1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

Recently, all of my friends have become enamored with Pinterest, a website that allows you to digitally 'pin' things that you simply can not live without. Apparently, the general population of females in my age group have spent numerous years, binders, and magazines constructing collections of things that they like, organizing future homes, weddings, birthday parties, and outfits. I missed this boat. However, in the interest of staying up on what's happening in the digital world, I do occasionally find myself checking out Pinterest. It's quite addicting, which is one of the reasons why I refuse to sign up. That is another story.

In a bout of Pinterest creeping, I happened to come across a 'pin' linking to a book, which lists 1001 books that you must read in your lifetime. As an avid reader, I was instantly hooked. So, I've decided to spend some time reading these books. I started this blog as a way to chronicle my reading. I have no false pretenses about my own memory and fully admit that I will probably not be able to remember how I feel about book one once I have read book 800--hence the blog.

Here is the link to a NYTimes article about the book about the books :)

Thus, I wish myself happy reading. The first book I'm going to read is 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die by Peter Boxall. Luckily, it's available for kindle :)

Oh, and rest assured, I will save my bank account serious pain by making use of my local library which, I am in love with since it added ebooks!