How many of the 1001 books have you read? Showing 751-800 of 1,912

[Chel]

about 160

[Michael]

Only 67 :(

[P.]

At the moment I have 120... that's only the latest list though. I did have the previous two lists but they are stuck on my old hardrive. I have 71 TBR's. 2012 is going to focus on the 1001 list. I want to be as close to 200 as possible.

Why can't we get access to the old lists anymore? I searched on Arukiyomi's website and was disappointed that they no longer existed.

[P.]

Bryan wrote: "Just finished #126 last night. I'm trying to complete the consolidated list from all three editions (1294 books!). At my present pace, I'll need to live into my 90's, but the pursuit is worth. So m..."

Bryan, wher can I find such a list? I would dearly like to attempt the same thing.

[Bryan]

Hi Zee - You can find the consolidated list of all 1294 books from all three editions here.

http://www.1morechapter.com/projects/...

Also available on listology in a couple of places, but I prefer the links to the books on amazon.com that 1morechapter provides. I just finished list book #131 last night and am hoping to be somewhere near 160 - 170 by the end of 2012 (hard to read as much as I would like with 2 little ones begging for my attention!) Happy reading!

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Does the free Arukiyomi list not have all 3 lists? I did make a donation for the middle list, and it has all three lists, then the combined list, and some nice statistics for percentages of all three.

[Juliana]

I have read at least 94. I'm keeping track of them here on goodreads.

[Jonpaul]

Out of the combined 1294 on the three lists, I have read 120. My favorites are "Infinite Jest" and "Catch-22".

[Deanne]

At the start of 2012 I've got 124 books left from the 2006 list to read, and 272 of the 2008 list.

[Charity]

You rock, Deanne! I'm always inspired by your updates. :)

[Kirsten]

I have read 126 from the 2006 list and 128 of the 1294 combined list. I'm trying to decide if I should stick with my goal of reading the 1001 from 2006 or if I should drive myself extra crazy trying to read all the books from all the lists (which I'm assuming will continue to be updated every 2 years). I guess I may have to live to about 250 years old!

[B0nnie]

hmm, I think I'll have to read some of these *after* I die - I've read less than 100 & I also have a lot of non-list books on my to-read list - but I see Dance to the Music of Time is listed just as one book - it's 12 books, so I'm going to say this should be called 1012-books-you-must read-before-you-die

[Bucket]

B0nnie wrote: "hmm, I think I'll have to read some of these *after* I die - I've read less than 100 & I also have a lot of non-list books on my to-read list - but I see Dance to the Music of Time is listed just a..."

I'm with you on that, Bonnie! I'm currently reading Marcel Proust's: In Search of Lost Time (or Remembrance of Things Past) and it's only listed as one book, but it's 7! So now we're up to 1018 books, at the very least.

[B0nnie]

Bucket wrote: "B0nnie wrote: "hmm, I think I'll have to read some of these *after* I die - I've read less than 100 & I also have a lot of non-list books on my to-read list - but I see Dance to the Music of Time i..."

you're right & also like Kirsten mentions, the list is always changing - anyway, Proust should be measured in "dog years" oh yeah it's really 49 books!

[Debbie]

35, but I'm not really trying. It's a nice goal, but it'll take at least 20 years to complete one of the list, and that is if I manage to read 50 books a year xD.

[Mikela]

Currently at 134 core books and hoping to reach 175 before the end of 2012.

[Barb]

33! I better get cracking!

[Silver]

My current count is 158.

[Jonpaul]

140 of 1294 and counting.

[Danyellemastro]

74 - was 30 this time last year and whilst 44 books might not sound like much War and Peace was one of them so it did slow me down a tad!

[FrankH]

I've read 196 from one of the more current lists, and that's a little under 20%...I'm up in years, so that's not an especially good count. The percentage goes up considerably with the 1800s and to a lesser extent, with the 1900s. On the one hand, I'm thinking I should concentrate more on the lower-percentage post millenium books, but then, theoretically, the unread classics have stood the test of time and might be inherently better books. Still, for me, it's hard to argue that something like Bronte's Tenant of Wildefll Hall is worthy of my time when compared to say Roth's The Human Stain or J.G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun.

[Rory M.]

I just did a quick inventory to see if I've made any progress...

70 READ
32 Possibly read (sad but I can't remember)
12 I started but never finished

So, my goal is to figure out if I did indeed read these 32 and to finish the 12 I began - in 2012!

And I'm sad to no see more Edgar Rice Burroughs on the list (the first list is what I'm working on)!

[Mikela]

Am working on number 152 now and should be finished tomorrow.

[Velma]

I just finished my 109th (Nicholas Nickleby). Not such a high count considering I've been reading for over 40 years, but nothing to sneeze at either.

[Natacha]

I've only read 37. There were some of the books on the list that I own but have not yet read, which are not included in my number. I don't doubt for a second that I'll never complete the entire list, but honestly I'm not aiming to. Some of the titles did catch my attention though and I'll be looking into those. I will just say, I would have been seriously enraged and shocked if The Hunchback of Notre Dame had not been on that list... LOL =)

[Rory M.]

Has anyone ever finished the list?

[Liz M]

Rory M. wrote: "Has anyone ever finished the list?"

Deanna is the only person, in this group, that seems to be close (at 874 in December).

The list was first published in 2006. So, even if you had read 251 books on the list before then, and were sticking to the original list, you'd have to have read 125 list books each year to be finished in 2012 (and I'm conveniently ignoring the half-dozen books or so that may not exist in a language in which you can read them).

[Deanne]

Up to 890 now Charity, and still managing to get hold of the books.

[Rory M.]

Liz...thanks for responding! Once I started doing the math I realized that my 50 books a year would taking me a lifetime to get to the end!

Deanne: Wow! Did you start off with a large amount read in 2006 when the book was first published or have you just been reading away for the past 6 years?

[Deanne]

Started with 28 back in 2006, been reading since then.

[jb]

Wow Deanne.....you are doing great.

[Bucket]

Deanne, not to be creepy (but it probably is creepy that I know this!) but I've been following you for a while. Isn't that just your total for the 2006 list alone? If you include all you've read from the 2008 and 2010 lists, I think you're at 972 out of the grand total of 1294 books.

[Rory M.]

Deanne wrote: "Started with 28 back in 2006, been reading since then."

Wow! That's crazy good...I hope the publishers send you a certificate when you finish!

[Deanne]

Bucket there's a few books I haven't got on goodreads, really need to add them. I've got a list of books left to read of the combined list. I'll have to double check but I make it 1001 of the combined list.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Deanne wrote: "Bucket there's a few books I haven't got on goodreads, really need to add them. I've got a list of books left to read of the combined list. I'll have to double check but I make it 1001 of the combi..."

yay! The magic number is 1001 - now you're in bonus territory!

[Caroline]

Hi--using the new smartphone app I've read 237 on all three lists. But some of the remaining ones that I want to read most, because I've seen them on my real aspiration list (Philip Ward's list of 500 books at http://www.interleaves.org/~rteeter/g... ) I can't find in English even though the lists use an English title. Example, The Devil to Pay in the Backlands by Joao Guimaraes Rosa. Any suggestions on where to find? ( I can't learn Portuguese and still read the remaining books in one lifetime. )

[Maryellen]

At 141 with several I want to read this year.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Caroline wrote: "Hi--using the new smartphone app I've read 237 on all three lists. But some of the remaining ones that I want to read most, because I've seen them on my real aspiration list (Philip Ward's list of..."

Using Worldcat.org, I see it is held by the Berkeley Public Library. I would guess that is a library that Sacramento County would probably use for an inter-library loan. If not, it still seems worthwhile to check with your library to see where they might be able to get a copy to borrow for you.

[Caroline]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Caroline wrote: "Hi--using the new smartphone app I've read 237 on all three lists. But some of the remaining ones that I want to read most, because I've seen them on my real aspiration list (Phil..."

Thank you very much; didn't know about Worldcat.org

[Bucket]

Today agree with Elizabeth (Alaska). That's awesome, Deanne!

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Deanne wrote: "Bucket there's a few books I haven't got on goodreads, really need to add them. I've got a list of books left to read of the combined list. I'll have to double check but I make it 10..."

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Mike wrote: "I have 14 that I have read, 3 that I am currently reading, and 49 that I have on my to-read list.
It's not impressive, but damn it I'm 16 and trying."

I have 13...:( But I`m 17 and trying. :)

[M]

Deanne wrote: "Bucket there's a few books I haven't got on goodreads, really need to add them. I've got a list of books left to read of the combined list. I'll have to double check but I make it 1001 of the combi..."

Way to go! That's an amazing feat, Deanne. :)

[Mikela]

Deanne, that is really awesome!!! Even though you will soon run out of list books (if you haven't already) I imagine you've found some authors that have other non-list books that might appeal to you and you can now explore without pressure. Congratulations!! Wow, I feel so inspired.

[Deanne]

Reached 901, now have 100 books left to read.
Still finding new authors, mainly those not from the UK or US. Just wondering how much change there will be with the 2012 edition.

[Liz M]

Deanne wrote: "Reached 901, now have 100 books left to read.
Still finding new authors, mainly those not from the UK or US. Just wondering how much change there will be with the 2012 edition."

Wow. You are amazing. I wish I could read as much as you!

[Tasha]

I'm on my 73rd.

Deanne, that is amazing! You are my proof that it can be done. Thank you.

[Wiltshire Hermit]

I've read 95 from the list so far by my count, and I own another 113 in my personal library...to add to the 685 other volumes NOT on the list to read.

:o

Yes I have a MASSIVE 'to-read' mountain at home!

[Katherine]

I just finished number 111. It's ridiculous how much I enjoy marking another book off the list. I enjoy it far too much.

[Mikela]

I've finished 179, of which 146 are on all lists. Will be able to mark off another by tonight. My problem is that I so like some authors that I have to explore their off list books as well.

[Judith]

Diane wrote: "I started 2012 with a clean state. I realized that there were many that I read in high school and did not appreciate.

Reading 4 and 5 this week."

GOOD FOR YOU!