Since the
New York Times has this fantabulous article, "
Volumes To Go Before I Die" inspired by the book,
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die I thought it would be fun to open this weekend's chatterbox to the blog literati.Do you agree with
the list? And, What are the 20 Must Reads everyone should read before you fly away. :) I think our recommendations will also reflect our nationality, faith, ethnicity and personal reflections. A few books that come to mind for me are books that helped me to define who I am. I welcome your list. You can post them here in comments or post them on your blog and link them here. In fact, I want to go a step further and make this a Meme. I'm tagging
Rhonda McKnightand anyone who reads this blog and is avid reader.
My Recommendations(in no rank or aesthetic value:)
- Alice Walker's A Color Purple
- Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye
- Plato's Republic
- John Milton Paradise Lost
- Thomas Hardy Tess of the d'Ubbervilles
- Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice
- Alexandre Dumas's Count of Monte Christo
- Ron Hansen's Mariette in Ecstasy
- Francis Ellen Harper's Iola Leroy
- The Autobiography of Malcom X
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus
- The Holy Bible
- Philip Roth's The Human Stain
- Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees
- Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club
- Walter Mosley's A Devil in a Blue Dress
- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
- Terry McMillan's Disappearing Acts
- Marilynne Robinson's Gilead
- Leif Enger's Peace Like a River
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2 comments:
Hey Dee, you picked some good ones. My favorite to read from your list are:
Austen's Pride & Prejudice
Alexandre Dumas's Count of Monte Christo
The Autobiography of Malcom X
The Secret Life of Bees
Harry Potter and the Half Blood
... great reads!
Thanks. Can't ait to see what you recommend.
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