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THE BEST 100 NOVELS CHALLENGE

5/10/2017

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My mind went straight to Middle Grade and Classics  I haven't read as many current novels because I spend a lot of my time meditating, though I do read the books that make a stir.  I kept many of my favorite books from my childhood and have been re-reading many middle grade novels with my nephews... FUN!!!! :)  You want to relax?  Read Charlotte's Web again.  ;)
  1. Charlotte’s Web
  2. Anna Karenina (I <3 Levin)
  3. East of Eden
  4. This Boy’s Life  (Memoir, I know.)
  5. Fantastic Mr. Fox
  6. Island of the Blue Dolphins 
  7. Pride And Prejudice
  8. Jane Eyre
  9. Siddartha
  10. The Eyes of the Dragon
  11. Heidi
  12. The Secret Garden
  13. Farmer Boy
  14. Of Mice and Men
  15. Sense and Sensibility
  16. The Witches
  17. The Witch of Blackbird Pond
  18. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  19. Little House in the Big Woods
  20. The Great Gatsby
  21. Are You There God It's Me Margaret
  22. Then Again Maybe I Won’t
  23. Little House on the Prairie
  24. The Alchemist
  25. The Wind in the Willows (Best Literary Bromance?)
  26. Tiger Eyes
  27. The Hobbit
  28. The Bridge to Terabithia
  29. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  30. Anne of Green Gables
  31. Rilla of Ingleside (First Book that made me cry)
  32. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  33. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
  34. Alice in Wonderland
  35. Blubber
  36. Summer Sisters
  37. Waterlily
  38. Ramona and her Mother
  39. Anne’s House of Dreams
  40. The BFG
  41. The Shining
  42. The Fellowship of the Ring
  43. The Return of the King
  44. The Two Towers
  45. Emma
  46. David Copperfield
  47. Tortilla Flat
  48. The Stand
  49. The Sun Also Rises
  50. All Quiet on the Western Front
  51. In Cold Blood
  52. Hinds Feet on High Places
  53. Wuthering Heights
  54. Ethan Frome
  55. Ceremoney
  56. 1984
  57. Bram Stroker’s Dracula
  58. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  59. The Mouse and the Motorcycle
  60. The Trumpet of the Swan
  61. Little Women
  62. Stuart Little
  63. Cold Mountain
  64. Lonesome Dove
  65. Beloved
  66. The Hunger Games
  67. Matilda
  68. The Grapes of Wrath
  69. Animal Farm
  70. Memoirs of a Geisha
  71. Sophie’s Choice
  72. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
  73. Watership Down
  74. To Kill A MockingBird
  75. Ender’s Game
  76. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
  77. The Color Purple
  78. The Remains of the Day
  79. Great Expectations
  80. The Pearl
  81. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
  82. The Awakening
  83. American Psycho
  84. Interview with a Vampire
  85. A Wrinkle in Time
  86. Garden Spells
  87. James and the Giant Peach
  88. The Age of Innocence
  89. Carrie
  90. A River Runs Through It
  91. The Twits
  92. The Handmaid's Tale
  93. A Clockwork Orange
  94. She’s Come Undone
  95. Cannery Row
  96. The Voyage of Dawn Treader
  97. James and the Giant peach
  98. Eat Pray Love
  99. The Cider House Rules
  100. Misery ​
Nathan Bransford challenged his blog readers to share their top 100 novels.  I took the bait!
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Sarah Hina link
5/10/2017 07:40:08 pm

Yay! I loved your list!

Since we have a lot of favorites in common, I'm now eager to read East of Eden, and some of the others I haven't gotten around to.

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Cristen
5/10/2017 08:42:25 pm

Thank you. You will love East of Eden --Steinbeck at his best!

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