I know, two postings in one day...but I am not sure I will post tomorrow. Thanks to my friends I have a list of the new book classics according to Entertainment Weekly. While looking over the list I have read 35 of the 100 books! So, I have my work cut out for me. At least one of the listings is a series...Phillip Pullman, His Dark Materials, and of course there are a lot of great suggestions and books that I want to read. For any of you who have seen the list and are wondering where to start...I HIGHLY recommend the following, in no particular order.
Beloved - Toni Morrison
Mystic River - Dennis Lehane
The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan
Bel Canto - Ann Patchett
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold (all of her other books are great too)
The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
The Corrections - Jonathan Frazen
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night - Mark Haddon
For those of you who like graphic novels!
Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi
Maus - Art Spiegelman
Sandman - Neil Gaiman
Looking for Nonfiction?
Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer
Eat Pray Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
Nickel and Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich
Fast Food Nation - Eric Schlosser
America: The Book - Jon Stewart
The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
Did anyone else see the list? What did you think? Was there anything missing? Was there something you felt shouldn't have been on the list?
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