I’m not really sure why I need a list, compiled by someone else, to tell me which books I should be reading. I never like those lists in school so why should I start liking them now? Maybe because someone over at listology took the time to put together a list of 1001 books you should read before you die. It’s quite a list.
It was kinda depressing to try and dig through the massive list, seeing as how I haven’t read about 99% of the books on there, but it is quite a list. I’ve seen quite a few of the movies if that counts? In my limited digging I’ve come up with the sad number of 10 that I’ve read and about 20 of which I’ve seen the movie of.
I found the list via webomatica who it looks like had read a few more than I, 32ish. I also was tipped off fom webomatica to a list of movies over at AFI called the AFI 100 American Films list out of the last 100 years. That might be more my speed seeing as how it appears I like to watch great literature rather than read it.
Either way, this should give some of you with nothign do to something to work towards.
Hi Erik, thanks for the note. I just wanted to add that a fair number of the books on the 1001 list were made into movies (English Patient, Howard’s End come to mind). Might be another strategy. I don’t really know how the AFI Top 100 overlaps with the 1001 books list.
Wow, that’s a huge list to go through! I prefer reading before watching. I really can’t watch a movie that’s longer than 1.5 hour. I lose interest very quickly. I fell asleep watching Seven. I guess it says it all…
Great idea webomatica, thanks for the updated post on books that basically overlap with the list. I would love to get through all the books and wish I had your ability to read read read Jaro, fell asleep through Seven! Crazy.
I’ll have to see what I can do on both lists. The AFI 100 I’ve actually seen quite a few of, so I may start with that list.