Book lovers discussion

Okay I'll put my list here. I started a list on a piece of paper in my room, but this seems like a better place!!!

A-Louisa May Alcott (Little Women)
B-Charlotte Bronte (Jane Eyre)
C-Rachel Cohn (Gingerbread)
D-Waris Dirie (Desert Dawn)
E-
F-Victoria Forester (The Girl Who Could Fly)
G- John Green (Looking for Alaska)
H-Nathaniel Hawthorne (The Scarlet Letter)
I-Eva Ibbotson (A Countess Below Stairs)
J-
K-John Knowles (A Separate Peace)
L-Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird)
M-Emma McLaughlin (The Nanny Diaries)
N-Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler's Wife)
O-
P-Jodi Picoult (My Sister's Keeper)
Q-
R-Meg Rosoff (Just in Case)
S-Trenton Lee Stewart (The Mysterious Benedict Society)
T-Mildred D. Taylor (Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry)
U-
V-Debbie Viguie (Midnight Pearls)
W-
X-
Y-Richard Yates (Revolutionary Road)
Z-Markus Zusak (The Book Thief)

This is the list I started in the beginning of the year...so don't feel bad. I'm sure you can add more names if you go back to January

I did start my A - Z list a few months ago, but then started again when creating my group so that we'd all be at pretty much the same level. My old list was:
A:
B: Burns, Melissa – The Dark Part of Me
C: Chadwick, Elizabeth – The Conquest
D:
E:
F:
G:
H: Hornby, Nick – How To Be Good
I:
J: Jones, Christina – Heaven Sent
K: Koontz, Dean – Velocity
L:
M: Maguire, Emily – Taming of the Beast
N: Niffeneger Audrey – Time Traveler’s Wife
O:
P:
Q:
R:
S: Strong, Marilee – A Bright Red Scream
T:
U:
V:
W:
X:
Y:
Z:

Here is my list so far

A - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austin
B - Agatha Raison and the Love From Hell - MC Beaton
C - Could it be Forever - David Cassidy
D - Fish out of Water - MaryJanice Davidson
E -
F - Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Scott Fitzgerald
G - Wizards First Rule - Terry Goodkind
H -
I -
J - Children of Men - PD James
K - In Coldest blood - Jim Kelly
L - Lady Chatterley's Lover - DH Lawernce
M - Girl Goes Ape - Chris Manby
N -
O -
P - All These Lonely People - Gervase Phinn
Q -
R - The Circle Series - Nora Roberts
S - Dissolution - C J Sansom
T - The Queen and I - Sue Townsend
U -
V - The Bronte Project - Jennifer Vandever
W - The Velveteen Rabbit - Margery Williams
X - Miss Chopsticks by Xinran
Y -
Z -

I edited my list below

I will start a list this month and see how far I get by December.

A -
B - Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
C - Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
D - The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz
E -
F - Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding
G - Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
H - Witch by Nancy Holder, Debbie Viguie
I -
J -
K -
L -
M - The Host by Stephenie Meyer
N - Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
O -
P -
Q -
R - The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
S - The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
T -
U -
V - Curse by Nancy Holder, Debbie Viguie
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

Here is mine, started in January :
A -
B – Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
C – The Mortal Instruments Serie by Cassandra Clare
D -
E -
F -
G – Le concile de Pierre by Jean-Christophe Grangé
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M – Twilight Serie by Stephenie Meyer
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R – Harry Potter Serie by JK Rowling
S -
T -
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

Jo wrote: "Glad to have you joining us Linda Grace :)"

Thanks. We will see how far I get.

I have just got Miss Chopsticks by Xinran from the Library which I may go and start tonight when I get off my laptop and go to bed!

Jo wrote: "What does everyone plan on reading next for their list? Does anyone have any good ideas for authors to use for the difficult letters like X? "

I'm planning to read :
F >> If I stay by Gayle Forman
H >> Sookie Stackhouse serie by Charlaine Harris
N >> The time traveler’s wife by Audrey Niffenegger
S >> The study serie by V. Snyder
W >> The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R Ward

I think it's gonna be hard for me go through the 26 letters until the end of the year...! Especially because I like series, so it gives less opportunities to try new authors. Anyway, this A-Z list is fun :) it's a good idea !

Ooh - This looks like a great idea! - It's my Birthday in October so I think I'll start a list after then and give myself a year to fill it up before my next birthday!...how many authors names begin with X???

Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks Out? It's the only X I can think of.

Z is for Roger Zelazny -
Damnation Alley, Lord of Light & lots more fantasy/SF. He blurs the lines.

Xavier would be another name, but how common would that be as a last name? I say X can count for either!

hum hum...good luck for the X then...I didn't find any

Xenophon has lot of stuff on Project Gutenberg.
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/autho...

Xinran Xue wrote
Sky Burial An Epic Love Story of Tibet & a couple of other books, mostly biographies, I think.

Jim wrote: "Xenophon has lot of stuff on Project Gutenberg.
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/autho...

Xinran Xue wrote
Sky Burial An Epic Love Story of Tibet & a couple of oth..."

I'm not sure I'm ready to read Ancient Greece litterature. However, Sky Burial An Epic Love Story of Tibet sounds a nice (truth-based)love story. Thanks Jim :)

Is anyone ever ready to read ancient Greek literature? I've always appreciated the Sunday Supplement versions of Oedipus, the Iliad, Odyssey & such. Still, I managed to struggle through most of them in long translation form too - usually in small doses over long periods of time to no good purpose other than pleasing a teacher.

I was always glad I learned to love reading BEFORE I was required to read many of the teacher's picks. It turned some of my friends off so badly they still won't read.

My list since January...


A- Jane Austin (Pride and Prejudice)
B-
C-
D-
E- Kim Edwards (The Memory Keeper's Daughter)
F-
G- Seth Grahame-Smith (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies)
H-
I-
J- Jocelyn Jackson (The Girl Who Stopped Swimming)
K- Sophie Kinsella (Remember Me?)
L-
M- Christopher Moore (Bloodsucking Fiends)
N-
O-
P-
Q-
R- J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
S- Scott Sigler (Contagious)
T-
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

Jo -

I believe Contagious is the next book after Infected. The funny thing is, I picked up Contagious without realizing it had a book before it. So, for those that haven't read Infected, you can read Contagious without feeling like your missing part of the story.

I enjoyed the book quite a bit. I have since added Infected to my TBR list. It looks like Infected is more about Perry Dawsey and what happens to him? Did you read it? I'm interested to read it to gain more info regarding his character.

Yeah, I'm not sure when I'll be able to read it. I don't own that one yet. Hopefully by November I can start it. When you read it, I'll be interested to know what you think. :)

Finally read my 'X' authur xinran - Miss Chopsticks

Now got to start looking for the rest of my list and get into some serious reading again!

Its not bad - kept me going through last nights shift!

OK - It's my 30th Birthday this week so I'm going to start an A-Z Challenge hoping to be finished by my next birthday. I'll start by populating it with the books I'm reading at the minute...

A - [Author: Jane Austen] - [Book: Northanger Abbey] (read in November 2009)
B - [Author: Charlotte Bronte] - [Book: Jane Eyre] (read in September/October 2009)
C - Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White (Read in March 2010)
D - Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol (read in December 2009)
E -
F - [Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald] - [Book: The Great Gatsby] (read in October 2009)
G -
H - [Author: Susan Hill] - [Book: The Woman in Black] (Read in October 2009)
I -
J - Henry James - The Portrait of a Lady (Read in March 2010)
K -
L - Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing (Read in Februray 2010)
M -
N -
O - George Orwell - Burmese Days (Read in February 2010)
P -
Q -
R -
S - Dodie Smith - I Capture the Castle (Read in March 2010)
T -
U -
V -
W - Evelyn Waugh - Vile Bodies (read in December 2009/January 2010)
X -
Y -
Z - Emile Zola - Germinal (read in January/February 2010)

Wish me luck!

Ally

Wish I was having my 30th birthday.

Thanks for the Birthday wishes - Its Friday - I'm off to London for the weekend with my mates and we're going to see 'Wicked' - maybe I can get a copy of the book and add it to my A-Z challenge list!

Ally

Jo wrote: "Jim, your only as old as you feel! "

Exactly! And today is raw & wet, so I'm feeling older than I'd like. My 'baby' is making plans to go off to Europe, too. I keep thinking that someone made a mistake. I just CAN'T be that old already!

;-)

I'm always up for a challenge... what books count? From now forwards, or can I go back in time a bit? (I read a "Z" one in September... who knows when I'll get another?)

Austen, Jane Pride and Prejudice Oct 25, 09
Behr, Mark The Smell of Apples A Novel Nov 27, 09
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl Nov 24, 09
Dunn, Mark Ella Minnow Pea A Novel in Letters Oct 24, 09
E
Fforde, Jasper Lost in a Good Book Dec 6, 09
Gregory, Susanna A Plague on Both Your Houses Sept 27, 09
H
I
J
King, Laurie R. A Letter of Mary Nov 12, 09
L
Mortimer, John Rumpole for the Defense Oct 19, 09
N
Orwell, George Animal Farm (Audio) Sept 14, 09
P
Q
Riordan, Rick The Lightning Thief Oct 31, 09
Shaffer, Mary Ann The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Oct 28, 09
T
U
V
Wolf, Maryanne Proust and the Squid Oct 15, 09
X
Y
Zafón, Carlos Ruiz The Shadow of the Wind Sept 12, 09

Jo wrote: "Its any books aslong as you use the authors last name as your letter of the alphabet. Have fun! "

Oh goodie! Started in September with the new school year. Will put the links in later...

Since I turned sixteen early this week I guess I'll try out this challenge!

So here's mine, by my seventeenth birthday I will have it finished hopefully....

A - Armstrong, Kelly (Bitten) [Currently:]
B - Bray, Libba (Going Bovine) [Next:]
C - Clare, Cassandra (City of Bones)
D - del Toro, Guillermo (The Strain)
E -
F - Fitzpatrick, Becca (Hush, Hush)
G - Grahame-Smith, Seth (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) [Next:]
H - Harris, Charlaine (The Sookie Books)
I -
J -
K - Koontz, Dean (Life Expectancy)
L -
M - Meyer, Stephanie (Twilight Saga)
N - Niffenegger, Audrey (Her Fearful Symmetry) [Next:]
O -
P - Poe, Edgar Allan (The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe)
Q -
R - Rowling, J.K. (The Harry Potter Series)
S - Stroker, Bram (Dracula)
T - Twain, Mark (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) [Currently:]
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

I edited my original post. I added a "G" author.

Levi wrote: "N - Niffenegger, Audrey (Her Fearful Symmetry) [Next:] ..."

I really want to read this.... I loved TT Wife.

And Happy Birthday!!

Happy Bday Levi...you gotta love December birthdays!!!

Happy birthday, Levi. I'll suggest Nine Princes in Amber or Changeling by Roger Zelazny for your Z book.

Levi, when was your birthday? Mine was Tuesday, Dec.1.

Thanks! A driver's lisincise really nice.

Happy Belated Birthday Lisa! Mine was on Nov. 29.

thanks Jo : )

Jim wrote: "Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks Out? It's the only X I can think of.

Z is for Roger Zelazny -
Damnation Alley, Lord of Light & ..."

Hi Ive just finished I AM LEGION and wondering if you could recommend which of his to read next?

DJ, My Name Is Legion is the current month read at the Zelazny group. Our tastes & ratings don't seem to be terribly similar, so maybe you should go there & see if any of the other group members are a closer match.

If you like mysteries, he wrote The Dead Man's Brother, the only non-fantasy/sf book he ever did. It's published by Hard Case Crime. Doorways in the Sand is an SF mystery, but the style is different. Each chapter begins in the middle of the action, takes you back to the start of it & then finishes on a cliff hanger. It's one of my favorite books.

Most of the rest of his books are blends of SF & Fantasy, often with bizarre styles. I'd recommend staying away from Creatures of Light and Darkness until you've read more of his stuff. It's... different.

Lord of Light & This Immortal are probably my two favorite books of all time. I'd suggest starting with the first.

Thanks very much Jim.I didn't even know there was a Zelazny group a friend lent me I am legion.Have taken a note of the two you recommended starting from and I will let you know how it goes when I track them down...

You're welcome, DJ. Yes, there is a Zelazny group, started by me last August. There isn't a whole lot to read yet. One of our members is the editor for the 6 volume Collected Works & most of us have read a lot of his books, so there is some good info. Please drop by!

Here's the link:
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/2...

Will do Jim.Thanks.See you there.

A-Laurie Halse Anderson (Twisted)
B- Robin Benway (Audrey, Wait!)
C- Aidan Chambers (Postcards from No Man's Land)
D- Sarah Dessen (Lock and Key)
E- Simone Elkeles (How to Ruin a Summer Vacation)
F- Alex Flinn (Beastly)
G-
H- S.E. Hinton (The Outsiders)
I-
J-
K-
L- David Levithan (The Realm of Possibility)
M-
N-
O-
P-
Q-
R- J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
S- Alice Sebold (The Lovely Bones)
T-
U-
V-
W-
X-
U-
Z-

Yay Jo!!! That's exciting : )

A-Laurie Halse Anderson (Twisted)
B- Robin Benway (Audrey, Wait!)
C- Aidan Chambers (Postcards from No Man's Land)
D- Sarah Dessen (Lock and Key)
E- Simone Elkeles (How to Ruin a Summer Vacation)
F- Alex Flinn (Beastly)
G-
H- S.E. Hinton (The Outsiders)
I-Eva Ibbotson (A Song for Summer)
J-
K-
L- David Levithan (The Realm of Possibility)
M-
N-
O- Lauren Oliver (Before I Fall)
P-
Q-
R- J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
S- Alice Sebold (The Lovely Bones)
T-
U-
V-
W-
X-
U-
Z-

I shall give this a shot eventhough my reading has slowed considerably since last year.



A - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
B -
C - Gail Carriger, Soulless
D - Bree Despain, The Dark Divine
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J - Shirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in a Castle
K - Lauren Kate, Fallen
L -
M - Lisa McMann, Wake
N - Audrey Niffenegger, Her Fearful Symmetry
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U -
V -
W - Jeanette Winterson, The Passion
X -
Y -
Z -

Natalee...have fun with this. I've yet to actually finish this list, but I try every year : )

The author one is much harder than the title, for sure! :)