Here is a list of the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.
It comes from this book.
Yes! We will get started on Sept 1st.
Participants
luckaye
MsJoanna
chambjd
geishabird
tranq1
chronicbooker3
nvangel2073 ?
camis
shnedwards
bartonz
darkpaunkangel
Jubby
perfect-circle
Bigcurlyloz
Sudokugirl
VeganMedusa
Tribefan
dolphin-au
blackadder75
livrecache

Books offered
1- Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Jubby)
2 - Saturday – Ian McEwan (blackadder75)
6 - The Sea by John Banville (Jubby)
27 - Unless - Carol Shields (perfect-circle)
81 - Amsterdam byIan McEwan (shnedwards)
86 - Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingslover (dolphin-au)
134 - Trainspotting (dolphin-au)
174 - Get shorty (dolphin-au)
199 - Cat’s Eye – Margaret Atwood (blackadder75)
210 - Dirk Gently's Holistic detective agency (dolphin-au)
211 - The Radiant Way – Margaret Drabble(blackadder75)
223 - Beloved by Toni Morrison (Tribefan)
292 - City Primeval (dolphin-au)
335 - Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow (Tribefan)
339 - Tinker Taylor soldier spy (dolphin-au)
365 - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (Tribefan)
370 - Anniversaries (dolphin-au)
385 - The Nice And The Good - Iris Murdoch (geishabird)
408 - In Cold Blood - Truman Capote (perfect-circle)
437 - A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (nwpassage)
450 - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Muriel Spark (TBR) (VeganMedusa)
474 - Mrs. 'Arris Goes To Paris by Paul Gallico (Bartonz TBR)
494 - Lord of the Rings Trilogy (all three) (Tribefan)
506 - The Story of O - Pauline Réage (shnedwards)
517 - Go Tell It on the Mountain – James Baldwin (tranq1)
519 - Der Richter und sein Henker (dolphin-au)
552 - Cry, The Beloved Country - Alan Paton (TBR) (VeganMedusa)
562 - Murder Must Advertise - Dorothy L. Sayers (geishabird)
564 - Animal Farm - George Orwell (geishabird)
608 - Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (Bartonz TBR)
619 - Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (Tribefan)
676 - Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence (Jubby)
687 - Tarka the Otter - Henry Williamson (TBR bigcurlyloz)
699 - The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald (VeganMedusa)
708 - A Passageto India by E.M. Forester (livrecache)
754 - Howards End (Dover Thrift Editions) by E. M. Forster (Bartonz TBR)
761 - A Room with a View - E.M. Forster (TBR) (Luckaye)
788 - The Awakening - Kate Chopin (TBR bigcurlyloz)
791 - The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (Tribefan)
794 - Dracula – Bram Stoker (tranq1)
804 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (Tribefan)
822 - Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson (geishabird)
831 - Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson (perfect-circle)
863 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (nwpassage)
866 - Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne (nwpassage)
897 - The Scarlet Letter – Nathaniel Hawthorne (tranq1)
911 - The Pit and The Pendulum (abridged edition) by Edgar Allan (nwpassage)

Extremely interesting list. I haven't read very many of the 2000, but have read a huge number of the 1900s, mostly centering around the years I was in college or recently graduated. I must have stopped reading good literature when I had children :lol: But some of the selections -- Billy Budd -- aweee gag! I'd read quite a number of the 1800, 1700 mainly the ones I had to read for school (or the ones considered very risque for their time -- I'd read all of those!). There were quite a number that I had picked up and tried to read and didn't make it though. I'd read almost all the sci-fi titles :D

Let me think on this one. I might join.

I might be interested. I have a few of the books from the list already hanging out on Mt. TBR. But I don't have much to contribute to get the box rolling right now...

I might be interested as well. I just started a bookray for my one AVL book from the list but I have some TBR.

That's a great idea for a box. I know I have some to contribute and would definitely be interested.

I would join. I have 2 or 3 I could contribute to start.

I would be interested just have to see if I have any to add

I don't want to be a part of this box at this time but have a couple books I could donate to start out the box. Let me know!

This sounds very interesting. I don't think I have any to contribute right now to get started but I will check and see later when I have time to look at the list.

Sounds like this is a viable VBB :yahoo:
When would people like to get started? I was thinking in a week or so - or is that too soon?
I have never run a VBB before so let me know if I am doing things wrong! :blush:

I might be interested

I would be interested in this, although not sure that I have enough books from the list to play regularly!

How about the beginning of September? Would give everyone a chance to look through the list and see what they have available (and possibly get a few TBRs read as well... :P )

I best bow out. I got way too many TBRs and it's hard keeping up with the VBBs I'm already in. :sigh:

Yes, I agree - great idea for a VBB. I would love to tackle this list, but I too have way to many TBR's to read so I won't be participating. Plus, I'm not sure what a VBB is or how it works, still trying to figure out reveals (and please don't refer me to the FAQ's, I've read them, they didn't help me understand)... For now, I'll just get my 1001 Books fix from the old-school relay of the same name.

~Bib~

I would prefer this to start in Sept. I am going To be out of town from mostly of the time from 8/19 until 9/5.

Do your want us to PM you with books we could put in to start?

:ditto:

I don't want to join (too many other commitments right now), but I can donate these to get the box started:

#437 - A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
#863 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
#866 - Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

Not sure if you're interested in including abridged editions in the box? If you are, I can also donate an abridged edition of:

#911 - The Pit and The Pendulum (abridged edition) by Edgar Allan Poe

I'd be interested! Count me in! :bananadance:

Add me in as well. I have tons of these that are tbr.

Great idea! Count me in!

Okay, I've just joined after reading Lukaye and Bartonz's messages to the '1001' yahoo group.

Now sadly, it appears that my name was already taken (probably by me from some earlier inspection of the site, but not knowing how to work it), so here I am girlKlingon.

I have a LOTS of books waiting in my tbr pile, but one that I am willing to part with this afternoon: Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro.

So...what happens now?

At this point we're just getting the group together. In earlier posts it looks like September is the goal for this starting. I'm not sure how, but I suppose we'll all dump in a few books to kick it off.

I reckon Sept 1st sounds like a date to start :) I'll get organised in a few days and list who is participating and which books we'll start off with :) Thanks so much for your interest everyone - I'm excited! :yahoo: :whee: :w00t2: :dance:

I'd definitely like to join but I'm away from Sept 1st to the 13th, so can I be at the end or just skip the first round altogether please?

Shall go and see what I have ready to put in.

How many books does everyone have to put in to kick it off? I think most of the ones I have are TBR but I am definitely interested....

Take me off the list. I won't be around that weekend and I have far too, too many TBRs anyway. Thanks

Can I join?

I am going to be out of town until 9/5. Please move me down if my turn comes before then.
If you are taking books to start I would like to pit in:
517 Go Tell It on the Mountain – James Baldwin
794 Dracula – Bram Stoker
897 The Scarlet Letter – Nathaniel Hawthorne

Me, me, me!

I can put in:

The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Muriel Spark (TBR)
Cry, The Beloved Country - Alan Paton (TBR)

'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' is my handbag book as it is light & thin. I read it whenever I am out and have to wait :)

And I will put in:

#385: The Nice And The Good - Iris Murdoch
#562: Murder Must Advertise - Dorothy L. Sayers
#564: Animal Farm - George Orwell
#822: Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson

(Edited to include links)

WOW! I want to thank everyone who has contributed some books - this is shaping up to be a great box! I am so excited that I want to start now .... :waiting:

I can kick these three TBRs in to start



#474 Mrs. 'Arris Goes To Paris by Paul Gallico (Bartonz TBR)

#608 Of Mice and Men (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by John Steinbeck (Bartonz TBR)

#754 Howards End (Dover Thrift Editions) by E. M. Forster (Bartonz TBR)

Here are my additions: :wink:

#223. Beloved by Toni Morrison
#335 Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow
#365 The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
#494 Lord of the Rings Trilogy (all three)
#619 Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
#791 The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
#804 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

Now that I've gotten myself together (at least in regards to logging in to www.bookobsessed.com), and worked out how to log in as 'Jubby' (as opposed to 'girlKlingon' - sorry for confussion), I can offer up:
- Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro
- The Sea by John Banville
- Lady Chatterley's lover by D.H. Lawrence

How exciting!

And I can offer:

#81 Amsterdam - Ian McEwan
#506 The Story of O - Pauline Réage :whip: :blush:

Lucie --

Thanks for starting this! Is there any way you can retain the 1,001 book numbers and bookcrossing links with the books being offered on the list?

:rofl:

I have had a quick look and can offer:

#687 Tarka the Otter - Henry Williamson (TBR bigcurlyloz)
#788 The Awakening - Kate Chopin (TBR bigcurlyloz)

I have lots of other on MT TBR but don't want to put too many in and find I don't have time to read them!

You might as well add me to this box, the worst that can happen is that I skip, right? :whistle: