My boss, Claire, challenged me (on Facebook) to post 10 books I've read that have "stuck" with me. Here is my response:
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I was asked by Claire Orologas for a list of the top ten books that have "stuck" with me. I read all the time, but I read them fast and sometimes don't even remember the author. I know...really?! (Freebies on my Kindle.) These are in no order of any kind, and you will quickly see that I read purely for entertainment (including vampire trash). I'm supposed to ask 3 people to do the same, but I will just invite you to join in if you are so inclined.
Wanderers Eastward, Wanderers West, by Kathleen Winsor
The Outlander Series (all 8 books), by Diana Gabaldon
The Mitford Series (all 10 books), by Jan Karon
Gone WIth The WInd, by Margaret Mitchell
The Once and Future King, by T.H. White
Warriers Books (the first 12), by Erin Hunter (read them with grandson)
The Harry Potter Books (all seven), by J. K. Rowling (read them with granddaughter)
The Vampire Chronicles (all 12), by Anne Rice
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Series (3 books), by Stieg Larsson
The Hunger Games Series (3 books), by Suzanne Collins
The Stephanie Plum books (all 22), by Janet Evanovich
Dr. Kay Scarpetta books (15 or so), by Patricia Cornwell
The Alex Cross books (12 or so), by James Patterson
The Outlander Series (all 8 books), by Diana Gabaldon
The Mitford Series (all 10 books), by Jan Karon
Gone WIth The WInd, by Margaret Mitchell
The Once and Future King, by T.H. White
Warriers Books (the first 12), by Erin Hunter (read them with grandson)
The Harry Potter Books (all seven), by J. K. Rowling (read them with granddaughter)
The Vampire Chronicles (all 12), by Anne Rice
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Series (3 books), by Stieg Larsson
The Hunger Games Series (3 books), by Suzanne Collins
The Stephanie Plum books (all 22), by Janet Evanovich
Dr. Kay Scarpetta books (15 or so), by Patricia Cornwell
The Alex Cross books (12 or so), by James Patterson
So that is a lot more than 10 books! I love reading a series, or sequels. I also need to add the Bible, by various authors! Can't not mention it, since I read it every day.
Who is up for the challenge now?
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Today is Joe's birthday! We are going out to Bonefish Grill for dinner. He received two gift cards for Bonefish, so we will enjoy a good dinner on friends!
TGIF and wishing you a good weekend!! Thanks for stopping by! Peace & blessings!
Happy Birthday to Joe!! I loved The Once and Future King also. And I tend to like authors - N.T. Wright, G.K. Chesterton, and Dorothy Sayers to name a few. Have a wonderful day and great birthday party.
ReplyDeleteSince I am not homeschooling my son this year I should have lots of time to read. Yay!! I usually get E-library books but my E-reader Kindle App isn't loading the books. Hoping to get a real Kindle for my birthday next month.
ReplyDeleteHeather Graham, John Sanford, Harlan Coben, Preston + Child + Karen Slaughter are a few of my faves.
Happy Birthday to Joe! Have a great day!
As you know, I copied some of yours on facebook. I like reading series too. There are so many books I've enjoyed. At the moment I'm reading James Rollins' 6th Extinction. Hope Joe enjoys his birthday dinner too.
ReplyDeleteGreat list and accomplishment! I haven't read any of those :) Enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Joe. You have a great list of books. I'm like you when it comes to reading. I have over 200 books on my Kindle, most of which I have already read. The majority are mysteries. My favorite series is the "Left Behind" books. I've read all 12, in hard bound, and still on my shelf. I've also read "The Shack" and enjoyed it. And there's the Bible.
ReplyDeleteCarol, I read the first eight of the Left Behind series and just couldn't keep going. maybe someday I'll get to the other four.
DeleteGood list of books! I've read most of those, but will add a few to my list to read.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Joe. It's my sister Terri's birthday today too. I guess good people were born today. :)
You've listed a very impressive assortment of good reads. We enjoy the Plum series, too, but we listen to them instead while on long trips. One of the best long-trip stories we've recently completed was Dumas Key by S. King. My personal series fave is The Alphabet Mystery Series by Sue Grafton. I like mysteries best for fiction, but most of my reading is non-fiction. Currently working on "Dereliction of Duty". Have a great evening celebrating Joe's birthday. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteI did a list on Facebook, too. It is fun reading others' lists because I see so many books I have enjoyed. And we have in common reading the books too fast! The Mitford series was good. I had forgotten about those.
ReplyDeleteLaura Ingalls Wilder Little House books I loved growing up.
DeleteHappy Birthday, Joe!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBonefish sounds great!
I have some of the ones on your list. Here are some of mine:
The Bible
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Cross Creek by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
A Curtain of Green by Eudora Welty
Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
O Pioneers by Willa Cather
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Complete Works of Shakespeare
The Complete Works of William Faulkner
Shiloh by Shelby Foote
The Poems of Langston Hughes
Where The Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Many biographies of Churchill, George Washington, and Jackie Kennedy
The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory by Roberr Remini
My Dog Skip by Willie Morris
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
The House at Pooh Corner and Winnie The Pooh bybA.A. Milne
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Elliott
The list goes on and on and on!
have in with Joe!
xo
Sheila :-)
That is supposed to read:
ReplyDeleteHave FUN with Joe! I am not illiterate. This IPAD is. ;-)
Vampire Trash! LOVEEEEEE IT! LOL--Happy Birthday Joe!! Wishes for many many more. Blessings
ReplyDeleteHope Joe enjoyed his birthday dinner!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the Mitford series, too.
Wishing you a restful weekend, Terri.
I did this too but couldn't contain it to only 10 books. Here's my list:
ReplyDeleteOutlander, Twilight, Out of My Mind, Hunger Games, Wonder, Iron Lake, A Simple Act of Gratitude, Peace is Every Step, Alcoholics Anonymous, Honolulu, The Autobiography of Santa Claus, Eat Pray Love, The Island, Wicked, The Da Vinci Code, One Thousand White Women, Moloka'i.
I read The Shack too and also liked it.
I hope your hubby enjoyed his birthday and you both enjoyed dinner!