Friday, October 31, 2008
Pumpkin carving
Daddy and Micah carved Micah's pumpkin while Mama and Caden carved Caden's pumpkin. (Mine and Caden's is a lot more simple, but we still had fun!)
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
So excited!!! :-)
I love this time of year for so many reasons. I love that I can pitch the summer clothes for the year and trade them in for sweaters and jeans during the Fall without needing to wear a jacket. I love cooking warm cozy meals in my crock pot. I love the changing colors of the leaves... which, thankfully, we do have some of up here in the mountains. But, most of all, I love that Fall means the holidays are around the corner. I love all of the holidays approaching, but as many know, Christmas is my absolute favorite. I decorate the house for Christmas more than I do for any other holiday, I have been known to start listening to Christmas carols just after Halloween ends, and under certain circumstances have even put up my Christmas tree before Thanksgiving (don't worry, this is typically even a stretch for me). The plan this year is that the family will be getting together at our house on Christmas Day -- I already have the menu planned. Anyway, all of this to say that I am so excited for the holiday season ahead!!! I wish you all a good BOO!, a yummy tummy of turkey, and a jolly and blessed Christmas.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Letter
The following is from an email forward I received from my cousin. He sent it out because he believed it was a well written letter and I have to agree. I am not posting this because I believe the writer to be some amazing and credible source, but because I agree with what this man has written, regardless of who he is or isn't, and agree with my cousin that it is worth sharing. (Apologies if some of the spacing in this is off, copying from emails can be a pain.)
* * *
Dear Friends:
My name is Joe Porter. I live in Champaign, Illinois. I'm 46 years old, a born-again Christian, a husband, a father, a smallbusiness owner, a veteran, and a homeowner. I don't consider myself tobe either conservative or liberal, and I vote for the person, notRepublican or Democrat. I don't believe there are 'two Americas' butthat every person in this country can be whomever and whatever they wantto be if they'll just work to get there, and nowhere else on earth canthey find such opportunities. I believe our government should help thosewho are legitimately downtrodden, and should alway s put the interestsof America first.
The purpose of this message is that I'm concerned aboutthe future of this great nation. I'm worried that the silent majority ofhonest, hard-working, tax-paying people in this country have beenpassive for too long. Most folks I know choose not to involve themselvesin politics. They go about their daily lives, paying their bills,raising their kids, and doing what they can to maintain the good life.They vote and consider doing so to be a sacred trust. They shake theirheads at the political pundits and so-called 'news', thinking that whatthey hear is always spun by whomever is reporting it. They can'tunderstand how elected officials can regularly violate the public trustwith pork barrel spending. They don't want government handouts. Theywant the government to protect them, not raise their taxes for moregovernment programs.
We are in the unique position in this country ofelecting our leaders. It's a privilege to do so. I've never found acandidate in any election with whom I agreed on everything. I'll wagerthat most of us don't even agree with our families or spouses 100% ofthe time. So, when I step into that voting booth, I always try to lookat the big picture and cast my vote for the man or woman who is bestqualified for the job. I've hired a lot of people in my lifetime, andessentially that's what an election is - a hiring process. Who has thecredentials? Whom do I want working for me? Whom can I trust to do thejob right?
I'm concerned that a growing number of voters in thiscountry simply don't get it. They are caught up in a fervor they can'texplain, and calling it 'change'.
'Change what?' I ask.
'Well, we're going to change America ,' they say.
'In what way?' I query.
'We want someone new and fresh in the White House,'they exclaim.
'So, someone who's not a politician?' I say.
'Uh, well, no, we just want a lot of stuff changed, sowe'revoting for Obama,' they state.
'So the current system, the system of freedom anddemocracy that has enabled a man to grow up in this great country, get afine education, raise incredible amounts of money and dominate the news,and win his party's nomination for the White House that system's all wrong?'
'No, no, that part of the system's okay. We just needa lot of change.'
And so it goes. 'Change we can believe in.'
Quite frankly, I don't believe that vague proclamationsof change hold any promise for me. In recent months, I've been askingvirtually everyone I encounter how they're voting. I live in Illinois ,so most folks tell me they're voting for Barack Obama. But no one canreally tell me why, only that he's going to change a lot of stuff.'Change, change, change.' I have yet to find one single person who cantell me distinctly and convincingly why this man is qualified to bePresident and Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful nation on earth,other than the fact that he claims he's going to implement a lot of change.
We've all seen the emails about Obama's genealogy, hisupbringing, his Muslim background, and his church affiliations. Let'signore this for a moment. Put it all aside. Then ask yourself, 'What qualifies this man to be my president? That he's a brilliant orator andtalks about change?'
CHANGE WHAT?
Friends, I'll be forthright with you. I believe the American voters who are supporting Barack Obama don't have a clue whatthey're doing, as evidenced by the fact that not one of them - NOT ONEof them I've spoken to can spell out his qualifications. Not even themost liberal media can explain why he should be elected. Politicalexperience?Negligible. Foreign relations? Non-existent. Achievements? Name one.Someone who wants to unite the country? If you haven't read his wife'sthesis from Princeton , look it up on the web. This is who's lining upto be our next First Lady? The only thing I can glean from Obama'sconstant harping about change is that we're in for a lot of new taxes.
For me, the choice is clear. I've looked carefully atthe two leading applicants for the job, and I've made my choice.
Here's a question - 'Where were you five and a halfyears ago? Around Christmas, 2002. You've had five or six birthdays inthat time.My son has grown from a sixth grade child to a high school graduate.Five and a half years is a good chunk of time. About 2,000 days. 2,000nights of sleep. 6,000 meals, give or take.'
John McCain spent that amount of time, from 1967 to1973, in a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp. When offered early release, he refused it. He considered this offer to be a public relations stunt by his captors, andinsisted that those held longer than he should be released first. Did you get that part? He was offered his freedom, and he turned it down. A regimen ofbeatings and torture began.
Do you possess such strength of character? Locked in a filthy cell in a foreign country, would you turn down your own freedomin favor of your fellow man? I submit that's a quality of characterthat is rarely found, and for me, this singular act defines John McCain.
Unlike several presidential candidates in recent years whose military service is questionable or non-existent, you will not find anyone to denigrate the integrity and moral courage of this man. Agraduate of Annapolis, during his Naval service he received the SilverStar, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. His ownson is now serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq . Barack Obama is fondof saying 'We honor John McCain's service...BUT..,' which to me is condescending and offensive - because what I hear is, 'Let's forget thisman's sacrifice for his country, and his proven leadership abilities,and talk some more about change.'
I don't agree with John McCain on everything - but Iam utterly convinced that he is qualified to be our next President, andI trust him to do what's right. I know in my heart that he has the bestinterests of our country in mind. He doesn't simply want to bePresident - he wants to lead America , and there's a huge difference.Factually, there is simply no comparison between the two candidates. Aman of questionable background and motives who prattles on about change,can't hold a candle to a man who has devoted his life in public serviceto this nation, retiring from the Navyin1981 and elected to the Senate in1982.
Perhaps Obama's supporters are taking a stance betweenold and new. Maybe they don't care about McCain's service or hisstrength of character, or his unblemished qualifications to bePresident. Maybe 'likeability' is a higher priority for them than'trust'. Being a prisoner of war is not what qualifies John McCain tobe President of the United States of America - but his demonstratedleadership certainly DOES.
Dear friends, it is time for us to stand. It is timefor thinking Americans to say, 'Enough.' It is time for people of allparties to stop following the party line. It is time for anyone whowants to keep America first, who wants the right man leading theirnation, to start a dialogue with all their friends and neighbors and askwho they're voting for, and why.
There's a lot of evil in this world. That should bereadily apparent to all of us by now. And when faced with that evil aswe are now, I want a man who knows the cost of war on his troops and on his citizens. I want a man who puts my family's interests before any foreign country.
* * *
Dear Friends:
My name is Joe Porter. I live in Champaign, Illinois. I'm 46 years old, a born-again Christian, a husband, a father, a smallbusiness owner, a veteran, and a homeowner. I don't consider myself tobe either conservative or liberal, and I vote for the person, notRepublican or Democrat. I don't believe there are 'two Americas' butthat every person in this country can be whomever and whatever they wantto be if they'll just work to get there, and nowhere else on earth canthey find such opportunities. I believe our government should help thosewho are legitimately downtrodden, and should alway s put the interestsof America first.
The purpose of this message is that I'm concerned aboutthe future of this great nation. I'm worried that the silent majority ofhonest, hard-working, tax-paying people in this country have beenpassive for too long. Most folks I know choose not to involve themselvesin politics. They go about their daily lives, paying their bills,raising their kids, and doing what they can to maintain the good life.They vote and consider doing so to be a sacred trust. They shake theirheads at the political pundits and so-called 'news', thinking that whatthey hear is always spun by whomever is reporting it. They can'tunderstand how elected officials can regularly violate the public trustwith pork barrel spending. They don't want government handouts. Theywant the government to protect them, not raise their taxes for moregovernment programs.
We are in the unique position in this country ofelecting our leaders. It's a privilege to do so. I've never found acandidate in any election with whom I agreed on everything. I'll wagerthat most of us don't even agree with our families or spouses 100% ofthe time. So, when I step into that voting booth, I always try to lookat the big picture and cast my vote for the man or woman who is bestqualified for the job. I've hired a lot of people in my lifetime, andessentially that's what an election is - a hiring process. Who has thecredentials? Whom do I want working for me? Whom can I trust to do thejob right?
I'm concerned that a growing number of voters in thiscountry simply don't get it. They are caught up in a fervor they can'texplain, and calling it 'change'.
'Change what?' I ask.
'Well, we're going to change America ,' they say.
'In what way?' I query.
'We want someone new and fresh in the White House,'they exclaim.
'So, someone who's not a politician?' I say.
'Uh, well, no, we just want a lot of stuff changed, sowe'revoting for Obama,' they state.
'So the current system, the system of freedom anddemocracy that has enabled a man to grow up in this great country, get afine education, raise incredible amounts of money and dominate the news,and win his party's nomination for the White House that system's all wrong?'
'No, no, that part of the system's okay. We just needa lot of change.'
And so it goes. 'Change we can believe in.'
Quite frankly, I don't believe that vague proclamationsof change hold any promise for me. In recent months, I've been askingvirtually everyone I encounter how they're voting. I live in Illinois ,so most folks tell me they're voting for Barack Obama. But no one canreally tell me why, only that he's going to change a lot of stuff.'Change, change, change.' I have yet to find one single person who cantell me distinctly and convincingly why this man is qualified to bePresident and Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful nation on earth,other than the fact that he claims he's going to implement a lot of change.
We've all seen the emails about Obama's genealogy, hisupbringing, his Muslim background, and his church affiliations. Let'signore this for a moment. Put it all aside. Then ask yourself, 'What qualifies this man to be my president? That he's a brilliant orator andtalks about change?'
CHANGE WHAT?
Friends, I'll be forthright with you. I believe the American voters who are supporting Barack Obama don't have a clue whatthey're doing, as evidenced by the fact that not one of them - NOT ONEof them I've spoken to can spell out his qualifications. Not even themost liberal media can explain why he should be elected. Politicalexperience?Negligible. Foreign relations? Non-existent. Achievements? Name one.Someone who wants to unite the country? If you haven't read his wife'sthesis from Princeton , look it up on the web. This is who's lining upto be our next First Lady? The only thing I can glean from Obama'sconstant harping about change is that we're in for a lot of new taxes.
For me, the choice is clear. I've looked carefully atthe two leading applicants for the job, and I've made my choice.
Here's a question - 'Where were you five and a halfyears ago? Around Christmas, 2002. You've had five or six birthdays inthat time.My son has grown from a sixth grade child to a high school graduate.Five and a half years is a good chunk of time. About 2,000 days. 2,000nights of sleep. 6,000 meals, give or take.'
John McCain spent that amount of time, from 1967 to1973, in a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp. When offered early release, he refused it. He considered this offer to be a public relations stunt by his captors, andinsisted that those held longer than he should be released first. Did you get that part? He was offered his freedom, and he turned it down. A regimen ofbeatings and torture began.
Do you possess such strength of character? Locked in a filthy cell in a foreign country, would you turn down your own freedomin favor of your fellow man? I submit that's a quality of characterthat is rarely found, and for me, this singular act defines John McCain.
Unlike several presidential candidates in recent years whose military service is questionable or non-existent, you will not find anyone to denigrate the integrity and moral courage of this man. Agraduate of Annapolis, during his Naval service he received the SilverStar, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. His ownson is now serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq . Barack Obama is fondof saying 'We honor John McCain's service...BUT..,' which to me is condescending and offensive - because what I hear is, 'Let's forget thisman's sacrifice for his country, and his proven leadership abilities,and talk some more about change.'
I don't agree with John McCain on everything - but Iam utterly convinced that he is qualified to be our next President, andI trust him to do what's right. I know in my heart that he has the bestinterests of our country in mind. He doesn't simply want to bePresident - he wants to lead America , and there's a huge difference.Factually, there is simply no comparison between the two candidates. Aman of questionable background and motives who prattles on about change,can't hold a candle to a man who has devoted his life in public serviceto this nation, retiring from the Navyin1981 and elected to the Senate in1982.
Perhaps Obama's supporters are taking a stance betweenold and new. Maybe they don't care about McCain's service or hisstrength of character, or his unblemished qualifications to bePresident. Maybe 'likeability' is a higher priority for them than'trust'. Being a prisoner of war is not what qualifies John McCain tobe President of the United States of America - but his demonstratedleadership certainly DOES.
Dear friends, it is time for us to stand. It is timefor thinking Americans to say, 'Enough.' It is time for people of allparties to stop following the party line. It is time for anyone whowants to keep America first, who wants the right man leading theirnation, to start a dialogue with all their friends and neighbors and askwho they're voting for, and why.
There's a lot of evil in this world. That should bereadily apparent to all of us by now. And when faced with that evil aswe are now, I want a man who knows the cost of war on his troops and on his citizens. I want a man who puts my family's interests before any foreign country.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Painting -- RED!!!
So, we ended up staying home all day Sunday since Caden and I came down with an icky cold. Jake decided to use the day at home to be productive and began painting our kitchen wall red (well, Vesuvian Garnet to be specific). Here are some pictures from his venture. Even though it was a small space it was a big project. We still have some touch up to do -- red can be messy. Overall I think it turned out really well. I will be sure to post one more final picture when we get all of knik-knaks back in the place, and the last corner of trim completed.
**The pictures are a bit deceiving. The color is a bit more earthy and less bright in person.
**The pictures are a bit deceiving. The color is a bit more earthy and less bright in person.Pumpkins at Warner's
On Saturday we went to Warner's Nursery in town to pick out pumpkins and have some fun at their annual fall festival. The boys and Daddy visited the petting zoo for a bit -- Mommy stayed far away to avoid her not so favorite, chickens -- and then we all went on the do a little art and crafting in the green house. Micah made a green frosted pumpkin cookie and piled it high with M&M's and gummy bears. I think her would have kept making cookies all afternoon if we had let him. It was a pretty quick trip for us, but lots of fun. Enjoy some pics.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Glad debate "season" is over and done with...
I am glad debate season has come to an end. Tonight, as a McCain supporter, was definitely refreshing (for the most part). I feel like this was the only debate that he actually "won". Considering the recent shift in polls toward Obama, McCain really had to come out with passion and conviction. I felt like he got a bit rude at some points, but I imagine when what you believe is on the line that is easy to happen. I am looking forward to the election and getting past all of this political stuff for awhile.Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Big boy
Granny & Grandpa Goble gave the boys a white wooden rocking chair not too long after Micah was born. Caden has a real fondness for this chair - I think it makes him feel like a big boy, very independent. It is so funny watching the second child come into his own. He is a sweet, unique boy, who is completely silly, desires independence, and longs to be as big as his big brother. (Just ignore the paint on the wall behind Caden, we are in the middle of painting our kitchen and hallway.)
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
100 Classics
Apparently American adults have read only six of the top 100 books ever written. I'm not sure where this list came from, but thought this would be fun... feel free to copy/paste and do the same on your blog if you are so intrigued...
The Rules:
1) Look at the list and put one * by those you have read.
2) Put a % by those you intend to read.
3) Put two ** by the books you LOVE.
4) Put # by the books you HATE.
5) Post.
[6) Read in part, but did not complete &. I am creating my own category here b/c I do this often usually with the intent to begin again and finish another time.]
1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen%
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte%
4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee*
6 The Bible ** - I have, am, and will always be reading this.
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte%
8 1984 - George Orwell
9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens%
11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott&%
12 Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy*? I think I read this but am not 100% sure...
13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare
15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier** One of my favorite books of all time!
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger*
19 The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20 Middlemarch - George Eliot
21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald&%
23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame*
31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33 Chronicles of Narnia- CS Lewis: The whole series spooks me, so I probably won't ever read this even though I should!
34 Emma - Jane Austen
35 Persuasion - Jane Austen%
36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis
37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38 Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40 Winnie the pooh - AA Milne*
41 Animal Farm - George Orwell*
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving&%
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48 The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50 Atonement - Ian McEwan
51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen**
55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley*
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt&
64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68 Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding*
69 Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker
73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson%
75 Ulysses - James Joyce
76 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78 Germinal - Emile Zola
79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80 Possession - AS Byatt
81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens*
82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker**
84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87 Charlotte's Web - EB White*
88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle*
90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad*#
92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94 Watership Down - Richard Adams
95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare*
99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl*
100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
So that makes 18 (*) reads on my part. I am not sure what I think of this list -- there are definitely some major books missing. I found it interesting that while I have not read many of the books on the list that I have read many other books by a number of the listed authors. Makes me curious.
The Rules:
1) Look at the list and put one * by those you have read.
2) Put a % by those you intend to read.
3) Put two ** by the books you LOVE.
4) Put # by the books you HATE.
5) Post.
[6) Read in part, but did not complete &. I am creating my own category here b/c I do this often usually with the intent to begin again and finish another time.]
1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen%
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte%
4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee*
6 The Bible ** - I have, am, and will always be reading this.
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte%
8 1984 - George Orwell
9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens%
11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott&%
12 Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy*? I think I read this but am not 100% sure...
13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare
15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier** One of my favorite books of all time!
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger*
19 The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20 Middlemarch - George Eliot
21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald&%
23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame*
31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33 Chronicles of Narnia- CS Lewis: The whole series spooks me, so I probably won't ever read this even though I should!
34 Emma - Jane Austen
35 Persuasion - Jane Austen%
36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis
37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38 Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40 Winnie the pooh - AA Milne*
41 Animal Farm - George Orwell*
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving&%
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48 The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50 Atonement - Ian McEwan
51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen**
55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley*
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt&
64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68 Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding*
69 Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker
73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson%
75 Ulysses - James Joyce
76 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78 Germinal - Emile Zola
79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80 Possession - AS Byatt
81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens*
82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker**
84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87 Charlotte's Web - EB White*
88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle*
90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad*#
92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94 Watership Down - Richard Adams
95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare*
99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl*
100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
So that makes 18 (*) reads on my part. I am not sure what I think of this list -- there are definitely some major books missing. I found it interesting that while I have not read many of the books on the list that I have read many other books by a number of the listed authors. Makes me curious.
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