One of my passions is books. I love to read and there is always a book or two (or three) on my bedside table. Recently, someone I was chatting with online brought my attention to a list of “1,001 Books to Read Before You Die” and after looking it over, I decided that it was something that I wanted to do—especially after seeing how few of those books I had actually read. I’ve read a fair bit of ‘classic’ lit from the 18th and 19th centuries (probably more than most people), and thought myself fairly well-read, but going over the list brought my total to only 59.
There were a LOT of books that I’ve seen the movie adaptations for, but I’m sure that does not count. There are also a couple of titles that I think I’ve read, but I’m not completely sure about, so I can’t really claim them either… There were a couple of titles that I was able to add to my list, but only because I happened to have read them within the past several months.
One thing that surprised me was seeing how many of the books were from post-2000. Sixty-nine books from the past 13 years that were good enough to be included on a ‘must-read’ list just struck me as a lot for some reason.
As soon as I finish reading the book I currently have out from the library, I will begin working on the list. I’m not sure if I will read only books from the list. I’ll probably alternate with other things I’ve been wanting to read. But when I am reading from the list, the biggest problem I can see already will be how to choose what to read next. There are SO many books on the list, and many of them I’ve never even heard of before. I’ll need to do a bit of research online to find out about some of them.
Will I actually read all 1,001 books? I’m not sure. I read mostly for pleasure, and while I like many different kinds of books, I’m sure there will be some on this list that I just won’t be into. But I definitely want to be able to say that I’ve read more than just 59 of them! Maybe 901…?
If you are curious to check out the list for yourself, follow the link:
http://www.booklit.com/blog/1001-books-to-read-before-you-die/
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