This month we decided to forego discussing a book in favour of discussing all books. Our favourites.
Each member took it in turns to offer up their two, three, ten or even fifteen favourite books. People chose books that they loved as a child or that meant the most to them at a particular time. Others chose bodies of work or a series. One member catagorised hers by genre and even had a cookbook in the list. It allowed us to talk about our literary influences and gave a peak into why and how we choose books.
Here are our lists (not all members had a list):
LJ
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloch
A Suitable Boy by Vikrum Seth
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
"I read A Suitable Boy when I was an expatriate in Malaysia when I had the time to absorb it".
DVdB
The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy
"Thomas Hardy has great character names and stories about women who are wronged"
KM
Goodnight Moon by
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Dark is Rising
The Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder ("I read the whole series every year")
The Perfect Storm
Out of Africa by (an absolute favourite)
The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx
"I love books that give you information about stuff"
FR
Funniest: The Mozart Maulers by Dorian Mode
Classic: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Saddest: April Fool's Day by Bryce Courtenay
Childhood favourite: Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Play: A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare
Teenage Favourite: The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein
Australian: Dirt Music by Tim Winton
Recent: Still Alice by Lisa Genova; Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres; Harry Potter Series by J K Rowling.
TD
The Regeneration Trilogy by Pat Barker
Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
The Moonstone by Collins
"The Regeneration Trilogy had a huge impact on me"
Fe
The Half Brother by Lars Saabye Christensen
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Original Sins by Lisa Alther
Fear of Flying by Erica Jong
Hidden Agendas by John Pilger
The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de BottonMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
The General in His Labyrinth by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
My Mother, My Self by Nancy Friday
M
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Little Altars Everywhere by Rebecca Wells
The Long Ships by Frans G Bengtssen
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Cautionary Verses by Hillaire Belloc
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein
The Secret River by Kate Grenville
Jonathon Strange & Mr Norrell by Sussana Clarke
Carpentaria by Alexis Wright
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