The Book Challenge discussion

I've decided instead of doing a 50 book challenge again for next year, my goal is to read from cover-to-cover The Norton Anthology English Literature 8th edition, Volume 2. It spans works from the Romantic Period (1785-1830) to the 20th Century and after. I took a Brit Lit class 2 years ago and I'm continually amazed at how often these works get mentioned in other books. I've been kind of wanting to read more (obviously we didn't read the whole anthology for my class), so this is just as good a time as any.

That'll be fun, since I'm thinking of taking the Brit Lit B class next semester, and that's our text. So we could discuss some of the works. :)

Changed my challenge to the A-Z challenge.

But here's what I've read this year.

1. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

2. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

3. Heat by Bill Buford

4. Atonement by Ian McEwan

5. The Debutante Divorcee by Plum Sykes

6. The Legend of Spuds Murphy by Eowin Colfer

7. The Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth by Eowin Colfer

8. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

9. The Legend of the Worst Kid by Eowin Colfer

10. A Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A.J. Jacobs

11. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

12. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

13. The First Assistant by Clare Naylor and Mimi Hare

14. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

15. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

I just loved this book! It was so interesting to me with the mixture of history/stories surrounding the Worlds Fair (of which I didn't know much before reading this book) and the way his mind worked! I love reading crime novels and find the psychology behind it just fascinating. Hope you enjoyed this book as well!

Brianah - check out my group "Books I Want To Talk About". I started a folder for this book. Would love your input!

16. Slaughter-House-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

17. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

18. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

19. The Reading Group by Elizabeth Noble

20. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

21. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

22. Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris

23. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

24. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

25. The Long Way Gone: A Memoir of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

I loved Beah's book and then I went to see him speak and he was so honest, true, and spoke about staying peaceful, no wars and being the best person you can be--no matter how difficult! He was very so sincere I wanted to take home and talk to him forever.

Meghan, I have had the Beah book on my "to read" list since the fall. I saw his story on 60 minutes, and I was so filled with hope that I had to get it.

I can't wait to read this one.

26. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

27. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card

28. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card

29. Dragonwings by Lawrence Yep

30. Xenocide by Orson Scott Card

31. Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card

32. The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin

33. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld

34. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

35. The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

36. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick

37. The Giver by Lois Lowry

38. Messenger by Lois Lowry

39. Specials by Scott Westerfeld

40. Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City by Kirsten Miller

41. The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) by Michael Scott

42. Kimchi and Calamari by Rose Kent

43. Blindness by José Saramago