22 November 2009

Flashback Challenge



So, as we might recall from the Summer Lovin' Challenge, I am not much of a book re-reader.
Even when I love a book so much that I purchase it, it tends to take me a while (if ever) to get around to reading it again. This is a sad thing.

And now that I'm on GoodReads, I find myself marking down books I've read long ago but that I could not for the life of me tell you what they're about. Even the ones that I remember enjoying as a kid! No idea! Crazy! !!!

So I'm going to enter this challenge on the "Literati" level, which is the level in which I read more than six books... I'm going to try to read one per month, but I think "more than six" is a good goal. :)

A list of books that I should probably re-read:
The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery
Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
Matilda, by Roald Dahl
Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton
...um, that's not 12, but I'm sure I'll think of more as I go. :)

The re-reads:
1. The Secret of the Old Clock, by Carolyn Keene (Review)
2. The Wide Window, by Lemony Snicket (Review)
3. Life of Pi, by Yann Martel (Review)
4. The Giver, by Lois Lowry (Review)
5. In the Woods, by Tana French (Review)
6. Matilda, by Roald Dahl (Review)
7. Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh (Review)

2 comments:

Aarti said...

To Kill a Mockingbird is on my (and many people's) list, too! I was mulling over the idea of doing a group watch of the movie, too, everyone on the same day/night. That would be fun! I've never seen the movie.

Alison said...

I've seen the movie, but I don't remember much of note besides Atticus being rather attractive. :) I would be totally down for a group watching!