Top 100 Books

A few weeks ago, I decided that I was going to try and read my way through the Top 100 Books (http://www.angusrobertson.com.au/products/top100.asp).

1. Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown - I have already read this, I mean who hasn't right. It was good and I thoroughly enjoyed it even though some of the things that happen to the main character are a trifle unbelievable.

2. Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien - I read this trilogy years ago, even before the movies. Found the middle book incredibly slow but over all it is one of the best trilogies of all time.

3. Pride and Predjudice, Jane Austen - I technically haven't read this but have listened to it as a book on tape with my Gran.

4. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee - Had to read this one at high school, maybe Grade 10 or 11.

5. Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden - I read this one last year. Jo, who also happens to be a Japanese teacher lent it to me along with another book about Geishas. A very interesting cultural read.

6. Angels and Demons, Dan Brown - Personally I liked this one better than The Da Vinci code, particularly the Masonic references.

7. Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold - I read this one a few weeks ago and thought it was great. An interesting tale of a young girl who is murdered and her story told from heaven.

Which leads me to:

8. My Sisters Keeper, Jodi Picoult - I started this today. The tale of a young girl who is only conceived as a bone marrow donor for her sister. Will let you know how I go with it.

Of the others, I have read 17 of the remaining 92, not a bad start. Of those 17, there is one which I think I will re-read - Cloudstreet, Tim Winton - I read this when I was in Year 12 and remember loving it, so might give it another go.

I am not the sort of person to re-read books. In fact there is only one book I can think of that I have actually read more than once.......Good Omens, Terry Prachett. My introduction into the fantasy genre and I have never looked back.