I guess as sort of a New Year’s resolution (in which I don’t really believe), I’ve decided to read more books. Novels, in particular. I realized that during my undergrad years I was focused entirely on completing my majors and spending my free time with friends. Since I didn’t take any literature courses, I now feel like I missed out on some of the breadth of my education. So my goal is to make myself, in some small way, a better individual.
Now, since I live in Irvine (which is a pretty uneventful place), and most of my friends have lives outside of school and families and such, I spend my time a lot differently than I did in undergrad (not to mention the fact that I am married now). Anyways, in an effort to expand my literary palate, I’m going to (attempt to) read all of the novels on this list (in descending order). Granted, I wouldn’t accept this list as complete, as there are several books that I have enjoyed missing from it, but I do feel like it will give me a good range of reading experiences. I’ll also be keeping track of my progress on this site, mostly for myself, but also for anyone who cares to read it.
So, we shall see how it goes. Wish me luck.
Comments
Jason Merino said,
Commendable my friend. There are a lot of good books on that list. Good luck Todd.
austin said,
I made a similar new years resolution. Only minus the list. I have my own collection of 100 books (give or take a few) that I still need to read. I just made a simple “resolution” to read more. Good luck with the list, but I’ll offer a suggestion, sometimes books should be read by everyone, but most of the time, reading should be done for enjoyment. If one of the books looks boring, or is boring, skip it. It’ll take all the fun out of reading and you’ll hate it by the time you complete the list.
troyal said,
Thanks for the kind words and good advice guys. I should be starting on Gone With the Wind soon, and I’ll let you know how that works out for me.