Book list

Do you like book lists? I am sure you do. 1001 book to read until you die, greatest books of last century, most significant books of all times... I could write tens of similar lists. Do you keep your own "books to read" list? I do.
Recently I have found a very nice website where you can find various lists. You can make a list of your own if you want or you can follow a list that somebody has made.
Check List Challenges website for reading lists.

This website has several "1001 books ..." reading list. The one I like the most is 1001 books you should read before you die (all editions combined). This list currently has 1306 books. Enjoy!

Greatest Books of 2000s

I have started this blog because I love reading. The list of 1001 greatest books that must be read through whole life inspired me very much. Today I present you greatest books that were written in 21st century. The most fresh and greatest works are in this list. It is sad, that I had no time read at least one book from this list, so at the moment I am in front of the making the decision which book will be next after I will finish 1984 by George Orwell. Maybe you can recommend one of these?
The whole list of 1001 books can be found in my blog. At the moment the list is not full. Few minutes ago I have finished the part that contains greatest literature works from 21st century. The book that contains the whole list can be purchased on Amazon.

    1. Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro
    2. Saturday, Ian McEwan
    3. On Beauty, Zadie Smith
    4. Slow Man, J.M. Coetzee
    5. Adjunct: An Undigest, Peter Manson
    6. The Sea, John Banville
    7. The Red Queen, Margaret Drabble
    8. The Plot Against America, Philip Roth
    9. The Master, Colm Toibin
  10. Vanishing Point, David Markson
  11. The Lambs of London, Peter Ackroyd
  12. Dining on Stones, Iain Sinclair 
  13. Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell
  14. Drop City, T. Coraghessan Boyle
  15. The Colour, Rose Tremain
  16. Thursbitch, Alan Garner
  17. The Light of Day, Graham Swift
  18. What I Loved, Siri Hustvedt
  19. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,  Mark Haddon
  20. Islands, Dan Sleigh
  21. Elizabeth Costello, J.M. Coetzee
  22. London Orbital, Iain Siclair
  23. Family Matters, Rohinton Mistry
  24. Fingersmith, Sarah Waters
  25. The Double, Jose Saramago
  26. Everything is Illuminated, Jonathan Safran Foer
  27. Unless, Carol Shields
  28. Kafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami
  29. The Story of Lucy Gault, William Trevor
  30. That They May Face the Rising Sun, John McGahern
  31. In The Forest,  Edna O'Brien
  32. Shroud, John Banville
  33. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides
  34. Youth, J.M. Coetzee
  35. Dead Air, Iain Banks
  36. Nowhere Man, Aleksandar Hemon
  37. The Book of Illusions, Paul Auster
  38. Gabriel's Gift, Hanif Kureishi
  39. Austerlitz, W.G. Sebald
  40. Platform, Michael Houellebecq
  41. Schooling, Heather McGowan
  42. Atonement, Ian McEwan
  43. The Corrections, Jonathan Frazen
  44. Don't Move, Margaret Mazzantini
  45. The Body Artist, Don DeLillo
  46. Fury, Salman Rushdie
  47. At Swim, Two Boys, Jamie O'Neill
  48. Choke, Chuck Plahniuk
  49. Life of Pi, Yann Martel
  50. The Feast of the Goat, Mario Vargos Llosa
  51. An Obedient Father, Akhil Sharma
  52. The Devil and Miss Prym, Paulo Coelho
  53. Spring Flowers, Spring Frost, Ismail Kadare
  54. White Teeth, Zadie Smith
  55. The Heart of Redness, Zakes Mda
  56. Under the Skin, Michael Faber
  57. Ignorance, Milan Kundera
  58. Nineteen Seventy Seven, David Peace
  59. Celestial Harmonies, Peter Esterhazy
  60. City of God, E.L. Doctorow
  61. How the Dead Live, Will Self
  62. The Human Stain, Philip Roth
  63. The Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood
  64. After the Quake, Haruki Murakami
  65. Small Remedies, Shashi Deshpande
  66. Super-Cannes, J.G. Ballard
  67. House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski
  68. Blonde, Joyce Carol Oates
  69. Pastoralia, George Saunders

I have read some great reviews about Haruki Murakami books. I suppose I should try reading Kafka on the Shore.  The title sounds interesting. Please, share your opinions about this list. Also I would appreciate you recommendations for my further reading.

Great Geek Book Reading List

I want to share one great book reading list with you. It is Top 20 Geek Books to Read list on Squidoo. This list is a compilation of various geek books lists that can be found on the internet. I have read several of these books myself, and also I am planing to read the all. I am a big admirer of science fiction and fantasy, so this list seems perfect for me. The top book in this list is Stranger in a Strange Land by Aldous Huxley.

1. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert Heinlen
2. Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell
3. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
4. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip Dick
5. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, Richard Feynman
6. Neuromancer, William Gibson
7. I, Robot, Isaac Asimov
8. Dune, Frank Herbert
9. Cosmos, Carl Sagan
10. Foundation, Isaac Asimov
11. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
12. The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett
13. Microserfs, Douglas Coupland
14. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
15. Watchmen, Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
16. Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson
17. American Gods, Neil Gaiman
18. The Illuminatus! Trilogy, Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson
19. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
20. Consider Phlebas, Iain M. Banks

I am currently reading Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell. This list also contains really great book by A. Asimov or S. Hawking. Some of them can be found in 1001 Books to Read list.

Phrases: 1984, G. Orwell

I love collecting great phrases from the books I read. I think that it would be interesting for you to read short minds, that came from a book I am currently reading. At the moment it is Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. I have finished reading this book recently. While waiting for a review, you can check these phrases.

"Big Brother is watching you"

"War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength"

"We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness"

"Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present, controls the past".

Wellcome to my Book Shelf!

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Some time ago I came across a great book list. It was "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" list. This list was compiled by the best literary critics in the world and was released as a reference book. After looking through this list I decides to start reading the book one by one. I love reading. The problem appears when I try expressing my impressions. So I challenge myself not only in reading this books but also I am going to write reviews on each book read. The third challenge I raise myself is that I am going to read this book in English. Off course, I could read them in my first language, but I suppose, that reading in English will improve my English skills tremendously.

I will share this list with so, you will be able to follow my progress. At the moment I do not have much time to read, but I hope I will be able to at least one book in a month. Also, I am planing to share my reviews on other great books (at least in my personal opinion) that are not added in the list.

Happy reading!