My Up and Coming Book List

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So I've been reading through all those lists people put together of the books they have to read before they die. Yes, some of the classics should be read (Great Gatsby, Catcher in the Rye) and yes Oprah has picked some alright books but I always feel in those lists they always leave out a ton of great ones. They leave out new authors, unknowns, and books that are just plain enjoyable. Yes, Chelsea Handler probably won't change my life but it will give me a few laughs and in the end, that's actually worth alot.

So here is a list of 40 books I hope to finish this year, not necessarily in order- thoughts? reviews? Read on...

Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
My Horizontal Life – Chelsea Handley
Keeping Faith – Jodi Picoult
What Was Lost – Catherine O’Flynn
The Pact: A Love Story – Jodi Picoult
I Love You, Beth Cooper – Larry Doyle
Marley & Me – John Grogan
Suite Francaise – Irene Nemirovsky
Buddha: A Story of Enlightment – Deepak Chopra
The Dive from Clausen’s Pier – Ann Packer
Kafka on the Shore – Haruki Murakami
The Secret Life of Bees – Sue Monk Kidd
Water for Elephants – Sara Gruen
Motherless Daughters- A Legacy of Loss – Hope Edelman
Open House – Elizabeth Berg
Drowing Ruth – Christina Schwarz
The Liar’s Club: A Memoir – Mary Karr
The Poisonwood Bible – Barbara Kingsolver
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay – Michael Chabon
The Friday Knight Knitting Club – Kate Jacobs
Then She Found Me – Elinor Lipman
The Life Before Her Eyes – Laura Kasischke
Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime – Mark Haddon
The Thirteenth Tale – Diane Setterfield
Go Ask Alice – anonymous
Smile While You’re Lying: Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer – Chuck Thompson
Life is a Mixtape: Life and Loss, One song at a time – Rob Sheffield
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress – Sijie Dai
Kitchen Confidential – Anthony Bourdain
Life is So Good – George Dawson
Forever – Pete Hamill
The God of Small Things – Arundhati Roy
Flower Children – Maxine Swann
Elsewhere – Gabrielle Zevin
Harvesting the Heart – Jodi Picoult
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell – Tucker Max
The Bright Forever – Lee Martin
The Secret History – Donna TarttBorn Standing Up: A Comic’s Life – Steve Martin