Reading Challenge

[knick_knack]

Inspired by protodisco's similar 50 book challenge, I'll be attempting (and in all likelihood failing) to read 52 books in as many weeks. I'll be starting September 20th, 2009 and updating this entry as I proceed.

Here's my tentative list... any suggestions or replacements appreciated:

Comments

[dudeuhman]

wow, quite a few of those aren't exactly page-turners

[polarisdib]

Good luck with that. It's a great book list, but frankly there's a lot of them on there that I think would be less fun to read under the stress of trying to read them in a week.

--PolarisDiB

[knick_knack]

Ya, I think the subtitle to this list might be:

"52 Books in 52 Weeks" or "However Long it Takes Me at a Comfortable Yet Rapid Pace" or "How to Destroy One's Social Life in 52 Steps"

[evienelson]

Flannery O'Connor is fun to read but be prepared to get sort of bummed out.

[protodisco]

Oh man. You're going to LOVE "The Sot-Weed Factor". So good.

[knick_knack]

Wow, you weren't kidding! I think I'll need to have at least three Barths on my list should I attempt a second similar challenge next year

[protodisco]

Whoa. If I were anywhere in your vicinity I'd give you the biggest high five of all time for finishing Rising Up and Rising Down. That's an accomplishment. Now Bring On The Proust!

[knick_knack]

If your local library has a copy of the unabridged or a reasonably priced (~$100? All I know is that the $400 price tags on half are outrageous) copy turns up on ebay (assuming you don't already own it), I'd highly recommend checking out volumes V and VI. The earlier, theoretical volumes were a bit dry for my taste (it didn't help that I'm not well versed in philosophy/sociology), but the case studies were fascinating and, quite frankly, page turners!