Two of my ten are actually books I hope to reread at some point: Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (a book I probably had no business reading when I was 19) and The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak.
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The Red and the Black by Stendahl
The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy (after watching the pbs series, I had to know if the book was just as good or, as most often is the case, even better)
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (I am one of the few who did not like Pride and Prejudice but S&S is what I consider my Austen second chance book...if I loved two of the film adaptations I have had the chance to watch, I have to love the book...right?)
Middlemarch by George Eliot (this is one of those books I feel I have to read)
The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (since spying the audiobook at the library, this one has been on my tbr list but I am hesitant about reading books written in the 1700s because I fear I won't 'get' them)
Something...anything by Tom Wolfe
Even though this makes eleven and it is a short story...The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (one I aim to mark off my list this October).
My tbr list is long but these are books and authors that stay with me year and year and will probably haunt me until I finally get to them. If you would like to share your list, click on the button above to participate.
11 comments:
This just proves how many books there really are out there that must be read. I, for example, didn't include The Forsyte Saga in my list but it is something I have been wanting to read for the longest time.
Wow another great list. I keep seeing The Forsyte Saga popping up. I watched the BBC version with Ioan Gruffud but I neglected to read the book. I think I will pick it up.
lilly - There are too many:) I didn't want to stop at ten...
Pam van Hylckama Vlieg - Yes...that is the one I watched. I don't want to sound like some kind of groupie but Gruffudd is the main reason I started watching it. Then I was hooked and had to keep watching past the point where you know what happened.
Great list; thanks a lot, now I added more to my list LOL
I don't think I'll ever read Moby Dick - lol! I LOVED The Forsyte Saga, but The Vicar of Wakefield didn't do much for me. What a great meme.
Diane - That is the thing with blogging...my tbr and wishlists just keep growing and growing:)
JoAnn - I have always wanted to read Moby Dick but have been afraid to pick it up and find it is nothing like what I hoped it would be. What if I totally hate it? I am interested to see what The Vicar is like. The description on the back of the book does not fit what I read on the audio. I am a little confused:( I think your endorsement of Forsyte is going to get me to finally read it.
Heavens I wouldn't even know where to start as I have so many embarrassing gaps in my reading. The Book Thief is the only one of yours that I've actually read I think. I'll join with you in wanting to read Moby Dick. I read his 'Redburn' last year and liked it so much that I'm determined to read Moby Dick 'one day'. S&S is the only Austen I've not read. Like you, I love the movie (the Emma Thompson one) so it's nonsensical that I haven't read the book.
Glad you enjoyed your sister's visit!
Cath - Thank you...the day after she returned home she booked her next visit for January. It won't come soon enough. Isn't it sad that I only know Melville for Moby Dick? I will have to see what Redburn is about as I hadn't heard of it before. I feel the same about S&S...how could I like the film adaptations so much and not have read the book? Those 'embarassing gaps' means there is still plenty of good reading out there:)
Every since watching the two series, I too have always wanted to read The Forsyte Saga. I hope it's good.
RE: Tom Wolfe
I highly recommend Bonfire of the Vanities, if you haven't read it. It is as entertaining as its popularity suggests. On the other hand, A Man in Full makes a good doorstop, but it was a slog. I think there is a reason so many hardback copies show up at library book sales.
Rose City Reader - I was debating between Bonfire and I am Charlotte Simmons but since I really have nothing to base my decision on, your recommendation is very helpful and will be the one I go with...a 2010 read I hope. Thanks.
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