The Great American Read
What a fabulous T.V. program! Two hours of pure delight for readers! It is produced by PBS with Meridith Viera as the host. There are clips of books, authors, celebrities and ordinary people. All talking about the joys of reading! Beautifully produced- pure delight! If you missed it, you can get the whole two hours on your computer.
It is a quest to find America's best-loved book.
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| Meredith Viera- host |
The quest begins with a list of 100 books. People are encouraged to vote for their favourite. The winning book will be announced in the fall.
I am printing the titles in groups of 25, while I comment on my favourites. Overall, I am really impressed with the combination of the old and the new, the quirky and the conventional- lots of variety.
There is a book here for everyone!
The list begins.....
1984, George Orwell
A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole
A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving
A Separate Peace, John Knowles
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain
The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
Alex Cross Mysteries (series), James Patterson
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie
Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery
Another Country, James Baldwin
Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand
Beloved, Toni Morrison
Bless Me, Ultima Rudolfo Anaya
The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao, Junot Díaz
The Call Of The Wild, Jack London
Catch-22, Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
Charlotte's Web, E. B. White
The Chronicles of Narnia (series), C.S. Lewis
Clan of the Cave Bear, Jean M. Auel
Coldest Winter Ever, Sister Souljah
What is the best book here?
I would vote for "Charlotte's Web" for sure! A great children's books about friendship between children and animals. It teaches children about life, death and change.
I also enjoyed the "Clan of the Cave Bear" series.
.....continued in the next blog entry.
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