The Best BeachBooks

Thousands of NPR listeners voted and chose the 100 Best Beach Reads. I'm sure this means different things to different people.  Some readers might prefer an easy, breezy read while kicking back on the beach, other enjoy a good thriller, fantasy, or something that requires even more concentration.  Whatever your choice, check out the final list.  I printed a copy, highlighted the books I've read, and added others to my reading wishlist.

There are many terrific books on the NPR list.  Some of my favorites from the list:

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
• The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
• The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkein
• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
• Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
• Dune by Frank Herbert
• Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Favorites of mine that didn't make it:

• Maisie Dobbs Series by Jacqueline Winspear
• Mistress of the Art of Death Series by Ariana Franklin
• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
• Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss