In response to my post “3 Books that Changed My Life,” I received so many fantastic suggestions for “must read” books that I don’t want to forget them. They came in via Facebook, Twitter, and in the Comments section of the blog. In no particular order, I am listing them here for handy reference.
1. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Path – suggested by @ReadyDressedGo
2. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol by Andy Warhol – suggested by @ReadyDressedGo
3. The Sun also Rises by Ernest Hemingway – suggested by @ReadyDressedGo
4. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood – suggested by @mebuell
5. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee – suggested by @mebuell
6. A Portrait of the Artist as Young Man by James Joyce – suggested by @mebuell
7. The Cider House Rules, John Irving – suggested @monie_muffins & Amy Boughner
8. The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, Joseph Murphy – @monie_muffins
9. The Mystery of Lilac Inn, Nancy Drew, by Carolyn Keene – @NancyfromCanada
10. The Tripod Series by John Christopher – suggested by @NancyfromCanada
11. The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham – suggested by @NancyfromCanada
12. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen – suggested by Dan S
13. Mystic River by Dennis Lehane – suggested by Dan S
14. I, Claudius by Robert Graves – suggested by Dan S
15. LA Confidential by James Ellroy – suggested by Dan S
16. Seymour: An Introduction by J.D. Salinger – suggested by Amy Boughner
17. In One Person by John Irving – suggested by Amy Boughner
18. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green – suggested by Allison
19. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss – suggested by Allison
20. Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger – suggested by me, Amy Boughner, and Allison
21. Perfume by Patrick Süskind – suggested by Allison and Giulia
22. House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende – suggested by Allison and Giulia
23. Home by Marilynne Robinson – suggested by Allison
24. Plain Kate by Erin Bow – suggested by Allison
25. Room by Emma Donoghue- suggested by Sarah McCormack and Robyn Grauer
26. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling – suggested by Sarah McCormack
27. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak – suggested Sarah McCormack
28. Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls – suggested Sarah McCormack
29. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson – suggested by Lisa Sansom
30. Under the Sea by Isabel Allende – suggested by Allison and Giulia
31. Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck – suggested Giulia
32. Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson – suggested by Giulia
33. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway – suggested by Giulia
34. Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys – suggested by Giulia
35. Captain Correlli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres – suggested by Giulia
36. Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez – suggested by Giulia
37. She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb – suggested by Robyn Grauer
38. Hannah’s Gift by Maria Housden – suggested by Robyn Grauer
This should really keep me busy for a while! Thank you so much for your suggestions!
Edited on June 10, 2013 to add: I received some more suggestion after publishing this follow-up post and I don’t want to lose track of them either! They are:
39. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz – suggested by Laurel
40. Blackbird by Jennifer Lauck – suggested by Laurel
41. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold – suggested by Laurel
42. The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran – suggested by Laurel
43. A Prayer for Owen Meany – suggested by me and Annie Boucher
44. Dance Me Outside by WP Kinsella – suggested by Sherrie Mae
45. Hairball by Margaret Atwood – suggested by Sherrie Mae
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