Bottle of Shine is hosting 342,745 Ways To Herd Cats, in which the basic idea is to list 10 books you love that will go on a master list of recommendations from each participant. Then, the challenge is just to read at least 3 books from this list from May 1st through November 30th. A great idea for a challenge! Many on my list of 10 are on others’ lists as well, but hey, good books are good books!
- Persuasion by Jane Austen
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
- We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
- Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- Nicholas & Alexandra by Robert K. Massie
The books I’m going to read (subject to change) are:
- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (Dewey) (Alison)
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Dewey)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (This Red Head Reads)
- Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Jazz Machine) (Framed)
- Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (Rhinoa) (Day Dream Muse) (Just a Reading Fool)
- Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (Just Add Books)
- Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (Bellezza)
- The Poisonwood Bible by Kingsolver (Corinne) (Blue Bicycle) (Daphne) (Joy)
This looks pretty cool. I might have to join this one.
I’ll join you in Jane Eyre. I loved Dr. Zhivago, Cat’s Eye (really awesome!), and Snow Flower and The Secret Fan. I’ve just recently started The Book Thief, and it’s as good as everyone’s been telling me for about a year now.
Looking forward to discussing Jane someday…
Oh yay!! You put Cat’s Eye on the list!! That will definitely be one of my choices. I’ve had it on my TBR list for ages – now I have a reason to read it soon
I read Dr. Zhivago this past winter – great book!!
Hello! I chose one of your recommendations for my Herding Cats challenge. I’ve heard so many great things about “The Book Thief” so I plan to read that very soon.
Have a great day, and happy reading!
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