Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die discussion

2021 Challenge Results


Ambala: Kim (1/2021)
Boca Raton, FL: LaBrava (2/2021)
Castalia: The Glass Bead Game (2/2021)
Dublin: Borstal Boy (2/2021)
England: Cecilia (2/2021)
France: Roxana (1/2021)
Gdansk: The Tin Drum (1/2021)
Hudson River: Sister Carrie (2/2021)
Ireland: Talk of the Town (2/2021)
Jordan: The Names (2/2021)
Kangwon do, Korea: Land (2/2021)
Lombardy - The Betrothed (1/2021)
Mexico - The Power and the Glory (1/2021)
New York City - Underworld (1/2021)
Oxford - Caught (3/2021)
Pennsylvania - Mason & Dixon (1/2021)
Quebec - Arcanum 17 (2/2021)
Ratner's Star: Ratner's Star (2/2021)
Saint Henri - The Tin Flute (1/2021)
Tweed (Scotland) - The Monastery (3/2021)
Udolpho - The Mysteries of Udolpho (3/2021)
Vologda (Russia) - If Not Now, When? (3/2021)
Westmeath - That They May Face the Rising Sun (2/2021)
Xanadu - Stone Juntion (5/2021)
York, Pennsylvania - Rabbit Redux (2/2021)
Zurich, Switzerland: Green Henry

Added Boca Raton: LaBrava by Elmore Leonard

Added Kangwon do, Korea: Land by Pak Kyongni.

Adding Ratner's Star from Ratner's Star by Don DeLillo.

Adding Jordan from The Names by Don DeLillo.

Adding Oxford from Caught by Henry Green (3/2021)

I have a book lined up for "U". Does any know of any for "X"?

Xu Province in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Xiang River in Dream of the Red Chamber

Sean wrote: "Xu Province in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Xiang River in Dream of the Red Chamber"

Thanks! Unfortunately, I have already read both, and they are too long to re-read.

haha. I had a feeling that would be the case. Maybe it can help somebody else.

One of the characters in Alamut claims he is from a place called Qazvin.... oh wait.... we are looking for X... I got so excited when I found that....

I think I have a book for you. In Stone Junction by Jim Dodge one character owns a place called Xanadu where the main character spends some time. From what I see you haven‘t read this one yet.

Ellinor wrote: "I think I have a book for you. In Stone Junction by Jim Dodge one character owns a place called Xanadu where the main character spends some time. From what I see you haven‘t read this one yet."

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I will hunt that one down and read it ASAP!

Added Xanadu for X from Stone Junction. I have now completed both challenges.