Thursday Thirteen #10

Thirteen Books I Want to Get Once I've Caught Up on Reading a Bunch of Books I've Already Got 1. Jerusalem the Golden by Margaret Drabble -- a young woman's struggle to throw off the effects of her chilly, repressive upbringing. 2. Snow Flower and Secret Fan by Lisa See -- the story of two woman friends in nineteenth-century China. 3. Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn -- how can I resist this one? One of the characters is a telepathic gorilla. 4. Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates -- Oates is a marvelous writer, and I'm curious to see how she handles the subject matter of this novel: she goes inside the mind of a serial killer. 5. Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon -- A doorstop of a book: 1085 pages! *whew*! 6. The Echo Maker by Richard Powers -- won the National Book Award for fiction last year: a man is involved in an accident, is in a coma for fourteen days, and awakens with a neurological disorder where he remembers his sister but when he actually sees her, he thinks she's an imposter. 7. Suttree by Cormac McCarthy -- McCarthy is an author from my neck of the woods, and Suttree is set in the town where I grew up: Knoxville, Tennessee. And he comes highly recommended by Mamalujo. 8. East of Eden by John Steinbeck -- one of those books I've meant to get hold of for a long time now but still haven't gotten around to it. I will, one of these days. 9. The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht -- this was recommended to me by Wylie. Set during the outbreak of World War II, it's the story of two young boys who are classical musicians. 10. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson -- I've heard this is a gorgeously written book. It's written as a letter from an elderly, dying preacher to his young son. 11. Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by William Styron -- a memoir about Styron's battle with depression. 12. The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie -- I read his novel Reservation Blues last year and loved it. 13. American Gods by Neil Gaiman -- I'm currently reading his novel Neverwhere, and what a ride! Read Good Omens many years ago, and it rocked my world. Arrrgh! So many books, so little time. The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!