During High School and College years I still read my number of books, but much less frequent than I used to do. I was busy with..ehm, well other things (wink wink)
Luckily Oprah came into my life and her Book Club re-introduced me to reading again.
I have read quite a lot of the books on her list. Most of them are real treasures and fantastic to read, but some are dreadful, boring and I waste of my time.
2010
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
2009
Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
2008
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
2007
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
2006
Night by Elie Wiesel
2005
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
Light in August by William Faulkner
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
2004
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - dreadful, boring and not finished
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - strange, difficult, fantastic, marvellous, epic
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - dreadful, boring and not finished
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - strange, difficult, fantastic, marvellous, epic
2003
Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton - nice but not memorable
East of Eden by John Steinbeck -I LOVE this book!, novel, must-read, drama
2002
Sula by Toni Morrison
Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald - great,well written, novel about family,sweet
2001
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry - set in India,twist and turns, novel
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Cane River by Lalita Tademy - religious, story-telling, nice but memorable
Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir
Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio
We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates - drama, family sticks together.
2000
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III- loved the movie and the book!
Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz - Sad story, beautifully written
Open House by Elizabeth Berg - Strange and depressing book
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver- a must MUST read! family situated in Africa. All family members have a different tone of voice which the author as written down phenomenally
While I Was Gone by Sue Miller
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende - great book by a great author.Epic tale
Gap Creek by Robert Morgan
Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton - nice but not memorable
East of Eden by John Steinbeck -I LOVE this book!, novel, must-read, drama
2002
Sula by Toni Morrison
Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald - great,well written, novel about family,sweet
2001
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry - set in India,twist and turns, novel
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Cane River by Lalita Tademy - religious, story-telling, nice but memorable
Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir
Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio
We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates - drama, family sticks together.
2000
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III- loved the movie and the book!
Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz - Sad story, beautifully written
Open House by Elizabeth Berg - Strange and depressing book
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver- a must MUST read! family situated in Africa. All family members have a different tone of voice which the author as written down phenomenally
While I Was Gone by Sue Miller
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende - great book by a great author.Epic tale
Gap Creek by Robert Morgan
1999
A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton
Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay
River, Cross My Heart by Breena Clarke
Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
Mother of Pearl by Melinda Haynes
White Oleander by Janet Fitch- boring and no real storyline
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve -heartbreaking,fast-paced book
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Jewel by Bret Lott
1998
Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage
I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat
Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen
Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman
Paradise by Toni Morrison
1997
A Virtuous Woman by Kaye Gibbons
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris
The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou
The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds
Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb - great book, took me a long time to find it in Dutch, but worth the waiting.
1996
The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
As you can see I am no where near finishing this list, but I do have quite a few books of this list that are waiting patiently. Some books I have been searching for years now. I know I can order all the books I still need online, but the hunt for a book and the moment of joy when you see it there on a shelf in a bookstore is worth all the time in the world!
A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton
Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay
River, Cross My Heart by Breena Clarke
Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
Mother of Pearl by Melinda Haynes
White Oleander by Janet Fitch- boring and no real storyline
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve -heartbreaking,fast-paced book
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Jewel by Bret Lott
1998
Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage
I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat
Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen
Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman
Paradise by Toni Morrison
1997
A Virtuous Woman by Kaye Gibbons
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris
The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou
The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds
Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb - great book, took me a long time to find it in Dutch, but worth the waiting.
1996
The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
As you can see I am no where near finishing this list, but I do have quite a few books of this list that are waiting patiently. Some books I have been searching for years now. I know I can order all the books I still need online, but the hunt for a book and the moment of joy when you see it there on a shelf in a bookstore is worth all the time in the world!
What is your favorite Oprah's Book Club Book?
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