FILL IN THE GAPS CHALLENGE - 2009 - 2014
My list of 100-to-be-read by 2014 is a mixture of many things since I’m quite an eclectic reader. My tbr shelf, 1001 books to read before you die, desire to read a second book by an author, reading Pulitzer Prize winner authors biographies and satisfying various challenges combine to make this list, as follows:
A
1. Abaunza, Virginia – James Patterson
2. Ali, Ayaan Hirsi - Infidel
3. Anderson’s Fairy Tales
4. Asimov, Isaac – Foundation
5. Asimov, Isaac – I, Robot
B
6. Bartlett, Anne – Knitting
7. Bailey, Carolyn – Miss Hickory
8. Bealer, Alex W. – Only the Names Remain: The Cherokee
9. Best American Short Stories
10. Bible (parts)
11. Blotner, Joseph – Robert Penn Warren
12. Boyleston, H. D. – another Sue Barton book
13. Brooks, Geraldine – People of the Book
14. Buck , Pearl – A Bridge for Passing
C
15. Carroll, Lewis – The Complete Works of
16. Chevalier, Tracy – Girl with a Pearl Earring
17. Childs, Laura – The Jasmine Moon
18. Cleland, John – Memoirs of Maria Brown
19. Conroy, Pat – The Great Santini
20. Copeland, Germane - Prayers that Avail Much for Kids
21. Crook, Elizabeth – Night Journal
22. Crummey, Michael – River Thieves
D
23. Dale, Norman – The Exciting Journey
24. Dart, Iris Ranier – The Stork Club
25. Dart, Iris Ranier – When I Fall in Love
26. Dass, Ram – How Can I Help?
27. Didion, Joan – The White Album
28. Dinesan, Isak – Out of Africa
29. Dostoevsky, Fodor – Crime and Punishment
30. Dostoevsky, Fodor – The Idiot/Brothers Karamazov
31. Dubus, Andre III – House of Sand and Fog
E
32. Eaton, Clement – Henry Clay
33. Evans, Richard Paul – The Christmas Box
F
34. Faulkner, William – Selected Letters of
35. Foer, Jonathan Safran – Everything is Illuminated
36. Foote, John Taintor – The Wedding & Other Angling Tales
37. Friedman, Thomas – From Beirut to Jerusalem
38. Frizzell, Gregory – Returning to Holiness
39. Fulghum, Robert – It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It
G
40. Gaarder, Jostein – Sophie’s World
41. Gainham, Sarah – Take Over Bid
42. Gilbert, Sarah Goldsmith – Ferber: A Biography
43. Gilroy, Mark (created by) – Nightstand Read
44. Goldberg, Myla – Time’s Magpie
45. Grimes, Martha – The Horse You Came In On
H
46. Hargrove, Jim – Daniel Boone: Pioneer Trailblazer
47. Harrer, Heinrich – Seven Years in Tibet
48. Hersey, John – Here to Stay
I
49. Irving, John – The Cider House Rules
J
50. Joseph, Ronald – The Power
51. Johnson, Josephine – Seven Houses
52. Joyce, James - Ulysses
K
53. Kafka, Franz – the Trial
54. Kazantzakis, Nikos – Zorba the Greek
55. King, Larry – Larry King
56. Kipling, Rudyard – Kim
L
57. Lewis, Grace Hegger – With Love from Gracie
58. Lewis, R. W. B. – Edith Wharton
59. Lin, Jan - Living Inside Out
M
60. Mann, Thomas – Death in Venice
61. Martin, Lee – The Bright Forever
62. Matthiessen, Peter – African Silences
63. Maxwell, Katie – Bedside Manners
64. Mayle, Peter – Anything Considered
65. Mitchell, Margaret – Letters of
66. Momaday, N. Scott – The Names
67. Morgan, Margo – Mutant Message Down Under
68. Mortimer, John – Paradise Postponed
69. Mueller, Melinda – Apocrypha
70. Muir, John – The 8 Wilderness Discovery
N
71. Nabokov, Vladimir - Lolita
72. Niffenegger, Audrey – The Time Traveler’s Wife
O
73. O’Brian, Patrick – The Reverse of the Medal
P
74. Porter, Katharine Anne – The Never Ending Wrong
Q
75. Quinn, Lin – The Best Mud Pie
R
76. Remarque, Erich Maria – Full Circle
77. Richman, Sidney – Bernard Malamud
78. Robinson, Marilynne - Housekeeping
79. Rolheiser, Ronald – The Holy Longing
80. Rolheiser, Ronald - The Shattered Lantern
81. Rushdie, Salman - Fury
82. Rys, Jean – Voyage in the Dark
S
83. Searles, John – Strange but True
84. Shaker/Barrows – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
85. Shakespeare, William – some plays
86. Shedd, Charlie – The Best Dad is a Good Lover
87. Sidney, Margaret – The Five Little Peppers at School
T
88. Tan, Amy – Saving Fish from Drowning
89. Tarkington, Booth – Your Amiable Uncle
90. Theroux, Paul – The Great Railway Bazaar
91. Turner, Ann – Dakota Dugout
U
92. Updike, John – Hugging the Shore
93. Updike, John – Rabbit Remembered
V
94. Van Fleet, Matthew – One Yellow Lion
95. Van Leeuwan, Nancy – Going West
96. Vickers, Salley –The Other Side of You
W
97. Walker, Alice – The Same River Twice
98. Waugh, Evelyn – Black Mischief
99. West, Rebecca – Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
100. Wiederkehr, Macarina – Seasons of Your Heart
101. Wilder, Laura Ingalls – Little Town on the Prairie
102. Wold, Joanne – The Way it Was
103. Wroblewski, David – The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
X
104. Xingjian, Gao – Soul Mountain
Y
105. Yancey, Philip – Finding God in Unexpected Places
Z
106. Zafon, Carlos Ruiz – The Shadow of the Wind
107. Zola, Emile – Terminal
108. Zola, Emile – Therese Raquin
Miscellaneous
Pulitzer Prize Winners for Fiction –
109. 2010
110. 2011
111. 2012
112. 2013
113. 2014
welcome, Jan! that is indeed an eclectic list.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool challenge this has been. And now that it's 2014 I'm coming down to the wire. I'm going to update this list soon.
ReplyDeleteCan't believe it was 2009 when we first started this challenge.
1. Abaunza, Virginia – James Patterson
ReplyDelete2. Ali, Ayaan Hirsi - Infidel 09
3. Anderson’s Fairy Tales 11
4. Asimov, Isaac – Foundation 09
5. Asimov, Isaac – I, Robot 09
6. Bartlett, Anne – Knitting 10
7. Bailey, Carolyn – Miss Hickory 13
8. Bealer, Alex W. – Only the Names Remain: The Cherokee 11
9. Best American Short Stories 12
10. Bible 09
11. Blotner, Joseph – Robert Penn Warren
12. Boyleston, H. D. – Sue Barton 12
13. Brooks, Geraldine – People of the Book 09
14. Buck, Pearl – A Bridge for Passing
15. Chevalier, Tracy – Girl with a Pearl Earring 11
16. Childs, Laura – The Jasmine Moon 10
17. Conroy, Pat – South of Broad 7/11
18. Copeland, Germane - 365 Days to a Prayer Filled Life - 13
19. Dale, Norman – The Exciting Journey 12
20. Dart, Iris Ranier – The Stork Club 09
21. Dart, Iris Ranier – When I Fall in Love 12
22. Dass, Ram – How Can I Help? 11
23. Didion, Joan – Fixed Idea: America Since 9.11 12
24. Dinesan, Isak – Out of Africa
10
25. Dostoevsky, Fodor – Crime and Punishment 10
26. Dostoevsky, Fodor – The Idiot 10
27. Dubus, Andre III – House of Sand and Fog 09
28. Eaton, Clement – Henry Clay 12
29. Evans, Richard Paul – Timepiece 10
30. Foer, Jonathan Safran – Everything is Illuminated 10
31. Friedman, Thomas – From Beirut to Jerusalem 11
32. Frizzell, Gregory – Returning to Holiness 10
33. Fulghum, Robert – It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It 09
34. Gaarder, Jostein – Sophie’s World 09
35. Gilroy, Mark – Nightstand Read 12
36. Goldberg, Myla – Time’s Magpie 11
37. Grimes, Martha – The Horse You Came In On 09
38. Hargrove, Jim – Daniel Boone: Pioneer Trailblazer 09
39. Harrer, Heinrich – Seven Years in Tibet 10
40. Hersey, John – Here to Stay 09
41. Irving, John – The Cider House Rules 09
42. Johnson, Josephine – Seven Houses 12
43. Joyce, James - Ulysses 10
44. Kafka, Franz – The Trial 09
45. Kazantzakis, Nikos – Zorba the Greek 10
46. King, Larry – Larry King 11
47. Kipling, Rudyard – Kim 10
48. Lin, Jan - Living Inside Out
10
49. Mann, Thomas – Death in Venice
09
50. Martin, Lee – The Bright Forever 09
51. Maxwell, Katie – Bedside Manners 10
52. Mayle, Peter – A Good Year 11
53. Momaday, N. Scott – The Names
11
54. Morgan, Margo – Mutant Message Down Under 10
55. Muir, John – The 8 Wilderness Discovery 09
56. Nabokov, Vladimir - Lolita
09
57. Niffenegger, Audrey – The Time Traveler’s Wife 09
58. O’Brian, Patrick – The Reverse of the Medal 09
59. Quinn, Lin – The Best Mud Pie 09
60. Robinson, Marilynne - Housekeeping 11
61. Rolheiser, Ronald - The Shattered Lantern 13
62. Rushdie, Salman - Fury 09
63. Shaker/Barrows – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
09
64. Shedd, Charlie – The Best Dad is a Good Lover 12
65. Sidney, Margaret – The Five Little Peppers Midway 11
66. Tan, Amy – Saving Fish from Drowning 09
67. Tarkington, Booth – Your Amiable Uncle 10
68. Theroux, Paul – The Great Railway Bazaar 11
69. Turner, Ann – Dakota Dugout 11
70. Updike, John – Hugging the Shore 11
71. Updike, John – Rabbit Remembered 09
72. Van Fleet, Matthew – One Yellow Lion 09
73. Van Leeuwan, Nancy – Going West
11
74. Walker, Alice – The Same River Twice 12
75. Waugh, Evelyn – Brideshead Revisited 10
76. West, Rebecca – Black Lamb and Grey Falcon 11
77. Wiederkehr, Macarina – Seasons of Your Heart 11/13
78. Wilder, Laura Ingalls – Little Town on the Prairie 11
79. Wold, Joanne – The Way it Was
6/10
80. Wroblewski, David – The Story of Edgar Sawtelle 09
81. Xingjian, Gao – Soul Mountain
09
82. Yancey, Philip – Finding God in Unexpected Places 09
83. Zafon, Carlos Ruiz – The Shadow of the Wind 09
84. Tinkers - Paul Harding 10/10
85. A Visit from the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan 11
Wow!! You've gotten so far!! I think I'm around 50. I want to go check now--haven't checked in in a long time.
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