Carrie’s Comments (group member since Mar 12, 2013)

Carrie’s comments from the 100 Books Challenge group.

I'm taking a break from reading off my list because I'm mostly studying now. I'm going to try to catch up on the books that I already started. :)

I finished Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging. I'm giving it an okay rating. Pretty juvenile for me and I love most young adult books.

I'm currently reading Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging. So far, I'm not enjoying it very much because it seems too juvenile for me. The main character is a 14-year-old girl and I think that is the audience for the book. Maybe, I have been around too many teens lately to truly enjoy it. I'll keep plugging along.... :)

I finished . It truly was an amazing and inspirational book that everyone should read. I highly recommend it!

Now onto when I get it. :)

I'm still reading Angela's Ashes, which I'm enjoying very much, but I would love to be able to punch out the dad!

I just finished Gone With the Wind...now onto Angela's Ashes. :)

I loved this book and Scarlet and Rhett are such a great couple, both endearing and completely frustrating. Also, I really just want to slap Ashley throughout the book...just sayin'...:)

I loved this book. Thanks so much for selecting it. I never read this book and it's just so lovely. Ann is lovable, optimistic and very funny. A beautiful story. :)

Martha wrote: "Me, too. Several months ago, I began to think that maybe I should give it up as it's probably not good for me ... then I read that it helps prevent strokes (I think it was strokes). So now I happil..."

Yep! Currently they are saying you can have up to 4 cups a day. After that, it's not so good. I try to keep my intake to 2 maybe 3. Enjoy! :)

What!? No coffee! I'm with Teri-Lyn, love it! :)

I'm in! I'm reading it right now. :)

Nicolle wrote: "The weather is a bit unpredictable these days too. It is spring and it snowed this morning. :0 I can't wait for summer, I just can't seem to remember what it is like to be warm! It's funny because ..."

I'm with you. Here in PA, school was closed today because of a wintery mix. Fun! I can't wait for even some sun. :)

Nicolle wrote: "I didn't like The Graveyard Book which is the only Gaiman I have read. I feel the same about the lack of attatchment. Whilst reading I was thinking I know I am supposed to feel scared/excited/dread..."

One of my favorite biographies is John Adams by David McCullough. HBO made a fantastic miniseries based on this book.

I am currently reading . So far I'm enjoying them all. I guess I'm in the minority here, I like Catcher in the Rye. :)

Jill wrote: "I started Extremely Loud and Incredibly Closelast night. Loving it so far!"

I loved, loved, loved that book and the movie! I never read Everything is Illuminated but I really need to, the movie is one of my favorites of all time. Hope you enjoy the book as much as I did.

Thanks for the heads up. I have actually read both. Speaking of travel, I'm in the beginning stages of planning a trip to Hawaii with my family. Any suggestions? We are going to Oahu.

I think I'll start with Persuasion.

01. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
02. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
03. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
04. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
05. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
06. 1984 by George Orwell
07. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
08. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
09. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
10. Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
11. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
12. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
13. Little Women by L.M. Alcott
14. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
15. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
16. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
17. Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
18. Dracula by Bram Stoker
19. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
20. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
21. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
22. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
23. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
24. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty
25. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
26. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
27. Matilda by Roald Dahl
28. Persuasion by Jane Austen
29. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
30. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
31. The Poisonwood Bible by Barabra Kingsolver
32. The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence
33. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
34. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
35. Blindness by Jose Saramago
36. Emma by Jane Austen
37. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
38. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
39. Jurassic Park by Micheal Crichton
40. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
41. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
42. Roots by Alex Haley
43. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot*
44. The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
45. The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
46. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
47. The Husband by Dean Koontz
48. The Lizard Cage by Karen Connelly
49. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
50. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
51. The Stand by Stephen King
52. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
53. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
54. A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
55. A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
56. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
57. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
58. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
59. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
60. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
61. Cirque de Freak by Darren Shan
62. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
63. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
64. Deadly Appearances by Gail Bowen
65. Eragon by Christopher Paolini
66. Exodus by Leon Uris
67. Expecting Adam by Martha Beck
68. Five Smooth Stones by Anne Fairbairn
69. Jack Maggs by Peter Carey
70. Jennie: The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill by Ralph Martin
71. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
72. Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
73. Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers
74. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
75. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
76. North and South by John Jakes
77. Not Wanted on the Voyage by Timothy Findley
78. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
79. Sabriel by Garth Nix
80. Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy
81. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
82. Shadow of the Moon by M.M. Kaye
83. Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
84. The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
85. The Cure for Death by Lightning by Gail Anderson-Dargatz
86. The Englishman’s Boy by Guy Vanderhaeghe
87. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
88. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
89. Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
90. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
91. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
92. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
93. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
94. The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
95. Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra
96. The Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald
97. True History f the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
98. What Came Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George
99. Without Remorse by Tom Clancy
100.Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Thanks for the invite Nicolle! I'm a total sucker for challenges. I should have been a Girl Scout when I was younger....all the badges. Looking forward to tackling the list! :)