1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

from BookMarkMe

I just love a book that can be used as an attractive book end; and when not used as such allows me to surreptitiously dip my toe amongst its reading proposals. The fun doesn't end there; "What no - Whatever book I adore" or "What, that junk, you've got to be kidding" and I laugh to myself as I im...

from lit_chick

The idea of a book about books is hugely appealing to me. I love to hold this heavyweight and read the varied entries, or simply browse for ideas, or smell its thick pages, or peruse the quality art. I've used this book often and will continue to do so; I've garnered reading suggestions that will...

from ursula

I should normally stay away from these books, as I spend time reading about books when I could instead be reading the books themselves, but I liked the structure here. It's broken down by era and then has a good variety of types of books, not just what was on a list of classics.

from BookMarkMe

I just love a book that can be used as an attractive book end; and when not used as such allows me to surreptitiously dip my toe amongst its reading proposals. The fun doesn't end there; "What no - Whatever book I adore" or "What, that junk, you've got to be kidding" and I laugh to myself as I im...

from Kasthu

I have mixed feelings about this compendium. On one hand, I've read many of the books listed here, and agree with the editors' assesment of them. On the other hand, some of their choices are puzzling. If this is supposed to be a compendium of novels, then why is Rousseau's Confessions on there? A...