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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. 🩵💙🩵 2d

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!) 🤣 2d

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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. 🩵📚🩵 4d

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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. 4d

BethM @Ruthiella I have! I generally have enjoyed several of these as film adaptations. I just can‘t get through the written word. 4d

dabbe We'll be heading to contemporary lit, and that's where you're gonna soar! 😍 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 4d

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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! 4d

MonicaLoves2Read @Texreader 😂😂 I guess we each had teachers that thought we needed to read a couple of them 😂 4d

Texreader I only got 8 books. ☺️ 4d

dabbe @MonicaLoves2Read @Texreader Here's to getting out of the 1700s! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 4d

MonicaLoves2Read @Texreader you did better than me 4d

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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! 4d

BethM Umm I‘m team zero lol 4d

dabbe I'm thinking we'll all improve. Thank goodness we're out of the 1700s! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 4d

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement Between all of us, we're around 20-ish. Here's to improving! 😍 4d

dabbe @BethM You'll get higher scores as we move forward year-wise. The 1700s was like 😳! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵📚🩵 (edited) 4d

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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. 🩵📚🩵 4d

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Abe

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pick

Great collection of top ten lists!

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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! 5d

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. 🩵📚🩵 4d

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. 20h

dabbe @lil1inblue What a fabulous idea! I'll be sure to join in! 🖤🐦‍⬛🖤 16h

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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? 🤣 5d

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. 🩵📚🩵 5d

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