AquariusNat's Author ABC Challenge

Hiya , I will be starting my Author ABC's within about a week . Most of my choices will be from the 1001 books and 501 books . All of them will be fiction . Looking forward to some great stories !

My A. author is gonna be Austen . Just have to pick a story .

A. Jane Austen : Mansfield Park - This was a difficult story to read . Its not like her lighter fair , but interesting just the same .

B. Pearl S. Buck : The Good Earth - This was about a poor farmer who saw his life change when he became a rich man . I loved the first half of the story , but the second half was a bit of a letdown .

C. Paulo Coelho : Veronika Decides To Die - This was an interesting story about a girl that is sent to a mental hospital after attempting suicide . She discovers meaning in her life and helps other patients move on with their lives too .

D. Alexandre Dumas : The Three Musketeers - It was fun reading about all the adventures D'artangan and the Musketeers had gone on .

E. Laura Esquivel : Like Water For Chocolate - This was an interesting love story set during the Mexican revolution . Really enjoyed most of the novel , but was confused by the last 50 pages .

F. E.M. Forster : Howard's End - Always loved the movie and now I can say that I enjoyed the book just as much !

Wow, you've got an impressive list started here! I'm wading through The Three Musketeers - started in the spring and keep setting it aside. Not sure why, since it really is a fun book with lots of action. Must get back to it.

Good luck with the challenge - anxious to see who you're reading for G.

sjmccreary , It took me about a month to read Musketeers . My small problem was seeing such a different portrayal of D'Artaragan . In all the movies he's the nice innocent kid . But the book shows more of a well-rounded character with several sides to him .

G. Stella Gibbons : Cold Comfort Farm - This was a fun comedy from the 1930s . The main character Flora decides to live off of her distant relatives , but once she meets the Starkadders , she helps them change their lives for the better .

H. Hermann Hesse : Siddhartha - This was the classic novel about a young man spends most of his life searching for his spiritual path . Lovely prose .

I. Susan Isaacs : Any Place I Hang My Hat - This was a really good women's fiction novel . The main character Amy Lincoln searches for the mother that abandoned her as a baby while working as a political journalist .

J. Henry James : Daisy Miller - The classic novella about a young American in Europe .

K. Barbara Kingsolver : Prodigal Summer - This was really nice , relaxing novel . It is actually 3 stories set in the Appalachia Mountains that slowly intertwine by the end .

L. Jack London : The Call Of The Wild - The classic story about a dog named Buck .

M. Christopher Moore : Fool - An incredibly funny and bawdy retelling of King Lear .

N. Elizabeth Noble : Alphabet Weekends - Fun chick lit about two friends finding love while doing activities based on the alphabet .

O. George Orwell : Animal Farm - This is the classic story about how power corrupts .

P. Thomas Pynchon : The Crying Of Lot 49 - Interesting , but confusing story . Not really liking this style of writing .

Q. Spencer Quinn : Dog On It - First book in a funny mystery series with a dog as the narrator .

I've decided to give myself an extension until February to finish this challenge . I've been really lazy about reading in 2010 . LOL !

R. Richard Russo : Nobody's Fool - A funny and interesting family drama .

S. Jonathan Swift : Gulliver's Travels - The classic satire from the eighteenth century .

T. Amy Tan : The Joy Luck Club - Beautiful story about immigrant mothers and their american born daughters .