Books Containing My Favorite Characters:
1. The Chosen by Chaim Potok (Danny Saunders)
2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (the entire Finch family- Atticus, Scout, and Jem)
3. Bridget Jones’ Diary by Helen Fielding (Bridget Jones, Mark Darcy)
4. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Mr. Darcy)
5. The Hawk and the Dove trilogy by Penelope Wilcock (Father Peregrine)
Books I Keep Thinking About Even Though They’re Over:
1. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (took me several days to untangle my emotions)
2. The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus (surprisingly poignant)
3. The Harry Potter Series (so many good ideas! Pensieves, house-elves, horcruxes…)
4. Rebecca by Daphne duMaurier (good twist)
5. Snow in August by Pete Hamill (very original!)
Contemporary Authors Who Awe Me With Amazing Skill
1. A.S. Byatt (Posession)
2. Malachy McCourt (A Monk Swimming)
3. Colleen McCullough (First Man in Rome and following)
4. Barbara Kingsolver (The Poisonwood Bible)
5. John Grisham (The Broker)
Sentimental Favorites
1. The Shiloh Legacy, Zion Chronicles, and Zion Covenant series by Bodie Thoene
2. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
3. The Emily of New Moon trilogy by L.M. Montgomery
4. The Lighthouse trilogy by Eugenia Price
5. All books by Janette Oke
Nonfiction Favorites
1. Almost French by Sarah Turnbull
2. A Return to Modesty by Wendy Shalit
3. The Gifts of the Jews by Thomas Cahill
4. I Love You, Ronnie by Nancy Reagan
5. The Know-It-All by A.J. Jacobs
February 21, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Do you own The Painted House by Grisham? It was recommended to me today and I don’t think I have it.
February 21, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Oops, never mind. I do have it.
New question: have you read it?
October 11, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Ooh! I love this list! I just got my library card down here and I’ve been needing some good stuff to read. I think I’m printing this list and taking it with me next time….. I love the library, don’t you?