Darlene's Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

Hi, everyone!

This is Book #4 for me! I read it aloud to my kids.

5/5 stars!

You can read the review on my blog HERE.

Darlene's Review: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Hi, everyone!

I'm not doing very well with this challenge!

This is Book #3 for me:

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
5/5 stars
Link to my review on my blog is HERE

Darlene's Review: The Road by Cormac McCarthy

I'm not doing very well with this challenge and need to pick up the pace! I need to make more of an effort to choose books from my list. But the new ones that come out are so tempting! Ah, the bane of a book-lover :)

I just finished Book #2 on my Fill In The Gaps list:

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
3/5 stars

Here is the link to my review:
http://darlenesbooknook.blogspot.ca/2012/07/audiobook-review-road-by-cormac-mccarthy.html

Darlene's Review: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Hi, everyone!

I am on the board! I just completed the 1st book on my list. I know, I know...not much to cheer about but I'm happy to stroke just one off the list :)

Here is the link to my review of Outlander by Diana Gabaldon: http://darlenesbooknook.blogspot.com/2012/03/audiobook-review-outlander-by-diana.html.

Darlene's List for Project "Fill in the Gaps"

Hi, everyone!

I am so excited to join you all in this fantastic challenge! I recently started a book blog, and I would invite you all to visit me: http://darlenesbooknook.blogspot.com/.

I had a really hard time narrowing down my list to just 100. My TBR pile is HUGE! I could have easily just made an entire list of classics that I want to read, but I thought that might be too daunting! I tried to mix it up a bit.

I ended up paring down my list to:

• Classics that are on the top of my TBR list.
• Popular books that were on bestseller lists.
• Recommendations from others.

My lists runs to 105 because I needed to get the entire Outlander series in there, and I could not figure out which five books to eliminate!

If I manage to get through this list, I clearly will need to start another one!

Wish me luck! This list is in no particular order, other than grouping authors/series together. I do not pledge to read them in this order.

1. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
3. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
4. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
5. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
6. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
7. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
8. Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 1)
9. The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 2)
10. The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 3)
11. The Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 4)
12. Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 5)
13. The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 6)
14. Merrick by Anne Rice (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 7)
15. Blood and Gold by Anne Rice (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 8)
16. Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 9)
17. Blood Canticle by Anne Rice (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 10)
18. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
19. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
20. Dracula by Bram Stoker
21. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
22. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
23. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
24. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
25. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
26. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (Robert Langdon Series, Book 1)
27. The da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Robert Langdon Series, Book 2)
28. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (Robert Langdon Series, Book 3)
29. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
30. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
31. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
32. ‘Tis by Frank McCourt
33. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
34. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
35. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
36. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
37. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
38. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, Book 1)
39. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, Book 2)
40. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, Book 3)
41. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter Series, Book 1)
42. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter Series, Book 2)
43. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter Series, Book 3)
44. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter Series, Book 4)
45. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter Series, Book 5)
46. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter Series, Book 6)
47. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter Series, Book 7)
48. The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
49. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
50. Emma by Jane Austen
51. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
52. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
53. Persuasion by Jane Austen
54. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
55. The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel (Earth’s Children Series, Book 1)
56. The Valley of Horses by Jean M. Auel (Earth’s Children Series, Book 2)
57. The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel (Earth’s Children Series, Book 3)
58. The Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel (Earth’s Children Series, Book 4)
59. The Shelters of Stone by Jean M. Auel (Earth’s Children Series, Book 5)
60. The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel (Earth’s Children Series, Book 6)
61. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
62. The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
63. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
64. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
65. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
66. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
67. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
68. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
69. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
70. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
71. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
72. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
73. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
74. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
75. Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
76. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Little Women Series, Book 1)
77. Little Men by Louisa May Alcott (Little Women Series, Book 2)
78. Joy’s Boys by Louisa May Alcott (Little Women Series, Book 3)
79. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Series, Book 1)
80. Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Series, Book 2)
81. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Series, Book 3)
82. On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Series, Book 4)
83. By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Series, Book 5)
84. The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Series, Book 6)
85. Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Series, Book 7)
86. These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Series, Book 8)
87. The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Series, Book 9)
88. On the Way Home by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Series, Book 10)
89. West from Home by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Series, Book 11)
90. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
91. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
92. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
93. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
94. A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
95. Lord of the Flies by Sir William Golding
96. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Millennium Series, Book 1)
97. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson (Millennium Series, Book 2)
98. The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets’ Nest by Stieg Larsson (Millennium Series, Book 3)
99. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (Outlander Series, Book 1)
100. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (Outlander Series, Book 2)
101. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon (Outlander Series, Book 3)
102. Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (Outlander Series, Book 4)
103. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (Outlander Series, Book 5)
104. A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon (Outlander Series, Book 6)
105. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (Outlander Series, Book 7)

Challenge Due Date: May 28, 2016