Today’s question is from Shelley:
‘This can be a quick one. Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.’
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Heidi by Joanna Spyri
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (& Good Wives, Little Men and Jo’s Boys)
- Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
- Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
- What Katy Did and What Katy Did Next by Susan Coolidge
- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
- Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
- The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
- Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
- One Fine Day by Mollie Panter Downes
- Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
- Atonement by Ian McEwan
- Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
- Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee
I did this is just about 15 minutes and couldn’t actually restrict it to 15 books. Numbers one to nine are all books are ones I read when was a child/teenager, so that means they really have stuck with me. Some of the others are more recent reads and I’m quite surprised by the ones that came to my mind straight away, but yes I think they’ll all stay with me for quite a while – there are more, of course!
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I’m currently reading A Tale of Two Cities for the very first time and I’m having trouble staying interested in it.
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I have a few of those on my bookshelf!
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Oh yes, Heidi was lovely. We have quite a few in common!
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I’m reading Great Expectations along with another book at the moment, so far so good, I hope I like it 🙂
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Some great books you’ve got on your list, Margaret! Several of those are on my wish list.
I don’t think I’ve read enough memorable books yet to make up a good list but here’s my BTT post
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You and I have some books common. How classics stick in mind even after 30 years!
Stuck forever and ever!
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You’ve some great books there, Margaret! And I’m with you on #1 and #13.
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I really should have had Enduring Love on mine. Not sure how that slipped my mind. And I’d completely forgotten about the katie books until I read this!
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apparently we don’t have similar book 🙂
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Great list of books. I found it difficult to limit my list.
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Nice list. All books that I’ve either read and loved orheard good things about.
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Good list! I had a few of the same books on mine, but I cheated a little because I just couldn’t separate Wonderland and Looking-Glass.
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“Tale of Two Cities” would be on my list, too! It introduced me to Dickens whom I have come to love, and I *still* think about the final scenes with Sydney. Awesome.
Lezlie
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There are several books on your list that I would have liked to include on mine as well – Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, Little Women. I would have also liked to include Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, but I ran out of space. 15 books just wasn’t enough.
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I haven’t read any of these (well, except Pride and Prejudice) — great list.
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My list starts with P&P, too. I chose a different Wallace Stegner.
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Nice list! Here’s mine
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This was a fun BTT! I thought about Little Women, too, but ended up going with a couple of other children’s books.
http://1morechapter.com/2009/06/04/btt-sticky/
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Some of these books were in my consideration, like A Tale of Two Cities and Pride and Prejudice.
My full list.
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Great selection, Margaret. I think more of mine will come to mind later.
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What a wonderful list! I really am impressed.
cjh
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Great list! A Tale of Two Cities is my favorite Dickens, and I could have easily made my list longer to include it.
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I have seen Dickens on several lists now – it looks like I will have to revisit his books now and see if I like them. I have several of your others on my tbr list too.
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I forgot What Katy Did, and What Katy Did Next 😦 Atonement was amazing as well, as was Little Women.
I really like your list – think I’ll check some of the books out.
Here’s mine.
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I’m really enjoying these lists! You have some great books there and several I’d like to read (including Atonement, which I hope to get to soon).
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You and I are on the same wave length. Your top three are what I would have put down as my top three if I were making a list. I’m taking the rest of your list as great suggestions for future reads. Good post.
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The only one on your list is Little Women. Some of the others I really need to read!
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Heidi and Little women. Now they brings back memories. Great list. My post is up now here
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