Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die discussion
Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
Books mentioned in this topic
Fanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (other topics)The Yellow Wallpaper (other topics)
Notes from Underground (other topics)
Mysteries (other topics)
Petersburg Tales: New Translation: Newly Translated and Annotated / Includes the Diary of a Madman (other topics)
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The 12 Tasks are:
1. Read a book written by an author from a country around the Pacific Rim (excluding the United States).Notes from Underground - Sep 10
2. Read a book published by a small press, a university press, or an independent press.
3. Read a book that is not a novel.The Yellow Wallpaper - Oct 12
4. Read a book dealing with mental illness.Petersburg Tales - Mar 10
5. Read a debut novel.Fanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure - Nov 25
6. Read a book in honor of Queen Elizabeth II (1926 -- 2022). Be creative – it could be written by an author named Elizabeth, a book with a character named Elizabeth, a book featuring a royal or an Elizabethan character, etc.The Radetzky March - 18 Feb
7. Read a book that can be classified as genre fiction (e.g. science fiction, mystery, romance, fantasy, horror, etc.).The Nose - Mar 10
8. Read a book from a country with 5 or fewer books on the Boxall list.Nowhere Man - 18 Jan
9. Read a book that has won a literary award or was written by an author who won the Nobel Prize for Literature.Mysteries - Jun 03
10. Read a book that caused a scandal when it was published or has been banned.All Quiet on the Western Front - Mar 27
11. Read a book with a one word title.Dracula - 12 Jan
12. Read a book using the theme of 23.Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - 23 Jan (finished on 23 Jan)