What 6 books are you picking to read next year?

[Amy]

I am trying to read things that I maybe should have but never read. So far I have:

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (I know, I know. Sorry haven't read it)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

[Susan]

Amy wrote: "I am trying to read things that I maybe should have but never read. So far I have:

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (I know, I know. Sorry haven't read it)
Fran..."</i>

I'm thinking the same thing although I've thought about re-reading some, too. It's been a long times since I've read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Here are others I'm thinking about:

[author:Twain, Mark - Die Abenteuer Tom Sawyers
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird

[Rhyetta]

I would highly recommend The Count of Monte Cristo. What an excellent classic!

[Literary]

I'm shooting for reading six actual adult books rather than just the teen and juvenile I always read. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson is on the list. And 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. I think that man is brilliantly weird and it sounds like he's going to get the Pulitzer.

[Angela]

Book meeting always has a few more books at it that sound good, but I generally only get around to reading a few of the Y titles. My goal is to read at least four adult titles. Plus I want to read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows.

[Claire]

I'm going to try to read all the books that have been sitting on my to-read shelf for too long. I'm afraid I have no plans to tackle any classics this year...

[Emily]

I'm finally going to read The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King and The Hobbit - all by J.R.R. Tolkien.

I know, shame on me for not reading them yet. After those four, I'll look my 'to-read' list and do some cleaning.

[Amy]

Emily wrote: "I'm finally going to read The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King and The Hobbit - all by J.R.R. Tolkien.
..."

I listened to all of these except for The Hobbit. Lot easier because I didn't have to pronounce or try pronounce the different languages used.

[MH]

They can be nonfiction, right? I hope so or my list is blown. :)

[Tammy]

Mariah my six are going to be nonfiction too. I a fair variety but miss out on the nf.

Does anyone have any syggestions?

[Literary]

Liz wrote: "I enjoyed:
The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and [book:The Masked Rider: Cycling in W..."

I LOVED Typo Hunt! I'm a total grammar nerd though. :)

[Beth]

I am reading all of Octavia E. Butler's sci-fi and fantasy fiction. I started the Patternist series in December. I am enjoying those books so much I am going to read all her works. Not a long list but wonderful stuff.

[Brian]

For as much as I love Shakespeare, I have read rather little of his work. No longer! This year I will be reading: The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Othello, Macbeth, and one of the Henrys.

[Beth]

Rhyetta wrote: "I would highly recommend The Count of Monte Cristo. What an excellent classic!"

YES!! The Count of Monte Cristo is awesome! Nice choice.

[Beth]

My official 6 will be the last 6 Harry Potter books. However, I really need to read Gone With the Wind. I've never gotten all of the way through The Mists of Avalon and Imperial Woman has been on my "to be read" list for years.

[Claire]

Brian wrote: "For as much as I love Shakespeare, I have read rather little of his work. No longer! This year I will be reading: The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, [book:Julius Caesar..."
I really like Macbeth! Have you ever seen "The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged" movie by The Reduced Shakespeare Company?

[Brian]

@Claire, I have not seen that, but I do have Patrick Stewart as MacBeth at home. His Claudius in Hamlet was amazing.

[Claire]

Brian wrote: "@Claire, I have not seen that, but I do have Patrick Stewart as MacBeth at home. His Claudius in Hamlet was amazing."

You have to check it out! MCPL owns it, and it's absolutely the funniest thing I've ever seen. It's three guys and they do all the plays in 90 minutes. Aaron is not a shakespeare guy at all, but he still loved it.

[Literary]

Brian wrote: "For as much as I love Shakespeare, I have read rather little of his work. No longer! This year I will be reading: The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, [book:Julius Caesar..."

Excellent call! If I get through my 6 regular adult fiction books, I think I will pick up a few plays, too. I do own his complete works, after all.

[liko_2000]

Technically, I have already read six books. But, I'm still trying to read more this year. I have plenty of books to check out. Granted, most of them are young adult or juvenile fiction, but I haven't been impressed with most adult fiction. I'm also looking into reading more plays.

So far, I have finished Seeing Redd,With This Ring (For Better or For Worse, #21),Quilt of Joy: Stories of Hope from the Patchwork Life,Quilt of Faith,The Looking Glass Wars,Violet Eyes: A Retelling of the "Princess and the Pea",Legend,The Phantom Tollbooth,Yotsuba&!, Vol. 10,Redwall, and The Graveyard Book