Booking Through Thursday...

Booking Through Thursday

Jeanne came across this list of previous years' best sellers, and thought it might be fun to base some of our questions on them.

1. In 1956, these were the top ten best sellers for the year. Have you read any of them?
   
   
   
   1. Don't Go Near the Water, William Brinkley
      
   2. The Last Hurrah, Edwin O'Connor
      
   3. Peyton Place, Grace Metalious
      
   4. Auntie Mame, Patrick Dennis
      
   5. Eloise, Kay Thompson
      
   6. Andersonville, MacKinlay Kantor
      
   7. A Certain Smile, Françoise Sagan
      
   8. The Tribe That Lost Its Head, Nicholas Monsarrat
      
   9. The Mandarins, Simone de Beauvoir
      
   10. Boon Island, Kenneth Roberts
       
   
   


2. Which ones have you read? Did you like them? I read The Last Hurrah, Peyton Place, Andersonville, and The Tribe That Lost Its Head. Peyton Place was rather soapy and racy but I enjoyed all four of the books.


3. If you're like me and haven't read a single one, which ones have you heard of? I've heard of Don't Go Near The Water and Auntie Mame but not any of the others on the list


4. Will you be putting any of these books in your reading list? Sure, why not? I'm always looking for a good read and it doesn't have to be a recent best seller--or even a best seller at all for that matter.