Introducing Paulo Coelho's new book

Paulo Coelho, of The Alchemist fame is coming out with another book next month. The title is Manuscript Found in Accra.

I enjoyed reading The Alchemist but unfortunately have not read anymore of Coelho's works. But I received a review copy of his upcoming book and I can't wait to read it!

Here's more information on his latest book:

The latest novel from the #1 internationally best-selling author of The Alchemist.

³There is nothing wrong with anxiety. 
Although we cannot control God¹s time, it is part of the human condition to want to receive the thing we are waiting for as quickly as possible. 
Or to drive away whatever is causing our fear. . . . 
Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it‹just as we have learned to live with storms.²

July 14, 1099. Jerusalem awaits the invasion of the crusaders who have surrounded the city¹s gates. There, inside the ancient city¹s walls, men and women of every age and every faith have gathered to hear the wise words of a mysterious man known only as the Copt. He has summoned the townspeople to address their fears with truth:

³Tomorrow, harmony will become discord. Joy will be replaced by grief. Peace will give way to war. . . . None of us can know what tomorrow will hold, because each day has its good and its bad moments. So, when you ask your questions, forget about the troops outside and the fear inside. Our task is not to leave a record of what happened on this date for those who will inherit the Earth; history will take care of that. Therefore, we will speak about our daily lives, about the difficulties we have had to face.²

The people begin with questions about defeat, struggle, and the nature of their enemies; they contemplate the will to change and the virtues of loyalty and solitude; and they ultimately turn to questions of beauty, love, wisdom, sex, elegance, and what the future holds. ³What is success?² poses the Copt. ³It is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace.²

Now, these many centuries later, the wise man¹s answers are a record of the human values that have endured throughout time. And, in Paulo Coelho¹s hands, The Manuscript Found in Accra reveals that who we are, what we fear, and what we hope for the future come from the knowledge and belief that can be found within us, and not from the adversity that surrounds us.

Manuscript Found in Accra by Paulo Coelho;
Translated by Margaret Jull Costa
ISBN: 9780385349833
On Sale: 4/2/2013, $22.00

More links: To pre-order the book
Manuscript Found in Accra on YouTube
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Audiobook version of the book

The Forgotten Bookmarks blog

Do you buy used books from the secondhand bookstore? Ever found any interesting scribbles in the books? You'd be lucky to find any!

I came across this really interesting blog a couple of weeks ago. It is called Forgotten Bookmarks with postings by Michael Popek, 'a used and rare bookseller who buys books from people every day'. Now don't you envy his job???

So every time he finds something in a used book, such as a bookmark, note, letter, recipe written on a scrap of paper, a hate letter, photograph, receipt, shopping list or other random stuff, he will just post it up on his blog.

I think I could start doing that too if I ever come across something like that worth sharing.

There's even a published book on the bookmarks he had found! It's aptly titled 'Forgotten Bookmarks'.

About the book:

It's happened to all of us: we're reading a book, something interrupts us, and we grab the closest thing at hand to mark our spot. It could be a train ticket, a letter, an advertisement, a photograph, or a four-leaf clover. Eventually the book finds its way into the world-a library, a flea market, other people's bookshelves, or to a used bookstore. But what becomes of those forgotten bookmarks? What stories could they tell?

By day, Michael Popek works in his family's used bookstore. By night, he's the voyeuristic force behind www.forgottenbookmarks.com, where he shares the weird objects he has found among the stacks at his store.

Forgotten Bookmarks is a scrapbook of Popek's most interesting finds. Sure, there are actual bookmarks, but there are also pictures and ticket stubs, old recipes and notes, valentines, unsent letters, four-leaf clovers, and various sordid, heartbreaking, and bizarre keepsakes. Together this collection of lost treasures offers a glimpse into other readers' lives that they never intended for us to see. 

As I was going through the older posts in his blog, Popek had posted on Jan 17 about how some $10,000 worth of books were lost in a pipe burst incident. What a huge amount. Go on and visit his blog to read about it.

Awesome Tumblr blogs!

I am in love with the microblogging platform Tumblr! Honestly, I was not very sure what was its function. I mean, how was it so different from Blogger or Wordpress? But now I totally get it and it's one of my best discoveries. :)

Here are two very cool Tumblr blogs related to books:
http://prettybooks.tumblr.com/
http://lifeonprint.tumblr.com/

I'm sure there are more but I was completely overwhelmed with the content and pictures from both blogs I just had to share with you guys.

Books aside, here's a Tumblr blog on fashion!
http://fashionsociety.tumblr.com/

Who would say no to colourful fashion pictures right? ;)

Now I'm thinking. Should I start my own Tumblr blog? If yes, what would it be about?

Finished Hex Book!

Yup, I've finished another book. Haven't been online for around 2 days and that's good! Been catching up on my reading - both for school and for fun. Yesterday, I finished 50 Ways To Hex Your Lover by Linda Wisdom. She'll be guest blogging on my blog later.

Wow, there'll be another book after 50 Ways To Hex! Hope I can read that later! Anyway, I'll write my review on 50 Ways as soon as I can. Been really sleepy today cos for the past few days, I was preparing for my group presentation, which was yesterday. Yea!!! I'm done with all my presentations for this semester. Now all I have to do is concentrate on studying and yeah, attending my Spanish class.

Oooh, I'll be receiving 2 books and it's because of BookMooch. I'll be getting Shopaholic Ties The Knot and The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Yeah, I know I can get them at the book store but what to do...I enjoy receiving books in the mail!

So, okay then, I think I'm going to write the 50 Ways review now. And I might watch 'Ice Princess' on TV later! Oh, and wishing you a Happy Easter! Good night!

BookMooch? Wow!

Why didn't I join BookMooch before??? Yeah, I've heard about it but I don't know why I didn't just joined! I checked and there are 25 other Malaysians who are members there. Not bad, huh? But, I think that more Malaysians should join BookMooch.

What's BookMooch? Of course, it has something to do with books. It's where you can get free books and give your old books away! Before you are eligible to get/mooch a book, you need to list 10 books in your inventory first, then only you can get any book you want.

So, instead of throwing your old books away or you find it hard to sell off your books, just list them in BookMooch. Perhaps somebody from another country is searching endlessly for that particular book and you could make his/her day. If you don't want to send your book to another country, it's okay. You can choose to send your books to Malaysians only. But, to make it more fun, don't be so kiam siap/kedekut/stingy. If somebody from Australia wants your book, send it! Later, it'll be their turn to send their books to you, so there's no loss.

Well, are you ready to do some book-mooching? Wait no more!

The Devil Wears Prada And I Wear Bata

Yeah! I can finally continue reading my story books again! 3 of my assignments were already handed in and my BM presentation is also over! Not much to worry about now except for small quizzes and of course, the ever-dreaded exams, which are about 3 to 4 weeks away. In the meantime, I am free to blog and visit other people's blogs. Also, I'm not so interested in writing paid posts anymore. We'll see how my mood goes!

I'm now reading The BFG by Roald Dahl. A few days ago, I was reading The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger but forgot to bring it with me to uni so I might as well BFG now. It's good that I'm reading BFG now. I have to catch up on some children's books that I never had the chance to read when I was younger. My sis advised me to read various books written by various authors but I always stuck with Enid Blyton books. It's only when I was older that I began to explore other authors' works.

And speaking of Roald Dahl, my friend and I were debating as to whether he's still living or not. I just did a search on him and here's the Wikipedia page on Roald Dahl. The Roald Dahl homepage is extremely interesting too. I like the cartoons there. For the complete list of books that Dahl wrote, check this out.


I hope I can finish reading The BFG before tomorrow when I'll be going home. Then, I can continue reading Devil Wears Prada! I've watched the Prada movie and adore Meryl Streep's performance as Miranda Priestly! Whoa, isn't she the boss from hell??? Plus, a movie can't exactly follow a book, can it? Certain parts have to be changed.

I'm searching for a decent cover of The BFG now. Some covers are too small, some are too big, some have the 'Search Inside' logos on it! That would be in Amazon.com's website. Ah! Gotta do my Spanish! Adios!

Monsters of Templeton Book Cover

When I saw this book cover, I was like....'WOW'! Sort of like that. =)



The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff


Well, what do you think about it?

When I see an interesting book cover, I will want to read the book. How about you? Do you judge a book by its cover? The book, for instance, has a beautiful cover. But, we don't know if the story inside the book is just as nice as the outside, do we? The only thing left to do is to read the book!

Here is the book description from Amazon.com:

"The day I returned to Templeton steeped in disgrace, the fifty-foot corpse of a monster surfaced in Lake Glimmerglass." So begins The Monsters of Templeton, a novel spanning two centuries: part contemporary story of a girl's search for her father, part historical novel, and part ghost story, this spellbinding novel is at its core a tale of how one town holds the secrets of a family.

In the wake of a wildly disastrous affair with her married archaeology professor, Willie Upton arrives on the doorstep of her ancestral home in Templeton, New York, where her hippie-turned-born-again-Baptist mom, Vi, still lives. Willie expects to be able to hide in the place that has been home to her family for generations, but the monster's death changes the fabric of the quiet, picture-perfect town her ancestors founded.

Even further, Willie learns that the story her mother had always told her about her father has all been a lie: he wasn't the random man from a free-love commune that Vi had led her to imagine, but someone else entirely. Someone from this very town. As Willie puts her archaeological skills to work digging for the truth about her lineage, she discovers that the secrets of her family run deep.

Through letters, editorials, and journal entries, the dead rise up to tell their sides of the story as dark mysteries come to light, past and present blur, old stories are finally put to rest, and the shocking truth about more than one monster is revealed.

This book is available at Acmamall (they do have everything, don't they???) and it costs RM87.98!!! Ah...no way! No way!

New Young Adult Books

I subscribe to Library Point's newsletter and the following is a list of new young adult books. If you have no idea on what to read next, consider these books!

Newly Released:

• Th1rteen R3asons Why: A Novel - by Jay Asher
• Beastly - by Alex Flinn
• Betwixt - by Tara Bray Smith
• Spud - by John van de Ruit

Books for Guys!

• All-in - by Pete Hautman
• Paranoid Park - by Blake Nelson
• Rucker Park Setup - by Paul Volponi
• Girls for Breakfast - by David Yoo

Books for the Ladies:

• All Made Up: A Girl's Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype and Celebrating Real Beauty by Audrey D. Brashich
• Blue Jean: What Young Women are Thinking, Saying, and Doing compiled by Sherry S. Handel; written and edited by young women
• My Sisters' Voices: Teenage Girls of Color Speak Out by Iris Jacob
• Hooking Up: A Girl's All-out Guide to Sex & Sexuality by Amber Madison

That's all. Have a great start to a whole New Year and have fun READING!

Now there are werewolves?

In New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. First, it's only vampires and a really klutzy girl named Bella Swan who happens to be hopelessly in love with one particular 17-year-old vampire. Then, suddenly werewolves appeared.

It's quite a confusing story actually. I didn't really enjoy the writing in it. I felt there were some parts which were not necessary and no wonder the book is so darn thick! I bet the third book, Eclipse, will be even thicker.

Okay, one could feel sorry for Bella because (a) the love of her life left her and (b) she finds out that she's being hunted by a lady vampire. And she thought she was just an ordinary girl. So much for being ordinary when she has so many secrets.

Well, don't we all think the same? You never know. Maybe you think that the girl you always sit next to in class is a totally normal. Who knows? Maybe she's a plain Jane by day and superhero by night???

Secrets like the ones that Liz Parker from Roswell has to keep. It's not her secret to tell. Speaking of Roswell, I'm starting Season 2 already. Just watched 4 episodes. Nope. I'm not getting sick of Roswell yet.

Anyway, now I'm at the part where Bella just realized that one of her friends may be a werewolf. Could be a danger to everyone. This werewolf story reminded me of Harry Potter's Professor Lupin!

More Books I Want To Read

I'm going to finish 'The Alchemist' soon and I don't have anymore books with me now. The rest are at home! So, I decided to just compile a list of books that I want to read later. These books I've come across in book reviews, book websites, book blogs, other book bloggers' reviews, auction sites, etc. Anyhow, they seem interesting and that's why they are on my list. I so enjoy making book lists! The longer, the better, don't you think.

So, the other day at MPH, or Borders, I don't remember, but this book, 'The Minister's Daughter' by Julie Hearn is definitely at MPH. It's quite cheap over there if compared to the one at Acmamall's site where it's sold at RM30.92. That's something else that I have to do too - check and compare prices! Something I hate to do but I ought to do. I'll feel bad if I had to pay more for a book when I could have gotten it cheaper elsewhere.

Anyway, I still have 2 more Shopaholic books to go. Yeah, I enjoy reading her books. Probably the only chick lits books I've read. I'm planning to read 'Shopaholic Ties The Knot' and Shopaholic and Baby' and 'Can You Keep A Secret?' and then I'll have read all of Sophie Kinsella's books! She writes captivatingly, that's why her books got me hooked.

I've been finding for 'Postcards From No Man's Land' by Aidan Chambers everywhere and finally found it on Acmamall. The cheapest edition costs RM30.92. Shipping would cost RM7.50! That's where the expensive part is.





Next up is Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer! Well, actually I haven't read 'New Moon' yet, sad to say. I left the book back home because it's quite heavy to carry while travelling. When I get back, I'll definitely read it.




Oh, another book would be Stardust by Neil Gaiman! The movie was fantastic! Then, there's Chocolat by Joanne Harris. I saw this book on eBay, but sadly I can't bid on it. Ah, never mind. Know what? Why not I sell off my books over here, right in my very own blog? We'll see how that goes.



All right, enough for now! More updates on what books I want to read later.

What To Read For Halloween

If you're not out trick or treating this Halloween, why not sit down and read a really scary book to scare yourself out of your wits? I've done a little bit of research through Google and here are some links for you to choose what books to settle down with a cup of coffee and some chocolate cookies!

• The 10 Scariest Books to Read for Halloween
  
  
• Halloween Hauntings
  
  
• Great Reading For Halloween Time
  
  
• Ghostly Presence

Well, that's all then. Have fun reading!

Save The Turtles!

Marina Kuperman has been living in Costa Rica for almost five years. After visiting the Playa Grande’s Leatherback Turtle National Marine Park and seeing this critically endangered animal, she became so moved that she not only wrote the book Turtle Feet, Surfer's Beat but also founded the online community for kids, teens and their parents to take action in a fun way to help marine preservation.

What is ‘Turtle Feet, Surfer’s Beat’ about?
My book revolves around a typical suburban teen girl, Penelope, from the States that is forced to go to Costa Rica with her parents for her father’s job assignment. Involuntarily, her parents sign up Penelope to spend two weeks at the Leatherback turtle biological station (for ‘her own good’). Penelope, obviously isn’t pleased but forgives the horrid accommodations and the never-ending bug brigade as she sees the turtle and instantly pledges to do all she can to help it from extinction. But hang ten, dudes! Penelope is about to get help. One lonely night, as she’s patrolling the beach for turtle poachers she stumbles and falls directly into the arms of the local surf champ. Together they dive into the world of surfing and marine preservation.

Your website www.turtlefeetsurfersbeat.com is more directed at a community setting rather than focusing directly on the book, why is that?
I figure, a good read helps to get us all hyped-up to take action and make a difference, especially if it’s for a good cause. And that’s exactly what my book intends to do. Since, we are all in the know about the conditions of our oceans, and really wanna do something to start making a difference. Plus, we also know that everything is so much more fun to do when you’re having a blast at it with friends. So, that’s exactly what www.turtlefeetsurfersbeat.com is all about. It’s not your typical site of more information thrown at you, but rather a way to get involved and join forces with your favourite surfers, musicians, artists, conservationists, and other cool people already taking action.

Missing Pages!

I bet you've gone through this before, where you borrowed a book or two from the library and one of them have some pages missing! Yeah, that's just what happened to me. I borrowed a book related to my class and was saddened to find that the pages jumped from page 14 to page 29! Looks like I've got to borrow another of the same book again.

Why do these people tear pages off the book? It does not even belong to them in the very first place. Some people don't even return the book, which is terrible. Well, at least if you borrow a book, please bear in mind to NOT tear out pages that you like. Photocopy them! That should be the way, isn't it?

By the way, last night, I installed more plugins from WordPress for my book blog, Books Love Me! One of them is inserting our signatures at the end of each post, which is so nice.

However, I can't seem to get rid of the black border around my signature and it's placed in the centre. I have to do a few things(not sure what!) to remove the border and also to place it at the left hand side. Anyone willing to help? Thanks in advance!

The Ultimate Teen Book Guide - Very Ultimate!

Yesterday, while browsing through the bookshelves of Borders bookstore, I came upon a very interesting book, which caught my eye. Well, I simply plucked it out like I always did with most books. Wow, when I opened it, I was mesmerized. I love the book!

It's called The Ultimate Teen Book Guide, edited by Daniel Hahn, Leonie Flynn, and Susan Reuben. It has 448 pages filled with cool book reviews. Then, there are different categories of books, too, so the reader can find his/her way around the book easily. It's priced at a hefty RM85.95. I might buy it later when I have extra cash or when I strike the lottery.

This book is a guide for those blur teens who don't know what to read next or don't know which book to read. How would you know if it's an interesting book or not? What's the story about? Well, the book has reviews of over 700 cool books. And some of the reviewers include Meg Cabot, Jean Ure, Melvin Burgess, Anthony Horowitz and many more! Now, you know what your favourite authors love to read!

How Does Your Home Library Look Like?

Whoa, just check out other people's libraries from this blog, that is Your home library. If you are very proud of your big/small collection of books, why not take a good picture of it and send to Kimbooktu, whose idea it was to collect pictures of home libraries from all over the world.

I would love to send in a pic of my own little library but compared to the others, it's quite pathetic! Haha! There is one guy who claimed to have owned 3000 over books and he's been buying 500 books a year since 2004!

Wow...if I were to buy around 500 books a year, it means that I'll be buying around 41 books a month. If I were to buy 41 books a month, I wouldn't be able to finish reading all of them in a month anyway. And let's say a book costs around RM20 (most books now cost around RM30++ but I'm using RM20 as an average), then I'll be spending almost RM820 per month only on books.

Huh! No money lah like that! I love books but I can't be spending almost a thousand ringgit on books alone. Unless I'm a millionaire, then it'd be absolutely not a problem at all!

Hmm...my library isn't that bad actually. In fact, there's no more room for my new books on my bookshelf. That's why I keep the new books on my study table temporarily before I find a comfortable place for them. My shelf is full of Enid Blytons, Sweet Valley Junior Highs (can't bear to sell them off), a number of illustrated classic books my sis gave me one Christmas, and various other titles.

So, it's not that bad, huh?

Truthfully, I was in total awe when I saw the pictures of the submitters' libraries. I've always dreamt of owning tall bookshelves filled with all my books. If possible, I'd want the library in the Disney movie, Beauty and the Beast. The library in the Beast/prince's castle. Haha! It may only be a cartoon but it's a pretty impressive-looking library. Shelves covering all the walls of the room.

If you don't want to submit a picture to the 'Your home library' blog, why not tell me how your home library looks like? I'd like to hear all about it! Even if it's only one or two rows, I don't mind. It's YOUR library. Be proud of it.

I like to write dates in my books!

I have a habit of writing out my name and the date of purchase in my books. All kinds of books, whether they are schoolbooks or storybooks. Well, at least people will know that the books belong to me and I will also know when I bought the book. It’s nice when I pick out an old-looking book, and then turning to the first page to check out the date I bought it.

That’s one habit of mine when it comes to books. I bet some of you have your own peculiar habits too! Like maybe, you wrap all your books? Or do you arrange your books in alphabetical order in your bookshelf? Whatever it is, as long as it makes you happy and contented.

Anyway, I don’t wrap my books and I don’t arrange them in alphabetical order. Nah. Maybe I’m too lazy and I don’t see the point of wrapping the books. I just take care to handle them with utmost care. And I don’t dog-ear the pages of my books. No way would I do that. If I stopped at a certain page, I’ll mark it with a bookmark. That way, my book will still look like new even if I’ve read it about 50 times. Hey, I am a book lover, after all! And they love me. Yes, they love me!

Unfortunately, I don’t know how to keep the pages of my books from browning. For instance, my Harry Potter books. I haven’t read them in years and they’ve been collecting dust in my bookshelf. =D I’m so lazy that I don’t find the time to wipe the dust off! Well, the pages are browner than ever! Some books still look fine but some just look quite disgusting with its extra-brown pages.

Okay, I’m off to read Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones now! And do check out my review on Jane Eyre. Great book. Definitely not to be missed!

More Fantasy For You

Who is a fan of Diana Wynne Jones? Anyone?

Oh yeah, me. =)

Hey, I didn’t know that she was born way back in 1934! I didn’t know that Charmed Life was first published in 1977! That would make her 73 years old this year. I thought her Chrestomanci series were published during the 1990s. How wrong I was!

I read in Amazon where a reader wrote that her books were quite hard to find before the Harry Potter mania. Since the Harry Potter books were sold like hot cakes, her fantasy books were republished. So, it’s all thanks to Harry Potter, huh? Well, I’m not sure about that.

Anyway, if I could, I plan to read as many books by Jones. I’ll make it my goal. My aim. Haha! So far, I’ve only read about 6 books by her. That’s not quite bad, right?

Fantasy books are very popular nowadays, do you realize that? According to Wikipedia, ‘fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting’. I like magic. Magic seems so mysterious somehow.

Wow, I’ve just stumbled upon a website where there is an extremely long list of science fiction and fantasy authors. So, take a look, fans of fantasy works. You may make a list of more fantasy books to read. =)

Full List of Authors
List of fantasy authors

Books I Want To Read

I would like to read the books listed below. I read about them in an article at the Hornbook Magazine website and I suppose they are meant for both young adults and adults. Have you read any of them before? If yes, do tell me how you find it/them, okay?

Postcards From No Man’s Land by Aidan Chambers

Feed by M. T. Anderson

America by E. R. Frank

Kit’s Wilderness by David Almond

A Step from Heaven by An Na

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

This Is All by Aidan Chambers

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by M. T. Anderson

Traitor to the Nation by M. T. Anderson

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

List Out Your 10 Favourite Books!

Did you read the Reads section of StarMag in The Star today? Well, Malaysian readers (or even non-readers, too!) are asked to list out their 10 favourite books of all time and send in to StarMag. I also was not aware that April 23 is World Book and Copyright Day by Unesco (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

By the way, you are supposed to send in your list of 10 books by April 15, 2007 and the results of the survey will be published in April’s Reads Monthly pull-out. Oh, this I’m so waiting to see. I really am curious what books Malaysian will choose. I wonder if it’ll be any different or the same with the last survey held in Britain where the Number 1 book was Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

So, hurry! List out all the books that you’ve read and cross out the ones you don’t really like until there’s only 10 left. When sending your list, make sure you put ‘Malaysia’s Top 10 Favourite Books (StarMag)’ as the subject.

There are 3 ways that you can send in your list:

1. E-mail: starmag-bookpoll@thestar.com.my
2. Fax it: 03-79554039
3. Snail mail: Menara Star, No. 15, Jalan 16/11, 46350 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

From The Star:

Your list should:
· Comprise 10 of your favourite fictional works.
· Have each author’s name and each book’s full title (please be careful to spell both correctly!)

All entries MUST have the following details or they’ll not be counted as part of the survey:
· Full name
· Age
· Gender
· Occupation
· Mailing address

Are you excited yet? Or maybe you’ve sent in your list already? I know, I’m a bit late in announcing but at least I’m announcing, right??? =D I did not realize that only fictional works are accepted! Okay, that should be easy since most books that I read are works of fiction.

All right! Have fun!

100 Can't-Live-Without Books!

I was trying to locate the page where the list of 100 books people can't live without was and finally, Kailana had it on her very own blog! Saves me the trouble of searching for it. =)

Well, let's go through the books one by one, shall we?

1 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Nice movie. Interesting story but the book was too dragging for me. Lots of long-winded parts.)

2 The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien (I’ve watched all the 3 movies too. But, I haven’t read the books yet. Will read it one day.)

3 Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (My FAVOURITE book! Beautiful story. Touching! Heartwarming! Definitely a must-read!)

4 Harry Potter series by JK Rowling (I used to be crazy over the books. Now, not anymore. I haven’t even read the Half-Blood Prince yet. And the movies were incredibly lousy.)

5 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Got this book for my birthday. It was OK.)

6 The Bible (Haven’t read it for a while. =/)

7 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (Haven’t read it yet. Will get to it some day.)

8 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (This book sounds interesting. I have to read this.)

9 His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (Haven’t read it either.)

10 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (Um, I only read the simplified version.)

11 Little Women by Louisa M Alcott (Again, I read the simplified version.)

12 Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (Never heard of it before.)

13 Catch-22 Joseph Heller (Nope.)

14 Complete Works of Shakespeare William Shakespeare (Shakespeare’s works are interesting. Cool plots and memorable characters. My favourite would be Twelfth Night)

15 Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (Will read in one day.)

16 The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien (Will read it one day.)

17 Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks (Never heard of it until now.)

18 Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger (I’ve been hearing of this book everywhere. Got to read it soon, whatever it’s about.)

19 The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Got to buy this one.)

20 Middlemarch by George Eliot (Got to borrow this one.)

21 Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell (Nice and romantic movie. Haven’t read the book yet.)

22 The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald (I only read the simplified version. Again!)

23 Bleak House by Charles Dickens (Just heard of it. =))

24 War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (WHOA! It’s over 1000 pages! I think it’ll take me 10 years to finish this! When I’m old and have nothing to do, then I’ll read it. =D)

25 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (The book is just right in front of me. Will read it soon.)

26 Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (Just heard of it.)

27 Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Just heard of it. And I’m only at number 27!!!)

28 Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (I read the simplified version. My school had lots of simplified versions, that’s why.)

29 Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (I read the kid’s version.)

30 The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (Erm, never read it before.)

31 Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (My sis has it. Got to borrow it from her. I watched the movie though.)

32 David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (Should be interesting. Magicians fascinate me.)

33 Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis (Yeah, I read all 7 books. My favourite would be The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.)

34 Emma by Jane Austen (Nice story. Nice movie with Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma.)

35 Persuasion by Jane Austen (Nope.)

36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis (Hey! I thought this should be under the Chronicles of Narnia.)

37 The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Never heard of it before.)

38 Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières (Nope.)

39 Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (The book was okay. The movie too.)

40 Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne (Interesting book on this list! Haha! I read these before but not a fan of it though.)

41 Animal Farm by George Orwell (Nope. And I’m only at no. 41.)

42 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Interesting book. Boring movie though.)

43 One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Nope.)

44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney by John Irving (Nope and I'm getting hungry.)

45 The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (Getting boring…….)

46 Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery (Oh, my sis is a huge fan of Anne of Green Gables. I watched the series when I was a kid.)

47 Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (Nope.)

48 The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (No.)

49 Lord of the Flies by William Golding (My sis recommends this book.)

50 Atonement by Ian McEwan (No…..)

51 Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Sounds boring. Looks boring.)

52 Dune by Frank Herbert (no)

53 Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (sorry)

54 Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (not yet)

55 A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth (no)

56 The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (no)

57 A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (simplified version again)

58 Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (no)

59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Mark Haddon (Ah! Finally, a book that I like! Very, very, very funny! I would love to read it over and over again.)

60 Love In The Time Of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (no)

61 Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck (no)

62 Lolita Vladimir Nabokov (no)

63 The Secret History Donna Tartt (no)

64 The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold (no)

65 Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas (not yet)

66 On The Road Jack Kerouac (no)

67 Jude the Obscure Thomas Hardy (no)

68 Bridget Jones's Diary Helen Fielding (Would love to read it one day. Liked the movie.)

69 Midnight's Children Salman Rushdie (not yet)

70 Moby Dick Herman Melville (no)

71 Oliver Twist Charles Dickens (Liked the movie. Haven’t read it yet)

72 Dracula Bram Stoker (This should be chilly.)

73 The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett (Nice story.)

74 Notes From A Small Island Bill Bryson (no)

75 Ulysses James Joyce (no)

76 The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath (no)

77 Swallows and Amazons Arthur Ransome (no)

78 Germinal Emile Zola (no)

79 Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray (Watched the movie only.)

80 Possession AS Byatt (no)

81 A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens (Will read it soon.)

82 Cloud Atlas David Mitchell (no)

83 The Color Purple Alice Walker (no)

84 The Remains of the Day Kazuo Ishiguro (no)

85 Madame Bovary Gustave Flaubert (no)

86 A Fine Balance Rohinton Mistry (no)

87 Charlotte's Web EB White (no)

88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven Mitch Albom (Will read it soon. And I know you’re getting bored with my ‘no’s. Haha!)

89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (no)

90 The Faraway Tree Collection Enid Blyton (Haven’t read this yet. I’ve read lots of other Enid Blytons though)

91 Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad (no.)

92 The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupery (no)

93 The Wasp Factory Iain Banks (no)

94 Watership Down Richard Adams (no)

95 A Confederacy of Dunces John Kennedy Toole (no)

96 A Town Like Alice Nevil Shute (no)

97 The Three Musketeers Alexandre Dumas (one day)

98 Hamlet William Shakespeare (depressing. Boring movie)

99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl (Hmm, just an okay book.)

100 Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (I loved the movie! Can’t wait to read the book!)

I’m tired and hungry now. What a list! I think I’ve only read 5% of it. That’s just sad. Haha! Well, never mind. At least I read some of them.