Happy new year everyone. It is a new year, so let us start start this new year on blogsville with something very interesting.
This tag will make some people spread the wings in pride, like an eagle, while some would just cover their eyes in shame, lol.
Have you read more than 6 of these books? The BBC believes most people would have read only 6 of the 100 books listed here.
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Instructions: Copy and do a blog post on it. Bold those books you've read in their entirety, italicize the ones you started but didn't finish or read an excerpt. Asterisks mean I've read the book over and over again. Tag 25 (book loving) bloggers, and inform them on their blog about the tag.
[P.S: The first time I did this tag (In 2010), I had read 11 of them. If not for Harry Potter, I'd have almost fallen below BBC's standards then. But thank God, as for now, I have read 18. I try naa. At least, I am three times better than the BBC projection. Also note, watching the movies does not count ].
If I did not tag you, please, feel free to do it also, or just let us know how many you have read in the comment session
1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien (this counts are three books, as it is a trilogy)
2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman (also counts as three books, as it is a trilogy)
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling
6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne
8. Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell
9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis
10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller
12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë
13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks
14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier
15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger
16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres
20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
22. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone, JK Rowling
23. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling
24. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling
25. The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien
26. Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy
27. Middlemarch, George Eliot
28. A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving
29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck
30. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
31. The Story Of Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson
32. One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez
33. The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett
34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
35. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl
36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
37. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute
38. Persuasion, Jane Austen
39. Dune, Frank Herbert
40. Emma, Jane Austen
41. Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery
42. Watership Down, Richard Adams
43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
44. The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas
45. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh
46. Animal Farm, George Orwell*
47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
48. Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy
49. Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian
50. The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher
51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
52. Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck
53. The Stand, Stephen King
54. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
55. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth
56. The BFG, Roald Dahl
57. Swallows And Amazons, Arthur Ransome
58. Black Beauty, Anna Sewell
59. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer
60. Crime And Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
61. Noughts And Crosses, Malorie Blackman
62. Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden
63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
64. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough
65. Mort, Terry Pratchett
66. The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton
67. The Magus, John Fowles
68. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
69. Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett
70. Lord Of The Flies, William Golding
71. Perfume, Patrick Süskind
72. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell
73. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett
74. Matilda, Roald Dahl
75. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding
76. The Secret History, Donna Tartt
77. The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins
78. Ulysses, James Joyce
79. Bleak House, Charles Dickens
80. Double Act, Jacqueline Wilson
81. The Twits, Roald Dahl
82. I Capture The Castle, Dodie Smith
83. Holes, Louis Sachar
84. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake
85. The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
86. Vicky Angel, Jacqueline Wilson
87. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
88. Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons
89. Magician, Raymond E Feist
90. On The Road, Jack Kerouac
91. The Godfather, Mario Puzo
92. The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel
93. The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett
94. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
95. Katherine, Anya Seton
96. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer
97. Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez
98. Girls In Love, Jacqueline Wilson
99. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot
100. Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie
Bloggers I Tag
1. Sugarspring
2. Aloted
3. Myne Whitman
4. Toinlicious
5. Salt
6. Unyime Ivy-King
7. Atoskin
8. Strong Self
9. Ms Tizzle
10. Angels Beauty
11. Morounfoluwa Lukina Akibo
12. Inyamu
13. Geebee
14. Luciano
15. Priscy
16. Ginger
17. Dayor
18. Abi Tobi
19. MsJB
20. Relentless Builder
21. Naijamum in London
22. Daughter of her King
23. Ibifiri
24. jhazmyn
25. a-9ja-great
thanks for tagging me...
ReplyDeleteit appears i have read just 6 on the dot...lol...
I'll do the tag here:
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
Animal Farm, George Orwell
A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho- didnt finish
Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer- read over and over
6? So you are on the BBC prediction
DeleteThe movie does not count?
ReplyDeletethats so not fair. *covers face and runs away*
It doesn't count. Watching movies aint the same as reading books
DeleteHaaaaar!!!!!I just knew it!!smh**i knew u mentioned it on purpose that d movies don't count bcos of me abi? Ku ise oo!!!looooool
ReplyDeleteI wee surprise u dnt worry..,wen I come back to start my tag list. And to say I have almost all of d above on my ipod and haven't read dm ehn...
Out of the 100, I will come back and list abt 50...hehe..#in my dreams#bt criosly..I'll be back..sooner than u think.wink*
Madam, I tagged you because I believe you read o. Please, come back and tell us the truth.
DeleteLOOOOOL
Deletek..here goes
plus the one i read small part and didnt finish reading and the ones i read when i was still a child
Memoirs of a geisha
Great expectatns
black beauty
magic faraway tree
pride and prejudice..didnt read this far
Lord of the rings(fellowship) didnt go far either
Secret garden(i think i saw ds wen i was lil but i cant remember d story)
the thorn birds( i read the story on someone's blog) dont know if this counts sha cos she gave the details in ike 3 episodes or more and i followed each one. she wrote it as a soap opera
does winnie the pooh children's book count as reading the story?..#biggrin#
i'm still abt to read d ones u mentioned btw cos i have them but just dont have the time
tanx fr d tag anyway. God bless
Even with all your cheating, you only clocked 8. Side eye at you.
DeleteHey @ilola, this one is a tough call.
ReplyDeleteWell, i thought to drop the comment message we agreed on in church yesterday.
The link is http://dakes83.blogspot.com (Motivational Thoughts and Insights)
i'll await feedback.
Cheers,
akin ( HotR e-Team)
Okay, no pobs.
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ReplyDeletewatching the movies isn't part of the deal?! like seriously... matter don tire wrapper be that o. I have read a few though, lets see...
ReplyDeleteGreat Expectations, Charles Dickens
A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
Animal Farm, George Orwell
Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck *
forgot to add Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne
The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas
I have watched more than read. lol. thanks so much for the tag darl.
No watching movies is not the same as reading a book. So you are one of the BBC predictions, lol.
DeleteKai, I read what you wrote but let me just ask again, are you sure the movies don't count? They don't?? Okay o
ReplyDeleteFully covers face. Thanks for the tag. I'll do mine soon but how come Elechi Amadi's Concubine, Achebe's Things Fall Apart, Ola Rotimi's The gods are not to Blame, Sugar Girl, Eze Goes to School, Time Changes Yesterday, abi Shakespeare sef are not on this list? (Can you tell i'm looking for excuses?) Oya leme go do sha
abi o Toinlicious I agree with you, books like Concubine and Things Fall Apart were not included. :(
DeleteI agree with you, Toinlicious, hehehehehehe. So not fair! Tenable excuse o, lol.
Deletehahahahahahahhaahhah GO Twinny. Mehn Eze goes!! Memories.
Delete@ Toinlicious: Seriously? You want to name those as classics? Eze goes to school ko?
Delete@ All y'all: Keep looking for excuses o
Hmmmm,my enemies are at work!!! These BBC people were sent by my enemies! How come they listed books I've not read and left the lots I've read?! You understand why I said my enemies are at work now,right?
ReplyDeleteYou have a choice. Either call thunder and fire on your enemies, or go and read!
DeleteThanks for the tag, I've read about 40 of the books, but I do not accept the BBC list and so won't be promoting it. Imagine, not even one African-written classic?
ReplyDelete40? I really respect you. You are one reader.
DeleteI don't believe there are so many African-written classics. They are very few. And also, its not only African books that were left out of this list.
Mynes comment makes me ashamed of myself x_X. 40? What!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's unfair that the movies don't count... it's a leisurely way of reading..
I'll get round to doing it soon.
As in.... Myne's something else. And please please, movies are not books.
DeleteWatching movies doesnt count??? Can i cover my eyes in shame now?? x_X Jezzz!! i have only seen these books. Chai, so much for book lover X_X
ReplyDeleteOya cover your eyes in shame. So how many have you seen o
DeleteWow some very interesting books. I tried sha, I didn't think I'll even reach the said 6 :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tag dear
xo
So you are 6 on the dot?
Deletedo movies and romance novels count in? ..*teasing*
ReplyDeleteHappy new year.
Lol. No they don't
DeleteI read these ones aeons ago-i've even forgotten some of the storylines by now, lol. I hope it still counts. Watched a few of the others as movies, though you're saying that it does not count: Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
ReplyDeleteWuthering Heights, Emily Brontë
Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
Emma, Jane Austen
A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins
Ulysses, James Joyce
Lord Of The Flies, William Golding.
I agree with the others, these list is so not complete. Too many other classics, left out and no African representation. Thanks for the tag, anyway.
No, movies don't count, I already said that, lol. But you are more than the average, even though your list is short, lol.
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ReplyDeleteI've seen about 25% of these books but I've not read them, kai! that's bad. At least if I've read them I'd be acing this. Anyways, I've read just Wuthering Heights, The Secret Garden, Pride and Prejudice, Treasure Island and The Christmas Carol, I've read a part of Winnie the Pooh and Animal Farm. I'm still pained that movies don't count. :(
ReplyDeleteNo matter how pained you are, the movies still don't count, lol. I also doubt that an unfinished book counts
DeleteBabes....... this a challenge and the half... how am I suppose to do this oo.. Yepa.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tag, but be like say shame go mek me pass oo...
DeleteI think I might have read this "Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck" lol.. that am certain it was for GCSE ENGLISH...hahah
DeleteLool. See her running away o. Better go and read.
DeleteErrr...Shamez le le yi o. I've read only 7 of the books o. Choi! I should do more
ReplyDeleteI really think there should be african authours too like @toinlicious & @Myne pointed out. But then, I need to make sure the no of the ones I've read moves from 7 to ....
Lol. Just try to improve your numbers.
DeleteHappy New Year girl! I know its been a while but just popped in to check on you.
ReplyDeleteI have read 12 of these books....am not interested in the magic ones ie Harry Potter. There are many other great classics not listed here...what of African writers like Myne said?
Hhhm BBC shame on you...lol
Hope you've been well.
I miss you lady. 12 books is okay for this list. You are better than the average
DeleteHeeeeeyyy, I know your plan! You have put this thing here to disgrace me! You want to put me to shame. Why tag me? Why?
ReplyDeleteSigh...
Just tell us your number jooo.
DeleteAlmost Freaked Out tiil the harry Porters and co started rolling on lol BBC why evils.. this is something though,i`d say they listed most of the books i haven`t read.
ReplyDeleteLoool. They listed most of the books you haven't read? Or you haven't read most of the books they listed?
DeleteYour comment reminds me of some Nigerians who when they fail, they say 'they gave me F.'
I have read 35 of those books( i am feeling nice just cos 7 is the pass mark *wide grin...I know someone who has read 90 of those books ooo).. I have read Wuthering heights like 7million times...Anna Karenina like 2million times..Tess of D'Uberville was on my secondary school literature list so we had to hammer the book by force..,so i read it multiple times too..,Counte of Monte Cristo...ohh that book..all i can say is the movie doesn't cut it at all...
ReplyDeleteP.s Ignore the million million ...just tryn to say how I love dem books...*wink
but why 50 shades trilogy no make the list na...lol..
Happy new year ...hugs
35? Wow lady, you rock. You are a real reader, unlike some of us.
DeleteThe day 50 shades makes it, that's the day literature dies.
I have read 30 of these books. However I consider this list rather racist! I do not see - Things Fall Apart, Arrow of God, The Concubine here. Neither does it include recent but fantastic classics like Small Island (which even the bbc made into a movie).... list not okay
ReplyDeleteHow can it be a classic if it is recent? Thousands of books have been made into movies that are not classic.
Delete30 books? You are sure a reader
Ok, I try small, I've read 27...emm, that's a pass mark right?
ReplyDeleteHappy New year dear, its going to be an amazing one
27 is a very good number. Far more than the average.
DeleteJhazmyn, Ronke, Myne and all my other seniors who have read almost all these books, I'm kneeling down for you o. Please tell me when it's okay to get up.
ReplyDeleteI've aonly read 6 and like Mrs Ivy King, I can barely remember the storylines. The only exception is To Kill A Mockingbird. If movies counted, we'd be telling a different story. Some of us are visual learners (that's my story and I'm sticking to it!)
You should remain on your knees o. Those people you mentioned are real masters
DeleteI've read 21 o and that was about 15yrs ago. Shows how badly adult reading has been. I do have 10 bookmarked in my ereader to read sometime this year. Amen.
ReplyDeletep.s. Only if i am paid will i read Tolstoy's War and Peace. Lord of the rings? I shall watch. Thank you!
21? Mehnnn. You were once a reader. Please, don't relent o. Read lord of the rings jooo. It's more fun than watching it. Lol
DeleteI have read 17 of them. Should look up a lot of them and also read as well. Www.secretlilies.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI thought you'd have read like 60, cos I know you read well.
DeleteI just looked at the list again and I have read 21 not 17 and all along time ago. My dad used to have a library that's how I read them. Like Myne says not with them on this list as no African author. Terrible.
ReplyDeleteOkay, 21 is more like you.
DeleteI have read 21 too and that was years ago too, i don't read anymore ..what a shame, well if you said Francine rivers sha i have read all her books and will keep reading..
ReplyDelete21 is really good. Please, keep reading. I have also read all Francine Rivers, lol.
Deletechai! i am too ashamed! lol i can't believe it. I have only started reading 2 or 3. i have read a harry potter book but i dont remember which!
ReplyDeleteI have watched more than i have read.. *sigh* my reading collection keeps growing!
Madam, if you don't remember the particular harry potter book you read, then you are not a book lover o.
Deletethank you for tagging me! I am not a big fan of reading long stories and :( i dunno it's sad :(
ReplyDeleteReading is really good, and very beneficial to the intellect.
DeleteThis post is sooo for me. I can't remember the last time I successfully finished reading a book!
ReplyDelete@ilola, thanks for gingering me. I can't even boast of 5.
Happy new year, sorry my response is coming late, I had to take a quick flight from the moon.
I have read seven of those books but read some of them as a child...don't think I can remember the stories. However, I'm wondering why none of shakepare's work was listed on the list and what criteria was used in making that list?
ReplyDeleteOMG! Seems I've read just five...that's one short of the BBC prediction. I think I've found a new mission 4 2013-To read as much of these books as possible!
ReplyDelete*Strolls in whistling*...........I will ask NTA to do their own book list jare........I can't see " Alawiye by JF Odunfa" here.......*strolls out with swagger*
ReplyDeleteHmmm this is a post designed to open our yanshes o! Lol. I actually thought I was an avid reader but I just realised I have only read 9 of these books. If you include movies, that would take me to 22. I have a lot of unread books on the list in soft copy and hope to read them this year because I've been challenged . . . And yes ke, the list is soooo racist. There are a good number of African classics that were left out. Bad! Lol @ your point that literature dies the day 50 Shades of Grey trilogy makes the list. Lol
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tag, I will respond to it. Thank you.
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