Why this blog

It all started when I told Lorie she could have the Catcher in the Rye I lent her for her Abnormal Psychology report. She said she couldn’t return the favor now but she’d buy me a good book when she has the money to spare. I figured I should give her the heads up, so I thought I should email her a list. But why should only Lorie know about this list? What about other people who might be thinking of giving me a book for Christmas or my birthday but do not know which ones I already have? Why not post in my blog? Better yet, why not dedicate an entire blog? Instant archive. Parang inverted wish list, what not to give me on Christmas.

Fiction

Classics


Foreign Authors

Louisa May Alcott: Little Women, Little Men

Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights

Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol

Alexandre Dumas: The Count of Monte Cristo

Edith Hamilton: Mythology

Jack London: The Call of the Wild and other stories

Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Of Love and Other Demons (I’ve already read A Hundred Years of Solitude and A Chronicle of a Death Foretold. I’m thinking of reading Love in the Time of Cholera next.)

George Orwell: Animal Farm (I’m thinking of reading 1984 next)

Boris Pasternak: Doctor Zhivago

William Shakespeare: Four Comedies (As You Like It, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night), Julius Caesar


Filipino Authors

Amado V. Hernandez: Luha ng Buwaya

Stevan Javellana: Without Seeing the Dawn

Azucena Grajo Uranza: Bamboo in the Wind



Contemporary


Foreign Authors

Elizabeth Adler: Property of a Lady
Jeffrey Archer: A Matter of Honor, The Prodigal Daughter (I lost my copy of A Twist in the Tale. I wish I could get it back. Or get a new one.)

Richard Bach: The Bridge Across Forever
Larry Bond: The Enemy Within

William Coughlin: The Stalking Man

Stephen King: Carrie (I read his collection of short stories, Everything’s Eventual, and I was blown away. I love it. And I love Stephen King.)

Mario Puzo: The Godfather

J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Erich Segal: Acts of Faith, The Class (I already read Doctors and A Love Story. I wouldn’t mind getting copies of those, kahit old na. Oh, and I’m thinking of reading Oliver’s Story next.)
Sidney Sheldon: The Naked Face, Master of the Game (I already read all his books, except his latest Are you Afraid of the Dark. Could someone lend me a copy?)

Amy Tan: The Joy Luck Club (I lost my copy of the Kitchen God’s Wife. I wouldn’t mind getting it back, or getting a new one. By the way, are A Hundred Secret Senses and The Bonesetter’s Daughter good?)


Filipino Authors

Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature: An Anthology of Winning Works: 1980s Short Story

J. Neil Garcia and Danton Remoto (ed.): Ladlad: An Anthology of Philippine Gay Writing

Pol Medina, Jr.: Pugad Baboy 5, 11, 15 and 17 (I so want a copy of Pugad Baboy X.)

I am interested in…

Arnold Arre: After Eden. It’s mushy and romantic, and I like it. LOL.

Anne Rice: Vampire Chronicles (I already read the first three books) and Mayfair Witches. Anne Rice writes the most vivid novels I have ever read. She is so amazing.

Mitch Albom: Five People You Meet in Heaven. Has anyone ever read this? Is it good?

F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby

Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter

John Steinbeck: Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden. Oprah likes Steinbeck so much. Is he really that good? Or just for American people lang?

Isabel Allende: Latin American writers are supposedly really good. (In my opinion, with the exception of Paolo Coelho. His stories are inspiring, but he's not as vivid as I want him to be. He doesn't draw people into his stories. I feel like he's giving a sermon or something. I might have offended some people. Sorry.)

Leo Tolstoy: Anna Karenina. Don't you just love Russian names?

Non-fiction

Foreign Authors

Richard Nelson Bolles: The 1998 What Color is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Jobhunters and Career-changers

Rene J. Cappon: The Associated Press Guide to Newswriting (The Resource of Professional Journalists)

Helen Keller: The Story of My Life

Joseph V. Landy, SJ: Seven Rules for Writers (For Those Who Aspire Mastery of Effective English)

Niccolo Machiavelli: The Prince

Frank McCourt: Angela’s Ashes

Rius: Marx for Beginners

Marie L. Shedlock: The Art of the Story-teller

Sun Tzu: The Art of War


Filipino Authors

Jorge Aruta and Ruel de Vera (ed): The Best of Youngblood, Youngblood 2.0

Queena Lee-Chua: Straight Talk on Everyday Mysteries, Eureka!

Crispin Maslog (ed.): Campus Stylebook (A Guide to Writing and Editing for Popular Publications)

Jessica Zafra: Twisted 6