1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

I haven't chimed in on one of these posts in awhile, but as I've read a few of the books selected from the tagged book I felt like doing a post. 3 favorites from this list would be:
*Larsen's Passing
*Schulz's Street of Crocodiles
*Sayers' Murder Must Advertise
*Tolkien's The Hobbit
*Du Maurier's Rebecca
(you really thought I'd stop at 3?! LOLOL)
3 books I want to read from the list:
*Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God
(CONT)

vivastory *McCoy's They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
*Remarque's All Quiet On the Western Front
#TLT @dabbe 3h

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Read4life

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

#TLT @dabbe

Ugh!! 8. Just 8.

shortsarahrose Still better than I did - only 4! 18h

dabbe @Read4life @shortsarahrose IKR? I felt like such a dunderhead because I never even heard of over half of these books! And I'm not sure I want to either! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙 18h

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Liz_M

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

I recommend these three books that I would not have read without this list:

The Bridge on the Drina
Chess Story
The Street of Crocodiles

#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe

link to survey: https://www.listchallenges.com/1001-books-you-must-read-before-you-die-list4

dabbe HUZZAH for you! W🤩WZA! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🤗 2d

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DGRachel

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

10/100 Faves in photo. All Quiet on the Western Front is one of the few books assigned in 9th grade that I managed to finish. Rereading Their Eyes Were Watching God taught me that no one reads the same book twice. Our life experiences rewrites how we respond to the text. A Farewell to Arms started my obsession with Hemingway, and it also sparked a running joke Junior year of high school about being blown up while eating cheese. Kids…🤣🤣 #tlt

dabbe

DGRachel Seriously. My boyfriend at the time even wrote about it in my yearbook and it‘s about the only thing I remember from it. Also, a little peeved that the Faulkner, Greene, and Orwell‘s were not the ones I‘ve read by those authors and I didn‘t count the DNF for Tropic of Cancer, but I didn‘t count the DNF for The Hobbit. I‘ve tried to read it at least 4 times and never made it more than 100 pages. I hate that book. 🤣🤣🤣 2d

dabbe Thanks for sharing all of these! I sometimes wonder where we'd be without our assigned high school reading--for good and bad! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing! 🤗 2d

DGRachel @dabbe Forgot the image! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ 2d

DGRachel @dabbe without assigned reading, I‘d have had a higher GPA Freshman year. 🤣🤣 (the assigned books were mostly 🤢). I do hope that prior to the current administration, assigned reading was becoming more diverse. Zora was one of the few non-“dead white man” authors we had to read and I think we only read her because she was considered local. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2d

dabbe @DGRachel There's still many “dead white men“ books on our district's list, but we have thankfully become more diversified over the years. There's still hope! 😍 2d

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dabbe

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe
We're on to list 4, all from the 1900s.
1. Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/1001-books-you-must-read-before-you-die-list4
2. Share your score if you'd like.
3. Share your 3 favorites from the list or 3 that you might be interested in reading, or 3 you thought were horrible or a combo of whatever you'd like.
4. Tag if you want.

EVERYONE is tagged; ALL are welcome. 🤗

Librarybelle Yeesh…only 10. I think I read classics not everyone else wants to read. 😂 2d

BooksandCoffee4Me 16….my favorite to read is Rebecca. Greenie‘s The Power and the Glory was a powerful read. 2d

Bookwormjillk Only 10, and of those I only liked 2. Yay for Rebecca and Grapes of Wrath. 2d

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Eggs 15 for me 2d

CogsOfEncouragement Just 12 this round. I‘m so glad Pippi was written, translated, turned into a tv show, and dubbed!!! 2d

jenniferw88 8 this time! 2d

dabbe @Librarybelle 🎯🩵🎯! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🤗 2d

dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me REBECCA's in my top 10 of all time! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🤗 2d

dabbe @Eggs Ya beat me by 1! 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing! 🤗 2d

melissajayne 7 2d

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement I remember asking my 5th-grade teacher if I could read a PIPPI novel for my book report (I was having a PIPPI love fest), and she said NO! 😱 She said I could only read the books that were on the list. No wonder she wasn't one of my favorite teachers. 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing! 🤗 2d

dabbe @jenniferw88 Thanks for playing and sharing! 🤗 2d

dabbe @melissajayne Thanks for playing and sharing! 🤗 2d

willaful 16 for me! Favs are The Hobbit, Rebecca, Murder Must Advertise. Nice to see some Viragos on the list, though not ones I've read. 🙄 2d

dabbe @willaful I say if you've read the author, you should count it! 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🤗 2d

julieclair 12 for me. I was surprised how many of these books I‘ve never heard of! Favorites: Rebecca, Pippi Longstocking, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. 2d

kspenmoll 18 for me. Testament of Youth, Pippi Longstocking, My Eyes are Watching God. Saw some others as movies! 2d

Bklover 9 for me- it‘s getting worse! Who has read Ferdydurke??? Loved Rebecca and Pippi though 😉😊 1d

Texreader Just six. Favorites were Rebecca and The Hobbit. 1d

Amiable Only 7 for me. But I literally just bought this one two weeks ago when we were in Serbia, so that will bump me up to 8! 😀

The Bridge Over the Drina

rwmg 12 and I probably recognised another 12 but oh dear oh dear 1d

RaeLovesToRead 4 22h

RaeLovesToRead FOUR! 22h

RaeLovesToRead Four?!?!?!?!?!?!!! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️😧😧😧🥺🥺🥺 22h

dabbe @julieclair Same here! Added MISS PETTIGREW to my TBR. Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙 18h

dabbe @kspenmoll I say if you saw the movie, it counts! Reading: eyes; Audible: ears; Movies: eyes and ears = THE SAME! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙 18h

dabbe @Bklover IKR? What the heck is Ferdydurke? 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙 18h

dabbe @Texreader Love those two, too. Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙 18h

dabbe @Amiable Another book I've never heard of! I felt like this reading this list: 😳! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙 18h

dabbe @rwmg I hear ya! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙 18h

dabbe @RaeLovesToRead You. Crack. Me. Up. You're in great company! I swear I haven't even heard of half of them! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙 18h

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Cuilin

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe

There is no in between in this survey, I had either never heard of the book or I had read the book and a lot of the ones I did read I didn‘t like. My collection of 1001 Books to Read Before You Die is very different. It was nice to see E M Forster, Evelyn Waugh, James Joyce, and Virginia Wolfe. Special shout out to The Charwoman‘s Daughter for making the list.

dabbe It seems this 2018 version went WAY out of its way to include a lot more world literature, which is my weak point. 🤣 #TFPAS (Thanks for playing and sharing) 😊 1w

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lil1inblue

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

This is too funny. I thought that the 1700s would be my worst showing, and my scores would improve by the 1900s. But the 1700s were my best score, and they've gotten progressively worse. If I'm 100% honest, I don't know about some of these titles. 🫠 My only thought besides shame after this quiz is that I would like to read more Edith Wharton and Virginia Woolf. 😉😏😂
#tlt #threelistthursday @dabbe

ChaoticMissAdventures I want to read more Edith too! It's so interesting that the books of the 1900s have been a struggle for most of us. I wonder why that is. I really expect to see more Fitzgerald and Agatha Christie. 1w

dabbe @lil1inblue @ChaoticMissAdventures Oh, we are FAR from finished with the 1900s ... many more still to come. And my best score was in the 1700s, too! 🤣 #TFPAS (Thanks for playing and sharing) 😊 1w

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Deblovestoread

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

#ThreeListThursday

Not good but still missing 3 from my older edition. Hoping to do better in the next century 😁

@dabbe

dabbe I'm hoping for better in the 1900s as well! Which edition of this book do you have? Thanks for playing and sharing. 💚💜💚 2w

Deblovestoread @dabbe 2006 2w

dabbe @Deblovestoread Quite a few have been deleted and added since the 2018 version. Wonder if they'll change it up every decade to include newer books? 🤔 2w

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Liz_M

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

I 💜 Zola and also ❤ Gide (not pictured, I couldn't choose)

I may have marked a couple of books that I never quite finished. But so many good-and-long reads on this section of The List.

#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe

TheBookHippie I love Zola too! 🙃 2w

dabbe W🤩WZA! 🙌🏻👏🏻🙌🏻 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💚💜💚 2w

BarkingMadRead Wowwwwww you‘re so well read! Me? Not so much 🤣 2w

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Ruthiella Wow! 😮 Impressive! 👏👏👏 2w

Ruthiella @BarkingMadRead the #HashtagBrigade has its work cut out for it! 😅 2w

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella these quizzes are going to give everyone ideas 🤣 2w

Liz_M @BarkingMadRead You probably read a lot more books that are fun 😆 2w

Liz_M @Ruthiella @dabbe I have been somewhat obsessively reading from this list for years 2w

BarkingMadRead @Liz_M that may be true 🤣 2w

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Butterfinger

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

I have often thought about purchasing this book. So many I do not know. Ivanhoe, Bleak House, and Wuthering Heights are three I enjoyed reading. Although, I do remember finding 6 pages of describing a dress quite tedious. Talking to you, Sir Scott. #TLT @dabbe

Ruthiella 😂 I have a friend who says he‘ll never read it because he can‘t get past the pages long description of the fog in the beginning of

Bleak-House...

dabbe I have thought the same. I was like 😳 reading the list of books from the 1700s. Not sure I want to go back that far! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵💙🩵 3w

dabbe @Ruthiella Third time was the charm for me. Once you get past that (and a few other chapters on Chancery law, then it really takes off!) 🤣 3w

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Deblovestoread

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

#ThreeListThursday

Not great especially since 6 of them are DNF‘s.

I have the 2006 version of the book and have read/dnf‘d 24. In my version, and not on the survey, are Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, A Christmas Carol, Alice‘s Adventures in Wonderland, Little Women, War and Peace, Anna Karenina and Tess of the D‘Urbervilles. It‘s hard to imagine that these didn‘t make the list.

Classics are hit or miss for me but have added some to Mt TBR

dabbe

dabbe Oh, I don't think we're done with the 1800s yet. We just hit the earlier ones. I bet those will be in next week's survey. 🙏🏻 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

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BethM

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

Hahahahhahaha anyone else on Team Zero 😆😆There were maybe two that I “read” in high school lit, which meant I actually just used CliffsNotes. I am very much not a classics kind of girl.
#TLT @dabbe @TheSpineView thanks for the tags!

ETA- I‘ve tried to read several like Austen and just really not cared for them.

Ruthiella Have you seen an Austen adaptation and liked it? Just curious, because I think that‘s also a great way to experience an author‘s work, even if it is an adaptation to a different medium. 3w

BethM @Ruthiella I have! I generally have enjoyed several of these as film adaptations. I just can‘t get through the written word. 3w

dabbe We'll be heading to contemporary lit, and that's where you're gonna soar! 😍 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

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MonicaLoves2Read

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

I got 7%: 7 out of 100😂 Had it not been for my High School Jr and Sr English Teachers it would have only been 2 😂

Top 3:
The Scarlett Letter
The House of the Seven Gables
The House of Usher

Last 2 HS

#TLT #Threelistthursday @dabbe

Texreader Thank heavens I read a couple in school, too! 3w

MonicaLoves2Read @Texreader 😂😂 I guess we each had teachers that thought we needed to read a couple of them 😂 3w

Texreader I only got 8 books. ☺️ 3w

dabbe @MonicaLoves2Read @Texreader Here's to getting out of the 1700s! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

MonicaLoves2Read @Texreader you did better than me 3w

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Read4life

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

#TLT @dabbe

Only 19 😣. Hopefully that means my scores will just improve from here. 🤞🏻

CogsOfEncouragement 15 for me! 3w

BethM Umm I‘m team zero lol 3w

dabbe I'm thinking we'll all improve. Thank goodness we're out of the 1700s! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement Between all of us, we're around 20-ish. Here's to improving! 😍 3w

dabbe @BethM You'll get higher scores as we move forward year-wise. The 1700s was like 😳! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 (edited) 3w

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BkClubCare

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

#TLT #ThreeListThursday #1001BooksToReadBeforeYouDie @dabbe

Besides the Austens, my fave on this list is Vanity Fair. Thought it was a hoot!🦉🌟 📚

dabbe I did, too! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

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lil1inblue

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

I chose the poetry class over the lit class for this era in college. 🤣 Random thoughts:
💚 I was one of the only people in my class who loved Candide when we read it in high school. This still baffles me.
🩵 I saw the netflix series based on House of Usher, and it was so strange. I really want to read the story now.
💙 I hadn't heard of A Dream of Red Mansions before today, and now it's on my tbr.
#tlt #threelistthursday @dabbe

Ruthiella I read Candide in college for a French History class and loved it! 3w

dabbe “House of Usher“ is one of my faves of Poe. You'll love it! If you get a chance to see the campy movie by Roger Corman from the 1960s, that's a fun one, too. It stars Vincent Price as Roderick Usher. You can see it free on YouTube! Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmEbH7mZ8Vk
Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

lil1inblue @dabbe I think I want to do a Poe-a-thon in October - If I can wait that long! Thanks for the link for the movie! Vincent Price is just awesome. 3w

dabbe @lil1inblue What a fabulous idea! I'll be sure to join in! 🖤🐦‍⬛🖤 3w

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jenniferw88

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

Thanks @dabbe for sharing!

I expected this to be higher with my MA in 18th century studies, but 27! And I'm not sure the Brontes and Dickens should be on this list - I think they are late 1800s authors.

#tlt #threelisthursdays

AmyG If not for Dickens and the Brontes I would have read maybe 2 books? 🤣 3w

dabbe The Brontes were early-mid 1800s (Charlotte died in 1855). Same with Dickens (he died in 1870). Next week's list will cover most of the 1800s. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

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dabbe

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe
Well, this one oughta be fun! I'm such a sucker for book lists. 🤣
1. Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/1001-books-you-must-read-before-you-die-1700s
2. Share your score if you'd like.
3. Share your 3 favorites from the list or 3 that you might be interested in reading, or 3 you thought were horrible or a combo of whatever you'd like.
4. Tag a few!
Tagging Littens who played last week. 🤩

BkClubCare, DebinHawaii, peaKnit, melissajayne, Soubhiville, BarkingMadRead, tpixie, AmyG, TheBookHippie, Amiable, Kshakal, CogsOfEncouragement, Susanita, Lynnsoprano, BethM, Bklover, Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick, TheLudicReader, jenniferw88, julesG, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, Eggs, Amor4Libros, Bookwormjillk, Read4life, MonicaLoves2Read, rwmg, CSeydel, Ruthiella, TheSpineView, Butterfinger, ChaoticMissAdventures, Cupcake12, lil1inblue, Lesliereadsalot, willaful, AnnCrystal, BooksandCoffee4Me

Librarybelle I got 16, but there are so many I‘m in the middle of but did not count because I did not finish them. Some I‘ve not heard of before and others are on my to read list. 😂 3w

BarkingMadRead 27 for me (I counted two that I‘m currently reading) 3w

lil1inblue Uh oh. This era does not bode well for me... 😂 3w

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BooksandCoffee4Me Oh, 22 only! Jane Austen saved me on this one. So many I‘d not heard of but look interesting! Remembered how much I loved Woman in White. Thanks for the tag @dabbe 💛 3w

CSeydel Just 11. Not bad for a STEM major, though, right? … right?? 3w

CSeydel Probably another 11 on my TBR. But most of them I hadn‘t heard of 😔 3w

Amor4Libros I got 1…Moby Dick! 🤣🤣 3w

dabbe @Librarybelle 🎯🩵🎯 Most from the 1700s, I'm like 😳! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead Thank goodness for the #hashtagbrigade! We were able to count quite a few! (and I included MILL ON THE FLOSS since we will be finished soon). Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @lil1inblue 🎯🩵🎯! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me #ditto! I adored WOMAN IN WHITE! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @CSeydel R.I.G.H.T.! 🤣😍🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @CSeydel 🎯🩵🎯! 3w

dabbe @Amor4Libros And I only read “Call me Ishmael“ and called it a day! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

SaunteringVaguelyDownwards Got 22, which is not too bad for a Lit major focusing on contemporary texts! 3w

dabbe @SaunteringVaguelyDownwards I think you'll kick some serious ass as we move forward in years! 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing! 🩵📚🩵 3w

willaful Only 20 for me! Would be a bit higher if I had participated in *all* the #HashtagBrigade reads. ;-) Nothing I especially want to read but certainly might if the brigade does them. :-) 3w

peaKnit I know face slaps are not allowed but @dabbe…I got 4 😂 thank gosh for Jane Austen. 3w

shortsarahrose I got 12, which is honestly better than I expected (thanks mostly to actually liking 19th century American lit - Melville, Hawthorne, Poe). Sorrows of Young Werther should count twice cause I read it in German 😆 (surprised that with three Goethe texts on the list, Faust wasn‘t one of them! I guess maybe because it‘s technically a play?) 3w

Bklover 18- thanks to #hashtagbrigade and Jane Austen. There are quite a few I hadn‘t even heard of! 3w

TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! 🥰💛🏷 3w

Bookwormjillk Lucky 13. Grateful for#PemberLittens and #HashtagBrigade 🤣 3w

Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead I definitely counted Mill on the Floss. We‘re almost done! 3w

Read4life Thanks for the tag!! 💙📚💙 3w

tpixie @Daisey 3w

ChaoticMissAdventures Oh! It is too bad they couldn't find a few more 😂 thanks for the tag! 3w

Deblovestoread Thanks for the tag! I‘m going to get my book out before I do the survey as my memory was much better back then. 3w

Daisey @tpixie I went through and have read 39 (including currently reading Mill on the Floss). I‘ll have to watch for these the next few weeks. 3w

dabbe @willaful The #hashtagbrigade saved my sorry ass! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @peaKnit I think the only one I read from the 1700s was GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. The others I was like 😳. 🤣 We'll get better as the list moves forward a few years!
Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @shortsarahrose Yep, I think plays don't count, though they should. And you should count it twice! I read COUNT OF MONTE CHRISTO in French, and I counted it twice. I needed all the help I could get! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @Bklover IKR? 1700s was like 😳!!! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @TheSpineView YW! 😍 3w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk IKR? Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk I did, too! 🤣 3w

dabbe @Read4life YW! 😍 3w

dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures 🤣😍🤣 3w

dabbe @Deblovestoread You have this book? How cool is that? I'm thinking of getting it! 😍 3w

dabbe @Daisey You beat my sorry butt! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

AnnCrystal Thank You For The Tag 📚😉👍🏼💝. (edited) 3w

dabbe @AnnCrystal YW! 😍 3w

Lesliereadsalot Thanks for the tag but I can barely remember what I had for lunch let alone books from my far past! 🩷 3w

AnnCrystal Whispering again...👀...Zero!

I did watch many as movies, but it's been years.

1 - Carmilla. Long Time TBR book (I'm horrible, still need to read Dracula too).

Movies

2- North and South I saw one version of this many years ago and fell in love with the story

3- Orson Welles In Jane Eyre 💝💝💝.

📚💝. (edited) 3w

melissajayne 17/100 3w

rwmg 39 including 2 I DNF-ed (Clarissa and Tristam Shandy).
3w

Eggs 6 🙀🙄!!! 3w

julesG I might have read 13 books from that list. 3w

julesG @shortsarahrose I had similar thoughts about Goethe and was wondering why a few others were missing. Them being plays might be the reason. 3w

Amiable I don‘t even care about my score —the fact that I could check off “Clarissa” caused me to shout “YES!!” and pump my fist in celebration. 🎉 ☝🏼😀 3w

tpixie 12. It said the average was 18! 3w

TheLudicReader Hahahahaha. 8. 3w

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot 😍 3w

dabbe @AnnCrystal I adored OW as Rochester! That's my favorite version, too. Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @melissajayne Those 1700s! #oy 😳 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @rwmg You kicked my sorry butt! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @Eggs Thank goodness we're past the 1700s! I was like 😳 when I saw those books! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @julesG I was all about the “might“ on this list. 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @julesG I think you're right. 🎯 3w

dabbe @Amiable Is that like the longest book in the English language? I don't think I could even attempt--nor would I want to! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @tpixie Together we average 18.5, so we're good! 😍 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

dabbe @TheLudicReader Reading with the #hashtagbrigade and loving Austen are the only two things that gave me a few more books. 1700s? #wtf 😳 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 3w

Amiable @dabbe It is the longest! I couldn‘t have gotten through it without the Litsy #Clarissa crew. 3w

dabbe @Amiable I barely made it through WAR AND PEACE, so I don't know if I could even fathom reading this one! Was the writing good? 3w

tpixie @dabbe I like your math! 3w

AnnCrystal @dabbe 🤩👍🏼😍🎬💝. 3w

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Only 8 from these. I should check a few of these out. I don't remember much about A Modest Proposal other than a one line plot description, but I know I thought it was clever. Wild that we read it in school. I enjoy Edgar Allan Poe, so those two are probably the favorites. I've seen Emma on film and read a graphic novel. I'm counting that in my tally because I've decided that Austen novels just aren't for me. 3w

dabbe This was me looking through the ones from the 1700s: 😳😂 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵💙🩵 3w

ImperfectCJ I'm late taking this quiz, but I got 21. I want to read Candide and The Sorrows of Young Werther. I've read everything by Austen so if there'd been a few more of those, I would have gotten a higher score. :-) 2w

dabbe @ImperfectCJ 🎯 re: Austen. I have WERTHER on my TBR, too! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💜💚💜 2w

RaeLovesToRead 5 :/ 2w

dabbe @RaeLovesToRead For pretty much all of the 1700 books, I was like 😳. Thanks for playing and sharing. 💜💚💜 2w

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Daisey

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

This year I read 37 books from the #1001books list. I think 2 of those were rereads, so my current Goodreads tally is 289 completed books from the complete list of 1318 books.

Some of the most interesting/memorable included Cloud Atlas, Year of the Hare, Perfume, and Storm of Steel.

#ReadingStats #2024Stats #DaiseysReadingSummary

BarbaraBB Impressive. You‘re doing so well. I only read a handful this year 🤷🏻‍♀️ 5mo

Librarybelle That‘s awesome! 5mo

Daisey @Librarybelle Thanks! 5mo

Daisey @BarbaraBB Thanks! My goal is generally three a month, but I had a few months when I completed zero, so I was actually surprised to make it this time. 5mo

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Daisey

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

I completed 45 books from the #1001books list this year for an updated total of 253 out of 1,318!

A few were rereads but from long enough ago that I didn‘t have dates in Goodreads. As usual, there were books I just pushed through to finish as well as fantastic reads.

Several were read for the #Reading1001 group, including 13 for #TBRTakedown. Many others were read with or for various readalong groups and challenges listed in the comments.

Daisey #ReadingTheAmericas2023 #FoodAndLit #PemberLittens #HashtagBrigade #AuthorAMonth #RandomClassics #DraculaDaily #Clarissa 1y

Ruthiella Nice work! 👏👏👏 1y

BarbaraBB Super impressive 👍🏽👍🏽 1y

Daisey @Ruthiella @BarbaraBB Thank you! 1y

Daisey #2023stats #ReadingStats #DaiseysReadingSummary 1y

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Daisey

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

I‘m compiling my reading statistics for this year, which also includes updating the tabs in my copy of this book. Whenever I look at the list and think it‘s never ending, this print copy helps me realize I am making progress. It also makes me wish for an edition with all 1,300+ books on the list because I sometimes have to add tabs for a book that has been removed or added in a newer edition.

#2023stats #1001books #DaiseysReadingSummary

Ladygodiva7 😍 1y

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1y

BarbaraBB Which edition is this? I don‘t recognize the cover 1y

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Roary47 That looks really neat! 1y

Daisey @BarbaraBB It looks like this is a 2015 U.S. edition. 1y

BarbaraBB Thanks! I didn‘t know there was a reprint in 2015! (edited) 1y

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PurpleyPumpkin

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

So, I went down a rabbit hole yesterday. Not for the first time, I came across this list. This time around, I decided to add this list to my book challenges spreadsheet as well as tag any books that I‘ve read using Goodreads. Surprisingly, I‘ve read more than I expected! But there‘s still soooo many! Ah well, it‘ll be a lifetime project and a labour of love. 💜😉📚
(February 18, 2023)

MemoirsForMe Dare I look at this list? Of course I will. Us avid readers love lists like this! And that means many more to add to my TBR pile. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2y

PurpleyPumpkin @UwannaPublishme It‘s a great list but yes, it will likely add to your TBR. 📚 Fair warning, the list actually contains 1,300+ titles due to various revisions over the years! We‘ll get there together!😅👍🏽 2y

MemoirsForMe Oh my! 😳 At least we‘re making a little progress. 😄 2y

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RaeLovesToRead

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#two4tuesday @TheSpineView
Thanks for the tag @JenReadsAlot 😊💕

1) Oh it's chaos! Desperately trying to fulfil reading challenges... Assiduously avoiding the books I'm SUPPOSED to be reading... Book happened to be in my hand... Someone mentioned the book and I got book envy... Wanted to get a rubbish looking book over and done with... In the mood for a mystery...

2) Every day is book day 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 I'm gonna say Monday though 😁

TrishB Lol at number 1! I just went upstairs to pick a book and literally picked the top one because I didn‘t have the brain power to think. My daughter said you can‘t just pick the top one and I‘m like why!? Where‘s the rule!? Leave me alone 😁 2y

RaeLovesToRead @TrishB Exactly! Let chaos reign!!!!! 😄 2y

TheSpineView Great answers! I have to admit I am very good at avoiding books that need my attention. Thanks for playing 2y

RaeLovesToRead @TheSpineView Thanks! Me too 🤭😄 2y

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Daisey

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

In 2022 I read 36 books from the #1001books list. 2 were recent rereads that didn‘t add to my cumulative total of 208 books from the list of now over 1300 books.

I read books for #FoodAndLit, #ReadingAfrica2022, #PemberLittens, #WhartonBuddyRead, & #Reading1001 including all 12 of the #TBRTakedown choices.

Ulysses was the greatest challenge. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and Suite Francaise were favorites.

#ReadingStats #2022Stats

Daisey #DaiseysReadingSummary 1y

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Maggie4483

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

Stolen from Book Riot‘s instagram last week, but I thought I should share (even if it is advice I don‘t always follow).

BarbaraTheBibliophage Absolutely! 3y

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Daisey

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

REPOST - These are books I‘ve read and am happy to pass along to other U.S. readers. All of them are on the #1001books list. I posted once in the evening and am posting again in case people missed it. Specific titles are tagged in my previous post. If you are not in the U.S. but interested, comment including country and I will check on postage as I‘ve had little interest so far. #Giveaway

Lcsmcat I‘m morbidly interested in They Shoot Horses if no one else has expressed interest. 😂 3y

JulietteReadsALot I would be very much interested in Zorba the Greek ;) 3y

Daisey All claimed except Song of Solomon and The Poisonwood Bible which I found to be some of the most easily available. Let me know if interested in either. 3y

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Daisey @Lcsmcat I have an address from 2018 when you sent me Zorro. Would all info still be the same? 3y

Lcsmcat @Daisey Yes, it‘s all the same. Thanks! (edited) 3y

Daisey @Lcsmcat @Adventures-of-a-French-Reader @BarbaraBB I managed to get out of school quickly today and all the books are in the mail. Here‘s hoping I got them all in the right envelopes and they make it safely to their destinations. 📚 📬 3y

JulietteReadsALot @Daisey Thanks!!! 3y

Lcsmcat @Daisey Thanks! 3y

BarbaraBB Thank you so much 🙏 3y

BarbaraBB @Lcsmcat I loved They Shoot Horses. A sad story but great storytelling! 3y

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Daisey

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

Litsy friends, especially those of you working on the #1001books list, I am happy to pass these books that I have already read on to other readers in the U.S. I‘ll tag the individual titles below. Please comment about any books that interest you. I don‘t expect overwhelming interest for most of these, but if multiple people are interested in any particular titles, I‘ll draw names this weekend (2/12/22) and then request addresses. #Giveaway

Daisey

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Song of Solomon

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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?: A Novel

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The Breast

Megabooks @BarbaraBB I don‘t know if you‘re missing any of these from 1001?? 3y

BarbaraBB Thanks for tagging me @Megabooks ! I do miss some of them (Daisy you read a LOT of #1001books!!) but I am outside the US! Thanks for thinking of me 🤍 3y

Daisey @BarbaraBB I‘m slowly trying to work on the list! I will check back with you if I have books unclaimed at the end of the week. 3y

BarbaraBB That is so generous. I‘ll email you and will gladly return the favor! 🙏 3y

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Daisey

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

I read another short story today to bring my #1001books total for 2021 to 36 plus 3 rereads. This brings me to a cumulative total of 174 books from the list.

A few were included for #FoodAndLit, and many were completed with the #Reading1001 group on Goodreads. However, I‘ll admit I wasn‘t great about reviewing or participating in discussion there. It includes all 12 of this year‘s #TBRTakedown books.

#1001books #2021Stats #ReadingStats

Daisey #DaiseysReadingSummary 1y

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BarbaraBB

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

Another end of the year wrap-up. In 2021 I only read 13 books from the #1001books list. I have now read 650 of the listed books.

squirrelbrain Wow - 650?! 3y

batsy 650!! 🙌🏽 3y

Megabooks Wow!!!! 3y

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Liz_M Not an easy batch of books to finish! Fantastic progress on the list! 3y

Daisey 650 is impressive! Nice progress! 3y

Cinfhen OMG!!!! That‘s amazing 🤩 3y

KarenUK Wow! 😱💕 3y

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RaeLovesToRead

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

Have just spent the last hour or so logging on Goodreads which of these books I've read so far... turns out I've managed 53 / 1001 (which isn't too bad to say I'm 33 and only started reading seriously about a decade ago!)

I feel inspired to write my own book of book lists... I own and ❤ so many of them (several are in storage) and this one has some dodgy choices for the 2000s 😅

I may try to recruit some Litsy help when I start the project!

BookwormM You should check out the GR group I mod for #Reading1001 we are reading the combined English editions 1318 books currently 🤣🤣 4y

RaeLovesToRead @BookwormM Oh my gosh, wow! They changed over 300 of them 😵👀 Do you have a link to the group? Is it called Reading 1001? 4y

BookwormM It is called Reading 1001 not sure how to link and yes they keep updating and that is just the English there are also non English versions 😱 4y

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RaeLovesToRead @BookwormM I can't search from the App but I will join the group when I'm next on the website! Another of my book lists is 100 greatest novels in translation... 😁 I've gotten really excited about the idea of writing my own miscellany now!!! 4y

aperfectmjk I use ListChallenges.com to create lists similar to this. Every year I update "My Library" list so I can go through and check off what I've read. I also created a "Must Reads" list for this year, and it's been fun trying to get through it. https://www.listchallenges.com/profile/416994/published-lists 4y

Daisey You can also follow #1001books here for posts about books on the list. 4y

RaeLovesToRead @aperfectmjk Was it the Ultimate Must Reads?? I got about 113 if it was ? Not bad, but below average apparently!!! Once I get going on these list sites I'll be there all night going "just one more list... just one more!!!" I love lists ?? 4y

RaeLovesToRead @Daisey Thanks 😁... I will absolutely be using the hashtag from now on and prioritise the books! There are so many on the list I've never heard of! 4y

aperfectmjk @RaeLovesToRead girl... sometimes I'll just scroll through those lists before bed and I get sucked in like a vortex. It definitely makes me want to read more and more. 4y

RaeLovesToRead @aperfectmjk Haha yeah, I totally get that 😅😊 I spend almost as much time scrolling as reading!! 4y

BarbaraBB There is also a reading group of the #1001books on LibraryThing if you‘re interested! https://www.librarything.com/ngroups/452/1001-Books-to-read-before-you-die 4y

RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB Awesome! I've not come across LibraryThing before - will check it out 😊 4y

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BarbaraBB

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2020 hasn‘t been the best year for reading books of the list of #1001books to read before you die.
I did finish Proust though and fell in love with Americanah.
With 23 books this year my total now equals 637 out of 1001.

Crazeedi That is amazing and well done. I'm very impressed! 4y

BarbaraBB Thank you @Crazeedi ❤️ and a happy new year! 4y

Crazeedi @BarbaraBB happy new year to you too🎉🍾 4y

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Amiable Slow and steady wins the race! Great progress! 4y

emilyhaldi Gosh so much praise for Americanah... I think that needs to be on my priority list for 2021! 4y

TrishB Well done 👍🏻 4y

BarbaraBB @emilyhaldi I really loved it. It is such an easy read but there is very much said en happening between the lines. You‘d certainly love it too! 🤍 4y

rachaich Americanah was wonderful 😺 4y

Megabooks Awesome!! 👏🏻👏🏻 4y

Leftcoastzen Wow, that‘s great! 4y

merelybookish Finishing Proust is an accomplishment any year! 4y

batsy Great reading year! And finishing Proust 🙌🏽 Happy new year! ❤️ 4y

Simona Nice❣️ 4y

readordierachel An impressive total! 4y

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Daisey

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

I read 30 more books from the #1001books list this year, plus 3 rereads of Austen novels that I did not count. This is just under my goal to average 3 per month but exactly the same number as last year. I read my #Reading1001 group #TBRTakedown book for every month of the year although not always within the month. Some of these also worked for #ReadingEurope2020, and I enjoyed reading Moby Dick with #LitsyBookClub.

#ReadingStats #2020Stats

Elo_isa Wow! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Great job! 4y

mariaku21 That's fantastic! 🎉🎊 4y

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Daisey @Elo_isa @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @mariaku21 Thank you! They did make for an interesting reading year. 4y

BarbaraBB Great year! I saw your Europe post earlier and thought ‘wow so many #1001books‘ but I see now that‘s no coincidence! I have yet to make my 1001 stats but have read less than you this year. 4y

Daisey @BarbaraBB Thanks! Yes, pretty much all of the planned Europe books were chosen from the #1001books list and most of the others were just lucky additions. (edited) 4y

Daisey #DaiseysReadingSummary 1y

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BarbaraBB

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

Today I got a new iPhone and my other favorite app, 1001 books, is no longer supported by Apple. So now I no longer know if I‘m on track in finishing those 1001 books before I die 😢🤷🏻‍♀️
I loved that feature and keeping track of the books I read. Now it‘s back to the spreadsheet I guess.

ValerieAndBooks What 😣 ?! My 1001Books app still works with my iPhone 11. What iPhone did you get? 5y

DrexEdit 😨 I didn't know there was such an app! 5y

DAB 😱 5y

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MicheleinPhilly Oh no! I have an app that is also no longer supported because they went out of business BUT it was an app I used to purchase music directly from artists so all of the music I purchased was lost. 😕 5y

BarbaraBB @ValerieAndBooks I have an 11 too, but it happens when you get a new phone and try to sync your apps on it. Arukiyomi (from LT, who built the app) already announced it on Facebook. 5y

BarbaraBB @DrexEdit It was a great app... 5y

BarbaraBB @MicheleinPhilly That really sucks too 😫 5y

Ruthiella How frustrating!!! 😩 5y

LeahBergen Oh no!! 5y

Megabooks Boo!! 5y

ValerieAndBooks So the app developer doesn‘t ever plan to update it? Too bad if so, as we paid good money for this app 😕 5y

CarolynM That's the downside of having everything at our fingertips - we don't really own any of it, it can all just disappear or become inaccessible. 5y

BarbaraBB @ValerieAndBooks He had to pay a lot and had no funds for the update I think. I know he started a crowdfunding campaign but without results. But you‘re right, it was an expensive buy in the first place. 5y

BarbaraBB @CarolynM Exactly, it‘s weird how you never much think about it unless that happens. 5y

ValerieAndBooks That‘s too bad about him not having enough funds 😢. I wonder if he tried reaching out to the book publisher for potential collaboration. But now I won‘t have to be reminded constantly of how long I‘ll be expected to live 😂. I need to search for that spreadsheet again so I‘ll be ready when I can‘t access the app anymore. 5y

BarbaraBB @ValerieAndBooks I remember that Boxall didn‘t support the app, even tried to prevent it, if I am right. So no financial support there. And you‘re right, the positive thing is not being confronted with my mortality every so often 😉 5y

ValerieAndBooks Hmm, maybe Boxall was afraid that the app would lessen the sales of the his books 🤷🏻‍♀️. 5y

vivastory That's a shame. I had thought about getting an iPhone so I could access this app. 5y

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saresmoore

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

Clara, after catching a glimpse of my TBR pile.

In other news, she‘s balding and growing chins like a tiny old man and it‘s hilarious. 😍

GingerAntics 🤣😂🤣🥰🥰🥰 what a cutie!!! 5y

marleed She‘s as beautiful as her name! 5y

BiblioLitten 🥰🥰 5y

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Ruthiella You have a responsibility to your daughter to get that pile in order! 🤪😂😂😂 5y

Leftcoastzen 😄how adorable! 5y

SheReadsAndWrites 😂❤️ 5y

BookDragonNotWorm 😍😍😍 Too funny!!! 5y

Pageturner1 😆 5y

KarenUK Gorgeous 💕😍💕 5y

Cortg Sooooo cute! Congratulations! 5y

LeahBergen Awww! 💙💙💙 5y

CarolynM 😂😘😘 5y

sprainedbrain Omg! 😍😍😍😍 5y

BarbaraBB She is so cute 😍💝 5y

Reggie Hi Clara! 😄 5y

batsy Ahahaha that's so adorable 😍😘 5y

KVanRead Those cheeks!! 😍😍😍 She‘s adorable! 5y

erzascarletbookgasm 😂 Hi Clara! 😍 You‘ll get used to it. 😉 5y

Kalalalatja Adorable! 😍 5y

BookwormM 🤣🤣great photo 5y

ValerieAndBooks 💖💖💖!!! 5y

Suet624 She looks like I feel. Thanks so much for letting us get to know her. 5y

vivastory 😂😂📚📚📚 5y

kspenmoll Sweetie! 😂😂 5y

tpixie Lol 😂 what a cute bundle ! 💗💗💗 5y

Centique Ohhh she is so cute. Love that astonished face! 😍 5y

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StaceyKondla

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

Thank you for the tag @NeedsMoreBooks Question 1: when I learned to read when I was around 4 years. Question 2: impossible to answer because not every book is good for every person, though I could come up with a list of a hundred or so I would feel good about recommending 😊. Tagging @LeahBergen #Two4Tuesday

NeedsMoreBooks Thank you for playing! 5y

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 🤩 5y

DrSabrinaMoldenReads Ditto on both of these answers 5y

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1001BooksPodcast

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

We did it! 24 hours of reading in 48 hours! With 2 hours to spare! Look for an upcoming episode recounting our journey. #24in48 #not24in48 #1001books

Mollyanna Woohoo 🙌🏻 5y

Alora Awesome! Congrats! 5y

Megabooks Congratulations! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y

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1001BooksPodcast

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We‘ve got a fun little book recommendation episode for you. These are our favorite books that cameo to our lives in 2019. #yearinreview #applepodcasts #googleplay #soundcloud

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Daisey

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

Finally, as part of my year end wrap up, here are the 30 books I read from the #1001books list in 2019. It‘s not quite as many as I was hoping for, but I did manage to read my #Reading1001 #TBRTakedown book every month, a few of the books of the month for that group, a few with Litsy readalongs, and a few random choices.

#1001Discoveries #Genji #Hugonuts #ReadColdBlood
#2019Stats #ReadingStats

Scochrane26 I would try some of the list or other lists, but there‘s just some books I‘m never going to be willing to read. It‘s a great goal though, & I have worked on more classics. 5y

Cinfhen 🙌🏻❣️#TBRtakedown 😁 5y

Daisey @Scochrane26 Thanks, and I completely understand. I will never get through all of these, and there are some I have no desire to read. I like that it gives me a wide variety of books to read and an interesting group of people with whom to discuss those books. 5y

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CafeMom Great graphic. I wish I could do that. 5y

Daisey @CafeMom This is actually just a screenshot of my bookshelf on Goodreads in cover grid format on a square background. I lucked out that I read 30 books and it came out in even rows. 5y

Daisey #DaiseysReadingSummary 1y

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saresmoore

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Hey, friends! I‘m itching to do another buddy read of a big, fat classic tome, but not sure what book to tackle. I‘ve gained so much from the discussions and group insights in the past.

I‘ve tagged a few former buddy readers, but no pressure. Anyone who‘s interested, please feel free to jump in with ideas!

ValerieAndBooks, LauraBeth, Lindy, Lcsmcat, sisilia, LeahBergen, emilyhaldi, Moray_Reads, batsy, vivastory, CSeydel

CSeydel I have Middlemarch on my list for this year, if anyone‘s interested 5y

Lindy I‘m planning to read a 437-page Canadian children‘s classic along with @TheBookHippie through the month of January and you are welcome to join us:

Emily of New Moon

Moray_Reads It's an obvious one and I don't know if you've already read or attempted it but On Search of Lost Time is one big outstanding hurdle for me 5y

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Lcsmcat I‘m interested! And like @Moray_Reads says, Proust is one I need to tackle. @booksnchill and I are going to start in February I think, if you‘re interested. Two more that I want to read are War and Peace and Don Quixote, so I‘ll join you on either of those that you decide to read. Tag me for any, as I get more out of the big ones if I‘m discussing them with others. (edited) 5y

saresmoore @CSeydel I read Middlemarch last year and it was wonderful! @Lindy That is one of my all-time favorite books! ♥️ 5y

saresmoore @Moray_Reads @Lcsmcat Yes to Proust! That one intimidates me! I‘d love to join you and @Booksnchill in February. I‘d also like to do War & Peace at some point and am due for a reread of Don Quixote. 5y

AmyG Uncle Tom‘s Cabin has been on my pile for awhile. But I would be interested in joining in for whatever. Unless it‘s Russian. Not a fan of Russian lit. 5y

Desha I‘m interested! I also have War and Peace and Proust in my TBR stack! Also interested in Middlemarch! Thanks for reaching out with ideas! ❤️📚❤️ 5y

Lindy @saresmoore That‘s good to hear. Now I‘m even more excited about starting Emily of New Moon tomorrow. I read Stephane Heuet‘s French graphic novel adaptation of Proust‘s A la recherche du temps perdu some years ago and, while I enjoyed the story, I feel like I never want to revisit it. Kind of like The Tale of Genji. But like Genji, it‘s definitely worthwhile to do it once. 5y

saresmoore @AmyG Ha! Noted! I won‘t tell you how many giant Russian classics I have on my shelves. 🙈 5y

TheBookHippie I‘m reading a chapter a day join if you want

Les Miserables: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Cathythoughts I‘m not sure what ye have done so far , but I‘ll keep an eye out. I would love to join in for a new year challenge 👍🏻❤️ 5y

LauraBeth Would love to do a buddy read! I‘ve never read Tolstoy or Proust... 5y

saresmoore @TheBookHippie Thank you! I did Les Mis last year and it was quite the adventure. I hope you enjoy, er, get a lot out of it! 😅 5y

saresmoore @LauraBeth I‘m intimidated by facing all of Proust in one go, so might just start with Swann‘s Way and see what happens? It‘s been many years since I read Anna Karenina and I would love to do a buddy read of that and/or War & Peace. 5y

saresmoore @Cathythoughts I will keep you posted! 5y

TheBookHippie I‘ll keep you posted -I read a lot of classic literature. Who knows what I‘ll pick up this year yet!!! The children‘s one I do is pure zen! 5y

LauraBeth I‘m game for Anna Karenina (I think that‘d be a better entry point into Leo for me 😀). 5y

Liz_M I am probably the only person on the planet that wants to read the tagged book. I don't know why, but it's been calling to me for the past year or two.

The Making of Americans: Being a History of a Family's Progress

saresmoore @Liz_M Oh, I would love to read that! 5y

LeahBergen I‘ve been thinking of reading some Gaskell, Trollope, or Hardy this year. 🤔 I‘m always up for a buddy read with you! 😘 5y

saresmoore @LeahBergen Yes to all of those! Well, I'm hesitant on Hardy, only because I've bailed on at least two of his over the years. 😬 But, it might be good to add to my perspective when I'm reading Proust. Which Gaskell and/or Trollope are you leaning toward? 5y

LeahBergen @saresmoore I‘ve been eyeing Gaskell‘s North and South and thinking I‘d start with Trollope‘s first novel in the Barchester series, The Warden. I‘m easy though! As for Hardy, @shawnmooney raved about Under the Greenwood Tree and I‘ve been wanting to give it a whirl. 😄 5y

LeahBergen As for Proust, I‘ve read Swann‘s Way and would like to be inspired to carry on with the others! 😆 5y

saresmoore @LeahBergen You know a @shawnmooney recommendation will always convince me. I meant to read The Warden last year and just didn‘t get around to it, so I‘d love to start with that one! North and South is wonderful—I‘ve read it a couple of times, but have yet to read Wives & Daughters. 5y

LeahBergen @saresmoore I have Wives and Daughters, too, so I could always read that one first if I see you picking it up. 😄 5y

ValerieAndBooks A chunkster classic read along would be great. There are so many 😅 and several good suggestions already. I‘m interested in any of them except Anna Karenina because I‘ve already read it (so many books so little time). Let me know what you decide!! 5y

arubabookwoman I‘d love to join a Proust group read. I got about half way through (4?? books) several years ago, but I feel I would need to reread from the beginning. Are you doing one book per month, every other month or tbd? @Lcsmcat @Booksnchill @Moray_reads 5y

Lcsmcat @arubabookwoman I think the plan for Proust is one every other month, starting in February. @saresmore and @leahbergen I‘m always up for Hardy, Gaskell or Trollope. Tag me and if I haven‘t read it yet I‘d love to read along. I‘ve read more of Trollope‘s Palliser novels than the Barchester, ones, so I‘m definitely up for that. 5y

sisilia Hi @saresmoore I will be reading Don Quixote in May with my IRL Chunkster Book Club in Singapore. I created a group of the same name in Goodreads and will use that as a discussion point. And also, I‘m keen on Proust 😍 Please count me in @Moray_Reads @Booksnchill @Lcsmcat @arubabookwoman 5y

Booksnchill Checking in here- I may have gotten the Proust ball rolling and am thrilled to have any company. I think @Lcsmcat couldn‘t start until Feb and I was fine with that as I have some preliminary books on Proust to read in January. My thought was doing the 6 volumes of the new translation (2 of the shorter books are combined) one every 2 months or something like that - I have read Swann‘s Way twice and enjoyed it! @arubabookwoman (edited) 5y

sisilia Which edition are you referring to? @Booksnchill 5y

sisilia Let me know when you are ready for Middlemarch @CSeydel 😘 5y

CSeydel @sisilia Ok! 5y

batsy I'm in the same #bigclassicmood but feel so frustrated because it won't be till after the 10th that I'll have some quiet time. I'm planning on Don Quixote... Wanted it to be my NY read but I think I'll push it to Feb. And I'd love to read War & Peace and also Moby Dick... Too ambitious for one year? 😂 5y

batsy @LeahBergen @saresmoore Please give me a shout for any of these... I'd love to join if I can. I've been meaning to read the Barchester series, too. And I have to read North and South this year, I've been putting it off! 5y

LeahBergen @batsy I‘ve been putting them both off for too long! Let‘s do it! 5y

Moray_Reads @batsy war and peace is fabulous 5y

batsy @LeahBergen Yaaaaas! *Sparta war cry* 😂 5y

batsy @Moray_Reads I loved Anna Karenina! I'm looking forward to War & Peace. 5y

andrew61 I will be interested to see what you choose. 5y

Suet624 I would join for War and Peace. 5y

vivastory I'd be interested in War & Peace, especially since I just received a gorgeous 3 volume Everyman's Library set 5y

vivastory @sisilia I think that @Booksnchill is referring to the new penguin editions. Lydia Davis translated the first one 5y

vivastory @Lcsmcat @arubabookwoman I would be interested in the Proust buddy read 5y

Lcsmcat @vivastory The Proust is hosted by @Booksnchill , I‘m just joining in. 5y

Lcsmcat @saresmore @vivastory @Suet624 @batsy @leahbergen Count me in for War and Peace! It‘s been sitting on my Kindle calling to me for ages. 😀 5y

vivastory @Lcsmcat Okay, thanks! 5y

Booksnchill @vivastory awesome- yes the Pendergast edited translations each is translated based on the latest french revisions - I say the more the better the information we can exchange- I think we have one who is reading in the original french! 5y

emilyhaldi Thanks for including me!!! I would love to join for Wives and Daughters and War & Peace sounds intimidating but I'm up for a try! Trying to decide if I could realistically fit any Proust into my life at the moment ... 😅 5y

emilyhaldi @CSeydel @sisilia I‘m definitely interested in Middlemarch!!! 5y

sisilia @vivastory Thanks, Scott. I‘ll check out the new Pendergast edited version 🥰 5y

BookJunkie77 I‘m interested in tackling Anna Karenina 5y

saresmoore @batsy Of course it‘s not too much! 😅How would you and @LeahBergen feel about starting The Warden January 15? Is that too soon? 5y

saresmoore @emilyhaldi I‘m really reconsidering my capacity for Proust this year... 😬 But I‘d say Wives & Daughters and War & Peace are definites. 5y

LeahBergen @saresmoore Sure! That would work for me. 5y

erzascarletbookgasm I‘ve enjoyed our buddy reads last year! Count me in, depending on the book, I may join. Otherwise I won‘t be able to tackle those chunksters on my own. 5y

erzascarletbookgasm @CSeydel @sisilia holler me for Middlemarch. I‘ve been wanting to read it since last year! 5y

ReadingEnvy I‘m going to host two readalongs this year - one will be Ducks, Newburyport but I‘m not sure of the other. I might go back as far as The Odyssey but have also contemplated

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Centique @saresmoore I‘m planning on reading Swann‘s Way this year too so let me know if you decide to read that 😊 5y

Centique @Booksnchill now I‘ve read this convo through properly, can I ask to join in on your Proust read? Do you mind if I only step in for the first volume? 😊 5y

Booksnchill @Centique all who are interested are welcome- My plan is Swann‘s Way in February. I don‘t plan to have anything very organized just let people put up their thoughts or I like to add some history, commentary, context and pictures (Proust is full of those). Drop in and out as you would like- this really started when I posted my 2020 personal challenge! Glad to have you! (edited) 5y

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TheEllieMo

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. General Editor, Peter Boxall | Peter Boxall

A #BucketList is a list of all the things you want to do before you die. Like reading this selection of 1001 books, perhaps.

#SelfImprovementSept
@OriginalCyn620
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚😊 6y

jillrhudy I liked the original version of this. Every update seems forced and arbitrary. I think they decided there was too much Western culture and too many men, and some of the replacement books were bizarre, as were the books axed. 6y

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SomedayAlmost

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. General Editor, Peter Boxall | Peter Boxall

Lol. #bookaddict #tbrpile

Louise 😂😂😂 6y

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jchawkins

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

#1001books #readaroundtheworld So I did a thing. I mostly cleaned up the nationalities from the complete GR list of authors in the tagged book. Then I got a complete list of countries/sovereign states. Then I combined the two. It should be viewable here: https://bit.ly/30y0xg7. Might add column for #readwomen later.

Read harder AND smarter, Littens. I don't know if I'll ever real all 1200+ books, but I want to read as diversely as possible.

Lucy_Anywhere Wow - awesome goal! Good luck 👏 6y

suvata Impressive list 6y

merelybookish Cool! Thanks for posting. 6y

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Eyelit Very cool! Thanks for sharing! 6y

BookwormM Cool 😎 6y

BarbaraBB Very cool! Thanks for sharing 💕 6y

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jchawkins

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

It is an absolutely gorgeous day today, and thanks to @ValerieAndBooks , I found the Goodreads Google spreadsheet for the tagged book. Sorted it by books that haven't been deleted over the multiple editions, then started tagging those I've already read. 37 of over 1200 😬 but a lot of them are on my TBR anyway, so I think it'll be a fun long-range goal to chip away at! #1001books

Emilymdxn I feel the same! I‘ve been working away at the list for years and feel like I‘ll never get there but it‘s fun either way. What are you thinking of starting with? 6y

jchawkins @Emilymdxn probably adichie. Calvino, Murakami, and Oz are already favs of mine so those will probably be hit pretty early too. Where are you at right now? 6y

squirrelbrain I was just gifted this book! I‘ve found the spreadsheet (thank you!) so I‘ll have a look at that after my hols... 6y

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llwheeler I didn't know there was a spreadsheet, thanks for the tip! I have this list as a long term, no pressure goal too. 6y

jchawkins @squirrelbrain @squirrelbrain sure thing! So much easier than making the sheet manually... 😅 6y

Emilymdxn @jchawkins I‘ve been working on it about ten years and I‘m hoping to climb from 19% to 20% total this year - slow but rewarding progress! Ahhh Calvino is my fave too 6y

jchawkins @Emilymdxn geez, that's dedication! Good for you!! And yay Calvino ♥️ 6y

Sarahreadstoomuch I‘m working on it too... not sure where I‘m at right now, but it‘s a great list! 6y

TheEllieMo I have a phone app for these! It has every book that‘s featured in any edition of 1001 Books you must read before you die, 1315 in total. So far I‘ve read 38. Only a few more, then...... 6y

ValerieAndBooks Welcome to the club 😊🤓!! It‘s fun trying even though I know I probably won‘t get to them all (so far, only 12.7% of all 1315 — the phone app calculates that too) 6y

Sunraven Goshdarnit, now I want to find the spreadsheet, too. Must ... do ... bookish ... things... 6y

jchawkins @ValerieAndBooks yeah, idk about you but I'm not aiming to finish them all. I'll read at least every author if I can, but I'll only read an author more than once if I like them, and I've got no qualms bailing if the book isnt my thing. That app sounds great tho... 6y

jchawkins @Sunraven this is a community of enablers of overcommitting to books! ?(This emoji popped up when I searched "muahaha!"! ?) 6y

Sunraven It looks like your emoji is truly villainous, since from here it‘s just a question mark. 😆 It‘s made its daring escape! 6y

ValerieAndBooks Trust me, I bail too 😂! And so many of these books are chunksters, too ! 6y

Lynnsoprano @Sunraven Litsy is a rabbit hole you fell down, like the rest of us 😂 6y

Sunraven @Lynnsoprano: Took me a while, though ... I failed to get the hang of it late last year when I first joined, but I‘m glad I felt compelled to blather publicly about books again recently. I like this rabbit hole. 😆 6y

Lynnsoprano @sunraven Welcome to the club 😂 6y

Sunraven @Lynnsoprano: Glad to be part of it! 😉 6y

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wideeyedreader

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

Started listening to @1001BooksPodcast at the gym tonight! Enjoying it so far! #podcast #1001bookspodcast

1001BooksPodcast Wow! Glad you are enjoying it. New episodes are coming soon! 6y

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IamIamIam

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

I have absolutely read so much more! I've been reading so many more genres and I've been pushed towards audiobooks just to keep up. Challenges have really pushed me to expand my horizons and of course, nobody minds me talking about books!!!
#changes
Thanks, @megabooks for the fun question!!!

Megabooks Excellent answer! It is so nice have met so many bookish people! I enjoy the challenges, too. 😁👍🏻 6y

CouronneDhiver Yes - you‘re right! I‘ve found some of my very favourite books thanks to my fellow Littens 👍🏽 6y

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DrSabrinaMoldenReads

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

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About last night...I became so enthralled with this “big ole book” that I skimmed it from cover to cover. I learned a lot of different things including: I definitely will not and do not want to read all of these particular books; I even decided against some classics I thought I was gonna read; found books I had not heard of that I can‘t wait to read; reading 1 page book reviews is fun. It‘s really worth going through it, I think. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

vivastory There are a few people on here who are reading their way through the list. I have a couple of the editions. I love it. 6y

DrSabrinaMoldenReads Some things I cannot read about and enjoy because triggers. I was happy to find lots of new books that I did not know about @vivastory 6y

BarbaraBB I am working my way through this list but are definitely not going to read all of them. It has led me to some great discoveries though, books I never would have learned about otherwise! 6y

DrSabrinaMoldenReads Agreed @BarbaraBB 6y

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jb72

1001: Books You Must Read Before You Die: You Must Read Before You Die | Peter Boxall

I‘ve decided to join the #BookFitnessChallenge that @wanderinglynn has set up. Go check out her post and join! Audiobooks and exercise! My goals will be six books and to exercise four times a week (walking, videos, stationary bike, etc). Time to get moving again. Thank you so much @wanderinglynn for setting up this challenge. I really needed the push.

wanderinglynn Yay! Thanks for joining us! 🙌🏻 6y

Megabooks This sounds awesome! 6y

jb72 @Megabooks 😎 I hope you join us! 6y

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jb72 @wanderinglynn Thanks for the challenge! 6y

saguarosally Yay! 6y

Kaye 💚 6y

Erin7 Looks like some great goals 😎
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