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nekosenseiThis is Witcoulls Top 100 books for 2008. For comparison, the lists from 1998, 2002 and 2006 can be found here.
Do this meme however you like, but here's how I'm going to do it:
The ones I've read are bold
The ones I own/to read are italicized
The ones unmarked are either ones I haven't heard of or ones I have heard of but aren't on my to-read list (yet)
The ones I read and disliked will be striked.
1) Lord of the Rings -- J.R.R. Tolkien
2) My Sisters Keeper - Jodi Picoult -- I don't own this one, but I'm interested in read it.
3) Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
4) Cross Stitch/Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
5) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
6) The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons
7) The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
8) The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay
9) The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett
10) The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory -- I don't own this one, but I'd like to read it.
11) The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
12) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
13) The Kite Runner - Khalod Hosseini
14) The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
15) The Bible
16) The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
17) The Magician - Raymond E. Feist
18) The Clan of the Cave Bear - Jean M. Auel
19) Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult
20) Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
21) Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
22) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling
23) The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
24) Into the Wilderness - Sara Donati
25) A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
26) The Life of Pi - Yann Martel
27) Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
28) Jessica - Bryce Courtenay
29) Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
30) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling
31) Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowling
32) A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
33) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
34) Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
35) Rachel's Holiday - Marian Keyes
36) The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards
37) Santaram - Gregory David Roberts
38) Pact - Jodi Picoult
39) The Tea Rose - Jennifer Donnelly
40) Change of Heart - Jodi Picoult
41) Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt
42) Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones - Never heard of it.
43) The Girl in Times Square - Paullina Simons
44) Twilight - Stephenie Meyer -- In the middle of reading it...
45) This Charming Man - Marian Keyes
46) Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte -- Read most of it, but didn't finish.
47) The River God - Wilbur Smith
48) The Persimmon Tree - Bryce Courtenay
49) World Without End - Ken Follett
50) Dune - Frank Herbert
51) Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China - Jung Chang
52) April Fool's Day - Bryce Courtenay
53) Atonement - Ian McEwan - is there such thing as double strike!?
54) The Bone Garden - Tess Gerritsen
55) The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho -- Meh
56) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling
57) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling
58) Sushi for Beginners - Marian Keyes
59) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
60) The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
61) I Know This Much Is True - Wally Lamb
62) Eragon - Christopher Paolini
63) Tomorrow, When the War Began - John Marsden
64) Northern Lights - Philip Pullman -- Known as The Golden Compass in the US
65) Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres
66) Kane and Abel - Jeffrey Archer
67) Tully - Paullina Simons
68) Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
69) No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander Smith McCall
70) Watermelon - Marian Keyes
71) We Need to Talk about Kevin - Liones Shriver
72) Anybody Out There? - Marian Keyes
73) Chocolat - Joanne Harris
74) The Winter Rose - Jennifer Donnelly
75) The Denniston Rose - Jenny Pattrick
76) Killing Floor - Lee Child
77) A Really Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson
78) Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery
79) Nothing to Lose - Lee Child
80) Secret - Rhonda Byrne
81) The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
82) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
83) The Stand - Stephen King
84) Edmonds Cookery Book - Edmonds
85) The Potato Factory - Bryce Courtenay
86) Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married - Marian Keyes
87) The Vintner's Luck - Elizabeth Knox
88) The Red Tent - Anita Diamant
89) Bridget Jones' Diary - Helen Fielding
90) The Penguin History of New Zealand - Michael King
91) London - Edward Rutherfurd
92) The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
93) Shipping News - Annie E. Proulx
94) Four Fires - Bryce Courtenay
95) Mao's Last Dancer - Li Gunxin
96) Last Chance Saloon - Marian Keyes
97) Plain Truth - Jodi Picoult
98) Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - Patrick Suskind
99) The Thorn Birds - Colleen McCullough
100) The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks
Do this meme however you like, but here's how I'm going to do it:
The ones I've read are bold
The ones I own/to read are italicized
The ones unmarked are either ones I haven't heard of or ones I have heard of but aren't on my to-read list (yet)
The ones I read and disliked will be striked.
1) Lord of the Rings -- J.R.R. Tolkien
2) My Sisters Keeper - Jodi Picoult -- I don't own this one, but I'm interested in read it.
3) Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
4) Cross Stitch/Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
5) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
6) The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons
7) The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
8) The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay
9) The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett
10) The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory -- I don't own this one, but I'd like to read it.
11) The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
12) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
13) The Kite Runner - Khalod Hosseini
14) The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
15) The Bible
16) The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
17) The Magician - Raymond E. Feist
18) The Clan of the Cave Bear - Jean M. Auel
19) Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult
20) Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
21) Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
22) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling
23) The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
24) Into the Wilderness - Sara Donati
25) A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
26) The Life of Pi - Yann Martel
27) Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
28) Jessica - Bryce Courtenay
29) Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
30) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling
31) Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowling
32) A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
33) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
34) Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
35) Rachel's Holiday - Marian Keyes
36) The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards
37) Santaram - Gregory David Roberts
38) Pact - Jodi Picoult
39) The Tea Rose - Jennifer Donnelly
40) Change of Heart - Jodi Picoult
41) Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt
42) Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones - Never heard of it.
43) The Girl in Times Square - Paullina Simons
44) Twilight - Stephenie Meyer -- In the middle of reading it...
45) This Charming Man - Marian Keyes
46) Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte -- Read most of it, but didn't finish.
47) The River God - Wilbur Smith
48) The Persimmon Tree - Bryce Courtenay
49) World Without End - Ken Follett
50) Dune - Frank Herbert
51) Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China - Jung Chang
52) April Fool's Day - Bryce Courtenay
53) Atonement - Ian McEwan - is there such thing as double strike!?
54) The Bone Garden - Tess Gerritsen
55) The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho -- Meh
56) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling
57) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling
58) Sushi for Beginners - Marian Keyes
59) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
60) The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
61) I Know This Much Is True - Wally Lamb
62) Eragon - Christopher Paolini
63) Tomorrow, When the War Began - John Marsden
64) Northern Lights - Philip Pullman -- Known as The Golden Compass in the US
65) Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres
66) Kane and Abel - Jeffrey Archer
67) Tully - Paullina Simons
68) Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
69) No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander Smith McCall
70) Watermelon - Marian Keyes
71) We Need to Talk about Kevin - Liones Shriver
72) Anybody Out There? - Marian Keyes
73) Chocolat - Joanne Harris
74) The Winter Rose - Jennifer Donnelly
75) The Denniston Rose - Jenny Pattrick
76) Killing Floor - Lee Child
77) A Really Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson
78) Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery
79) Nothing to Lose - Lee Child
80) Secret - Rhonda Byrne
81) The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
82) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
83) The Stand - Stephen King
84) Edmonds Cookery Book - Edmonds
85) The Potato Factory - Bryce Courtenay
86) Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married - Marian Keyes
87) The Vintner's Luck - Elizabeth Knox
88) The Red Tent - Anita Diamant
89) Bridget Jones' Diary - Helen Fielding
90) The Penguin History of New Zealand - Michael King
91) London - Edward Rutherfurd
92) The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
93) Shipping News - Annie E. Proulx
94) Four Fires - Bryce Courtenay
95) Mao's Last Dancer - Li Gunxin
96) Last Chance Saloon - Marian Keyes
97) Plain Truth - Jodi Picoult
98) Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - Patrick Suskind
99) The Thorn Birds - Colleen McCullough
100) The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks
