Dr. Peter Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die on Lists of Bests

From 2 to 3% — 1 day ago

It is not about the numbers. However, I started at one percent when I started the list in April. Now I jumped from 2 to 3 percent reading books including Confederacy of Dunces, The Old Man and the Sea, Robinson Crusoe, and Slaughter-House Five, which put me over the top. Almost 100% of the books on the list are excellent.

May 11, 07:30AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Nickelini

Some people need to look up "definiitive" — 4 days ago

I just deleted book 1002, Barbara Kingsolver’s Bean Trees …, since it’s not on the Boxall list.

I’m starting to think that the people who are adding to and changing the list are doing it because they think they’re funny and they want to get a reaction. So amusing. Not.

May 07, 10:05AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Inditra
Seattle

Untitled — 1 week ago

What the hell? Somebody took some books off! The list was fine. People need to leave it the hell alone.

Apr 28, 12:59PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Wisconsin08
Wausau

Making Progress — 2 weeks ago

I started working on this list about 3 weeks ago and was at 1 percent. Now I am at 2 percent having read several books including Nortanger Abbey by Jane Austen, Things Fall Apart by Achibe, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Haddon, and the Time Machine by HG Wells, among others. If I read something a long time ago and could not remember it well I did not check it. So far every book has been very good.

Apr 27, 08:27PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Katrina is made of awesome!
Gold Coast

Untitled — 2 weeks ago

New Edition?

Are we going to revamp this list, or recreate the list for the new edition?

There’s a new edition out in the UK now, and is likely to be released soon in the US.

Apr 27, 02:17AM | 2 comments | Reply to this

Mayhem17
Vancouver

Rechecking the list — 3 weeks ago

Every so often I find I have to go through the list and re check books which I’ve already done. Had to tick treasure island again. At the moment I’ve reached 35%. Still lots more to go.

Apr 17, 08:46PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

DanBull
Bromsgrove

Hey there chaps (and ladies too!) — 5 weeks ago

Anyone fancy reversing this list, book by book, so that it’s in chronological order, as opposed to reverse chronological order? “Lemme” know! He he!

Apr 03, 08:10AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

davecham55
Pekin, Illinois

Halfway home! — 5 weeks ago

Ta-Da! I have now finished 50% of the List! (actually, a little more than 50% as I have finished the first four volumes of “Remembrance of Things Past”, which only counts as one book.) For the most part, the books have been worth the time spent reading them (I rate less than 10 of the 500 I’ve read “Not Worth Consuming”) By far, it’s the best list of recommendations I’ve ever found. Provided I can find all the books (Anyone know where you can get “Albigenses” or “Taebak Mountains?) I’ll keep going till I make 100%.

Apr 02, 06:45AM | 4 comments | Reply to this

elliebb
Honolulu

list changing — 7 weeks ago

Love in the time of cholera IS on the list (or should be – some moron probably changed it).

I don’t understand why people keep changing this list, or arguing about what should or shouldn’t be on it. If you don’t like this one make or find one you do like, but please do not make changes to this one. Thank you.

Mar 18, 03:44AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Nickelini

Thank you! — 8 weeks ago

I just wanted to say thank you to all those who are maintaining this list correctly (as it appears in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, edited by Peter Boxall). It is so frustrating how people keep messing with it. Either they don’t stop to read what this list is all about, or they don’t understand what the word “definitive” means. Anyway, thanks to you who have the patience to keep fixing it.

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