Thursday 13: Favourite books
I discovered Thursday 13 recently. I love lists, so compiling one every week will be a breeze for me – I hope. Since I want to keep this blog book related, however far fetched at times maybe, my first list is going to be 13 favourite books of mine in no particular order.
A suitable boy by Vikram Seth
Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man by Thomas Mann
Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Beneath the wheel by Hermann Hesse
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A town like Alice by Nevil Shute
The mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Tender is the night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Letters back to ancient China by Herbert Rosendorfer
Basically all stories by Ephraim Kishon. I found this book I’m linking to on amazon.com, but he wrote loads of books. One reviewer said that the original language of his books is German, which is not true. The original language is Hebrew and I suppose a lot of the quality depends on the translator.
I had the hardest time reading Catch 22, it made me so mad.
I’ve read Catch 22 and of course P & P.
Great list!
I love Catch-22 and Mists, too.
I was out of ideas this week. Consistency is not me.
Love A Suitable Boy. Have been thinking of reading Mists of Avalon but haven’t really been convinced. Why do you think it’s worth reading.. care to share?
Pride and Prejudice is my favorite book on your list.
Love booklists! You have some great ones there!
Happy TT and welcome!
TT#26- A Lil Too Straight?
Claire, I like MZB in general, but this book was the most compelling. The way she rewrote the legend from the women’s POV gave it a different spin. Morgaine who is usually the evil one comes over as an intelligent and sensible woman, whereas Guinevere is insufferable (to me anyway). I just loved the mystical touch of the book and all the details about living on Avalon etc.
I love doing the TT but there are weeks I have a hard time coming up with 13 things to make any kind of list. My blog is a baby boomer pop culture blog so I try to keep it nostalgic and within my era of growing up – which makes it even more difficult sometimes, lol.
A list of favorite books of mine would be littered with Isaac Asimov, I loved his Sci-Fi, and Catcher in the Rye would always be on a favorite book list of mine as well as Gone With The Wind (one of the few books I read over and over again).
I’ve got Perfume on the short list of books to be read this year – thanks for the strong endorsement!
Hmm.. okay.. Mists of Avalon added to my TBR (oh no!).. Thanks, Rikki!