1. The Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling (I have never read these -- I can hear readers across the world groaning in despair. In my defense I have tried, I started the first book multiple times; I just couldn't get into the story.)
2. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (Read it, loved it, recommend it!)
3. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini (Nope.)
4. Bridget Jones's Diary, by Helen Fielding (Not really interested.)
5. Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen (Read it.)
6. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, by Rebecca Wells (Sadly, I watched the movie 1st -- that usually ruins the book from me.)
7. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Listened via audiobook -- I liked this this one.)
8. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (Yes.)
9. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, by Fannie Flagg (Again watch the movie, didn't read the book.)
10. The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver (No.)
11. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger (I currently have this book checked out! The roommate is reading it right now.)
12. Life of Pi, by Yann Martel (No.)
13. The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan (Watched the movie.)
14. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien (Own it, read it several times, including once for a college course.)
15. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger (Read it in high school, I have been thinking I should read it again.)
16. Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell (On my CTR: classics-to-read list.)
17. Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett (I have never heard of this one.)
18. The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien (See #14)
19. Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides (No.)
20. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen (No, but on my list TRE list: to-read-eventually.)
21. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain (Yes.)
22. The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver (No.)
23. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith (TRE)
24. The World According to Garp, by John Irving (No.)
25. Catch-22, by Joseph Heller (CTR)
26. The Prince of Tides, by Pat Conroy (No.)
27. Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel (No.)
28. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman (Watched the movie. Love the movie.)
29. The Accidental Tourist, by Anne Tyler (No.)
30. Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer (Yes.)
31. A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole (Haven't heard of it.)
32. East of Eden, by John Steinbeck (CTR)
33. The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant (No.)
34. Beach Music, by Pat Conroy (No.)
35. One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (No.)
36. Rebecca, by Daphne Du Maurier (Yes -- and watched the movie.)
37. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card (No.)
38. Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry (Yes.)
39. The Thorn Birds, by Colleen McCullough (No.)
40. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon (No.)
41. Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett (N0.)
42. Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy (CTR)
43. Interview with the Vampire, by Anne Rice (No.)
44. Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier (TRE)
45. Empire Falls, by Richard Russo (No.)
46. Under the Tuscan Sun, by Frances Mayes (No. Saw the movie.)
47. The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas (Yes. Liked it.)
48. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, by Tom Robbins (No.)
49. I Know This Much Is True, by Wally Lamb (No.)
50. Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie (Yes. I like Agatha Christie.)
51. Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott (Yes. Loved it and Little Men and Jo's Boys.)
52. The Stand, by Stephen King (No, not much of a King fan.)
53. She's Come Undone, by Wally Lamb (No.)
54. Dune, by Frank Herbert (Mmm . . . probably never read this one.)
55. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (TRE)
56. Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (No.)
57. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll (Yes.)
58. Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov (No.)
59. The Godfather, by Mario Puzo (No.)
60. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith (Yes, a long time ago.)
61. Animal Dreams, by Barbara Kingsolver (No.)
62. Jaws, by Peter Benchley (No. Saw the movie though.)
63. Good in Bed, by Jennifer Weiner (No.)
64. Angle of Repose, by Wallace Stegner (No.)
65. Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson (No.)
66. The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway (No.)
67. The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand (No.)
68. Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut (No, but Slaughterhouse 5 is on my CTR list.)
69. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut (No.)
70. The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler (No but maybe TRE?)
71. The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway (No. CTR.)
72. The Hunt for Red October, by Tom Clancy (No. But this is one of my favorite movies.)
73. Cold Sassy Tree, by Olive Ann Burns (No.)
74. The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding (Yes.)
74. Bonfire of the Vanities, by Tom Wolfe [tie] (No.)
76. Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte (CTR.)
77. Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon (Started this one.)
78. The Shell Seekers, by Rosamunde Pilcher (No.)
79. Prodigal Summer, by Barbara Kingsolver (No.)
80. Eye of the Needle, by Ken Follett (No.)
81. Cannery Row, by John Steinbeck (No.)
81. The Pilot's Wife, by Anita Shreve [tie] (No.)
83. All the Pretty Horses, by Cormac McCarthy (Yes. I didn't really like this one.)
84. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson (No.)
85. The Little Prince, by Antoine De Saint-Exupery (Yes, a long time ago.)
86. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy (No.)
87. One for the Money, by Janet Evanovich (Yes. Yes. Yes. And every one after!)
88. Shogun, by James Clavell (No.)
89. Dracula, by Bram Stoker (No.)
90. The Unbearable Lightness of Being, by Milan Kundera (No.)
91. Presumed Innocent, by Scott Turow (No.)
92. Franny and Zooey, by J.D. Salinger (No.)
93. The Secret History, by Donna Tartt (No.)
94. Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris (Yes.)
95. Summer Sisters, by Judy Blume (No.)
96. The Shining, by Stephen King (Yes.)
97. How Stella Got Her Groove Back, by Terry McMillan (No.)
98. Lamb, by Christopher Moore (No.)
99. Sick Puppy, by Carl Hiaasen (No.)
100. Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson (Yes.)
Well, I haven't read many of those. :-)
I have to say many of the titles I haven't read I really have no desire to read.
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