Working on my TBR

Well, in between all the storms that have been hitting all around us lately, I've been working on cataloguing all the book in my TBR (to-be-read pile). I must admit it's a monumental task. I didn't realize how many books I had until I started pulling them out and typing them into my Excel spreadsheet where I attempt to keep up with everything. I've found about five books so far that I had duplicates of which is amazing considering that I'm on book number 1,143! The sad thing is, I'm just over halfway done with my collection. I'll probably hit two thousand before I'm done. I blame it on the fact that a lot of the books I enjoy reading are parts of series, and I'm horribly anal about having them all in my possession before I begin reading them. I can't stand to read a book out of order! The best part about my new cataloguing system is that in addition to the title, author, and ISBN#, I've got a column that tells me exactly what shelf on which bookcase the book is stored. It makes it soooo much faster to find the one I need! Anyway, I guess I'm off to work on entering some more before our power blinks again. One reminder when working on computer files... SAVE!

Irish and/or Scottish Themed Books

For those of you who love reading stories set in, and/or pertaining to Ireland and Scotland like I do -- I have updated my list of novels that I have found so far that fit that criteria. Some of these I've read, and some I haven't. If you know of others, feel free to post them in the comments and I'll try to add them in the next update. :)

Author	Title
Anderson, Catherine	Keegan's Lady
Bangs, Nina	An Original Sin
Bangs, Nina	Wicked Nights
Bangs, Nina	Master of Ecstasy
Bennet, Kim	One Lucky Lord
Bennett, Janice	Lords of the Night
Bennett, Sara	Beloved Highlander
Bieber, Janet	Highland Bride
Blair, Sandy	A Man in a Kilt
Blair, Sandy	A Rogue in a Kilt
Blair, Sandy	A Thief in a Kilt
Blyse, Annalee	Immortal Lovers
Bradley, Shelley	His Stolen Bride
Brandewyne, Rebecca	Destiny's Daughter
Brandewyne, Rebecca	Forever My Love
Brisbin, Terri	A Love Through Time
Brisbin, Terri	A Matter of Time
Brisbin, Terri	Once Forbidden
Brockway, Connie	The Passionate One
Brockway, Connie	The Ravishing One
Brockway, Connie	The Reckless One
Brown, Debra Lee	A Rogue's Heart
Brown, Debra Lee	Ice Maiden
Brown, Debra Lee	The Mackintosh Bride
Brown, Debra Lee	The Virgin Spring
Brown, Virgina	Highland Hearts
Cameron, Christine	Wild Highland Rose
Canham, Marsha	Midnight Honor
Canham, Marsha	The Blood of Roses
Canham, Marsha	The Pride of Lions
Carlow, Joyce	Highland Desire
Carlow, Joyce	Highland Fire
Carlow, Joyce	Highland Flame
Chapman, Janet	Charming the Highlander
Chapman, Janet	Loving the Highlander
Chapman, Janet	Only with a Highlander
Chapman, Janet	Tempting the Highlander
Chapman, Janet	Wedding the Highlander
Coffman, Elaine	Let Me Be Your Hero
Coffman, Elaine	The Highlander
Cole, Kresley	If You Dare
Coulter, Catherine	The Duke
Coulter, Catherine	The Heiress Bride
Coulter, Catherine	The Scottish Bride
Creel, Catherine	The Reiver's Woman
Crosby, Tanya Anne	Lion Heart
Davis, Dee	Wild Highland Rose
Dier, Debra	Beyond Forever
Dier, Debra	Mackenzie's Magic
Dier, Debra	Maclaren's Bride
Dodd, Christina	A Well Favored Gentleman
Dodd, Christina	Lost in Your Arms
Dodd, Christina et. al.	Scottish Brides
English, Elizabeth	Laird of the Mist
English, Elizabeth	The Border Bride
English, Elizabeth	The Border Bride
Faulkner, Colleen	Highland Bride
Faulkner, Colleen	Highland Lady
Faulkner, Colleen	Highland Lord
Fletcher, Donna	Isle of Lies
Fletcher, Donna	Love Me Forever
Fletcher, Donna	Remember the Magic
Fletcher, Donna	The Daring Twin
Fobes, Tracy	Touch Not The Cat
Gabaldon, Diana	Dragonfly in Amber
Gabaldon, Diana	Outlander
Gabaldon, Diana	Voyager
Gabriel, Sarah	Keeping Kate
Gabriel, Sarah	Stealing Sophie
Garnett, Julianna	The Laird
Garnett, Julianna	The Scotsman
Garwood, Julie	Ransom
Garwood, Julie	Saving Grace
Garwood, Julie	The Bride
Garwood, Julie	The Secret
Garwood, Julie	The Wedding
Givens, Kathleen	Kilgannon
Givens, Kathleen	The Legend
Givens, Kathleen	The Wild Rose of Kilgannon
Grasso, Patricia	Highland Belle
Gray, Megan	Once a Rogue
Greiman, Lois	Fraser Bride
Greiman, Lois	Highland Enchantment
Greiman, Lois	Highland Hawk
Greiman, Lois	Highland Jewel
Greiman, Lois	Highland Scoundrel
Greiman, Lois	Highland Wolf
Greiman, Lois	The Lady and the Knight
Greiman, Lois	The MacGowan Betrothal
Greiman, Lois	The Princess and Her Pirate
Greiman, Lois	The Warrior Bride
Hale, Deborah	Highland Rogue
Hall, Constance	Isle of Skye
Hanchar, Peggy	Lady of the Mist
Hanchar, Peggy	The Scottish Bride
Harrington, Kathless	The MacLean Groom
Harrington, Kathless	The MacLean Groom
Haskar, Michelle	Irish Dreams
Hawkins, Karen	How to Abduct a Highland Lord
Henley, Virgina	A Year and a Day
Henley, Virgina	A Year and a Day
Henley, Virgina	Tempted
Henley, Virgina	The Border Hostage
Henley, Virgina	Undone
Henley, Virgina	Wild Hearts
Hockett, Kathryn	Highland Destiny
Holcombe, Elizabeth	Heaven and the Heather
Holling, Jen	A Time for Dreams
Holling, Jen	My Devilish Scotsman
Holling, Jen	My Shadow Warrior
Holling, Jen	My Wicked Highlander
Howell, Hannah	Highland Angel
Howell, Hannah	Highland Bride
Howell, Hannah	Highland Groom
Howell, Hannah	Highland Hearts
Howell, Hannah	Highland Honor
Howell, Hannah	Highland Knight
Howell, Hannah	Highland Vow
Howell, Hannah	Highland Warrior
Howell, Hannah	Highlander Conqueror
Howell, Hannah	The Eternal Highlander
Ivie, Jackie	Lady of the Knight
James, Samantha	His Wicked Promise
James, Samantha	His Wicked Ways
Jones, Jill	The Scottish Rose
Jordan, Nicole	The Lover
Kauffman, Donna	The Charm Stone
Kauffman, Donna	The Legend MacKinnon
Kauffman, Donna et. al.	Bad Boys in Kilts
Kay, Angie	A Case of Nerves
Kaye, Amber	Haunted By Love
King, Susan	Lady Miracle
King, Susan	Laird of the Wind
King, Susan	The Heather Moon
King, Susan	The Raven's Moon
King, Susan	The Stone Maiden
King, Susan	The Swan Maiden
King, Susan	The Sword Maiden
Kirkwood, Kathleen	A Slip in Time
Kurland, Lynn	The Very Thought of You
Lamb, Arnette	Border Lord
Lamb, Arnette	Chieftan
Lamb, Arnette	Highland Rogue
Lamb, Arnette	Maiden of Inverness
Langan, Ruth	Highland Barbarian
Langan, Ruth	Dulcie's Gift
Langan, Ruth	Highland Fire
Langan, Ruth	Highland Heart
Langan, Ruth	Highland Heather
Langan, Ruth	Highland Heaven
Langan, Ruth	Highland Sword
Langan, Ruth	The Betrayal
Langan, Ruth	The Highlander
Langan, Ruth	The Knight & The Seer
Lee, Rebecca Hagan	A Hint of Heather
Lindsey, Johanna	A Gentle Fending
Lindsey, Johanna	Love Me Forever
Lindsey, Johanna	The Heir
Lindsey, Johanna	The Pursuit
London, Julia	Highlander In Disguise
London, Julia	Highlander in Love
London, Julia	Highlander Unbound
Lynnford, Janet	Firebrand Bride
Lynnford, Janet	Spellbound Summer
MacAlister, Katie	Men in Kilts
MacGregor, Kinley	Born in Sin
MacGregor, Kinley	Charming the Highlander
MacGregor, Kinley	Taming the Scotsman
Madl, Linda	Speak of Love
Madl, Linda	The Scotman's Bride
Madl, Linda	The Scotman's Lady
Mallory, Tess	Highland Dream
Mallory, Tess	Highland Fling
Mallory, Tess	Highland Magic
Mason, Connie	A Touch So Wicked
Mason, Connie	The Laird of Stonehaven
Maxwell, Cathy	Adventures of a Scottish Heiress
Maxwell, Cathy	The Marriage Contract
Mayne, Elizabeth	Lord of the Isle
Mayne, Elizabeth	Man of the Mist
Mayne, Elizabeth	The Highlanders Maiden
McGoldrick, May	Angel of Skye
McGoldrick, May	Beauty of the Mist
McGoldrick, May	Borrowed Dreams
McGoldrick, May	Flame
McGoldrick, May	Heart of Gold
McGoldrick, May	Intended
McGoldrick, May	The Dreamer
McGoldrick, May	The Enchantress
McGoldrick, May	The Firebrand
McGoldrick, May	The Promise
McGoldrick, May	The Thistle and the Rose
McRae, Melinda	The Highland Lord
Medeiros, Teresa	A Whisper of Roses
Medeiros, Teresa	The Bride and the Beast
Medeiros, Teresa	Touch of Enchantment
Michaels, Theresa	Fire and Sword
Michaels, Theresa	Magic and Mist
Michaels, Theresa	Silk and Steel
Moffett, Julie	The Thorn and the Thistle
Moning, Karen Marie	Beyond the Highland Mist
Moning, Karen Marie	Kiss of the Highlander
Moning, Karen Marie	The Dark Highlander
Moning, Karen Marie	The Highlander's Touch
Moning, Karen Marie	The Immortal Highlander
Moning, Karen Marie	To Tame a Highland Warrior
Monk, Karyn	Once a Warrior
Monk, Karyn	The Prisoner
Monk, Karyn	The Rose and the Warrior
Monk, Karyn	The Wedding Escape
Monk, Karyn	The Witch and the Warrior
Moore, Margaret	Bride of Lochbarr
Moore, Margaret	Lord of Dunkeathe
Morgan, Kathleen	Embrace the Dawn
Morgan, Kathleen	The Heather and the Thistle
Neri, Penelope	Highland Lovesong
Pepio, Lori	Highland Honor
Ranney, Karen	One Man's Love
Ranney, Karen	The Irresistible MacRae
Ranney, Karen	To Love a Scottish Lord
Ranney, Karen	When the Laird Returns
Reding, Jaclyn	Highlander Heroes : The Adventurer
Reding, Jaclyn	Highlander Heroes : The Pretender
Reding, Jaclyn	The Secret Gift
Reding, Jaclyn	White Heather
Reding, Jaclyn	White Mist
Reding, Jaclyn	White Night
Roberts, Nora	Heart of the Sea
Roberts, Nora	Irish Born
Roberts, Nora	Jewels of the Sun
Roberts, Nora	Rebellion
Roberts, Nora	Tears of the Moon
Roberts, Nora et. al.	Once Upon a Dream
Sands, Lynsay	The Key
Scott, Amanda	Border Bride
Scott, Amanda	Border Fire
Scott, Amanda	Border Storm
Scott, Amanda	Highland Fling
Scott, Amanda	Highland Secrets
Scott, Amanda	Highland Spirits
Scott, Amanda	Highland Treasure
Scott, Amanda	The Secret Clan Highland Bride
Scott, Amanda	The Secret Clan: Abducted Heiress
Scott, Amanda	The Secret Clan: Hidden Heiress
Scott, Amanda	The Secret Clan: Reiver's Bride
Seymour, Ana	Master of Castle Glen
Simmons, Suzanne	No Ordinary Man
Skye, Christina	Christmas Knight
Small, Bertrice	Betrayed
Small, Bertrice	Darling Jasmine
Small, Bertrice	Just Beyond Tomorrow
Small, Bertrice	Love Wild and Fair
Small, Bertrice	The Spitfire
Stone, Lyn	Bride of Trouville
Stone, Lyn	The Highland Wife
Stone, Lyn	The Knight's Bride
Stone, Lyn	The Quest
Stone, Lyn	The Scot
Stone, Lyn	The Scot
Tarr, Hope	My Lord Jack
Walker, Shiloh	More Than Magick
Welfonder, Sue Ellen	Bride of the Beast
Welfonder, Sue Ellen	Devil in a Kilt
Welfonder, Sue Ellen	Knight in my Bed
Welfonder, Sue Ellen	Master of the Highlands
Welfonder, Sue Ellen	Only for a Knight
Welfonder, Sue Ellen	Wedding for a Knight
Wilhelm, Terri Lynn	A Hidden Magic
Wilhelm, Terri Lynn	Fool of Hearts
Wilhelm, Terri Lynn	Highland Jewel
Willman, Marianne	Mistress of Rossmor
Wittig, Laurin	Charming the Shrew
Wittig, Laurin	Daring the Highlander
Wittig, Laurin	The Devil of Kilmartin

Welcome Back

After a long absence from blog posting, I'm back and hopefully better than ever! I missed having my own little place to journal, write reviews, keep up with my own lists, and share with other readers. So, I've spent the day editing some old posts: throwing out the trash and making notes of what I need to work on. Hopefully a new layout or at least something to jazz this one up a bit as I'm finding it rather dull. Plus I definitely need to make some updates to my various lists: wishlist, TBR, books read, etc. There are also a lot of links to other great sites and resources that I've found that I want to share. All in good time!

HH Series List Wanted

One of my friends from PBS is an avid reader of Harlequin Historicals and I am attempting to compile a completed list of the series from book #1 to the current books being published. I have searched all over the internet for such a list an have been unable to locate one, despite the fact that others seem to be seeking the same thing. Also, I have discovered that there are actually two sets of Harlequin Historical series - the original (HH), and Harlequin Historical Subscription. (HHS) Therefore, I am going to attempt to compile lists here in hopes that others who are searching will be able to find it, or can leave comments contributing to it.

Thanks!

Paperback Swap

I have recently joined the greatest (imo) online paperback exchange ever! The features are amazingly well-organized, and the entire credit system is extremely fair and unbiased. I have already requested, mailed, and swapped over one hundred books and have been thrilled with each completed transaction as they have been smooth and quick with no snags or problems to cause delays. The site also hosts it's own set of forums and chatrooms in which I am currently hostessing my first "game" and have many numerous new friends. Unlike several online book exchanges in the past, this one not only offers membership to people all over the United States, it also include other US territories. The owners/programmers of the site are real people, with real lives who care about the site and it's members. I have actually spoken with one of the founders on an occasion he just happened to "pop" into the chat room I was using. I have also sent them emails with suggestions for the site which were either quickly implemented, or added to their ever-growing "to be added" list. All in all, I could not be more impressed or pleased with the PBS club, and urge everyone with an avid interest in reading to join!

Hard to Follow

Right now things are so busy for me that I am only able to read in the spare few minutes I can create for myself here and there. Usually, I am embarrassed to admit, this time comes in the bathroom...either in the tub or while taking care of other business. LOL Anyway, I am in the process of reading Secret Father by James Carroll. I am 75 pages into it and am still trying to form an opinion. The plot is certainly intriguing, but I AM finding it a little hard to follow in places. It is difficult at times to determine which character is "speaking." Below is an excerpt from the book jacket. If it sounds interesting to you, grab a copy and read it with me! Anyone is welcome to join this blog!

"It is 1961. Khrushchev is hurling threats, a US spy plane has been shot down over the Soviet Union, tensions are rising, Berlin has been cut off from the West: it's only a matter of weeks before the wall will be erected. The United States and Americans abroad face dangers they had never imagined. ------ Three teenagers from an American school in West Germany travel to Berlin to join a May Day rally on the Communist side of the divided city. Propelled by naive ideals and in rebellion against preordained futures, they stumble into the center of an international incident. Paul, the father of one boy, and Charlotte, the mother of another, set off to rescue their children from the East German Stasi, which has detained them. Over the course of a weekend, Paul and Charlotte struggle with personal secrets, growing passion, and the weight of a generation that survived World War II only to face the loss of its children to the engulfing paranoia of the Cold War."

Victorine - A Novel (by Catherine Texier)

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel about a remarkable woman named Victorine. She was "ahead of her time" in her aspirations and actions and because of which, would fit in quite nicely with today's "modern" woman. The novel bounces back and forth between past and present. You learn of Victorine's life story through her memories as she sits on the beach reading an old diary that she had kept in the past. Her tale is one of love, heartbreak, joy and regret - of the one she married...and the one that "got away." I didn't fully absorb the fact that this novel was based on the author's own family....Victorine being her great-grandmother... until I read the "Notes on Victorine" included at the end of the novel. Somehow it slipped by me unnoticed that the author of the book (Cathering Texier) and the character, Victorine share the same surname. This novel was truly an exquisite blend of fact and fiction combined with nostalgia that led me to "feel" to some degree the emotions experienced by the heroine herself. However, I don't know that I would have been able to make the same choices as she.

Devining Women

I just finished reading Devining Women by Kaye Gibbons a few days ago. I wanted to take a couple of days to mentally digest what I had read and form a clear opinion before posting to this blog. However, those few days have now passed me by and I am still left with a cloudy impression. I'm somewhat undecided about how to respond to this selection. Technically speaking, the novel was very well-written in a style that was easy to follow. The storyline flowed smoothly with clear, precise transitions. The character descriptions were unique in the fact that the you get more of a sense of who each "person" IS in behavior and manner rather than the typical physical description...which allowed more freedom to "create" your own version of each character in your mind's eye. In other words...you can relish imagining the eccentric grandfather who practices nudism to resemble that little old man who sits in the same spot on the front pew of your church every Sunday - never speaking a word to anyone. And isn't funny how the cruel husband so closely resembles that jerk you dated once (thank God you didn't marry him). As for the story-line itself....it was interesting. As a woman...it made me angry...both for the heroine and at her for not standing up for herself and how dare her husband treat her that way. As a reader...I was glad for the change in Maureen's character...but somehow the end didn't quite satisfy me. My closing thought was ..."hmmm." I wanted something more. The romantic in me was looking for that "happily ever after" ending where Maureen left the jerk...remarried...had a houseful of beautiful children and lived happily ever after. The bitch in me wanted the husband to suffer.

A New Year, A New Book

Or two new books to be more precise. I have finished both The Photograph and All the Pretty Horses. The latter of which I think I mentioned follows the movie plot (or vice versa) so closely that if you have seen/read one, you have seen/read the other as well. So I am moving on. My next "modern" selection is going to be Devining Women by Kaye Gibbons. Here is the excerpt from the book jacket:

"Autumn, 1918: Rumors of peace are spreading across America, but spreading even faster are the first cases of Spanish influenza, whispering of the epidemic to come. Maureen Ross, well past a safe childbearing age, is experiencing a difficult pregnancy. Her husband, Troop -- cold and careless of her condition -- is an emotional cripple who has battered her spirit throughout their marriage. As Maureen's time grows near, she becomes convinced she will die in childbirth. Into this loveless menage comes Mary Oliver, Troop's niece. The sheltered daughter of a well-to-do, freethinking Washington family, Mary arrives to help Maureen in the last weeks of her confinement. Horrified by Troop's bullying, she soon discovers that her duty is to protect her aunt. As the influenza spreads and the death toll grows, Troop's pitiful behaviors worsen. Tormenting his wife, taunting her for her "low birth," hiding her mother's letters, Troop terrorizes the household. But when Mary fights back, he goes over the edge, and Maureen rallies with a stunning moment of spiritual renewal. In her darkest yet most redeeming novel, Kaye Gibbons scorches us with a firestorm of despair -- then resurrects love and hope from its very ashes."

Book vs Movie

Normally, I'm all about reading a book before I ever watch a movie that is based on it. For the most part I've been disappointed in most of the movies that have been released based on a classic or best-selling novel. Many don't follow the story-line close enough for my liking. Some have entirely different endings, while others leave out vital scenes or even characters. Take the movie Gone With the Wind for instance. If my memory serves me, you are only introduced to one of Scarlett's children - the daughter she shares with Rhett that she eventually loses in an accident. However, in the novel....you are introduced to ALL THREE of Scarlett's children (by three different father's I believe). If that isn't vital to the storyline...I don't know what is. Anyway, this is all background for the point I'm trying to make. I happened to see the movie, All the Pretty Horses starring Matt Damon and Penelope Cruz before I realized that it was based on the same, self-titled novel by Cormac McCarthy. I am about half-way through said novel as of today, and I must admit...I'm enjoying it immensely. As I read, I am also becoming more impressed with the movie and how accurately it portrays the novel. So far, scene for scene...it's an identical representation. When I was in high school and even college, I knew kids who would always rent the movie rather than reading the required selections. They usually ended up failing the exams because the two versions were so different. Unless there is some dramatic change at the end of the novel that differs from the conclusion of the movie, then All the Pretty Horses may just be the one book/movie duo that is the exemption to that rule. In other words...if you don't have time to read this one....rent the movie and go ahead and check it off your list! ;)

The Photograph, by Penelope Lively

OMG!!! If you haven't read this book yet...seriously think about putting it on your reading agenda. It is now 12:24am..as in...just past midnight...and I am sitting here typing this blog entry because I just finished reading that novel and now I can't sleep. I've tried everything (just ask Alan) and still, I can't get it out of my head. While I will admit that there are parts of the novel that tend to get a bit wordy, this is mostly due to the fact that a lot of the context contains "dreamlike" conversations in the form of the memories of each of the main characters. I don't want to reveal anything that is vital to the story, so I'm trying to censor my comments at this point. Let's just say that it is a rather haunting story that has my mind reeling even after having turned the last page. A worthy read for sure.

A "Classic" Case of Procrastination

The list below contains the most "famous" and most often studied literary works ever (according to data taken from college polls and literature examinations). I would like to be able to say that I have read each of these literary masterpieces sometime before I drop dead. (The ones I have read are in red...no pun intended). However, I know that realistically I probably won't accomplish that goal. There are simply too many books that I want to read to limit myself to the "classics" although I will certainly attempt to pick up one now and then.

*** Note: Some of these works are not novels. They may be plays, or narratives that are more likely to be found in an anthology or compilation of works. ***

1. A Midsummer Night's Dream - William Shakespeare
2. The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton
3. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
4. All My Sons - Arthur Miller
5. All the Pretty Horses - Cormac McCarthy
6. America is in the Heart -
7. An American Tragedy - Theodore Dreiser
8. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
9. Another Country - James Baldwin
10. Antigone
11. Antony and Cleopatra - William Shakespeare
12. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
13. As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner
14. As You Like It - William Shakespeare
15. The Awakening - Kate Chopin
16. The Bear
17. Beloved - Toni Morrison
18. Benito Cereno -
19. Billy Budd - Herman Melville
20. The Birthday Party
21. Bleak House - Charles Dickens
22. Bless Me, Ultima
23. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
24. The Bluest Eyes
25. The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
26. Candide - Voltaire
27. The Caretaker
28. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
29. Cat's Eye - Margaret Eleanor Atwood
30. Ceremony
31. The Centaur -
32. The Color Purple - Alice Walker
33. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
34. The Crucible - Arthur Miller
35. Cry, the Beloved Country - Alan Paton
36. Daisy Miller - Henry James
37. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
38. The Dead -
39. Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller
40. The Death of Ivan Ilyich -
41. Delta Wedding -
42. Desire Under the Elms -
43. The Deviners -
44. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant -
45. Doctor Faustus - Christopher Marlowe
46. The Dollmaker -
47. A Doll's House - Ibsen
48. Don Quixote - Cervantes
49. Emma - Jane Austen
50. An Enemy of the People -
51. Equus -
52. Ethan Frome - Edith Wharton
53. The Eumenides -
54. The Fall -
55. A Farewell to Arms - Earnest Hemingway
56. Fathers and Sons - Turgenev
57. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
58. Go Tell It On the Mountain - James Baldwin
59. The Glass Menagerie - Tennessee Williams
60. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
61. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
62. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
63. Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift
64. The Hairy Ape - Eugene O'Neill
65. Hamlet - William Shakespeare
66. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Eleanor Atwood
67. Hard Times - Charles Dickens
68. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
69. Hedda Gabler - Ibsen
70. Henry IV - William Shakespeare
71. The Homecoming
72. House Made of Dawn
73. The House of Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne
74. Invisible Man - H.G. Wells
75. J.B.
76. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
77. Joseph Andrews
78. The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan
79. Jude the Obscure
80. Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare
81. The Jungle - Upton Sinclair
82. King Lear - William Shakespeare
83. Light in August - William Faulkner
84. The Little Foxes
85. Long Day's Journey into Night - Eugene O'Neill
86. Lord Jim - Joseph Conrad
87. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
88. Love Medicine
89. "The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock"
90. The Loved One
91. Lysistrata
92. M. Butterfly
93. Main Street - Sinclair Lewis
94. Macbeth - William Shakespeare
95. Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
96. Major Barbara
97. Man and Superman - George Bernard Shaw
98. Mansfield Park - Jane Austen
99. The Mayor of Casterbridge - Thomas Hardy
100. Medea
101. The Member of the Wedding - Carson McCullers
102. The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare
103. The Metamorphosis -
104. Middlemarch - George Eliot
105. The Mill on the Floss - George Eliot
106. The Misanthrope - Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Moliere
107. Miss Lonelyhearts - Nathanael West
108. Moby Dick - Herman Melville
109. Moll Flanders - Daniel Defoe
110. Mother Courage
111. Mrs. Dalloway
112. Mrs. Warren's Profession
113. Much Ado About Nothing - William Shakespeare
114. Murder in the Cathedral - T.S. Eliot
115. "My Last Duchess"
116. Native Son
117. Nineteen Eighty-Four
118. No Exit
119. No-No Boy
120. Notes from the Underground
121. Obasan
122. The Odyssey
123. Oedipus Rex
124. The Old Man and the Sea
125. One Hundred Years of Solitude
126. The Optimist's Daughter
127. The Oresteia
128. Othello - William Shakespeare
129. Our Mutual Friend
130. Our Town
131. Pamela
132. Paradise Lost
133. A Passage to India
134. Persuasion
135. Phedre
136. The Piano Lesson
137. Pnin
138. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
139. The Portrait of a Lady
140. Praisesong for the Widow
141. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
142. Pygmalion
143. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
144. A Raisin in the Sun
145. Redburn
146. Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare
147. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
148. The Rape of the Lock
149. Saint Joan
150. The Scarlet Letter
151. A Separate Peace
152. The Shipping News
153. Sister Carrie
154. Slaughterhouse Five
155. Song of Solomon
156. Sons and Lovers
157. The Sound and the Fury
158. The Stone Angel
159. The Stranger
160. A Streetcar Named Desire
161. Sula
162. The Sun Also Rises
163. A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
164. Tartuffe
165. The Tempest
166. Tess of the D'Urbervilles
167. Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neal Hurston
168. Things Fall Apart
169. To the Lighthouse
170. Tom Jones
171. The Trial
172. Tristam Shandy
173. The Turn of the Screw - Henry James
174. Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare
175. Uncle Tom's Cabin
176. Victory
177. Volpone
178. Waiting for Godot
179. The Warden
180. Washington Square
181. The Waste Land
182. Watch on the Rhine
183. The Watch that Ends the Night
184. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
185. Wide Sargasso Sea
186. The Winter's Tale
187. Winter in the Blood
188. Wise Blood
189. The Woman Warrior
190. Wuthering Heights - Charlotte Bronte
191. The Zoo Story
192. Zoot Suit

Welcome

Hi! If you have found this little hideaway...chances are you were invited. There's an even better chance that if you weren't you may be bored to death by the future content! LOL Oh well. I created this blog with the intent to share with other avid readers -- to muse... to share what I'm reading and see what others are reading... basically, to establish my own little "nook" in the world of all things literary. There are no rules. I read what interests and intrigues me across a wide range of genres, in accordance with my mood -- which (as with most women) changes frequently. LOL Anyone who wishes to join in on the journey is welcome! So...grab a cuppa, your favourite throw, and snuggle into a comfy spot. Oh yeah! Don't forget your book!