tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post3678119916658812859..comments2024-03-21T01:33:09.488-06:00Comments on <center>LDS Writers Blogck</center>: BBC's Top Loved 100 BooksKeith N Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222131826035498684noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-11432996744284966652012-10-09T20:37:21.729-06:002012-10-09T20:37:21.729-06:00Whew! That's quite a list. I've read many ...Whew! That's quite a list. I've read many of these books, but not nearly enough! :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-49334173085948101332012-10-09T03:51:20.086-06:002012-10-09T03:51:20.086-06:00I counted 46 that I've read. This brought back...I counted 46 that I've read. This brought back memories since I read many of them, particularly the classics, in high school and college. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-10610758056276053282012-10-08T22:20:55.552-06:002012-10-08T22:20:55.552-06:00Yep! That's a pretty fabulous list. Who wouldn...Yep! That's a pretty fabulous list. Who wouldn't love a list that started out with LOTR?Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-31687294943201346302012-10-08T19:41:35.251-06:002012-10-08T19:41:35.251-06:00If you liked the movie of Hitchhiker's Guide, ...If you liked the movie of Hitchhiker's Guide, you will be blown over by the book! I looked forward to the movie and was SO disappointed in it, the book was that much better. If you can get a hand on it, get the book on CD read by Douglas himself. He giggles at his own jokes, it's a riot to listen to!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-59420805173819953172012-10-08T08:44:17.726-06:002012-10-08T08:44:17.726-06:00I've read quite a few of them.I've read quite a few of them.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-35994262644525522782012-10-08T07:06:23.907-06:002012-10-08T07:06:23.907-06:00I'm surprised by how many of them I haven'...I'm surprised by how many of them I haven't even heard of. I've read 28 of them, and few others are on my list. I think I better pick up some Terry Pratchet, they seem really popular!Jennie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331827076858223497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-33010480248537870832012-10-07T21:21:39.268-06:002012-10-07T21:21:39.268-06:00I've ead many of these books. I love Hitchiker...I've ead many of these books. I love Hitchikers Guide too and was just thinking of that series yesterday. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-5816262050470345852012-10-07T20:41:28.567-06:002012-10-07T20:41:28.567-06:00Actually, I'm wondering how many of these book...Actually, I'm wondering how many of these books are on here out of reverence for them being classics... but for myself, I've read at least twenty of them at first glance.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-71179764794819472312012-10-07T17:58:43.068-06:002012-10-07T17:58:43.068-06:00I've read some of them. Mostly the classics an...I've read some of them. Mostly the classics and HP. There are a few that I watched the movie. Does that count? :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-63332912395900804022012-10-07T17:50:09.701-06:002012-10-07T17:50:09.701-06:00I've read 36 of these books. Some I've nev...I've read 36 of these books. Some I've never heard of; but classics like <i>Crime and Punishment</i> are on my list of books to get around to.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-126473851461911712012-10-07T16:14:00.076-06:002012-10-07T16:14:00.076-06:00Why is Flubber not on that list?!>! Check out t...Why is Flubber not on that list?!>! Check out the new Terminally Ill song on my blog. It's called Box of Wine. You're gonna love it!Terminally Illhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502001869820352698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-46630448154675678282012-10-07T14:25:38.977-06:002012-10-07T14:25:38.977-06:00I've read roughly half of them, surprised I kn...I've read roughly half of them, surprised I knew lie 95% of them too.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-25241349174950187182012-10-07T12:30:28.682-06:002012-10-07T12:30:28.682-06:00I've read 57 of them. While I think many of t...I've read 57 of them. While I think many of them will be on the list in 50 years I can see several of them that I think will be replaced. <br /><br />There was a lot of Terry Pratchett, who I adore, but his best series wasn't on there. WEE FREE MEN definitely should have been on the list. S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-52664968066802745052012-10-07T12:21:27.039-06:002012-10-07T12:21:27.039-06:00I've read fifty one of them. Most of the ones ...I've read fifty one of them. Most of the ones I haven't read were toward the bottom, and I haven't read any Terry Pratchett, who seems to be well represented on this list. <br /><br />I love classics, though, especially Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and John Steinbeck -- I don't think Grapes of Wrath was on there, but it's one of my favs. Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-50645040875914080682012-10-07T11:26:05.169-06:002012-10-07T11:26:05.169-06:00I've read twenty-three of them.I've read twenty-three of them.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-14419050478913625772012-10-07T10:54:08.183-06:002012-10-07T10:54:08.183-06:001. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien
2. Pride and...1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien<br />2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen<br />3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman (started it but quit when I found the adults so unlikeable)<br />4. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams <br />5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling<br />6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee<br />7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne<br />8. Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell<br />9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis<br />10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë<br />11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller<br />12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë<br />15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger<br />16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame<br />17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens (it's on my list)<br />18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott<br />21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell<br />22. Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone, JK Rowling<br />23. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling<br />24. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling<br />25. The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien<br />29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck<br />33. The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett<br />34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens (it's on my list)<br />35. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl<br />36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson<br />38. Persuasion, Jane Austen<br />40. Emma, Jane Austen (started but haven't finished)<br />41. Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery<br />42. Watership Down, Richard Adams<br />43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald<br />45. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh<br />46. Animal Farm, George Orwell<br />47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens (I have the ebook)<br />51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett<br />52. Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck<br />53. The Stand, Stephen King<br />56. The BFG, Roald Dahl<br />58. Black Beauty, Anna Sewell<br />62. Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden<br />63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens (it's on my list)<br />64. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough<br />70. Lord Of The Flies, William Golding<br />74. Matilda, Roald Dahl<br />78. Ulysses, James Joyce<br />87. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley<br />89. Magician, Raymond E Feist<br />92. The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel<br /><br />Many of the one's I haven't read are on my list (Tess, Anna K, Crime and Punishment, etc...) Interesting list -- different from similar one's I've seen in the US. Terry Pratchet must be more popular in the UK.Erin Kane Spockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376851676240606472noreply@blogger.com