Dear Book Lovers,
This year my reading goals are going to include a genre of books that are difficult for me--long books. Most of my reading in the past couple of years has been centered on the classics of new and old literature. However, I have always used one qualifier. It can't be too.o.o.o.o long. This year, I plan to head into that storm of excessive wordiness, letting the howling sentences plash upon the prow of my vessel, setting myself adrift upon the endless roll of interminable ideas and utterances. Simply, I will read some long books. I will also read some others.
Books like Ulysses and War and Peace, even In Search of Lost Time, have long been on my list of "I couldn't get through that" books. Maybe, after this year, that list will have diminished. So far, I'm halfway through my first. I might even try to dabble in The Eight Dog Chronicles, though I don't think I want to commit the next 30 years of my life to them!
And here's a list to choose from.
Books
The Public Domain by Stephen Fishmen
Complete Copyright: An Everyday Guide for Librarians by Carrie Russell
Broken Glass by Alain Mabanckou
American Mind Part I by Allen Guelzo
Ulysses by James Joyce--first 1/2 and I'm taking a break!
A People's History of Christianity: The Other Side of the Story by Diana Butler Bass
The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About your Organization by Peter F. Drucker et al
North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell
A Spirit of Tolerance: The Inspiring Life of Tierno Bokar by Amadou Hampate Ba
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath
To Have and to Hold by Mary Johnston
The Dark Child by Camara Laye
The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham
The Truth about Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion by Robert Spencer
The Enlightenment: Reason, Tolerance, and Humanity in The Modern Scholar Series by James Schmidt
The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham
The Reivers by William Faulkner
The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe by Stephen Hawking
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Hard Times by Charles Dickens
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
The Chronicles of Barsetshire by Anthony Trollope
Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
The Life of an American Slave by Frederick Douglass
Racism Explained to My Daughter by Tahar Ben Jelloun
Islam Explained by Tahar Ben Jelloun
True Grit by Charles Portis
Life and Operas of Verdi - Course 1 by Robert Greenberg
Life and Operas of Verdi - Course 2 by Robert Greenberg
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
2 States, The Story of My Marriage by Chetan Bhaghat
Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo
Life and Operas of Verdi - Course 3 by Robert Greenberg
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salmon Rushdie
Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time by Karen Armstrong
Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
Midnight's Children by Salmon Rushdie
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I have not read any of these...and I must admit that none of them sound extremely iteresting! :) But I am sure they will be worth the read. Ulysses is one that I do want to tackle one of these days...
You have read Atlas Shrugged haven't you?
Yes, I have. Didn't see that one on the list...but yes, that is a LOOONG and difficult one!
Hi Betsy, Please forgive me as I do not mean to hack your sight. Are you cousins with the late Peter Deuel? I am such a huge fan of his and somehow my passion for him got me to your sight even though I see no mention of him here. I love reading about your grandfather and I think it is awesome that you honor him with your award.
Anonymous,
Yes, I am a cousin of the late Pete Deuel. Pete loved his Pap Ellstrom, so I guess he would have liked the award also. Feel free to email me at my blog email address and we can chat privately.
Betsy
How incredibly kind of you. I definitely will.
Thank you
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