Michelle of 1More Chapter is again hosting the Decades Challenge for 2009. Details for the challenge can be found here. Here are my picks:
1910's: Anne of the Island by Lucy Maude Montgomery
1920's: Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis
1930's: The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1940's: All the Kings Men by Robert Penn Warren, or The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk
1950's: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
1960's: The Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
1970's: Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
1980's: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, or Beloved by Toni Morrison
1990's: Possession by A.S. Byatt
Oh you've got some wonderful choices on here! I loved The Old Man and the Sea, Possession, and Wide Sargasso Sea. All great selections!
ReplyDeleteps - my word verification is "decent" - it must approve of your list too. ;)