100 Books Challenge discussion

I apologize to the group. I know that this is a quiet group, but I've been so lax since our vacation last August. I think I wore myself out. I did finish On the Road while in Florida.

If there is any interest in continuing, I am willing to do a group read. I think it might be simpler at this point to list the books that have not been selected for a group read in the past. I'll do that in the next post & send a message out later tonight or tomorrow. I have a meeting on Monday & am hoping to get my granddaughter for the weekend so need to get my report ready before Friday.

I have missed our quiet group. :-)

Books that have not been selected for a group read. If you'd like to nominate or choose one to read, please select it from this list. Also, if I've made an error below, do let me know. I'm far from perfect.

5.A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
8.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
9.Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
10.Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
11.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
15.The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
16.The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
17.Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
19.Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
20.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
21.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
22.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
24.Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty
25.Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
27.Matilda by Roald Dahl
29.The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
30.The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
32.The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence
34.Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
35.Blindness by Jose Saramago
37.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
38.Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
39.Jurassic Park by Micheal Crichton
43.The Bible
44.The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
45.The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
48.The Lizard Cage by Karen Connelly
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
56.A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
57.Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
59.Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
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
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
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
81.Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
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
90.The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
92.The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
93.The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
94.The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
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

I've been rather lax for the last 8 months or so. Seems that since I retired I have LESS time to read than I did when I was working full time. Have also been struggling with my husband's health issues, and then a dear friend's husband wound up in the ICU on a ventilator. I spent the better part of a week with her at his bedside before they discontinued life support and he passed peacefully.

I guess we are at that age now, when we attend more funerals than weddings.

So sorry about your friend's passing. It's difficult to come to terms with the loss. I expected the increasing pain from joint issues & poor health issues as we got older, but truly have been knocked for a loop by the loss. A dear friend died in October. She fought cancer with no complaints … literally none all through chemo & radiation twice. Then her body just seemed to lose all strength. Her daughter said she thought her mom just said enough was enough. I've been spending a lot of time with her son … taking him with us to events. He is a good friend of my son's … they work together & are in Special Olympics. I've discovered I love hockey, but wrestling … not so much. LOL


Hope you can find some time to read here & there.

l am so sorry to hear about your friend's loss.

i think i will recommend Fall on Your Knees

Sounds great, Melissa.

Melissa (ladybug) wrote: "i think i will recommend Fall on Your Knees"

Great recommendation! I read it for my F2F book club back in 2003. Maybe I'll re-read it. Will definitely pop in for the discussion in either case.

I ordered it from my library. Will probably have it next week.

i have also ordered it from my library. :) hopefully it comes soon, but could be up to two weeks :( it was out when i ordered it the 12th.

My little library doesn't have a copy so I use interlibrary loan. There were lots of copies available. I'm guessing it will come next week. I think they deliver Fridays.

We usually start group reads on the 19th of the month, but I'll start this one on March 1 which will give us time to get the books. It's long at 508 pages so we can take some extra time if needed.