Women
Fahrenheit 451
The Red Tent
Chocolat
The Lovely Bones
Flowers in the Attic
The Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Anna Karenina
Like Water for Chocolate
Twelfth Night
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl
The Awakening
Charlotte's Web
A Wrinkle in Time

if i could read all the listed books i wanted they would be:

The Secret Life of Bees
The Never-ending Story
A Room of One's Own
Mrs. Dalloway
All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Angry Housewives Eating Bonbons
Bait and Switch
Because it is Bitter and Because it is My Heart
Einstein's Dreams
I am the Messenger
Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading
Living Your Yoga
Lying on the Couch
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Memnoch the Devil
Nicholas and Alexandra
So Many Books, So Little Time
Stargirl
The Childless Revolution
The Echo Maker
The End of Faith
The Historian
Tracon
The Redhead Handbook

5 Books With A Little Bit Of Me In Them

It’s funny what you begin to realize when choosing books that represent how you see yourself. Several of my books involved me wanting to be the character and live in a fantasy world. Two of the books ended up being children’s books.

Island of the Blue Dolphin—Scott O’Dell. When I would play alone outside I would always pretend that I was alone on an island surviving with what skills I had. I would act out scenes from the book over and over. I also checked this book out from the library over and over.

The Talisman—Steven King& Peter Straub. I dreamed about this book several times. The idea of having parallel worlds and being able to “flip” between the two fascinated me. His journey fascinated me. I’ve never dreamed about a before or since.

Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters—Matt Ridley. As a biology teacher I obviously love science. This book is organized into 23 chapters just like our chromosome are organized in 23 pairs. It puts science into your life in a way a person without a science background can understand. This is something I strive to do everyday with my students.

Snow Flower & the Secret Fan—Lisa See. In 2004 I traveled to China for several weeks. My husband & I tried to spend a lot of our time off the beaten trail. Here we were able to interact with people in ways most vacationers never will. I learned to appreciate the Chinese culture with all its differences and was surprised to learn how curious they were about foreigners (especially Americans). Snow Flower gave me another glimpse into their culture.

A Wrinkle In Time—Madeline L’Engle. Who wouldn’t want to travel through time & space as child? This book sparked my curiosity at a young age. Were tesseracts real? Could this happen? A Wrinkle In Time reminds me of enjoying science at an early age. It also brings back memories like my dad waking me up to watch lunar eclipses.

Now to decide what to read from your choices…

The Red Tent Give-Away

I have an extra copy of The Red Tent by Anita Diamant to give away. If you HAVEN'T READ this title and would like to be in the running for it, comment on this post on my blog. I'll draw a name on Sunday.

Valentina's picks to read

I've chosen these books (so far). I sort of cheated because these are books that I've wanted to read for a long time, so this is a chance to finally do it :P


Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
The bell Jar By Sylvia Plath
A northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

I'm not sure how long will the challenge last so I'll keep it short for the moment!

Twiga's Choices to Read

Here is my potential list to read:

3M's List - The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (F)
Sally's List & A Book in the Life's List & Vasilly's List - So Many Books, So Little Time by Sara Nelson (NF)
Lisa's List - Tracon by Paul McElroy (F)
Vasilly's List - Blindness by Jose Saramago (F)



Books on people's lists that I've already read are:
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien
Can You Keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Heidi by Johanna Spyri

Probably not during the challenge but ones I hope to eventually read:
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (started years ago, but never finished)
Booked to Die by John Dunning

Trish's Something-About-Me Books

This was actually a lot more difficult than I thought it would be!! I went through the books that I've read, but also through the list to try and not pick books that have already been listed a few times. Here's what I came up with:

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte - This book restored my love of literature as a high school senior. But also because it is the most romantic book--tragic, but who could forget those harrowing words, "I AM Heathcliff."

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult - Picoult always shows all sides to every story, and this one I could especially relate to as my younger sister had a kidney transplant 5 years ago (when she was 18). Although I wasn't in exactly the same circumstances, I could relate to Kate's siblings.

Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery - Because I grew up in Canada, and when I was little I wanted to be Anne so badly. I loved her--still do. Happy Canada Day everyone!

Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding - Because I, like Bridget, obsess about strange things, fantasize about what could be, and over complicate things in my head. I love Bridget--she is my hero.

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf - Her female characters are all so different, but I think that everyone could find a woman in this novel with whom they relate to. And besides, I think we've all had days like Mrs. Dalloway. (If you've read this and like it, you must read The Hours by Michael Cunningham).