100 Books to Read before you die

So I found this list of books here it's a pretty awesome list of reading. I've read a fair number of these books already. "Animal Farm", "Grapes of Wrath" I've read before. I read "Sophie's Choice" before too, and wow - if you've read it, you know what I mean. I don't really want to read it again.

I've decided to give this list of books a go and write a blog about because isn't that what we all want to do now that we've seen or read Julie & Julia? (went straight to the source on that one - the original blog!)

Well, seriously, I love to read and I'll admit I've fallen into a rut with my books of late. I've focused mainly on Historical Fiction and Michener's dead now, so there's no more like him, except Edward Rutherfurd, he's a pretty close second in my mind.

I think I want to take on this list because I could use some different reading material in my life. If it hasn't been historical fiction, it's been non-fiction for school (Bachelors of Divinity) which is some dry, dry reading. I'm finished school for the summer and looking for some good books.

I'm beginning with 100 on the list - save Ulysses for the end - the Best for Last? Will I even get there? I have to get through Hemmingway first. We read "Farewell to Arms" in high school and I HATED it. Maybe, just maybe it was because we were forced to read it, and I may feel differently reading it by choice. Who know's?

We all will! Cuz I'll be sure to tell you, here. yippee.

I haven't given myself a time limit on this - I figure: I read fast so at minimum a year? Maybe two? Who knows what distractions will come in the meantime...

Please take a wander over to the site that inspired it all... I want to give credit were credit is due.

Up first is "The Magnificent Ambersons" by Booth Tarkington. It won the Pulitzer in 1919. My copy, borrowed from my local Library is 516 pages in a rather large font. that might bother me...

So here we go...

Thanks for joining me,
A.
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Footnote: I'm very torn with adding links attached to books. I am not a book seller, I don't intend to buy these books rather I will borrow them from the library or friends, if I don't already own them. So where possible I will link to author websites, if the exist, a site relevant to the book or author, or a place where you can access the book for free. I'm not against buying books, I love books, I own 100's of them. If, as a reader here you know of other sites related to the authors or books, please post them in the comments. Most of these links are the result of a random google search and necessarily personal preference in any way.