Name up to three books on your bookshelves that have been there at least one year that you still want to read.
msimon@nj.rr.com
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford
Talking Peace by Jimmy Carter
The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter
s.bucher@insightbb.com
Nothing Like It In The World by Stephen Ambrose,
Truman by David McCullough
An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears
Donnai6506@aol.com
None. I read them as soon as I get them.
Zolemica@aol.com
The books on my shelf that have been there for a year (or close to) that I still haven't read: (Shame on me!!! LOL)
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, translated by Royall Tyler
The Arabian Nights translated by Husain Haddawy
The Gifts of the Jews by Thomas Cahill
I certainly don't expect for these to rate; sometimes my reading is just a wee bit more, say, esoteric than most people. But hey, I like the crowd pleasers too! I just finished The Poisonwood Bibleby Barbara Kingsolver and I just loved it. I can't wait to read Maeve Binchy's newest book, as I have loved every book of hers that I have read.
justme@xmission.com
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
The Saving Graces by Patricia Gaffney
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
murfie@attbi.com
The Language of Good-Bye by Maribeth Fischer
Hitler's Willing Executioners by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen
I, Claudius by Robert Graves
hedytroyano@webtv.net
The Red Tent, Love's Executioner, and The Visiting Physician. I did manage to go through almost all the books on my shelf that I had bought at book sales in the past year (except for these three) --- probably about 30 in all. Now I can fill the shelf with more. I just love your newsletter.
Booksie2@aol.com
T.R: The Last Romantic by H.W. Brands
Letters of the Century edited by Lisa Grunwald and Stephen J. Adler
O Pioneers! by Willa Cathers
Rickimc@aol.com
Garden of Shadows by V. C. Andrews
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
The African Quest by Lyn Hamilton
jalocke@comcast.net
Quo Vadis by Henry Sienkiewicz
The Glorious Cause by Jeff Shaara
The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw
EStone2618@aol.com
To be honest, I pulled the top three books off a shelf loaded with books I hope to read, eventually: An Ocean Apart by Robin Pilcher, Tunnel Vision by Sara Paretsky, and The Company of Catsby Marian Babson.
pdcleff@yahoo.com
You Can't Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
The Shelters of Stone by Jean M. Auel
Ava's Man by Rick Bragg
khartshorn@comcast.net
Three books I can't seem to make myself read, though they have been on my bedside table for at least a year:
Angle of Repose by Wallace Earle Stegner
The Fourth Hand by John Irving
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
TSemi@aol.com
Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Stolen Lives by Malika Oufkir
Self Matters by Phillip C. McGraw, Ph.D.
NFrazelle@aol.com
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
A Traitor to Memory by Elizabeth George
Mother of Pearl by Melinda Haynes
chmesler@earthlink.net
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Ada by Vladimir Nabokov
Pigletstl@aol.com
I have had the following books (among others) for at least a year and still intend to read them: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry,This Rock by Robert Morgan, and A Widow for One Year by John Irving. I usually buy several books a month but only manage to read 4 books a month so I have several that I have had for more than a year that I have yet to read. I like to keep a wide choice available so that when I finish one, I can immediately begin the next literary adventure. Reading is my vice, but what a great, educational, satisfying and fulfilling vice to have.
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Actually, none. The few I haven't fully read were those I started and just couldn't finish. They either weren't what I expected or were just moving too slowly. I don't think I will ever pick them up again. There are several that I have read that I would love to re-read --- but I guess that is a different question!
jacobson312@earthlink.net
Here are three books I'm hoping to read. They've been on my shelf over a year:
A History of God by Karen Armstrong
Constantine's Sword by James Carroll
God: Stories edited by C. Michael Curtis
SheilaD@aol.com
I still haven't read:
A Man in Full by Tom Wolf
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon
robertsljr@earthlink.net
Books that I've had for over a year but plan to read in the next month are Smuggler's Moon by Bruce Alexander, a Sir John Fielding mystery about the early Bow Street Runners; Shooting Dr. Jack by Norman Green, an author new to me; and Life Bloodby Caroline Llewellyn, for a bit of gothic suspense.
KLOZIER40@aol.com
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
First Among Equals by Jeffrey Archer
Persuader by Lee Child
Polishpen@aol.com
I could provide a laundry list but I'll give you my top three:
Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel
Chang and Eng by Darin Strauss
Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve
maestraw@msn.com
I still want to read The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. A friend loaned it to me and told me not to hurry. Good thing!
WmsWtrkt@aol.com
Here are three books that have been on my shelf for over one year that I still intend to read (actually I intend to read ALL of the books that have been on my shelf for over a year):
Seven Up by Janet Evanovich
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank
How to Be Good by Nick Hornby
pooka@dontgotmail.com
Shakti Woman by Vicki Noble
Pigs In Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver
Sisters of the Extreme - an anthology
anders.clausen@btinternet.com
Executive Orders by Tom Clancy
A Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly
When the Wind Blows by James Patterson
lmc108@yahoo.com
Jubilee by Margaret Walker
Four Blind Mice by James Patterson
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
JEarh13191@aol.com
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
The first four Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling
Blue Rodeo by Jo-Ann Mapson
staceyfh@rogers.com
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
vickyrd@sbcglobal.net
Out of the many books I have that are older than a year, these three books are the next ones I am going to read:
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie
A Painted House by John Grisham
MSmith2957@aol.com
Duane's Depressed by Larry McMurty
The Trials of Nikki Hill by Christopher Darden
Lamb in His Bosom by Caroline Miller
baxtergr@msn.com
These are three books on my shelves that I want/plan to read --- someday!
John Adams by David McCullough
The Brontes by Juliet Barker
At Seventy by May Sarton
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The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank
The Obstacle Course by J. F. Freedman
WAN1021@aol.com
The Last Boy by Robert Lieberman
The Cabinet of Curiosities by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston
The Living Blood by Tananarive Due
yoteach24@comcast.net
There are three books on my bookshelf that have been there for more than a year that I cannot wait to read:
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus
The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
Harry Potter
Someday I will get to them. SO many books ... so little time.
FRANCES732@aol.com
Portrait of a Marriage by Nigel Nicolson
Heart of the Night by Barbara Delinsky
Seduced by Pamela Britton
kathrynpatton@earthlink.net
There are more than three that have been on my shelf for over one year that I still intend to read. The first three that I hope to get to are:
Bee Season by Myla Goldberg
Empire Falls by Richard Russo
The Peppered Moth by Margaret Drabble
Butterfly4Shelly@aol.com
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson
FATDADMKT@aol.com
I still haven't read The Face by Dean Koontz. I've had it several months; for me, that's a long time not to have read it!
Alanh2062@aol.com
The Grand Complication by Allen Kurzweil
Fearless Jones by Walter Mosley
The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand
billiegirl20@hotmail.com
I have had the following three books on my bookshelf for over a year now and haven't had the time to fit them in:
Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man by Susan Faludi. I've wanted to read this since it came out in 2000. I think the size keeps turning me to something else.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. While I try to read a classic in between newer books, this one just keeps getting pushed aside.
Chocolat by Joanne Harris. I loved the movie so much and absolutely adore books in which food plays a major character (Like Water for Chocolate, Bread Alone, etc.). I've wanted to read this for a long time now.
KayC374@aol.com
Adobe Photoshop 7.0: Classroom in a Book
Quickstart Guide to Flash MX
How to Market Your Business for People Who Hate to Sell
litha@earthlink.net
All three are by T.M. Wright: Laughing Man, The Last Vampire, and Strange Seed. I came across him by accident. He is listed under the horror genre, but I found him far from that "usual" state of mind. I was just informed that Strange Seed is being made into a movie via an independent film maker.
FIREOPALj@aol.com
John Adams by David McCullough
Chalktown by Melinda Haynes
Blessings by Anna Quindlen
yomtear@comcast.net
Men Cry in the Dark, The Will, and Nobody's Perfect.
Hon2724@aol.com
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
Final Stand by Helen R. Myers
alacombe@belfastlibrary.org
Drummer in the Dark by T. Davis Bunn
The Negotiator by Dee Henderson
Daddy's Little Girl by Mary Higgins Clark
ALSOSALLY@aol.com
Expecting Adam by Martha Beck
How We Die by Sherwin B. Nuland
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (It's a sin that I haven't read this yet!)
ecurry@sain.com
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Crooked River Burning by Mark Winegardner
1921 by Morgan Llywelyn
DFSn180@aol.com
The Corrections by Jonathan Frazen
Empire Falls by Richard Russo
Journey into Darkness by John Douglas
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Bombingham by Anthony Grooms
Friday Nights at Honeybee's by Andrea Smith
Harlem Redux by Persia Walker
RNolan1933@aol.com
Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind by C. D. B. Bryan
The Run by Stuart Woods
Serpent's Tooth by Faye Kellerman
Taken by Thomas Cook
Riptide by Catherine Coulter
Remacom@aol.com
Almost a Woman by Esmeralda Santiago
Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat
Ravelstein by Saul Bellow
DreamR3743@aol.com
We Were The Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
Snow Falling On Cedars by David Guterson
Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates by Tom Robbins
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The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Plainsong by Kent Haruf
Waiting by Ha Jin
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Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
The Stone Gap Series by Adriana Trigiani
DStegmanCrawford@aol.com
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Face by Dean Koontz (I started it and stopped)
Should I bother with these titles????
SuzyQ1955@aol.com
There are NO books on my shelves that have been there more than even one month that I haven't read.
MizMSCYC@aol.com
The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa
Several books by David Baldacci
kathrynmarie57@yahoo.com
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Mercy by Jodi Picoult
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
CHenry4823@aol.com
An Equal Music by Vikram Seth
Ahab's Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund
The True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
meentje@eircom.net
There are many, many books on my shelves that have been there for a year or longer. In fact I take great comfort in the fact that I'm surrounded by so many unread books. The chances of ever running out of something to read are nil. Three books that I'm planning on reading in the near future though are:
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (I want to read it before I see the movie)
Still Waters by Jennifer Lauck (because it's a year since I readBlackbird, a book that made a deep impression on me).
Hill Towns by Anne Rivers Siddons (because I've never read anything by her and have three of her books on my unread shelves).
Tuffy2Fo@aol.com
I have so many books that I've had for a long time that I still want to read but keep getting distracted by newer books or books in a different genre: From a Buick 8 by Stephen King, Black House by Stephen King with Peter Straub, and From the Corner of His Eyeby Dean Koontz.
ALBAR01@aol.com
Legacy of Silence by Belva Plain, Poison Mind by Jeffery Good and Susan Goreck, and Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson.
GandmaRI@aol.com
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Serpent by Clive Cussler
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
AvivaSara@aol.com
I have a book on my shelf that has been there for …. well …. longer than just a mere year. It's been there so long I can't even remember how many years. The title is Childrens' Hospital by Peggy Anderson, who had also written Nurse, which I did read in a more timely manner. I bought it with good intentions and I still plan to read it, but I have to be in the right frame of mind. I also have many other books that have been there well over a year, and you want only 3 titles???
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Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
The Tortilla Curtain by T. C. Boyle
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Paradise by Toni Morrison
The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
mstigermut5975@earthlink.net
The Hours by Michael Cunningham
What Lips My Lips Have Kissed by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Longitudes & Attitudes by Thomas L. Friedman
Strberry49@aol.com
Black Orchid (I've had that for 3 years), Adams and Kitty Kelly's Royal Family.
slgrant@telusplanet.net
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
Cane River by Lalita Tademy
Shopaholic Take Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella
lin111@juno.com
These books have been on my shelf for at least a year: Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel, Bag of Bones by Stephen King, and The Fall of a Sparrow by Robert Hellenga.
rlfriga@sbcglobal.net
Some of the books that I have collected and intend to read arePalm Sunday by Kurt Vonnegut, Memories of the Ford Administration by John Updike, and Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant.
