Musing Mondays (April 5)

Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about the upcoming readathon.

Are you planning on participating in the upcoming readathon? Why not tell us a little about your plans: reading solo or with a partner/group? How long to do plan to read? Do you have your books chosen? If not reading, do you plan to be a cheerleader? The floor is yours.

I actually just found out about this read-a-thon through this question! But yes, I am now all signed up and looking forward to participating!

I will, unfortunately, be reading solo. No one in my family (and I have no friends) has any interest in reading for 24 hours straight. Or reading at all.
The books I will be reading? I have no plans for sure, but I have a huge pile of TBR books, so I'll just grab stuff from there.
I'm hoping to read for a large amount of time. The last time I did a read-a-thon, my insomnia prevented me from sleeping the night before, so I slept for the majority of the 24 hours, so I am hoping to make up for it this time!

Apologies

I just wanted to make a quick post here, apologizing for the lack of posts in the past two weeks. They've been pretty hectic weeks.
I've been sort of busy with school work, and I've had a bunch of difficulties with sleeping. Then, on top of that, I now have allergies (to who knows what) that cause me big headaches, so I'm sore, and have a lot of meds. Then I was up at my dad's place for 5 days, and now my mom is in the hospital. So yeah. Busy, and quite unenjoyable. I have, however, finished three books since my last post, so I'll try to get some reviews done here soon.

WWW Wednsdays (March 17)

Sorry I missed out on the Monday and Tuesday memes this week. I was having a bad few days there...

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

* What are you currently reading?
* What did you recently finish reading?
* What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading?

I am half way through To Kill a Mocking bird by Harper Lee. I've been wanting to read it for a looong time, and finally got around to it. I was worried then, that I wouldn't like it, but so far it's pretty enjoyable!

What did you recently finish reading?

I recently finished the Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares. It was quite different from the first book in the series, but it was better too.

What will you read next?

I'm still not fully sure what I will read next, but I'm thinking it will be Anna Karenina this time.

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood

This is a great sequel to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares. This book focuses more on the girls' characters developing than on the pants. The pants are still in there, but they aren't as important in this installment, which I think is good. It would have gotten a little old after the first few chapters.
All of the girls learn valuable lessons, and it helps make them into better people and more interesting, three-dimensional characters. You feel really bad for them throughout the novel, they all had pretty sad problems this time. By the end though, everyone's pretty much feeling better and happy again, except Lena. She had a really sad story this time, I felt so bad for her. But all of it turned out for the better, even if it was sad.
I recommend this book to anyone who read the first one and enjoyed it, and to people who love a good chick-lit or YA book.

It's Decided

I thought and thought about my dilemma for the whole day, and finally, I just flipped a (virtual) coin. It looks like I'm putting Pride and Prejudice on hold for a while. Maybe a month or two. I think it's for the best right now, it's not really the type of book I want to read right now.
So, I'm not sure what I'm going to read now. I may start Anna Karenina, but I'm not certain.

Booking Through Thursday (March 11)

How do you feel about illustrations in your books? Graphs? Photos? Sketches?

I usually prefer to have no illustrations in my novels, it kind of makes me feel like a kid again. Though sometimes I don't mind them, like in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Maybe because it was a children's book, I didn't mind it? I'm not completely sure.
Though, if it's an art book, or a biography, or a book that's a behind-the-scenes type thing for a movie, I like to have pictures.


Completely off-topic: I could still use some help, if you wouldn't mind leaving your opinion here.

I need an opinion.

So, as you may know, I have been reading Pride and Prejudice. As you may also know, I've been reading it for about 4 weeks, and am only on page 147. Which is really bad. I read Great Expectations faster!
I have been considering for the past two days just putting the book on hold, and coming back to read it some other time. I'm not enjoying it a whole lot, I mean, I think I like the writing, I just am bored and tired with the storyline. Which really sucks, because I was so looking forward to reading it! But I believe that it is this book that has been putting me off reading. Seriously. I've had trouble just picking up a book, and it started shortly after I began reading Pride and Prejudice.
I'm also considering just sucking it up and finishing the book. I absolutely hate the idea of not finishing it, or any book! I will (and already do) feel defeated. But I can always come back to it later, right? And I am trying to read 100 books, or more, this year, so if I only read say, two books this month, that will really set me back!

So, I feel the need for some help. Do you guys think I should put the book on hold and come back to it later on, or should I just suck it up and finish it?

WWW Wednsdays (March 10)

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading?


My main book that I'm reading is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. It's not bad, but I'm not enjoying it near as much as Great Expectations. It's just a little boring to me...





What did you recently finish reading?


I recently finished Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. I read this for my English
class, but I didn't like it much. It seemed just really silly to me.





What do you think you'll read next?

I will most likely be reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy next. I've been looking forward to finally reading it, and it's one of March's books for my book club, Classics Book Club.

Teaser Tuesdays (March 9)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My teaser:

"Mr Darcy was eyeing him with unrestrained wonder, and when at last Mr Collins allowed him time to speak, replied with an air of distant civility. Mr Collins, however, was not discouraged from speaking again, and Mr Darcy's contempt seemed abundantly increasing with the length of his second speech, and at the end of it he only made him a slight bow, and moved another way."

- page 93 of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

About February...

February turned out to be a pretty bad reading month for me, especially towards the end. I only finished... what, 3 or 4 books? I'm hoping March will be better, but it hasn't been great so far. I'm hoping to finish at least 2 books this week, so I should have a new review up by the end of this week or early next week.

Musing Mondays

Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about dust jackets.

Do you prefer books with a dust jacket? What do you do with your dust jacket while reading? Leave it on or take it off? (Question courtesy of Kim from Page after Page)

I find dust covers tend to be annoying, slipping up and down while I'm trying to read, but I kind of hate taking them off too. I love the way they look, so I try to keep them on while I'm reading, but if I find them to be annoying me too much, I take them off.

What's on Your Desk Wednsday?

I found this on Alternative-Read.com, and thought it sounded like fun, so here we go!

What's on your desk Wednesday? is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Sassy Brit of Alternative-Read.com . Check my blog out each Wednesday for the post titled What's on your desk Wednesday?

You can do one of two things or both!

1. Grab a camera and take a photo of your desk! Or anywhere you stack your books/TBR pile. And no tidying! Add this photo to your blog.Tag at least 5 people! Come back here and leave a link back to your photo in the Mr. Linky.
2. List at least 5 BOOKISH things on your desk (I'm thinking your TBR pile or books you haven't shelved...) List at least 5 NON BOOK things. (I'm thinking some of some of the more unusual items on your desk/table?) Tag at least 5 people to do the same. Come back here and leave your link, so we can come and visit your blog. Or add your answers in the comments if you don't have a blog.

My book stack:

It's not huge, the top two are what I'm reading now, and the bottom one is the next book I'm reading. It would be a much bigger pile, but I keep all of my to-be-read books on my shelves.

Ten Random Books Meme

I decided to do this because it's been a while since my last post, and I haven't done much reading lately. Very unfortunately.

1.) Go to your bookshelves…
2.) Close your eyes. If you’re feeling really committed, blindfold yourself.
3.) Select ten books at random. Use more than one bookcase, if you have them, or piles by the bed, or… basically, wherever you keep books.
4.) Use these books to tell us about yourself – where and when you got them, who got them for you, what the book says about you, etc. etc…..
5.) Have fun! Be imaginative. Doesn’t matter if you’ve read them or not – be creative. It might not seem easy to start off with, and the links might be a little tenuous, but I think this is a fun way to do this sort of meme.
6.) Feel free to cheat a bit, if you need to…

I went back and forth between my two too small bookshelves... It made it a bit more challenging... Also, I don't remember the order in which I pulled them out... So I'll just work my way across the shelves. So, let's go!

1. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares - Well, I suppose this one is special because I bought it with the last of the money I made from my second job - the first one I didn't hate. I haven't actually read it yet, but I went out and bought it right after I finished the first book because I enjoyed it so much. It'll be one of the next books I read, I think.

2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte - I got this book while I was staying with my dad for a week, in order to look after him while he was recovering from surgery. He had wanted to get out of the house, so we went to the bookstore. He is the only member of my family that I can go to a bookstore with and stay for pretty well as long as I want. He likes to browse through books too, usually in all the sections I don't look in, but still, it's really fun. I also have yet to read this book...

3. The Princess Diaries: Volume I by Meg Cabot - I remember checking this book out of the school library when I was in... Grade 6, I believe. My friend Melissa had recommended it to me, so I tried it out. It is now one of my favorite YA Novels. I suppose because I can really relate to Mia on several things. And it is quite humourous.

4. Forever Princess (Princess Diaries: Volume X) by Meg Cabot: I got this book while I was with my dad and little brother for the weekend. I finally was able to but it and read it, I had been anxious to finally do so. I really enjoyed this volume too, it had more twists than the previous ones.

5. Privileged by Zoey Dean - Another book from weekends with dad. I picked it up because I enjoyed the TV series based off of it, and had been curious what the book was like. It was pretty good, much better than the show (though I liked the episode that had Pete Wentz in it... I love Fall Out Boy, don't hold that against me!).

6. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - Ah! Definitely one that means something to me! I bought it while in Calgary with my mom, grandma, and two of my aunts. The bookstore had some of the classics on sale, but 2, get the 3rd free, and I really wanted to start reading the classics. I thought it was perfect! I wanted to start reading all of them, and a bunch of them are on sale! I pick this one in specific...well, to be honest, I saw an episode of South Park that spoofed it. I was like " hey, you know, that book could be interesting!" So luckily, the Random Reading challenge I'm in randomly picked it as my next book to read, and I was excited! My first classic! And I really enjoyed it, and wound up buying three other Dickens' books, with more to come.

7. Warriors: Bluestar's Prophecy by Erin Hunter - Bluestar was always one of my favorite characters in this series- until she went crazy, that is. I had wondered why that had happened, and wanted to know more about her. This book helped a lot. And I really identified with her, I found her to be very similar to me. I finished this book in one night, even though it was so big. It is definitely my favorite in the Warriors series.

8. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - I have been wanting to read this book for so long, and never got around to it. I was excited while I was still going to a public highschool because I found out that the kids in my grade that had English first semester were reading it, and I hoped I would get too as well in second semester. Then I went back to homeschooling after first semester ended. I was bummed. So I finally bought a copy, but haven't yet read it. I'm working my way there, though!

9. ttyl by Lauren Myracle - I bought this back when I was 12. I read the back, and thought it was a cool idea to write a book in IM format. When I first read it, there were a couple of things I didn't understand, but hey, I was 12. I have read it about 3 times since then, and I really enjoy it now. It all is understood now. And it's a great book, I read Myracle's "Rhymes with Witches", as well as the other two books in the series because of it.

10. Halo: The Flood by William C. Dietz - I bought this, and the first and third books in the series, last summer while I was addicted to Halo. I still love the game, I just don't play it as much anymore. But I liked the game so much, I wanted to read the books when I found them. I found the story very interesting, even though I don't usually enjoy war-type things. I suppose because it's a fantasy series with aliens and bio-enhanced people. I was told not to bother reading this book, the second in the series, because it's pointless and poorly written, as well as an exact copy of the Halo 2 campaign. But I thought, "Eh, I'll try it out anyways." I still haven't read it. I have to finish the first one, plus all the other books on my To-Read list...

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

This was the absolute weirdest thing I have ever read. I loved it.
I'm sad I never read it sooner! The characters were all so strange, but once you got further into the book, they all started to seem rather normal! I have to say my favorite was the Cheshire Cat; He was the only one who didn't lose his temper in the whole book.
The way it was written was also quite interesting. It is written from Alice's point of view, but some of the things she thinks or says to herself are very amusing.
I definitely recommend this book to anyone, but it's so much better if you enjoy weird and random things.

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

I loved this book! My first Dickens, and definitely not my last.
His writing style is interesting. The descriptions were very detailed, which I know is annoying to some, but I liked it. I realize he probably only did this because he was payed for every word written, but I think it just makes the book more interesting, though it also made it a long read.
The characters were all very interesting and unique, and I came to like the majority of them by the end. I really like how many of them had these little quirks, like Mr. Jagger biting his finger and washing his hands all the time, and how Wemmick refused to talk about the office at home, and about home at the office. Each one of them was extremely unique, which was great. It was a tad difficult to relate to Pip as a whole, but I found I could relate to some bits of his personality and quirks.
All in all, this was a fantastic book! I'm sad I hadn't read it sooner.

Finished..

I finished Great Expectations. I stayed up all night to do it, but I finished it. I'll start working on a review soon, but it may not be up for a few days, as I'm going away for the weekend, and am unsure if I'll have time to write.

TODAY

Today, I am aiming to finish Great Expectations. I have 162 pages left to go, so it shouldn't be too difficult.
Also, I may or may not finish Romeo and Juliet, we'll see how well I can focus on schoolwork.

Read Your Name Challenge

I have now joined the "Read Your Name Challenge" which runs from Jan. 1st-Dec. 31st 2010.

My progress:

A: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol
L:
Y:
S:
S:
A:

Book Meme

"Anything else?"
in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

• Grab the nearest book.
• Open it to page 56.
• Find the fifth sentence.
• Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
• Don’t dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.

The Vampire Diaries Volume I: The Awakening

I picked this book up because I enjoy the TV show, so I thought the books would probably be better. I had no idea how different the books were to the show. There are quite a number of differences, and unfortunately in most cases, I prefer the TV series.

It's a pretty cliche vampire novel. Beautiful girl falls in love at first site with a beautiful vampire and his beautiful vampire brother, and she can't decide which to choose.
It was rather boring to start, and pretty slow getting into the interesting bit of the story. There were some pretty cheesy parts, and some that didn't really make sense, but there were also some really good suspenseful bits towards the end. After finishing the book, I plan on reading volume II.
Basically, it was not bad for a teen vampire romance. Definitely better that Twilight.

Howl and Other Poems

This was the first time I've ever really read poetry that wasn't for English class, and I have to say, I quiet enjoyed it. The poems were a bit odd, some difficult to understand, but that's kind of the point of poetry, right? I really enjoyed the writing style, and some of the themes were interesting as well.
I would definitely recommend this book.

Sorry for the bad review, I haven't really ever reviewed anything. I'm using this blog for practice.

Jane Austen Challenge

INFO HERE

I found this cool challenge, and thought it would be fun to enter, as I'm going to be reading some Jane Austen this year anyways!

Rules:

--Anyone can participate. Bloggers: leave a link to your challenge in the comments. Non-bloggers, leave your name (and e-mail if you like)

--Levels:

**Newbie 2 books by J. Austen, 2 re-writes, prequels, sequels, or spoofs (by other authors)

**Lover 4 books by J. Austen, 4 re-writes, prequels, sequels, or spoofs (by other authors)

** Fanatic 6+ books by J. Austen, 5+ re-writes, prequels, sequels, or spoofs (by other authors)

--Challenge books can overlap with other challenges.

--Any format counts: bound book, e-book (check online for free downloads of J.A’s copyright-free books), audio book, or any other thing you can think of.

--Challenge runs January 1st 2010—December 31 2010.

--You can change which level you read!

I will be doing the Newbie level for now, though if I finish all four books I'll switch to Lover.

Books Completed:
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Purchased Some Poetry

Well, I went back to the bookstore again. I ended up buying Howl by Allen Ginsberg and the Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe. All for $21, so it was a pretty good day.

Now, I have finished alphabetizing the Gilmore Girls book list! It's posted right here.

And hey, if you're into reading the Classics, join my new book club!

Book Club?

I was thinking of starting a Classics Book Club, for those of us who want to read all of the classics, or those who love them and want to read 'em again!
What do you think? Would you be in? Please leave a comment!

Ohh man.

I went to the bookstore again today.
And bought three more books.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
I also found more books that I want to read.

My list is getting very long.

Successful Bookstore Outing

A few hours ago, my dad and I decided to go over to Chapters, just to browse. This is one of my favorite things to do, but it pains me when I have no money, and have to leave empty handed. I always find at least one new book that I want to read.
We were there for about an hour and a half, which is how long it took me to get through the entire Fiction & Literature section. It was unfortunate, but just as I got into the Horror section, it was time to go.
I found three new books to read, on top of the whole list I have, and I did make a purchase. And it was a great, and awesomely cheap, purchase.
See, Chapters has this awesome set of Classics, and they have it so that if you buy 2, you get the third free! I have already bought four of these books, but I felt it was time to get some more!
Here's what I got:

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, and David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.
There are so many others that I wanted, but I did not have the cash to buy them.

I have been enjoying Great Expectations, hence my buying two Dickens novels. I know many people don't like the length and detailed descriptions of Great Expectations, but I love it. I also found that as I got more into the story, I was able to understand what was being said much easier.

And one more quick thing:

Click
No. Just no.
Why would they do this???

Basic Updates

I haven't bothered writing lately, as I've been reading only books that aren't apart of any challenges I'm in. I've been hooked back into The Princess Diaries series, so that's what I've been reading. I'm now on book 7, so I'm almost done.
I did start reading Great Expectations today though! So far, it's really good. A little confusing at times, do to the old English and whatnot, but I'm doing pretty well none the less.

And currently, I am alphabetizing the Gilmore Girls book list, because I was having a hard time finding the books I was looking for. So this'll make it much easier. Though it's going to take quite a while, seeing how there are so many books.

Slow Updates

I'm such a slow updater...
So, I did finish Animal Farm that night, and Princess Diaries III the next night.
I'm going to skip out on the review of Animal Farm, partly because I have to answer questions on it for class, and partly because I don't really feel much like it right now. I will, however, give my opinion.
It was a great book. Very interesting, though strange (my favorite kind of book). I loved the two levels of it, the fantasy of talking animals running their own farm, as well as the take on politics. The end was a bit... sad is the closest word that comes to mind... but quite true.

Taking it easy tonight

EDIT: Whoop, changed my mind. I guess I'm starting on Animal Farm tonight. And probably finishing it tonight, too.

It's unfortunate, but I haven't been in the mood for reading, or anything else really, in the past few days. Tonight though, I feel the urge to read something quick and easy, so I think I'm going to put Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire and Great Expectations on hold, and just read Princess Diaries III. Then tomorrow, I'm going to have to start reading Animal Farm, then Romeo & Juliet the day after, for English. It's really just a bonus that I'm doing them in class, because I've been wanting to read them anyways.
So for now, I shall say goodnight. I'll be back again within the next couple of days, most likely after finishing Animal Farm.

The Bell Jar

I just finished this novel about 2 hours ago, and I must say, I really enjoyed it. It's a little odd at times, with all of the flashbacks, but it's a great story. I loved the writing style, and the main character is very interesting.

And because I'm lame, that's about all I can think of to say... I definitely recommend this book though, it's a great read.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

I just finished. Mind you, I've read it at least three time before.
So perhaps I'll write a short review? I dunno, let's see where this goes.

Prisoner of Azkaban is one of my favorites out of the series, probably around 4th on my list. I remember the first time I read it, I was quite surprised by most of the plot twists! I don't really have much more to say on it... I really suck at reviewing, especially if I've read the book this many times... But I love the plot, the characters, the writing, everything!

Alright, that's all I can think of. As of now, I am reading The Goblet of Fire and The Bell Jar.

Harry Potter Reading Challenge

Well, I saw this awesome challenge over on Galleysmith and figured I should join in, seeing how I was doing it anyways!

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

ON HOLD: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Gilmore Girls Reading Challenge Progress

Info Here

Books Read: 9/20

Category 1: Modern Classics
1. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
2. Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsburg
3.To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Category 2: Classics
1. The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe
2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
3. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
On hold: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Category 3: Children's/Young Adult
1. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol
2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

Man, I'm doing pretty well! I just finished Princess Diaries II, so now I shall start on my next book. This one counts for both the random reading challenge, as well as the Gilmore Girls Reading Challenge, because the next one I will be reading is The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.

1 Down!

Ok, so I finished The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. All in one night. I was determined.
So, now it looks like I'm starting on The Princess Diaries II: Princess in the Spotlight for the random reading challenge. I'm not going to only read teen books this year, it's just that that's pretty much all that I have at the moment. We're going up to my dad's place today though, so I'll see if I can pick up a couple of books from the Gilmore Girls Challenge while I'm there.

Rory Gilmore Books Project: List and Tracker

I joined this group, seeing how I was planning to read all these books anyways!

Here's the list of all the books seen or mentioned throughout the show. I alphabetized them so it would be easier to find the books.
Bold means I've read it, italics means I'm reading it, and blue text means I own it.

* 1984 by George Orwell

A
* A Bolt From The Blue and Other Essays by Mary McCarthy
* A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
* A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
* A Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
* A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
* A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
* Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
* A Monetary History of the United States by Milton Friedman
* A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
* Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
* Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
* Archidamian War by Donald Kagan
* A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
* A Room With a View by E.M. Forster
* As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
* A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
* A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
* Atonement by Ian McEwan

B
* Babe by Dick King- Smith
* Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan Faludi
* Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney
* Bitch In Praise of Difficult Women by Elizabeth Wurtzel
* Bridgadoon by Alan Jay Lerner

C
* Candide by Voltaire
* Carrie by Stephen King
* Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
* Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
* Christine by Stephen King
* Complete Novels by Dawn Powell
* Complete Stories by Dorothy Parker
* Cujo by Stephen King

D
* Daughter of Fortune by Isabelle Allende
* David and Lisa by Dr Theodore Issac Rubin M.D.
* David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
* Dead Souls by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol
* Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky; translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky
* Deenie by Judy Blume
* Don Quixote by Cervantes
* Dr. Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
* Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry

E
* Eleanor Roosevelt by Blanche Wiesen Cook
* Eloise by Kay Thompson
* Emily the Strange by Roger Reger
* Emma by Jane Austen
* Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective byDonald J. Sobol
* Ethics by Spinoza
* Europe Through the Back Door, 2003 by Rick Steves
* Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
* Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer

F
* Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore
* Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
* Fear and Loathing: On the Campain Trail '72 by Hunter S. Thompson
* Fiddler of the Roof by Joesph Stein
* Finnegans Wake by James Joyce
* Fletch by Gregory McDonald
* Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
* Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
* Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers

G
* Gender Trouble by Judith Butler
* George W. Bushisms : The Slate Book of The Accidental Wit and Wisdom of our 43rd President by Jacob Weisberg
* Gidget by Frederick Kohner
* Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
* Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
* Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Alvin Granowsky
* Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

H
* Hamlet by Shakespeare
* Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
* Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
* Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry
* Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare
* Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare
* Henry V by William Shakespeare
* High Fidelity by Nick Hornsby
* House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
* Howl by Allen Ginsburg
* How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss

I
* I'm With the Band by Pamela Des Barres
* In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
* Inferno by Dante
* Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
* Iron Weed by William J. Kennedy
* It takes a Village by Hillary Clinton

J
* Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
* Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

K
* Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

L
* Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
* Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
* Less than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
* Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
* Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al Franken
* Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton
* Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
* Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich
* Love Story by Erich Segal

M
* Macbeth by William Shakespeare
* Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
* Marathon Man by William Goldman
* Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by Simone de Beauvoir
* Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman by William Tecumseh Sherman
* Mencken's Chresthonomy by H.R. Mencken
* Moby Dick by Herman Melville
* Moliere: A Biography by Hobart Chatfield Taylor
* Monsieur Proust by Celeste Albaret
* Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
* Mutiny On The Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
* My Lai 4: A Report on the Massacre and Its Aftermath by Seymour M. Hersh
* My Life As Author And Editor by H.R. Mencken
* Myra Waldo's Travel and Motoring Guide to Europe, 1978 by Myra Waldo

N
* Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
* Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
* Notes of a Dirty Old Man by Charles Bukowski
* Novels 1930-1942: Dance Night/Come Back to Sorrento, Turn, Magic Wheel/ Angels on Toast/ A Time to Be Born by Dawn Powel

O
* Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
* One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
* On the Road by Jack Kerouac
* Othello by William Shakespeare
* Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
* Out of Africa by Isac Denison

P
* Peyton Place by Grace Metalious
* Pigs at the Trough by Arianna Huffington
* Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
* Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain
* Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (ON HOLD)
* Pushkin: A Biography by T.J. Binyon

Q

R
* Rapunzel by Brothers Grimm
* Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
* Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin
* Richard III by William Shakespeare
* R is for Ricochet, S is for Silence by Sue Grafton
* Robert’s Rules of Order by Henry Robert
* Roman Holiday by Edith Wharton
* Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
* Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

S
* Sanctuary by William Faulkner
* Savage Beauty:The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford
* Say Goodbye to Daisy Miller by Henry James
* Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette by Judith Thurman
* Selected Hotels of Europe
* Selected Letters of Dawn Powell : 1913-1965 by Dawn Powell
* Sexus by Henry Miller
* Shane by Jack Shaefer
* Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway
* Snow White and Rose Red by Grimm Brothers
* Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World by Barrington Moore
* Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
* Sophie's Choice by William Styron
* Stuart Little by E. B. White
* Swann's Way by Marcel Proust
* Swimming with Giants: My Encounters with Whales, Dolphins and Seals by Anne Collett

T
* Tears of Endearment by Larry McMurtry
* Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
* The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
* The Art of Fiction by Henry James
* The Art of War by Sun Tzu
* The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
* The Bhagava Gita
* The Canterbery Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
* The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
* The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman
* The Collected Short Stories by Eudora Welty
* The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty by Eudora Welty
* The Compact Oxford English Dictionary
* The Complete Poems by Anne Sexton
* The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
* The Crucible by Arthur Miller
* The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
* The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx
* The Divine Comedy by Dante
* The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
* The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Woolf
* The Fall of the Athenian Empire by Donald Kagan
* The Fellowship Of The Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
* The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
* The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
* The Godfather: Book 1 by Mario Puzo
* The Good Soilder by Ford Maddox Ford
* The Graduate by Charles Webb
* The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
* The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
* The Group by Mary McCarthy
* The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
* The Holy Barbarians by Lawrence Lipton
* The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
* The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
* The Iliad by Homer
* The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
* The Jumping Frog by Mark Twain
* The Last Empire: Essays 1992-2000 by Gore Vidal
* The Legend of Bagger Vance by Steven Pressfield
* The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
* The Little Locksmith by Katharine Butler Hathaway
* The Manticore by Robertson Davies
* The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare
* The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
* The Miracle Worker by William Gibson
* The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion by Jim Irvin
* The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer
* The Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene
* The New Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson
* The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay
* The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism by William E. Cain, Laurie A. Finke, Barbara E. Johnson, John P. McGowan, Jeffrey L. Williams, Vincent B. Leitch
* The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan
* The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
* The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition by Donald Kagan
* The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
* The Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker
* The Portable Nietzche by Fredrich Nietzche
* The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill by Ron Suskind
* The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
* The Return of the King by J.R.R.Tolkien
* The Rough Guide to Europe, 2003 Edition
* The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum
* The Second Sex by Simone De Beauvoir
* The Shining by Stephen King
* The Sonnets by William Shakespeare
* The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
* The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
* The Tragedy of Richard III by William Shakespeare
* The Trial by Franz Kafka
* The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962 by Sylvia Plath
* The Vanishing Newspaper by Phillip Meyers
* The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
* The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
* The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
* The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
* To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway
* To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
* Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Album

U
* Ulysses by James Joyce
* Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

V
* Valley of the Dolls by Susann Jacqueline
* Velvet Underground's The Velvet Underground and Nico (Thirty Three and a Third series) by Joe Harvard

W
* Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
* Walden by Henry David Thoreau
* Walt Disney's Bambi (Based on Original Story by Felix Salten) by Felix Salten
* War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
* We Owe You Nothing- Punk Planet: the Collected Interviews edited by Daniel Sinker
* What Color is Your Parachute? 2005 by Richard Nelson Bolles
* What Happened to Baby Jane? by Henry Farrell
* Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
* Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee
* Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

X

Y

Z