Beagles Book Club

[labman]

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BBC's Big Read Top 50 Books.

BOLD = Read
RED = Favourite
* = Plan to Read
= Over my dead body

1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien
2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman
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 Philosopher'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


I've only read 27 of them. I can't see any more I'd particularly want to read either, but would happily 'unbold' a few I have read. There's loads I'd like to substitute as well.

Good to know the BBC can't count in their top 50 as well! lol

[ploddertom]

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For me it is anything that has words in it. Amongst some of the more memorable authors have been Tom Sharpe, Leslie Thomas, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Catherine Cookson, Dan Brown, Chris Bonington, Hammond Innes etc. Most Travel Guides & Maps but can't get on with sci-fi or westerns.

[Hurricane Puffrose]

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BBC's Big Read Top 50 Books.

BOLD = Read
RED = Favourite
* = Plan to Read
= Over my dead body

1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien
2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman unread
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams want to read
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling Read it, absolute tosh!
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 all Narnia would be red
10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë read it, hated it, was forced by school to read it again
11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller unread
12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë See Jane Eyre
13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks unread
14. Rebecca, Daphne du Mauri better than Jane Eyre, but woukdnt read again
15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger See rebecca
16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens Snoresville London
18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott Read and enjoyed
19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres Unread
20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
22. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling Read.. never again
23. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling read.. never again
24. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling hated
25. The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien
26. Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy
27. Middlemarch, George Eliot Tried and fell asleep
28. A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving Unread
29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck Unread
30. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
31. The Story Of Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson Daughters favourite so Pink
32. One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez Unread
33. The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett Unread
34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens See Jane Eyre
35. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl all roald dahls are red!
36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
37. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute unread
38. Persuasion, Jane Austen
39. Dune, Frank Herbert
40. Emma, Jane Austen
41. Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery see Jane Eyre
42. Watership Down, Richard Adams
43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald unread
44. The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas unread
45. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh unread
46. Animal Farm, George Orwell unread
47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens surprisingly.. Loved it
48. Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy Unread
49. Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian Read it.. but not my thing
50. The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher Unread
51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
52. Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck unread
53. The Stand, Stephen King Want to
54. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
55. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth unread
56. The BFG, Roald Dahl
57. Swallows And Amazons, Arthur Ransome Read it.. once
58. Black Beauty, Anna Sewell Daughters favourite
59. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer Unread
60. Crime And Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
61. Noughts And Crosses, Malorie Blackman unread
62. Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden FANTASTIC book, read it!!!!
63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens See Jane Eyre
64. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough
65. Mort, Terry Pratchett Read.. what a CROCK of crap!!
66. The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton
67. The Magus, John Fowles Want to read
68. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman See Mort
69. Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett See Mort
70. Lord Of The Flies, William Golding
71. Perfume, Patrick Süskind WONDERFUL book!! cannot rate too highly
72. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell Unread
73. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett See Mort
74. Matilda, Roald Dahl
75. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding Read to see what the fuss was about, wish i hadnt
76. The Secret History, Donna Tartt Unread
77. The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins Unread
78. Ulysses, James Joyce Unread
79. Bleak House, Charles Dickens See Jane Eyre
80. Double Act, Jacqueline Wilson
81. The Twits, Roald Dahl
82. I Capture The Castle, Dodie Smith Unread
83. Holes, Louis Sachar Unread
84. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake read 4 times, STILL dont know what its about
85. The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy Unread
86. Vicky Angel, Jacqueline Wilson
87. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley Unread
88. Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons
89. Magician, Raymond E Feist want to read
90. On The Road, Jack Kerouac unread
91. The Godfather, Mario Puzo
92. The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel Unread
93. The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett Didnt even bother
94. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho Unread
95. Katherine, Anya Seton Unread
96. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer
97. Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez Unread
98. Girls In Love, Jacqueline Wilson Think its a bit old for The Daughter yet
99. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot
100. Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie was thinking after the hype of the Satanic Verse, then thought sod it

[labman]

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For me it is anything that has words in it. Amongst some of the more memorable authors have been Tom Sharpe, Leslie Thomas, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Catherine Cookson, Dan Brown, Chris Bonington, Hammond Innes etc. Most Travel Guides & Maps but can't get on with sci-fi or westerns.

Agree with Tom Sharpe - hilarious, but the ones about South Africa can be read at either just a humorous level, or you can realise they contain some frightening truths. I prefer the superficial!Like you, sci-fi and westerns are out. For just 'an enjoyable 'throw away' read' I surprised myself by thoroughly enjoying Alan Titchmarsh's books. Most who have had anything to do with education or live in the Yorkshire Dales / have an affinity with Yorkshire folk will enjoy the books of Gervase Phinn.

[Hurricane Puffrose]

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recently read The Gallows Curse, absolutly amazing!!

[Eloise01]

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Ermmm. Oh dear. This is going to sound sad. I haven't read number 96 and have no plans to. In fact, I think there's only about seven books on the list I don't own! Sorry Cel - I may have forgotten to mention.... a gardener, a cleaner, and a library! Couldn't pick a favourite though - there are several on the list I have read more than once.

Just finished "In the time of the butterflies" by Juia Alvarez - I would definitely recommend it. A sad but also uplifting (true) story.

[seduraed]

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Havent read many on the lst . To be frank I dont seem top get much opportunity to read at the moment . I happen to be a great disc world fan although I agree that mort i one of the weaker books . I enjoyed "a hatful of stars ". I,m currently rereading "goingpostal"
George orells "down and out in paris and lndon" is interesting social commentry . I uite enjoy horn blower , and the jeeves and wooster boooks despite their datedness.

[Eloise01]

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Terry's writing has suffered since he became ill. It still has flashes of inspiration but I was disappointed by Going Postal. Loved Wyrd Sisters - Granny Weatherwax is fab! But my favourite character has to be Death. It just makes me curl up with laughing!

[Hurricane Puffrose]

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ive tried Terry Pratchet and just couldnt get in to him!

Another good one is My part in Hitlers Downfall by Spike Milligan!

[Eloise01]

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Terry Pratchet is like any other form of humour - you either like it or not. I am one of those people who can watch a comedy and be the only person sitting in total lack of amusement! On the other hand I can utterly annoy by sitting with a TP book and giggle every half a page when nobody else gets the joke!

[Hurricane Puffrose]

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yeh i know that one

I sit and howl at certain things and my lot sit looking at me like

[bluebottle]

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ive tried Terry Pratchet and just couldnt get in to him!

Another good one is My part in Hitlers Downfall by Spike Milligan!

Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall is a brilliant book. I couldn't stop laughing. Despite being bi-polar, Spike Milligan was a comic genius. I've read most of the Nicholas Rhea books (on which the tv series Heartbeat is based) and Harry Cole's books (Harry is now retired from the Met Police, but his books give a humorous and, sometimes, sobering account of life as a beat copper in London). One I have read recently is The Glory Boys, which is about the Met's SO19 Department, aka SWAT, Firearms Team. I also have a growing library of books by Doreen Virtue, Sonia Choquette and Nancy Garen, as well as a large number of books on Dream Analysis and Interpretation.

[CleverClogs]

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Will nobody admit to reading 50 Shades of Gray?

Mind you, it's not exactly great literature:

[Turboman]

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I like to take 2 types of books with me

For my Creative & Artistic side I take

"40 Years of Queen"



To maintain my active brain cells for my PPI work

A parts catalogue from 1967 for my first car-Vauxhall HA Viva



featured within here btw

Ms Ellie Interviews Turboman on the Sofa


and also an additional Haynes Workshop Manual




Do you think I should get out more? :behindsofa::behindsofa:

[Inca]

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Whatever floats ya boat Turbs,,I read autobiographies and biographies...other folk would probably tear their eyes out lol