List Number One!

So this is a pretty self-indulgent blog (because of course, there aren't any of those on the net already!) so ignore if you wish. Who knows how you've happened here...maybe you're a friend of mine, a forum buddy or perhaps an English student somewhere googling for free exam papers. Well, bad luck to the latter (and go and do your own work!) - this is just my new little pet project.

About a year ago, one of the bookstores put out their top 100 list (okay, yes it was A&R) and I picked it up to see how many of the pop culture books I had read. It ended up being only about a third which actually quite surprised me. However, on this list, there are lots and lots of books from genres that I would never pick on my own. So I decided to read the entire list...

Well, it's 2007 now and they've just released the updated list. And I'm still working on last years'.

The new list, thankfully, contains some Steinbeck and the most over-rated book ever published, The Alchemist has dropped off. Maybe I should read that one but eh - anyone who knows me, knows I have completion issues so I'll perhaps get to that later in the year. Or in the next decade sometime.

Anyhow.

My plan is to write up the ones that I have read so far and then tell people about this blog. Maybe someone else will read it - who knows. I'm always being asked to recommend books anyhow (I'm a mild manner English teacher by day) so this will be a start for those people anyhow.

Please feel free to argue with me, warn me or praise any of the books that I have/haven't got to - using the comments. Please don't use the comments to say "Oh My GOSH, you haven't read Lord of the Rings" or similar, cause that just annoys me. Oh, and would love to hear some of your favourite books ever that aren't on the list. I'd heartily recommend the new Mitch Albom or my absolute most recommended, but exceptionally disturbing novel ever - We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver.

Alright, here goes.... Will be back to update soon.

By the way, if you are very interested, and wish to be emailed when I update, please send me an email with the URL of this site as a subject - lineke98@hotmail.com - and I'll let you know.

Oh darn, now I have to read Lord of the Rings.