tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post6112841463829231469..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: 1001 Books and What I've Read.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-24633038615309483832014-01-05T21:32:09.307-05:002014-01-05T21:32:09.307-05:00Top Ten Classified Website List, Pakistani Classif...Top Ten Classified Website List, Pakistani Classified Sites, USA Classifieds, Indian Classifieds, Entertainment Articles, Entertainment News, Entertainment Pictures, Bollywood, Hollywood and Lollywood Pictures and Videos, Entertainment Latest updates, Hot Entertainment News and Pictures Funny Entertainment Pictures, lol Pictures, Funny Pictures and every thing you want...<br />www.hotcurrentaffairs.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993116376366695814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-46964365825186071692013-08-01T11:07:39.524-04:002013-08-01T11:07:39.524-04:00Agree with you re. the missing titles - I love lis...Agree with you re. the missing titles - I love lists, and I love the idea of reading it, but it's far too much commitment for something so very inadequate.<br /><br />(As you can see, I am SO VERY behind on blog reading, I'm kind of embarrassed commenting on this 25 days after it was posted :S)ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-30339247427697003142013-07-12T23:51:42.064-04:002013-07-12T23:51:42.064-04:00I'm guilty of loving lists and making tons of ...I'm guilty of loving lists and making tons of them myself, but some of the items included on the master list mystify me -- seriously, Martin Chuzzlewit? I love Dickens but it's not great. <br /><br />I always look at them though and feel inadequate. I've read about 150 off the list I found on the internet (not through your link, I couldn't get it to load) and there's a lot of stuff on there I know I'll never read, though there were a few nice surprises like Barbara Pym and Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day. At least they seem to have updated it with more writers that are non-white though of course not many females. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-32082751628947364042013-07-10T02:43:50.339-04:002013-07-10T02:43:50.339-04:00There's an app for this list that has all of t...There's an app for this list that has all of the different lists in one or you can filter by each list and it's searchable and stuff. I keep track on there and I let it influence if I read a book sooner or later but I did go through it at one point and mark the books that I'm just not interested in. I'm certainly not aiming to read all of the books or anything. There are too many good books, especially genre books, that aren't there.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-50942554774422746682013-07-09T10:49:24.480-04:002013-07-09T10:49:24.480-04:00I do that, too! Well, I bought the hard copy when ...I do that, too! Well, I bought the hard copy when it came out in 2006 (I think) and turned it into a list (excel) for myself. Then, as I read, I just check that list to see if the book is on it. Sometimes I do browse through and pick something from the list if I'm not particularly in the mood for something or can't decide what to read (and want an excuse to go buy a new book!). ;)Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-52890900507313978912013-07-09T10:47:11.892-04:002013-07-09T10:47:11.892-04:00That's a good idea. I've found quite a few...That's a good idea. I've found quite a few on the list that I've enjoyed or been intrigued by, but probably never would have heard of otherwise. The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks and The Confusions of Young Torless by Robert Musil both come to mind. <br /><br />Oh, and Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids by Kenzaburo Oe, which was rad (I read it a few years ago and then discovered later that he had won the Nobel Prize for Literature, so I was glad to have experienced some of his writing). Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-18718967634698676652013-07-09T10:41:45.763-04:002013-07-09T10:41:45.763-04:00I hate that they keep changing the list, but I cam...I hate that they keep changing the list, but I came up with a solution to that. I bought one of the earlier versions of the actual hardcopy book. At the end of each December I sit down with the massive book and go through page by page marking off books I read that year. I don't pick books because they are on the list, I just mark off what I read that happened to be on the list. There's always about a dozen a year. I ignore all the new updates and don't stress about "trying" to read the list. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-4692209148942551272013-07-08T22:52:32.253-04:002013-07-08T22:52:32.253-04:00Thank you! I'm glad that I try to read diverse...Thank you! I'm glad that I try to read diversely and from different genres in addition to my love of classics. :)Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-76754848308586728602013-07-08T22:51:59.781-04:002013-07-08T22:51:59.781-04:00Agree with the stifling feeling! I like reading fr...Agree with the stifling feeling! I like reading from lists (obviously), but I also like to read what grabs me!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-28907180905325252502013-07-08T22:50:59.651-04:002013-07-08T22:50:59.651-04:00I was surprised my number was so high! :) Especial...I was surprised my number was so high! :) Especially when I hit the 1800s. :) Lots of titles there!<br /><br />Good luck as you read through the list!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-22252545672605400402013-07-08T22:50:07.327-04:002013-07-08T22:50:07.327-04:00I do love my lists. :)
And I think I'll just ...I do love my lists. :)<br /><br />And I think I'll just reference it as I keep reading and see what kind of "progress" I make. I did find a lot of authors and titles that were new to me!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-21713642990972290532013-07-08T22:49:15.098-04:002013-07-08T22:49:15.098-04:00Personally, I don't see how you can have a &qu...Personally, I don't see how you can have a "great" works of literature list without Shakespeare or Homer. I know they aren't books, but still. :)<br /><br />I do think referencing the list will be good in the future. As I was going through and deleting the hundreds of titles I haven't read, there were MANY I haven't heard of. :)Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-88890341964376945932013-07-08T22:47:38.335-04:002013-07-08T22:47:38.335-04:00Oh, I agree! When I started blogging, I was very f...Oh, I agree! When I started blogging, I was very focused on getting through my own personal list of 250 books that it became obsessive. I finally burned out. <br /><br />But that still means I'll reference lists. I like comparing my own reading goals to what "others" have listed. That might be a fault of mine. Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-20445541662884504172013-07-08T22:45:54.984-04:002013-07-08T22:45:54.984-04:00Good points!
I'm a sucker for lists, which is...Good points!<br /><br />I'm a sucker for lists, which is why I bother with them. :) I'll probably always be obsessed with finding them and seeing how my reading stacks up!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-61890184478749396622013-07-08T11:45:27.187-04:002013-07-08T11:45:27.187-04:00Your list with, in my opinion both strengths and ...Your list with, in my opinion both strengths and omissions, at least reflects a real flesh and blood reader with a formed character and taste. The "1001...." list has all the character of a data base. Why bother? Your taste in books does you credit! M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11986367136179755609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-10104946698292032832013-07-07T23:48:59.266-04:002013-07-07T23:48:59.266-04:00My whole blog was based on the concept of reading ...My whole blog was based on the concept of reading the 1001 books, but I've moved away from it for a couple of reasons, some of which you mentioned. I like to read new authors, local authors, female authors, and there aren't many of those. I counted the original list and I believe 206 were written by a woman, which is abysmal. <br /><br />I'm still working on it, and using The Classics Club as a way to keep up, but I'm certainly not exclusively reading from the list anymore. I did that for a while and it's too stifling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-20031276563879191512013-07-07T17:33:57.946-04:002013-07-07T17:33:57.946-04:00Wow! You've already read quite a few. I'm ...Wow! You've already read quite a few. I'm keeping track of what I read from the 1001 list because I am a lover of lists. I haven't read as many as you though...yet. =O)Michelle Stockard Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-81164226515083696372013-07-07T15:28:57.189-04:002013-07-07T15:28:57.189-04:00I enjoyed your post. Great lists too!
Cyntha@The...I enjoyed your post. Great lists too!<br /><br />Cyntha@The Things You Can ReadThe Writing Whispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889726522714523229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-18459807807620610202013-07-07T12:24:52.685-04:002013-07-07T12:24:52.685-04:00Lol. And SHE took her list from mine, which I post...Lol. And SHE took her list from mine, which I posted a couple of years ago and have been updating ever since. ;) I am reading from this list, well, no - when I read books, I check to see if they are on it and, if so, cross it off the list (or add it to my list of completed titles, I should say). I also sometimes use it for recommendations, when I just can't decide what to read.<br /><br />It is irritating that some great works of literature (Shakespeare, Epics, Poets, etc.) are not considered, but the list is "books" to read, by which they mean, primarily, novels. I think they might have some other versions about "Plays to Read before you die" or whatnot. I don't mind the exclusions, when I keep in mind that we're only talking about "book books" and not all of literature. <br /><br />The changes drove me nuts at first, but then I decided I was just going to stick with my original 2006 version and go from there. I understand why they update every so often, especially re: the 2000s category. <br /><br />But, yeah, it's all good. Fun little side-list to keep track of. All of us and our crazy lists! Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-13821264159902679832013-07-07T10:10:48.081-04:002013-07-07T10:10:48.081-04:00I've only read 128 books on that list (I keep ...I've only read 128 books on that list (I keep track on my blog for the fun of it - I never intend to read all of them). Considering that I read about 100 books/year, it shows that what I find read-worthy is not the same as the people who composed that list. I'm not sure what the criteria are, which makes it harder for me to understand why certain books (that I think have very little literary merit) are even on the list. Also, as a lot of people have commented, it's chockful of Western literature. <br /><br />The reason plays aren't on there is because they're not novels. And Homer's works are poems (which makes me wonder why Dead Souls by N Gogol is on the list since he insisted it was a poem). <br /><br />I have gotten a few recommendations from the list when searching for Russian literature, so it does have its uses. It's up to the reader to decide how much merit to give to any list of things to do before you die. We're not all the same and therefore a list of that magnitude means we'd have to struggle through some novels we'd otherwise never finish, which can be both good and bad, depending on how you view your reading experience.FBThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11655437171734022043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-5524862433324630392013-07-07T07:01:23.784-04:002013-07-07T07:01:23.784-04:00Whef! I've only read 48 out of your list. Yeah...Whef! I've only read 48 out of your list. Yeah, reading them all seems great but it's too close to 'catch them all' if you know what I mean. <br /><br />What's up with this kind of competitive reading? Who are we competing against? For me, it ruins the whole spontaneity and pleasure and fun in reading. I've felt frustrated many times with myself for not reading fast enough or snob worthy books and just gave up on reading for as many as two weeks at a time. Looking back, it is childish. <br /><br />It's a great reading guide though. Worth checking out when you've ran out of ideas for new books. Maybe just select something at random without knowing much about the author and subject and discover something new and delightful. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316370135768263569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-70590331467736696862013-07-06T22:35:29.078-04:002013-07-06T22:35:29.078-04:00I understand your point about 1001 Books...but I t...I understand your point about 1001 Books...but I think people shouldn't take any list too seriously. After all what do we know about the people that create the lists in the first place. I think they turn into a game of sorts to see if you can finish the game. There will never be a complete list b/c I don't believe it is possible but I do find them entertaining to read (the lists) and if someone decides they want to be a reader they are a good starting point. An obsessive reader (like many of the book bloggers) will just want to get their hands on everything ever published . It's good to just keep it fun. Enjoyed this post. You've done well on this list. I have the book but have not tallied up the numbers. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com