1001/1292 Books (Part 2) 

Continuing my look at Hannah’s 1001/1292 Books You Must Read Before You Die list, below you’ll find the next 20 I’ve managed to accidentally (and all too often randomly) read over the last 30 years or so. Of course, one of the great things about this kind of list is that can give you ideas or just the motivation to try new books or new authors that you may not have encountered otherwise. Presently I’ve just been prompted to ‘bump up’ some books I already own higher up the planned reading pile. Later, if I get that far, I’ll start investigating other books and other authors I haven’t tried or bought yet. I guess we’ll see! But anyway.... 

The Godfather – Mario Puzo 

2001: A Space Odyssey – Arthur C. Clarke 

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Philip K. Dick 

Chocky – John Wyndham 

One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel García Márquez 

In Cold Blood – Truman Capote 

The Graduate – Charles Webb 

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Ken Kesey    

Stranger in a Strange Land – Robert Heinlein 

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie – Muriel Spark 

To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee 

Cider With Rosie – Laurie Lee 

The Midwich Cuckoos – John Wyndham 

The Lord of the Rings – J.R.R. Tolkien 

Lord of the Flies – William Golding    

The Long Goodbye – Raymond Chandler 

Casino Royale – Ian Fleming 

Invisible Man – Ralph Ellison 

Day of the Triffids – John Wyndham 

Foundation – Isaac Asimov 

Of course, if I wasn’t such a fan of SF (and to a much lesser degree Fantasy) I’d have hit a LOT less than the 80 odd I managed (6% remember!) of the long list on Hannah’s Blog. As I’ve said before, although I do read a lot (at least compared to the ‘average’ person) I am not, and do not regard myself as, particularly “well read” in any sense. I am making the effort though and I’ll be using this list as at least one element of continuing down that road.