I got some feedback from family members (voracious readers too) and members of my book group. And my bucket list of books now includes the following books:
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (Daniel Dafoe)
The History of Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
I am up to 180 books on the bucket list...for now. The list will continue to grow as books continue to be written. Have suggestions? Let me know!
If you choose to pursue this bucket list with me don't limit yourself. Listen to books. I love www.audible.com. You can find unabridged and abridged books at this website for a nominal monthly fee. What I really like is that you aren't limited to the number of times you can download the audio books. And the cost of the audio books is much cheaper than what you find in traditional book stores.
Also, many of the 'classics' are also available gratis through ebooks and www.gutenberg.org. And you can find apps for Nook, Kindle, and other electronic reading devices that are compatible across many platforms. That way you have access to multiple books almost everywhere.
My progress:
Now that I've started this list, I need to share what books I have already read. And I must admit, I was amazed at how few of these I've read. I consider myself a book geek. I've read just about every book I've encountered. So imagine my surprise when I found that I haven't even read half of the books on the list! Because some of the books have been made into very popular movies, if I don't distinctly recall having read the book, I have opted to consider it as 'unread'. Thus, if I find I have read it, I will at least have the pleasure of reading it again. Additionally, my intent is to read as few abridged books as possible. If I read an abridged version, I will indicate that when I add a book to my completed list. The books I have read are listed at the bottom of this post.
On another note, I have almost finished Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. The style of writing (I believe it is called Regency) took a bit of getting used to, yet I find myself enjoying the book immensely. I do have a few questions, though, such as a) is this indirect form of writing typical of Jane Austen's era? b) Is this the same reason large chunks of time are glossed over? Or is this just typical of Jane Austen's writing? c) does this depict the society of the time?
Books I've read thus far:
1. Beowulf
2. The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
3. Watership Down
4. Little Women
5. I, Robot
6. Are You There God? It's Me Margaret.
7. Jane Eyre
8. The DaVinci Code
9. The Alchemist
10. Ramona the Pest
11. The Hunger Games: The Hunger Games
12. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
13. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
14. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
15. The Little Prince
16. The Diary of Anne Frank
17. Alas Babylon
18. Outlander
19. Lord of the Flies
20. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
21. Dune
22. The Outsiders
23. The Secret Garden
24. The Lottery
25. Pet Sematary
26. Dolores Claiborne
27. The Millennium Trilogy: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
28. The Millennium Trilogy: The Girl Who Played With Fire
29. The Millennium Trilogy: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
30. Pippi Longstocking
31. The Call of the Wild
32. Dragonflight
33. Winnie the Pooh
34. Anne of Green Gables
35. Nineteen Eighty-Four
36. Where the Red Fern Grows
37. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
38. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
39. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
40. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
41. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
42. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
43. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
44. Contact
45. Romeo and Juliet
46. Frankenstein
47. The Giving Tree
48. Dracula
49. A Girl of the Limberlost
50. The Hobbit
51. The Fellowship of the Ring
52. The Two Towers
53. The Return of the King
54. Huckleberry Finn
55. The Time Machine
56. Charlotte's Web
57. The Shadow of the Wind
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