Long Book Survey
Bold the ones you’ve read, italicize the ones you recommend, change the color of ones you want to read, and underline ones you’ve heard of.
Beowulf by Anonymous.
The Collected Works of Jane Austen.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino.
Don Quixote by Cervantes.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Coleridge. (I think I read this one, anyay…)
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.
Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad.
The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad.
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane.
The Collected Works of E. E. Cummings.
Inferno by Dante.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens.
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.
Light In August by William Faulkner.
Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy.
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway.
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway.
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.
The Odyssey by Homer.
Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen.
Daisy Miller by Henry James.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey.
Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence.
To Build a Fire by Jack London.
Billy Budd by Herman Melville.
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller.
Paradise Lost by John Milton.
Animal Farm by George Orwell.
The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon.
The Catcher In the Rye by J. D. Salinger.
Hamlet by William Shakespeare. (Who hasn’t had to read this in school?)
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare.
Othello by William Shakespeare.
Richard III by William Shakespeare.
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare.
The Tempest by William Shakespeare.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.
The Oedipus Trilogy by Sophocles.
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. (It’s sad, but it’s a good book.)
The Pearl by John Steinbeck.
The Lady or the Tiger by Frank R. Stockton. (You know, I remember reading a short story called the Lady or the Tiger. The blurb thingy on top of the page said, "Which is the stronger emotion: jealousy or love?)
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift.
Walden by Henry David Thoreau.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton.
Part Two – Sci Fi/Fantasy (Yeah, reading sci-fi/fantasy isn;t really my forte . . .)
Hitchhiker’s Guide To the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander.
The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander.
The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander.
Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander.
The High King by Lloyd Alexander.
The Xanth Series by Piers Anthony.
Piers Anthony’s Guide To Xanth by Piers Anthony and Jodie Lynn Nye.
The Apprentice Adept Series by Piers Anthony.
The Collected Works of Isaac Asimov.
The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov.
The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov.
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov. (Well, I read most of it, anyway…)
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood.
Ring by Stephen Baxter.
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle.
Mars by Ben Bova.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
The Collected Works of Marion Zimmer Bradley.
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks.
The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks.
The Talismans of Shannara by Terry Brooks.
The First King of Shannara by Terry Brooks.
Magic Kingdom For Sale–Sold! by Terry Brooks.
Running With the Demon by Terry Brooks.
A Knight of the Word by Terry Brooks.
Angel Fire East by Terry Brooks.
Pyromancer by Don Callander.
Aquamancer by Don Callander.
Geomancer by Don Callander.
Aeromancer by Don Callander.
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.
Speaker For the Dead by Orson Scott Card.
Xenocide / Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card.
Hart’s Hope by Orson Scott Card.
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke.
Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke.
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.
The Man In the High Castle by Philip K. Dick.
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick.
Timewyrm: Exodus by Terrance Dicks.
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson.
The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen R. Donaldson.
The Belgariad by David Eddings.
The Mallorean by David Eddings.
City On the Edge of Forever by Harlan Ellison.
Midshipman’s Hope by David Feintuch.
The Collected Works of Raymond E. Feist.
The Flinx of the Commonwealth Series by Alan Dean Foster.
Splinter of the Mind’s Eye by Alan Dean Foster.
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind.
She by H. Rider Haggard.
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein.
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein.
Stranger In a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein.
Dune by Frank Herbert.
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert.
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert.
God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert.
Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb.
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb.
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb.
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan.
The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan.
The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan.
The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan.
The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan.
Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan.
A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan.
The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan.
Winter’s Heart by Robert Jordan.
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The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay.
Journey To Aprilioth by Eileen Kernaghan.
The Collected Works of Dean Koontz.
The Dragon King Trilogy by Stephen R. Lawhead.
Taliesin by Stephen R. Lawhead.
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin.
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. LeGuin.
The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. LeGuin.
Tehanu by Ursula K. LeGuin.
The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis.
The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis.
Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis.
The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis.
The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis.
The Collected Works of H. P. Lovecraft.
The Collected Works of Anne McCaffrey.
The Magic of Recluce by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Towers of the Sunset by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Magic Engineer by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Elric Saga by Michael Moorcock. (I think my dad knows this guy…)
Ringworld by Larry Niven.
Lucifer’s Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
Pawn’s Dream by Eric Nylund.
The Cat’s Meow by David J. Parker.
Timewyrm: Genesys by John Peel. (I think this was on here already . . .)
War of the Daleks by John Peel.
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett.
Dark Planet by John Rackham.
Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn.
The Star Scroll by Melanie Rawn.
Sunrunner’s Fire by Melanie Rawn.
Stronghold by Melanie Rawn.
The Dragon Token by Melanie Rawn.
The Kirinyaga Series by Mike Resnick.
Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling. (SO much better than the movie.)
Contact by Carl Sagan.
Starplex by Robert J. Sawyer.
The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.
Our Children’s Children by Clifford D. Simak.
The Mad Overlord by Samuel Stoddard.
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. (Yeah, I say people should read these, even though I’ve only read about 160 pages of all four myself.)
The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien.
The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien.
The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
Dragonlance: Chronicles by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman.
Dragonlance: Legends by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman.
The Darksword Trilogy by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman.
The Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman.
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells.
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells.
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells.
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells.
The Sword In the Stone by T. H. White.
The Queen of Air and Darkness by T. H. White.
The Ill-Made Knight by T. H. White.
The Candle In the Wind by T. H. White.
The Book of Merlyn by T. H. White.
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams.
Part Three – Banned Books
Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz (These books freakin’ rule!!!)
Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
Forever by Judy Blume
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
My Brother Sam is Dead by J L Collier and C Collier
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Giver by Lois Lowry
It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Sex by Madonna
Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
The Witches by Roald Dahl
The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
The Goats by Brock Cole
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
Blubber by Judy Blume
Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
Final Exit by Derek Humphry
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Saw the movie, never read the book.)
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Pigman by Paul Zindel (SO good, but sad.)
Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
Deenie by Judy Blume
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein (I think I read this . . .)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
Cujo by Stephen King
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
Ordinary People by Judith Guest
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
Fade by Robert Cormier
Guess What? by Mem Fox
The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Native Son by Richard Wright
Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday
Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
Jack by A.M. Homes
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
</font>Carrie by Stephen King
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
Family Secrets by Norma Klein
Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
The Dead Zone by Stephen King
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
Private Parts by Howard Stern
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
Sex Education by Jenny Davis
The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier