alicia's comments (member since May 05, 2009)

alicia's comments from the 50 Books A Year group.

47. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
48. To the Nines by Janet Evanovich

Out of all the ones I have read so far, eight and nine have been my favorite Stephanue Plum stories.

45. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
46. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich

I absolutely love the Stephanie Plum series, and they only seem to get better as they go along!

Name: Alicia
Where do you live: Florida
Age (Optional): 19
What are you studying/What are you working as: Elementary Education
What makes you happy: Seeing my boyfriend after a week apart, writing letters, reading on a rainy day, and browsing library shelves
What are you listening to now/have listened to last: I have a Criminal Minds repeat on the television behind me.
An interesting fact about you: I taught my younger brother how to read.
Favourite place to be: with family during the holidays
Favorite lyric: "i'm right where I need to be"
Favourite book: Night by Elie Wiesel or Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy
Favourite movie: Remember the Titans

RECOMMEND TO THE GROUP
1. A film: Taking Chance
2. A book: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseni
3. A song: Everything by Lifehouse
4: A band: Kings of Leon

I just finished reading the nonfiction book, A Journal for Jordan by Dana Canedy. It was definitely a tearjerker. I'm not one to cry a lot, but the author's sorrow and the son's innocence is so apparent. It's a little slow in the beginning, but by the end you won't want to put it down.

41.The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
42. Wielding a Red Sword by Piers Anthony
43. The Shack by William P. Young
44. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

39. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
40. The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory

38. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

37. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory

35. The Time Traveler's Wife by audrey Niffenegger
36. Dawn by Elie Wiesel

29. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich

30. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

31. Three To Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich

32. Fallen Skies by Philippa Gregory

33. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

34. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich

24. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marguez

25. Lost by Gregory Maguire

26. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

27. With a Tangled Skein by Piers Anthony

28. At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks

22. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

23. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

20. Interview With the Vampire by Ann Rice

21. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden


Natalie, I really enjoyed the Dark Tower series. I thought the first four were the best, but the last ones were great, too. When I first finished the last book, I was kinda ticked at the ending, but now I think it's a fitting ending. With that series, any ending would be difficult, and so I believe that King chose the best one possible. what did you think?

19. Odd Hours by Dean Koontz

18. The Dark Tower by Stephen King

I like your list so far!

thanks everyone for the welcoming. Laura, I have to agree with you, Chesil Beach was very sad. For such a short story, it held powerful emotions, and I found myself sympathizing with both characters.

I'm a little late in posting this, but I began the list back in January.

1. Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King
2. Song of Susannah by Stephen King
3. Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult
4. On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
5. Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
6. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
7. Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
8. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
9. The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe
10. The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
11. The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
12. Dating Dead Men by Harley Jane Kozak
13. On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
14. Forever Odd by Dean Koontz
15. Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
16. Brother Odd by Dean Koontz
17. Bearing an Hourglass by Piers Anthony