1% well read

10 books in 10 months from the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. Sure! Why not? To sign up click here. I've selected 2 books from each category (pre 1700s, 1700s, 1800s, 1900s, 2000s).

completed books are in red

: The Thousand and One Nights . Anonymous
: The Princesse de Clèves . Madame de Lafayette
: Justine . Marquis de Sade
: The Mysteries of Udolpho . Ann Radcliffe
: Castle Rackrent . Maria Edgeworth
: The Red and the Black . Stendhal
: Doctor Zhivago . Boris Pasternak
: The Satanic Verses . Salman Rushdie
: How the Dead Live . Will Self
: Cloud Atlas . David Mitchell

. listening . already gone . crossfade . falling away .

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posted by Ashleigh @ 11:57,

4 Comments:

At 3 May 2008 at 12:25, Blogger Heather said...

Oh dude. That is so tempting. I have been mesmerized with that list since it came out. I don't know though...10 books in 10 months.

Dude.

I have two of the books on your list. Doctor Zhivago and Cloud Atlas. I'll be watching for your reviews! :)

 
At 3 May 2008 at 16:07, Blogger Danielle said...

That sounds like fun. I might have to read along in spirit. Maybe I can look for titles that overlap the Modern Library list...

 
At 3 May 2008 at 16:11, Blogger Danielle said...

By the way I loved the Mysteries of Udolpho--it's great fun. I'd like to read some of her other books now.

 
At 7 May 2008 at 04:16, Blogger 1morechapter said...

Glad to have you on the 1% challenge!
Michelle
1morechapter.com

 

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