If you are having a hard time deciding what to read, this is an excellent resource. I've used it several times to find something different to read. My goal is to read every book I've highlighted before I die. Hopefully, that will be a long time! ( )

I got a new book today and what a wonderful book it is. 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die is not just a compendium of book reviews but it is full of art, photography, brief biographical snippets and is something you can dip into for a few minutes here and there. I have at least 1001 books on my shelves to read before I die but I am afraid there are going to be a lot more in the future. Some of the authors in this list surprise me and the lack of some as well. American Psycho is included and that is a book I refuse to read no matter how many people say I should. All the usual suspects are here in the first part of the book but, since I have a reasonably decent education, I have read most of those. I am not going back and reading Gargantua and Pantagruel. I was supposed to read that in French in college but I think I dropped that class. Then again, I might. You never know.

A good list, though I would like to see more books from different authors instead of some of the authors which have 5 or more books on the list. ( )

disappointing - very British and school reading list ( )

If anyone wants the all-singing all-dancing spreadsheet that goes with this book then hop on over to

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