EllenZ's Reading List

[EllenZReads]

1. a book with more than 500 pages: Dust
2. a romance: Winter's Tale
3. a book that became a movie: Winter's Tale (pretty sure it will take me two weeks to finish)
4. a book published this year: The Museum of Extraordinary Things
5. a book with a number in the title: Catch22
6. a book written by someone under 30: Eragon
7. a book with nonhuman characters: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
8. a funny book: I Don't Care About Your Band
9. a book by a female author: The Dirty Girls Social Club
10. a mystery or thriller: Reconstructing Amelia
11. a book with a one-word title: Wild
12. a book of short stories: Contents May Have Shifted
13. a book set in a different country: Death Comes to Pemberley
14. a nonfiction book: A Walk In The Woods
15. a popular author's first book: The Ritual Bath
16. a book from your favorite author that you haven't read yet: Picture Perfect
17. a book a friend recommended: The Ocean At The End of the Lane
18. a Pulitzer-prize winning book: All The Light We Cannot See
19. a book based on a true story: Unbroken
20. a book at the bottom of your to read list: Gone Girl
21. a book your mom loves: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
22. a book that scares you: Wuthering Heights
23. a book more than 100 years old:Emma
24. a book based entirely on its cover: The School of Essential Ingredients
25. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't: Death Comes To The Archbishop
26. a memoir: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
27. a book you can finish in a day: To Kill A Mockingbird
28. a book with antonyms in the title: Black And White
29. a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit: The Sun Also Rises
30. a book that came out the year you were born: The Andromeda Strain or Papillon
31. a book with bad reviews: Leaves Of Grass
32. a trilogy (the first): The Fellowship of the Ring
33. a trilogy (the second): The Two Towers
34. a trilogy (the third): The Return of the King
35. a book from your childhood:The Secret Garden
36. a book with a love triangle:Daughter of Fortune
37. a book set in the future: Station Eleven
38. a book set in high school: Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands
39. a book with a color in the title: The Red Garden
40. a book that made/makes you cry: Where The Heart Is
41. a book with magic: Dances With Dragons
42. a graphic novel: Wonder Woman
43. a book by an author you've never read before: Shanghai Girls
44. a book you own but have never read: The Bonesetter's Daughter
45. a book that takes place in your hometown: Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
46. a book that was originally written in another language: Jakob The Liar
47. a book set during Christmas (or similar holiday): Home In Time For Christmas
48. a book written by an author with your same initials: Nana
49. a play: Twelfth Night
50. a banned book: Candide
51. a book based on OR turned into a tv show: Outlander
52. a book you started but never finished: The Historian, Metropolis, or The Twelve Tribes Of Hattie

[Cait]

Good luck with your list. :-)

I'm planning on rereading The Lord of the Rings for my trilogy as well.

[EllenZReads]

I keep fiddling around with my list...keep reading other people's posts about the books they want to read! I seem to have a lot of classics or popular reads in my plan, most of which are NOT re-reads--I somehow missed a lot of classics back in the day!

[Cait]

Me too. Just when I think I've settled on a book, I spot someone else's list and realise that they've picked a much better one than me, hehe.

I've also missed out on a lot of classics, which I'm hoping to remedy. It's a lot easier now I've got my Kindle and can get them for free (and save the shelf space at home)!

[EllenZReads]

I am just hoping the classics I've picked aren't too difficult or boring (maybe I tried them in high school and couldn't get into them? I honestly don't remember). :)

[Jennifer]

I have a lot of classics too. I am also struggling with some of the books i've already chosen after seeing what others have picked. I think i'm only going to change 1 or 2 though, haven't decided yet. Oh and if you haven't already read Eragon, it's a great book! I've read the whole series, just wish they would make the other books into movies now, lol.

[EllenZReads]

Jennifer wrote: "I have a lot of classics too. I am also struggling with some of the books i've already chosen after seeing what others have picked. I think i'm only going to change 1 or 2 though, haven't decided..."

Thanks, Jennifer. I read an article about the author of Eragon and it got me interested in reading the series so I figured this was a good opportunity to start the series. I didn't see the movie.

[Cait]

I usually find myself pleasantly surprised by the classics and find them a lot more readable than I'd expected in the past. I suspect that's part of what makes them classics. ;-)

The only one I've ever really struggled with was Moby Dick, that was a tricky read, hehe.

[EllenZReads]

I can honestly say I don't remember if I read Moby Dick. I can't believe I didn't...but I just don't know. So I oughta read it again sometime...