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My year 1958 isn't very inspiring although did find

 

Dr No ~ Ian Fleming

Dr Seuss book ~ Yertle the Turtle and other stories :motz:

Truman Capote ~ Breakfast at Tiffany's which I have read.

 

Amazing to see that there were mostly men writing books back then or at least that is how it seems.

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1953 in literature - Casino Royale - Ian Fleming - First James Bond novel; The Adventures of Augie March - Saul Bellow, Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451, Battle Cry - Leon Uris

 

I've never read any of these books.

 

1 9 5 3

F I C T I O N

 

 

1. The Robe, Lloyd C. Douglas

2. The Silver Chalice, Thomas B. Costain

3. D

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1961 a Good Year for Reading:

 

 

1. The Agony and the Ecstasy, Irving Stone

2. Franny and Zooey, J. D. Salinger

3. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

4. Mila 18, Leon Uris

5. The Carpetbaggers, Harold Robbins

6. Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller

7. Winnie Ille Pu, Alexander Lenard, trans.

8. Daughter of Silence, Morris West

9. The Edge of Sadness, Edwin O'Connor 10. The Winter of Our Discontent, John Steinbeck

 

 

Great idea.

 

Thanks, quite a few more on there for me.

 

J.G. Ballard - Wind from Nowhere

 

is also 1961 if you like Sci-Fi.

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Great idea Bel-ami

 

There was loads of books released in 1973! and I have read from the list ~

 

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Child of God by Cormac McCarthy

 

:irked:

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1987?! Suddenly I feel *very* old! :irked:

 

The only one from that list that I've read is Sidney Sheldon - Windmills of the Gods and I was only about 21 at the time so I don't remember a thing about it.

 

I haven't read Douglas Adams - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - I must remedy that!

 

ETA: I missed The Shell Seekers until I read Peacefield's post, but I've read that too! Again, I don't remember much about it!

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What a superb idea - I need some incentives to start on some other books and widen my horizon.

 

1964 is my year

 

In my true shallow style I have chosen some books by the sound of the title (hey, if it works for the horse racing...)

Edgar Rice Burroughs - Tarzan and the Madman

H. P. Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels

Hubert Selby Jr. - Last Exit to Brooklyn

Ruth Rendell - From Doon With Death

Vladimir Nabokov - The Defense

I actually really like the synopsis of the Nabokov book - marked all of the above on my Amazon wishlist for now

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Oh dear ...... I really have to dust the cobwebs from some of my birth year books.

 

I'm not revealing the year but a few of note were:

 

My Cousin Rachel - Daphne du Maurier

Catcher in the Rye - Salinger

Prince Caspian - C S Lewis

End of the Affair - Graham Greene

 

and host of others. Not a bad year all in all though;)

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Oh dear ...... I really have to dust the cobwebs from some of my birth year books. I'm not revealing the year but a few of note were:

1821? :D My goodness, that's great moisturiser you use! :D

 

You do have a few gooduns' in your list, Sue. :D

 

I have got my list somewhere on this computer, I'll have to go rummage and get it posted up here.

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1821? :D My goodness, that's great moisturiser you use! :D

:D

 

I must admit I was curious so I Googled your books! I hated The Cacther in the Rye (ugh) but loved Prince Caspian (I was about 9 when I read it though, so I don't really remember it!) and I like the sound of the Graham Greene one.

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Yes .... 1821 seems about right:mrgreen: Marvellous what products there are on the market these days for the face, but actually, it was the fountain of youth that I jumped in.:D

 

PS: I hated Catcher in the Rye too.

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  • 2 weeks later...

 

I started on "From Doon With Death" today - have ordered "last Exit to Brooklyn" and put "The Defense" on my wishlist. I can't get over the fact how excited I can get about some books published in 1964...I feel a right saddo

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What a great idea! Having checked my list, I came across two books which I have read in the last couple of years so I will not accept your challenge this time round.

 

1977 is my year.

 

The Shining, Stephen King

The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCullough

 

I loved them both!

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Haha, nice idea, for my birthyear, 1982, there is Jean Auel on the list. Valley of the Horses, have already read that one. Also, there's Roger Zelazny on there and twice Stephen King. But honestly.. I don't really do well with reading challenges.. usually I just read what I want despite what it is.

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