Reading 1001 discussion

Voting will be open today, December 15 through the 23rd. Our authors for February are Hamsun to Houellebewcq.

Please review the list of authors and the books that are eligible in this post. Comment, give your opinions, and most important, don't forget to vote. Everyone gets one free vote but if you want more opportunity you can use participation points. See the thread on participation points on how to earn them and how to use them. It is a new year but you can use your 2022 points for February votes.

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Excluded books this month.
The Good Soldier Švejk >600pgs, Q 2014
Camera Obscura >700 pgs
The Glass Bead Game, botm 2021
Hyperion, 2021 botm


Author:Knut Hamsun|18317]; Norway
1. Growth of the Soil, 1917, 435 pages
2. Hunger, 1890, 134 pages

Peter Handke, Austria
3. The Afternoon of a Writer, 86 pages
4. The Left-Handed Woman, 87 pages
5. The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, 133 pages

Chad Harbach, US
6. The Art of Fielding, 2012, 512 pages

Thomas Hardy, England
7. Far From the Madding Crowd, 433 pages
8. The Hand of Ethelberta WL, 512 pgs, 1876, 512 pgs
9. The Return of the Native, 1878, 426
10. Jude the Obscure, 2009 botm, 1895, 310 pgs
11. The Mayor of Casterbridge, 1886, 393 pgs
12. Tess of the D’Urbervilles, 518 pgs, 1891
13. The Woodlanders, 464 pgs, 1887,2015 botm

L.P. Hartley, England
14. The Go-Between, 1953, 326

Nathaniel Hawthorne, US
15. The Scarlet Letter 1850, 279, botm 2015
16.The House of the Seven Gables, 1851, 225 pgs
17. The Blithedale Romance, 1851, 204 pgs
18. The Marble Faun, 1860, 432 pages WL

Eliza Fowler Haywood, England
19. Love in Excess, 1719, 286 pgs

Bessie Head, South Africa
20. A Question of Power, 1974, 206 pgs

Anne Hébert, Canada
21. The First Garden, 1988, 176 pages

Sadegh Hedayat Persia
22. The Blind Owl, 1936, 148, 2015 botm

Robert A. Heinlein, US
23. Stranger in a Strange Land, 1961, 525 pages botm 2013

Heliodorus of Emesa, Roman emprire (Greek author)
24. Aithiopika, 1626, 288 pages

Joseph Heller US
25. Catch-22, 1961, 453 pg, 2009, 2011, 2015 botm

Ernest Hemingway, US
26. For Whom the Bell Tolls, 471 pgs
27. The Old Man and the Sea 96 pgs
28. To Have and Have Not 176 pgs
29. A Farewell to Arms 293 pages 2011 botm
30. The Sun Also Rises, 189 pgs

Margot en de engelen is not translated, Kristien Hemmerechts

Aleksandar Hemon, Bosnia Herzgovinia
31, Nowhere Man, 2002, 256 pgs

Amy Hempel US
32. Reasons to Live, SS, 1985, 129 pages, 2011 botm

José Hernández, Argentina
33. Martin Fiero, 1872, 256 (epic poem)

Michael Herr US
34. Dispatches, 1977, 260 pgs

Hermann Hesse, German
35. Siddhartha, 152 pgs
36. Rosshalde, 217 pgs
37. Steppenwolf, 2011 botm, 256 pgs


Patricia Highsmith US
39. The Talented Mr. Ripley, 2013 botm, 288 pgs.

Chester Himes, US
40. Blind Man with a Pistol, 1969, 192 pgs

Barry Hines, England the UK
41. A Kestrel For A Knave, 1968, 208 pgs

William Hope Hodgson england, UK
42. The House on the Borderland, 1908 156 botm 2015

Peter Høeg, Denmark
43. Smilla's Sense of Snow, 1992, 469 pgs, 2011 botm

E.T.A. Hoffmann, Germany
44. The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr, 1819, 384 pgs

Gert Hofmann, Germany
45. The Parable of the Blind, 1985, 152 pgs

James Hogg, Scotland
46. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, 272 pgs

Alan Hollinghurst, UK
47. The Line of Beauty, 438 pg, 2019 botm
48. The Folding Star 432 pgs
49. The Swimming-Pool Library, 452 pgs

Oles Honchar, Ukraine
50. The Cathedral, 308 pgs, 2017 botm

Michel Houellebecq, France
51. Platform 259 pgs
52. The Elementary Particles, 272 pgs
53. Whatever, 160 pgs

This is our list for February 2023. What would you like to read? Which ones have you read. Let us know and don't forget to vote.

Also be sure to post your TBR takedowns by !2/25 when you'll get your first Christmas present when we draw our first number for January. Post them in the TBR Folder please.

I would like to read:

Hunger
Anything by Thomas Hardy.
Hemingway: I haven't read The Old Man and the Sea, For Whom the Bell Tolls or To Have or Have Not.

I've read 26 of these including the excluded ones.

I've read all of Hamsun's, I've read all but two of the Hardy. I've read 2 of the Hemingway including The Old Man and the Sea. On my shelf are Blind Man with Pistol and Return of the Native.

I've read 24 including all of the Hemingway and Hesse and most of the Hardy (not The Hand of Ethelberta).

I don't have any on my to-be-read shelf, so I'm pretty open. I'm not a fan of Hawthorne or Houellebecq, for different reasons, but if one was picked that I hadn't read, I'd still want to read it.

I have read 28 including the exclusions. I am going to vote for The Scarlet Letter because I have never read it.

I am going to vote for To Have and Have Not because that is the one Hemingway I have not read yet.

I would lean toward To Have and Have not, because I like Hemingway, it's short, and it is at the library. Otherwise, I am reluctant to propose another since my plan is to concentrate on Parade's End.

I haven't read most of these, so I'm easy as long as I can get hold of the book. Of the ones mentioned I've read Hunger and The Old Man and the Sea. The only Hardy I've read is Far From the Madding Crowd. I could do another, but February is a short month (ok, only by a couple of days but it somehow feels short), so I'd love something that reads a bit faster than Hardy. Hemingway works.

Leni wrote: "I haven't read most of these, so I'm easy as long as I can get hold of the book. Of the ones mentioned I've read Hunger and The Old Man and the Sea. The only Hardy I've read is Far From the Madding..."

Hardy is always dense and slow.
Hemingway is sparse and generally short.

Sounds like Hemingway is off to a strong start- sadly have already read all of his and currently reading my last Hardy.

There's only 4 I haven't read:
-Folding Star
-The Cathedral
-Platform
-Elementary Particles

was super underwhelmed by my first Houellebecq so will probs vote for folding star of the cathedral.

27 are done and dusted. Slim pickings on the TBR shelf:

- Hunger (Hamsun)
- The Sun Also Rises (Hemingway)

I'd probably need to read some more Hardy and Hawthorne. I'll wait and see.

I think I also have The Sun Also Rises on my shelf, so up to 3 on my shelf.

Amanda wrote: "
There's only 4 I haven't read:
-Folding Star
-The Cathedral
-Platform
-Elem..."

I could go with The Folding Star, maybe for a buddy read if it doesn't get in.

On a quick search of library, Amazon UK, Open Library, and eBay, I haven't found a copy of The Cathedral. I've read all the others that have been mentioned except Blind Man with a Pistol and Platform.

I have read 16 of these. I have read Hunger and Blind Man with a Pistol, but I have not read To Have and Have Not. I would not mind reading that. I would like to read Platform which is on Amanda's list. Also, The Cathedral was part of my Random Challenge this year and it took me a long time to find an e-copy AND because I never actually read it, I would be happy to read that also.
For those of you interested in The Cathedral, the Electronic Library of Ukrainian Literature (which oddly enough is part of the University of Toronto in Canada) has all Ukrainian literature free to students. I figured I was a student of literature although they never asked...Unfortunately you are more or less reading a PDF even if you load it into an easier to deal with app like Kindle.

To Have or Have Not it is then :)

Rosemary wrote: "Amanda wrote: "
There's only 4 I haven't read:
-Folding Star
-The Cathedral
-Platform
-Elem..."

I could go with The Folding Star, maybe for a buddy read if it doesn't get in.

On a quick search o..."
I’ve read Cathedral twice as a book of the month (once on Shelfari) and once here on GR. It is available as a free pdf file. Here’s a link. http://sites.utoronto.ca/elul/English...

Thank you Gail for the info and Kristel for the link!

I am going to vote for The Sun Also Rises as I have it on my shelf.

Amanda wrote: "Sounds like Hemingway is off to a strong start- sadly have already read all of his and currently reading my last Hardy.

There's only 4 I haven't read:
-Folding Star
-The Cathedral
-Platform
-Elem..."

I will vote for Platform, it's one of the six on my personal TBR list. I've read 19 of these, a little more than my usual. I read all the Hemingways long ago also, but would do a re-read if one wins; I have copies of some. I've read 4 of the 7 Hardys; The Woodlanders a year ago was the most recent.
The book highest in my list to-read is Growth of the Soil, but no one has promoted that so far. I noted it's free for kindle, at least when I got it.

George P. wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Sounds like Hemingway is off to a strong start- sadly have already read all of his and currently reading my last Hardy.

There's only 4 I haven't read:
-Folding Star
-The Cathedral
..."

Growth of the Soil is an excellent book, I really enjoyed it. Maybe someone will be up for a buddy read.

The winner of the popular vote was To Have and Have Not, the runners up were The Sun Also Rises and Platform.
The Randomizer chose The Blind Owl, a previous botm a while back.

What will you be reading in February?

And check your TBR list because tomorrow the January 2023 tbr book will be announced.

Kristel wrote: "The winner of the popular vote was To Have and Have Not, the runners up were The Sun Also Rises and Platform.
The Randomizer chose The Blind Owl, a previous botm a while b..."

Excellent news! I will be reading both.

I have read The Blind Owl so I will read To Have and To Have Not. I would also do a Buddy read if any one has read both.

I have read The Blind Owl and will not be doing a reread. I will read To Have and Have Not, start Clarissa, start Parade's End and of course by TBR

I have also read the Blind Owl. I will be reading To Have and Have Not.

I’ve read The Blind Owl too, and fairly recently. I may read To Have or Have Not, but may just focus on clearing some of my existing 1001 books.

I'm interested in reading both, but I'll see what I can get hold of. I have a lot of Hemingways, but not that one. lol

I will read both.

I've read both, so I'll hold off for February, unless anyone wants to do a buddy read of 1 of the 4 books I mentioned above.

Amanda, I would read Platform or The Cathedral as a Buddy read with you.

Nice! Buddy read of the Cathedral it is :)

Amanda wrote: "Nice! Buddy read of the Cathedral it is :)"

I marked it for a buddy read, February and Amanda as moderator.

Both Feb books are short, The Blind Owl about 140 pgs and To Have and Have Not about 175 so I may will read both.
I read To Have and Have Not about 35 years ago I think. Like Leni I have some old Hemingway hardbacks but not this one. I haven't read The Blind Owl; it's in my to-read list and I can get a library ebook.

I have read both will see if I can get hold of Cathedral and join the buddy read

I'll be reading The Blind Owl and I hope also The Cathedral... but it will depend how my other challenges are going :)

Alas, I've read both and won't be able to source The Cathedral in time for the buddy. I'll focus on the quarterly and annual reads instead, with a sneaky glance at the randomized list (although I might need to make some changes with Book Worm).

Patrick wrote: "Alas, I've read both and won't be able to source The Cathedral in time for the buddy. I'll focus on the quarterly and annual reads instead, with a sneaky glance at the randomized list (although I m..."

Cathedral is available on-line as a pdf.

Kristel wrote: "Patrick wrote: "Alas, I've read both and won't be able to source The Cathedral in time for the buddy. I'll focus on the quarterly and annual reads instead, with a sneaky glance at the randomized li..."

Hi Kristel - can you direct me towards this. Thank you.

To Patrick and Book (and anyone else who would like to do the Buddy Read for February):
From Kristel: I’ve read Cathedral twice as a book of the month (once on Shelfari) and once here on GR. It is available as a free pdf file. Here’s a link: http://sites.utoronto.ca/elul/Main-En...

For those of you interested in The Cathedral, the Electronic Library of Ukrainian Literature (which oddly enough is part of the University of Toronto in Canada) has all Ukrainian literature free to students.

Gail wrote: link to U of Toronto Ukrainian book site

Thanks for that Gail, I have the Cathedral way down in my to-read list and have made a note of the site. I had noted that none of the multiple libraries I have access to have it.
I'm reading both The Blind Owl and To Have and Have Not so wont do the buddy read.