Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die discussion

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Mia | 1198 comments I just finished The Burning Plain and Other Stories by Juan Rulfo. I really like his style. Beautiful.


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Tim | 331 comments Just finished Prelude to Foundation (Foundation #1), by Isaac Asimov


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Diane  | 2336 comments Mod
Finished A Day in Spring by Ciril Kosmač. Beautifully written.


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Karen Hoehne | 1717 comments Mod
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien


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George P. | 1402 comments Mod
Karen wrote: "Waiting for the Barbarians: A Novel by J. M. Coetzee
Tough book, but very thought-provoking."


I read about 7 yrs ago, liked it a lot. I liked his Disgrace also.


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Karen Hoehne | 1717 comments Mod
George wrote: "Karen wrote: "Waiting for the Barbarians: A Novel by J. M. Coetzee
Tough book, but very thought-provoking."

I read about 7 yrs ago, liked it a lot. I liked his Disgrace..."


I'm reading his books in chronological order, so I've got Life and Times of Michael K next.


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Bob Kaufman (bobkaufman) | 689 comments Coming Up for Air by George Orwell. The writing was good and he had some pithy quotes, but generally the story wasn't all that interesting.


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Olivia (vinjii) I just read Anne Brontë’s Tenant of Wildfell Hall but didn’t enjoy it all that much. Thought it was a bit slow.


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Kirsten  (kmcripn) Olivia wrote: "I just read Anne Brontë’s Tenant of Wildfell Hall but didn’t enjoy it all that much. Thought it was a bit slow."

That's too bad, it's one of my favorites. An early depiction of the toll of domestic violence.


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Diane  | 2336 comments Mod
Finished Under the Net by Iris Murdoch.


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Diane  | 2336 comments Mod
Finished Rashomon by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.


message 4213: by Carol (new)

Carol | 104 comments Rabbit at Rest, last of the rabbit series by John Updike. Good books


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Laura | 25 comments Just finished treasure island thanks to my husband’s challenge. Don’t tell him but I quite enjoyed it 😜


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George P. | 1402 comments Mod
Luís wrote: "To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf"

How did you like it? It is on my list to read in about a year.


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Laura Hailstone | 15 comments Read Alias Grace and watched series on Netflix- very interesting


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Tim | 331 comments Just finished, 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke


message 4218: by Laura (new)

Laura | 25 comments The Big Sleep. I’ve not seen the film but I can imagine the book lends itself well to it. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.


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Diane  | 2336 comments Mod
Finished Passing by Nella Larsen.


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Ellinor (1001andmore) | 915 comments Mod
Finished The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch. It was brilliant!


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Dree | 160 comments Rickshaw Boy by Lao She. Rather sad and predictable, but also an easy read from a reading level standpoint.


message 4222: by Diane (new)

Diane  | 2336 comments Mod
Finished Life of Christ by Giovanni Papini.


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Sammy (sammystarbuck) | 15 comments Just finished Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, in preparation for theMarch discussion. Very much enjoyed it actually!

And squeezed in The Great Gatsby too.


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Ella (ellamc) I've just finished Their Eyes Were Watching God, almost done this month's book Wuthering Heights -- got behind b/c I read a bunch of non-list books instead and as soon as I finish that, I'm onto The Picture of Dorian Gray. I should look to see what the group is reading together in February, I suppose.


message 4227: by Peter (new)

Peter | 443 comments The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark. A thin read but one with hidden depths.


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Karen Hoehne | 1717 comments Mod
The Castle of Crossed Destinies by Italo Calvino
I found this book fascinating. Calvino uses Tarot cards to tell a variety of stories.


message 4229: by Diane (new)

Diane  | 2336 comments Mod
Finished Albert Angelo by B.S. Johnson. A nice, light read for a change.


Bryan--The Bee’s Knees (theindefatigablebertmcguinn) | 629 comments Finished Zeno's Conscience. I really liked it, but perhaps it was a trifle long


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Nicole | 6 comments Just finished Pippi Longstocking. It was an easy and light-hearted read.


message 4232: by Karen (new)

Karen Hoehne | 1717 comments Mod
Blaming by Elizabeth Taylor


message 4233: by Karen (new)

Karen Hoehne | 1717 comments Mod
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie


message 4234: by George P. (new)

George P. | 1402 comments Mod
Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Celine (France). A longish rambling novel from the 1930s, of a struggling and rather depressed character. Some great parts along with some tiresome parts, 4 stars.


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Tim | 331 comments A Journey to the Center of the Earth, Jules Verne


message 4236: by Karen (new)

Karen Hoehne | 1717 comments Mod
The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna
This was a delightful book to read (so many of the Boxall books can be a little depressing). After hitting a hare with his car, a Finnish journalist decides to "play hooky" and spend time exploring Finland with the hare. Sounds crazy, but it was a wonderful read.


message 4237: by Mia (new)

Mia | 1198 comments The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. I didn't like it at first but the more I read it the more I liked it.


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Mia | 1198 comments Karen wrote: "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie"

Did you like it? I've read almost every book by Christie and this one is definitely one of my favorite.


message 4239: by Tim (new)

Tim | 331 comments H. G. Wells, The Island of Dr. Moreau


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Karen Hoehne | 1717 comments Mod
Mia wrote: "Karen wrote: "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie"

Did you like it? I've read almost every book by Christie and this one is definitely one of my favorite."


I did enjoy it. Very different from the other Poirot mysteries.


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Diane  | 2336 comments Mod
George wrote: "Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Celine (France). A longish rambling novel from the 1930s, of a struggling and rather depressed character. Some great parts along with some tiresom..."

I'm hoping to get to this one this year.


message 4242: by Diane (new)

Diane  | 2336 comments Mod
Finished The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard.


message 4243: by Karen (new)

Karen Hoehne | 1717 comments Mod
The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector


message 4244: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Tupaea | 9 comments Just finished Wuthering Heights which I absolutely adored although I thought the two main characters were fairly hideous...guess that might have been part of the point.


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Karina | 401 comments The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

I really, really enjoyed this novel. The imagery and the allegories are just amazing. And it was fun, too. Didn’t think I would enjoy the antics of Woland and Behemoth.


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James Spencer (jspencer78) | 258 comments Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. While it's length will put many off, I loved every page.


message 4248: by Karen (new)

Karen Hoehne | 1717 comments Mod
James wrote: "Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. While it's length will put many off, I loved every page."

It is worth the time and so much better than the movie. I read the book first, loved it, then watched the movie and was very disappointed. I wish they would do it as a miniseries.


message 4249: by Karen (new)

Karen Hoehne | 1717 comments Mod
The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan


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