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1. Steve Kane
   Comment by Steve Kane | 2006/04/23 at 12:09:09Quote

   The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien *seen movie though - three times*

   No you haven’t. The Hobbit hasn’t been made into a film yet; the Lord Of The Rings trilogy don’t cover The Hobbit. So

   Anyway, my list is here.

2. kathryn
   Comment by kathryn | 2006/04/23 at 12:20:59Quote

   Oh, and here I thought bits of The Hobbit made it into the flick. Misled, I am! Off to check out your list.

3. tom
   Comment by tom | 2006/04/24 at 04:46:20Quote

   The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
   The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
   The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy - Douglas Adams
   The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
   To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
   (The Time Traveler’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger)
   His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
   Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J. K. Rowling *Bought it for Jean
   The Life of Pi - Yann Martel
   Animal Farm: A Fairy Story - George Orwell
   Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
   The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
   The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
   Lord of the Flies - William Golding
   Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
   1984 - George Orwell
   Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J. K. Rowling *Bought for Jean
   One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
   Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
   The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
   The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
   Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut
   The Secret History - Donna Tartt *Started but didn’t like - pot-boiler about worthless characters. Gave the book away
   Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
   The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis*Bought for Jean
   Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides**did not finish, actually**Me too!
   Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
   Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
   Atonement - Ian McEwan
   (The Shadow of The Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
   The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway
   The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
   The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
   Dune - Frank Herbert
   Sula by Toni Morrison
   Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier *Started but didn’t finish
   The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo
   White Teeth by Zadie Smith *Started but didn’t finish
   The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton *Have the film and I’ve watched it several times

   ***
   Too many books to add. Everyone should read Troubles by JG Farrell

4. tom
   Comment by tom | 2006/04/24 at 05:26:29Quote

   Oops, my slashes haven’t come out. They were there in the preview. My recommendation isn’t in the right place either. Damn. Don’t seem to be able to edit. You get the gist, anyway.

5. kathryn
   Comment by kathryn | 2006/04/24 at 05:28:20Quote

   Don’t know Troubles or JG Farrell so thanks for that, Tom. What was it about Middlesex that made you stop? I can’t remember what it was for me - it was a while ago now and normally I blame myself, my mood, and what’s going on in my life for not finishing a book rather than blame the book itself. Not sure I would have finished The Secret History had I read it now. I remember persisting with that one - I was really curious about it and all the hype surrounding it, the author, and the publishing deal.

6. kathryn
   Comment by kathryn | 2006/04/24 at 05:29:47Quote

   Tom - do you get a little “e” at the top of your comment where it says “Comment by tom | 2006/04/24 at 05:26:29 |e”??? Does that allow you to edit? If not, I’ll try editing in your slashes.

7. tom
   Comment by tom | 2006/04/24 at 05:47:03Quote

   No, no “e,” Kathryn.

   I can’t remember exactly why I stopped reading Middlesex. A bit long-winded, perhaps. Also I loved The Virgin Suicides and it was disappointing as a follow up.

8. Debra
   Comment by Debra | 2006/04/26 at 23:07:54Quote

   Thanks for tagging me Kathryn, I enjoyed doing this. Though it took me a while - all that browsing on my bookshelf slowed me down.

9. kathryn
   Comment by kathryn | 2006/04/27 at 00:44:33Quote

   Great, Debra. I’m off to look at your list.

10. Kay Sexton
    Comment by Kay Sexton | 2006/04/29 at 04:38:55Quote

    Ha! I’ve already been tagged by Myfanwy and done mine … although now I’d like to go back and add an Australian book to my list after your blog on landscape and culture. I think I’d pick Tim Winton’s Dirt Music for it’s sheer beauty although I think the ending lets the narrative down.

11. kathryn
    Comment by kathryn | 2006/04/29 at 05:47:31Quote

    Yes, Dirt Music is stunning! I’m off to check out your list!

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