finish reading all 100 of The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

This may take awhile! I actually got this book as a Christmas gift, because there was no way that I could check it out of the library. I would have to keep checking it out over and over again because it is so long. I endured alot of kidding over wanting it ~ my sister read some pieces of it and asked me why in the world I would want to read such a thing…

However, I’m feeling brave enough to take it on ~

:-)

I just finished reading William Faulkner’s “Light in August”, which was a very good book. It had many deep, complex characters, which made it interesting. It would definately have to be read again to catch all of the different layers…

Finally returned to the library today after a long absence! Busy with the new school year, I haven’t had time to move on with this goal, but I feel settled in now and ready to tackle another book!

I checked out “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley and “Light In August” by William Faulkner. Don’t know which one I will begin first, but they both seem to be interesting. Has anyone else read these books and have an opinion?

Just finished “The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter” by Carson McCuller. It was a great book with very complicated, intricate characters ~ very interesting and a good read. I enjoyed it!

I checked out William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” to read next!

I just finished reading Orwell’s “1984” ~ a very good book, though depressing. It really makes you appreciate the world we do live in (comparing it to life under the watchful eye of “Big Brother”)! The rat situation at the end of the book really got to me….. I didn’t see that coming, although I should have since Winston really hated rats.

Just went to the library and checked out Carson McCuller’s “The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter”. I didn’t know it, but it is also a book included in Oprah’s Book Club. This one should be very good!

“A Clockwork Orange” was a very interesting book! It took a little while to get past the slang and language that the book used, but once I caught on it was very intriguing and kept me reading! Although parts of the book were disturbing, I had to keep reading it to find out what was going to become of “little Alex” and most of all why it was called a clockwork orange in the first place! Good book!

Now I’m moving on to George Orwell’s “1984”. Hopefully this book will not be quite so violent but still keep me interested!

I just finished “The Grapes of Wrath” yesterday ~ a wonderful book! I learned so much about the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression and how people really lived during that time. Many parts of it brought tears to my eyes, because the people had absolutely nothing, but they had one another and they refused to give up. Their will to survive was amazing.

My local library is great ~ they managed to get me a copy of the elusive “A Clockwork Orange” by Anthony Burgess. I don’t know why, but I have had the hardest time finding this book! Some had never even heard of it. Some say it is quite a strange book ~ by the cover of it, it seems to be a far cry from John Steinbeck!! Anyway, hope it’s good!

I just finished reading “Main Street” by Sinclair Lewis last night. It was pretty good, though depressing at times. Now I’m on to book 13 ~ “The Grapes of Wrath”, which my mother has been trying to get me to read for the longest! She loves the time period that it is set in. I’m sure that this book will prove to be very interesting.

I am now on book twelve ~ “Main Street” by Sinclair Lewis. “Tobacco Road” was a good read; there is supposed to be a movie also ~ I would like to see it if there is one. It was set during the Great Depression which always interests me. I’m still searching for the one that is going to beat “The Catcher In the Rye” ~ my, how I loved that book!

Yeah ~ I finally went and got another library card in a neighboring town (the library where I live is so small ~ it had maybe a total of 10 of the books on my list)! I checked out “Tobacco Road” by Erskine Caldwell. I knew it was going to be good just by the title ~ I’m already on the third chapter. I got it for our upcoming weekend trip to the mountains, but I may just finish it before we even leave! Oh well, another trip to the library then!