The count-down (typed during the broadcast, so forgive the errors):
100 Dona Barbara 99 The Intuitionist 98 Coldest winter 97 Ghost - should be higher 96 White Teeth 95 MindInvaders 94 Swan Song 93 Brief Wondrous life 92. Looking for Alaska * 91. Bless me Ultima 90 Another Country 89. Americanah * 88 Darkness 87 Sirens of Titan * 86 50 shades of Gray 85 Flowers in the Attic 84 Gilead 83 Heart of darkness 82 Things fall apart 81. Alex cross
80. Pilgrims progress 79 Watchers 78 Gone Girl 77 Left Behind 76 Ready Player One 75 Gulliver's Travels 74 Tales of the City - * our bonus read 73 Twilight Saga 72 Invisible Man 71 Hatchet 70 Alchemist 69. Lovely Bones 68 Don Quixote - oldest book on the list 67 Separate Peace 66 Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time 65 The sun also rises 64 Crime and Punishment 63 Siddhartha * 62 Wheel of Time 61 Martian
60 Beloved 59 Hunt of Red October 58 Confederacy of Dunces 57 The Shack 56 The Notebook 55 Picture of Dorian Gray 54 100 Years of Solitude 53 Godfather 52 Jurassic Park 51 Their Eyes were watching God - * Almost in the top 50. Should be higher!
50 War and Peace * We're reading this now 49 Foundation 48 Game of Thrones 47 Catch 22 * 46 Moby Dick 45 Memoirs of a Geisha 44 The Giver 43 Frankenstein * 42 The Joy Luck club 41 Count of Monte Cristo (got bumped out of the top 40 by Atlas Shrugged I think)
40 Hunger games 39 Hitchhiker's guide 38 Clan of the Cave bear 37 Call of the wild 36 The Little Prince 35 Dune 34 Handmaid's tale 33 DaVinci Code 32 Outsiders 31 Where the Red Fern Grows
30 Catcher in the Rye 29 Great expectations 28 Alice's adventures in Wonderland 27 The Color Purple 26 A Prayer for Owen Meany * 25 Rebecca 24 The Stand 23. Pillars of the Earth 22. Lonesome Dove * 21 Wuthering Heights.
20. Atlas Shrugged - up 23 spots 19 And then there were none 18 1984 * 17 Tom Sawyer 16 The Help 15 Great Gatsby very close 14. The Book Thief 13 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn * 12 Grapes of Wrath 11 Anne of Green Gables
10 Jane Eyre 9 Narnia 8 Little Women (same spot the whole time) 7 Charlotte's Web 6. Gone with the Wind
5 Lord of the Rings 4 Pride and Prejudice 3 Harry Potter 2 Outlander 1 To Kill a Mockingbird - Was #1 during the entire time (since May 22) * READING NOW
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The count-down (typed during the broadcast, so forgive the errors):
100 Dona Barbara
99 The Intuitionist
98 Coldest winter
97 Ghost - should be higher
96 White Teeth
95 MindInvaders
94 Swan Song
93 Brief Wondrous life
92. Looking for Alaska *
91. Bless me Ultima
90 Another Country
89. Americanah *
88 Darkness
87 Sirens of Titan *
86 50 shades of Gray
85 Flowers in the Attic
84 Gilead
83 Heart of darkness
82 Things fall apart
81. Alex cross
80. Pilgrims progress
79 Watchers
78 Gone Girl
77 Left Behind
76 Ready Player One
75 Gulliver's Travels
74 Tales of the City - * our bonus read
73 Twilight Saga
72 Invisible Man
71 Hatchet
70 Alchemist
69. Lovely Bones
68 Don Quixote - oldest book on the list
67 Separate Peace
66 Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time
65 The sun also rises
64 Crime and Punishment
63 Siddhartha *
62 Wheel of Time
61 Martian
60 Beloved
59 Hunt of Red October
58 Confederacy of Dunces
57 The Shack
56 The Notebook
55 Picture of Dorian Gray
54 100 Years of Solitude
53 Godfather
52 Jurassic Park
51 Their Eyes were watching God - * Almost in the top 50. Should be higher!
50 War and Peace * We're reading this now
49 Foundation
48 Game of Thrones
47 Catch 22 *
46 Moby Dick
45 Memoirs of a Geisha
44 The Giver
43 Frankenstein *
42 The Joy Luck club
41 Count of Monte Cristo (got bumped out of the top 40 by Atlas Shrugged I think)
40 Hunger games
39 Hitchhiker's guide
38 Clan of the Cave bear
37 Call of the wild
36 The Little Prince
35 Dune
34 Handmaid's tale
33 DaVinci Code
32 Outsiders
31 Where the Red Fern Grows
30 Catcher in the Rye
29 Great expectations
28 Alice's adventures in Wonderland
27 The Color Purple
26 A Prayer for Owen Meany *
25 Rebecca
24 The Stand
23. Pillars of the Earth
22. Lonesome Dove *
21 Wuthering Heights.
20. Atlas Shrugged - up 23 spots
19 And then there were none
18 1984 *
17 Tom Sawyer
16 The Help
15 Great Gatsby
very close
14. The Book Thief
13 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn *
12 Grapes of Wrath
11 Anne of Green Gables
10 Jane Eyre
9 Narnia
8 Little Women (same spot the whole time)
7 Charlotte's Web
6. Gone with the Wind
5 Lord of the Rings
4 Pride and Prejudice
3 Harry Potter
2 Outlander
1 To Kill a Mockingbird - Was #1 during the entire time (since May 22) * READING NOW
* Books we read as a group.