Books I've read so far (up to summer 2005)

Submitted by marzieh on Mon, 06/27/2005 - 04:08
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  1. Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
  2. I read this book first in grade two. I was amazed by it and I accredit it to having first drawn me into Science Fiction. Jules Verne is brilliant; and as my mom recalls after reading this I was obsessed with being timely and organized (like Phileas Fogg). I should read this again.
  3. My Side of the Mountain (Jean Craighead George)
  4. Grade six. I have vivid memories of this book. I clearly remember becoming totally entranced by Sam Gribley's escape to the wild, and the world that he finds. This book really sparked some kid imagination in me.
  5. Sisters Long Ago (Peg Kehret)
  6. Grade Six. I am not sure if it was what drew me to this book, or the outcome of this book; but I remember the summer after my sixth grade I was absoloutely obssessed with Egyptian history, ancient religions (reincarnation). There was a quote in the book "I am one of those shining beings who lives in light" (in English and ancient Egyptian) which comes back to the back of my mind every now and then. This book seems really simple, but I think in some ways it may have changed my life, or at least my views about life.
  7. Holes (Louis Sachar)
  8. Grade six. Everybody loves 'Holes'. It's a very amusing and ironic book; yet it has a lot to say about life, luck- fortune and misfortune, and the things that happen to us. I still remember the shoe incident.I am so glad to hear that kids continue to enjoy this book, I haevn't seen the movie yet.
  9. Nightfall (Isaac Asimov)
  10. The Naked Sun (Isaac Asimov)
  11. The Gods Themselves (Isaac Asimov)
  12. Nemesis (Isaac Asimov)
  13. The Positronic Man (Isaac Asimov)
  14. Petey (Ben Mikaelsen)
  15. Whirligig (Paul Fleischman)
  16. Murder On The Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
  17. The Handmaid’s Tale (Margaret Atwood)
  18. The Tempest (William Shakespeare)
  19. Chinese Cinderella (Adeline Yen Mah)
  20. Ties that Bind, Ties that Break (Lensey Namioka)
  21. Inherit the Wind [play] (Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee)
  22. Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
  23. The Plague Tales (Ann Benson)
  24. A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
  25. A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
  26. The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
  27. Cry the beloved country (Alan Paton)
  28. The Gambler (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
  29. Pride and Prejudice [play] (Jane Austen, ?)
  30. I, Lucifer (Glen Duncan)
  31. Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)
  32. Artemis Fowl : The Arctic Incident (Eoin Colfer)
  33. Artemis Fowl : The Eternity Code (Eoin Colfer)
  34. Animal farm : a fairy story (George Orwell)
  35. Brave New World (Adolus Huxley)
  36. Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
  37. Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
  38. The Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
  39. Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
  40. Roots (Alex Haley)
  41. Much Ado About Nothing (William Shakespeare)
  42. Grade eleven.
  43. 1984 (George Orwell)
  44. Grade eleven. I actually read 1984 the summer before grade 11, but re-read it in class as it was part of the curriculum. 1984 is amazing, because it is so relevant. I am happy to finally understand all the references to the book that I see around all the time. This book encompasses so much of the world that I see around me today. i don't care much for the plot-- I am somewhat fond of the ending though. The plot works but 1984 is more than that. It is about the ideas, it is about the concepts; this is one of those books that helps you see what is already there, helps lucify your vision, give you a new understanding of... why?
  45. The Colony of Unrequited Dreams (Wayne Johnston)
  46. Grade eleven.