In response to my post “3 Books that Changed My Life,” I received so many fantastic suggestions for “must read” books that I don’t want to forget them. They came in via Facebook, Twitter, and in the Comments section of the blog. In no particular order, I am listing them here for handy reference.
1. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Path – suggested by @ReadyDressedGo
2. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol by Andy Warhol – suggested by @ReadyDressedGo
3. The Sun also Rises by Ernest Hemingway – suggested by @ReadyDressedGo
4. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood – suggested by @mebuell
5. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee – suggested by @mebuell
6. A Portrait of the Artist as Young Man by James Joyce – suggested by @mebuell
7. The Cider House Rules, John Irving – suggested @monie_muffins & Amy Boughner
8. The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, Joseph Murphy – @monie_muffins
9. The Mystery of Lilac Inn, Nancy Drew, by Carolyn Keene – @NancyfromCanada
10. The Tripod Series by John Christopher – suggested by @NancyfromCanada
11. The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham – suggested by @NancyfromCanada
12. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen – suggested by Dan S
13. Mystic River by Dennis Lehane – suggested by Dan S
14. I, Claudius by Robert Graves – suggested by Dan S
15. LA Confidential by James Ellroy – suggested by Dan S
16. Seymour: An Introduction by J.D. Salinger – suggested by Amy Boughner
17. In One Person by John Irving – suggested by Amy Boughner
18. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green – suggested by Allison
19. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss – suggested by Allison
20. Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger – suggested by me, Amy Boughner, and Allison
21. Perfume by Patrick Süskind – suggested by Allison and Giulia
22. House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende – suggested by Allison and Giulia
23. Home by Marilynne Robinson – suggested by Allison
24. Plain Kate by Erin Bow – suggested by Allison
25. Room by Emma Donoghue- suggested by Sarah McCormack and Robyn Grauer
26. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling – suggested by Sarah McCormack
27. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak – suggested Sarah McCormack
28. Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls – suggested Sarah McCormack
29. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson – suggested by Lisa Sansom
30. Under the Sea by Isabel Allende – suggested by Allison and Giulia
31. Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck – suggested Giulia
32. Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson – suggested by Giulia
33. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway – suggested by Giulia
34. Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys – suggested by Giulia
35. Captain Correlli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres – suggested by Giulia
36. Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez – suggested by Giulia
37. She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb – suggested by Robyn Grauer
38. Hannah’s Gift by Maria Housden – suggested by Robyn Grauer
This should really keep me busy for a while! Thank you so much for your suggestions!
Edited on June 10, 2013 to add: I received some more suggestion after publishing this follow-up post and I don’t want to lose track of them either! They are:
39. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz – suggested by Laurel
40. Blackbird by Jennifer Lauck – suggested by Laurel
41. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold – suggested by Laurel
42. The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran – suggested by Laurel
43. A Prayer for Owen Meany – suggested by me and Annie Boucher
44. Dance Me Outside by WP Kinsella – suggested by Sherrie Mae
45. Hairball by Margaret Atwood – suggested by Sherrie Mae
AWESOME! I will print this out and start searching on the library web site!!
thanx
When I saw the title of Julie’s blog, I knew you would have made suggestions and that you’d be eager to read them too! Now I do ‘t have to ask you for book suggestions – lol!
I was sure I left one or two (she sobs). But I could have been dreaming (she mumbles).
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Blackbird by Jennifer Lauck
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (not for faint at heart but great writing)
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
And many of the others you listed:)
Ooooh. I’m drooling. This is fabulous. I’ve only read a few of these. What a great list for summer!
Thanks Julie! Always looking for good reads!
Smiling all over!
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