Finding the goal of all goals got me thinking about some of my current projects. I am a goal person, and I'm a bigger list person so I always have at least one thing I'm working on. I decided maybe I should start working on one of my abandoned goals. I decided it was time to follow through on my latest reading goal. I want to read the TIME's list of the 100 best novels. I started this at the beginning of the semester, read one book, and promptly forgot about. Maybe writing it here will help me stay focused!
Originally this had no deadline, but I think I need one to stay motivated. So I've decided to try and do it by the end of the year. Even if I fall short of my deadline (which very well could happen, we are talking like 10 books a month, which is a bit much even for someone who loves reading like I do), it should help me stay on track and not completely abandon my idea. Luckily I've already read a few on the list in the past so I don't have to read the entire 100. I know this still leaves ALOT of books, but it's supposed to be a challenge, right?
I head to the library Monday, wish me luck!
Here are the ones I've read already:
All The King's Men, Robert Penn Warren
Animal Farm, George Orwell
Are You There God, It's Me Margret, Judy Bloom
Atonement, Ian McEwan
Beloved, Toni Morrison
The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison
Lord of the Flies, William Golding
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kensey
The Sound and The Fury, William Faulkner
Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston
To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Watchmen, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
White Noise, Don Deilo
Currently: missing Gabby! It was so fun having her here! I'll put up pictures soon :)
Oh and the picture is from one of my favorite bookstores, Shakespeare and Co. !
I loved this post and your goal! I'm totally a goal and list person too! Sadly right now my lists are focused on lame things like preparing for the GRE. But I couldn't resist and looked through the Times list to see how many I'd read. Here's my list. You'll have to keep us posted on which ones you love!
ReplyDeleteGone With the Wind (1936), by Margaret Mitchell
The Grapes of Wrath (1939), by John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (1925), by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (1950), by C.S. Lewis
The Lord of the Rings (1954), by J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Flies (1955), by William Golding
A Passage to India (1924), by E.M. Forster
Things Fall Apart (1959), by Chinua Achebe
To Kill a Mockingbird (1960), by Harper Lee
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ReplyDeletethe goal of goals haha. i wonder where that came from...
ReplyDeleteoh and btw, I MISS YOU TOO!!!!!!!!
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I have only read 4 on this list..Yikes I think I'll try to make it two more over the summer. I'm slow! Here's my list:
ReplyDeleteDeath Comes for the Archbishop (1927), by Willa Cather
• Gone With the Wind (1936), by Margaret Mitchell
• Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937), by Zora Neale Hurston
To Kill a Mockingbird (1960), by Harper Lee