Euphorix Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 (edited) As the title so succinctly explains, I'm going to try to clear out my bookshelf from unread books before 2010 begins, so that I may commence the 50-books challenge for next year. 1. Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness & Other Stories 2. Philip K. Dick - The Man in the High Castle [Finished - Aug 17] 3. Fyodor Dostoevsky - Crime and Punishment 4. Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Karamazov Brothers 5. F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby 6. Joseph Heller - Catch-22 7. Frank Herbert - Dune 8. Franz Kafka - The Metamorphosis 9. Sylvia Plath - The Bell Jar [Currently reading] 10. John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath [Currently reading] 11. John Steinbeck - The Pearl 12. Voltaire - Candide 13. Irvine Welsh - Trainspotting 14. Oscar Wilde - Picture of Dorian Gray Twelve Thirteen Fourteen books, four months or so. Some of them are doorstoppers, others are toilet paper. Shouldn't be too hard. Edited August 17, 2009 by Euphorix More books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busy91 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Twelve books, four months or so. Some of them are doorstoppers, others are toilet paper. Shouldn't be too hard. I've never heard that expression before. You can do it, that's about 3 books a month. Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphorix Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 (edited) You can do it, that's about 3 books a month. Good Luck. Thank you very much. I just realised I forgot Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting. Thirteen books now. And edit again: Forgot Catch 22 by Joseph Heller. Up to fourteen. Edited August 17, 2009 by Euphorix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 3. Fyodor Dostoevsky - Crime and Punishment 5. F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby 6. Joseph Heller - Catch-22 8. Franz Kafka - The Metamorphosis 9. Sylvia Plath - The Bell Jar [Currently reading] 10. John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath [Currently reading] 14. Oscar Wilde - Picture of Dorian Gray[/QUOTE] I found Crime and Punishment a tough book to read, but ultimately rewarding. The Great Gatsby, Catch-22 and The Picture of Dorian Gray are among my favourite books. I hope you enjoy them too! I also enjoyed The Bell Jar, and I've read Metamorphosis, which I found...strange. I'll look forward to your thoughts on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Glad to see you enjoyed Catch-22. I am really wanting to read this book. I'll have to pick it up one of these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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