BOOKS of Note — My personal 2017 book challenge
As part of my New Year resolution I decided to read 52 books this year. One every week. Yes! You might think that sounds a bit superficial and you are right. But it will make me read. A lot.
For that reason I asked my friends to recommend me a book that absolutely has to be on such list. Could be anything. Non-fiction or fiction or even graphic novels.
The only limitation was that the books can´t be tooooo long and could be realistically read in a week (besides work). I am not the fastest reader after all. (Thanks Kay, for recommending The Count of Monte Cristo…)
The below list is what they came back with. I realised again what a diverse and well-read circle of friends I have. There might be an inspirational read for some of you, too. And if you can recommend any further readings…fire away!
OK; now I better start reading…
Books of note — as recommended by my friends
FICTIONTitleAuthorKindCountryThe Quiet AmericanGraham GreeneFictionUKLucky JimKingsley AmisFictionUKRavelsteinSaul BellowFictionCanadaHeadhuntersJo NesboFictionNorwayUlyssesJames JoyceFictionIrelandAtomisedMichel HouellebecqFictionFranceI am pilgrimTerry HayesFictionUKthe pillars of the earthKen FollettFictionUKThe Waterproof BibleAndrew KaufmanFictionCanadaNo NameWilkie CollinsFictionUKOne Thousand and One NightsDivFictionDivHector and the Search for HappinessFrancois LelordFictionFranceThe Martianandy weirFictionUSAThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayMichael ChabonFictionUSAOryx and CrakeMargaret AtwoodFictionCanadaColorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of PilgrimageHaruki MurakamiFictionJapanThe InnocentIan McEwanFictionUKDead Poets SocietyNancy H KleinbaumFictionUSAON SEEING THE 100% PERFECT GIRL ONE BEAUTIFUL APRIL MORNINGHaruki MurakamiFictionJapanThe Execution of JusticeFriedrich DürrenmattFictionSwitzerlandPicture of Dorian GrayOscar WildeFictionIrelandSummerhouse, laterJudith HermannFictionGermanyWild SwansJung ChangFictionChinaScarfolkRichard LittlerFictionUKA Heart So WhiteJavier MariasFictionSpainThe Shadow of the WindCarlos Ruiz ZafónFictionSpainCity of MarvelsEduardo GarrigaFictionSpainHomo FaberMax FrischFictionSwitzerlandThe power of the dogDon WinslowFictionUSAWater for elephantsSara GruenFictionCanadaA fine balanceRohinton MistryFictionIndiaLolitaVladimir NabokovFictionUSAMiddlesexJeffrey EugenidesFictionUSAOrlandoVirginia WoolfFictionUKRivers of LondonBen AaronovitchFictionUKSonnetsWilliam ShakespeareFictionUKOliver TwistCharles DickensFictionUKNeverwhereNeil GaimanFictionUKThe White TigerAravind AdigaFictionIndiaThe Kite RunnerKhaled HosseiniFictionAfghanistanAnna kareninaLeo TolstoyFictionRussiaWar and PeaceLeo TolstoyFictionRussiaNo one Belongs Here More Than YouMiranda JulyFictionUSACare of Wooden FloorsWill WilesFictionUKCelestine ProphecyJames RedfieldFictionUSASilkAlessandro BariccoFictionItalyLennon is deadAlexander OsangFictionGermanyWhen the lion feedsWilbur SmithFictionSouth AfricaThe alchemistPaulo CoelhoFictionBrazilWho Will Run the Frog HospitalLorrie MooreFictionUSAA Little LifeHanya YanagiharaFictionUSARight Ho, JeevesP. G. WodehouseFictionUKStories we could tellTony ParsonsFictionUKDark MatterJuli ZehFictionGermanyCrime and PunishmentFyodor DostoyevskyFictionRussiaHeart of DarknessJoseph ConradFictionUKHam on ryeCharles BukowskiFictionUSAa prayer for Owen meanyJohn IrvingFictionUSAMy cousin RachelDaphne Du MaurierFictionUKThe 100 year old man climbed out of a window and disappearedJonas JonassonFictionSwedenThe Flatey EnigmaViktor Arnar IngolfssonFictionIcelandBamboo RoadAnn BennettFictionUKHalf of a Yellow SunChimamanda Ngozi AdichieFictionNigeriaThe BlizzardVladimir Georgievich SorokinFictionRussiaThe Discreet HeroMario Vargas-LlosaFictionPeruDistant StarRoberto BolanoFictionChileThe time, the timeMartin SuterFictionSwitzerlandFriday Night LightsBuzz BissingerFictionUSAPS, I Love YouCecelia AhernFictionIrelandMay We Be ForgivenA. M. HomesFictionUSAThe Count of Monte CristoAlexander DumasFictionFranceCapitaljohn lanchesterFictionUKLast Night in Twisted RiverJohn IrvingFictionUSATinker, tailor, soldier, spyJohn Le CarreFictionUKThe strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr HydeRobert Louis StevensonFictionUKAnthemAyn RandFictionUSAThe Yellow WallpaperCharlotte Perkins GilmanFictionUSAThe overcoatNikolai GogolFictionRussiaThe 39 stepsJohn BuchanFictionUKFear and Loathing in Las VegasHunter S. ThompsonFictionUSAThe Sun also risesErnest HemingwayFictionUSAJourney to the end of the nightLouis-Ferdinand CelineFictionFrancePeter and Mary go fishingNat DarkeFictionEast-GermanyNON-FICTIONBecoming AnimalDavid AbramNon-FictionUSADestiny DisruptedTamim AnsaryNon-FictionAfghanistanGood Strategy Bad StrategyRichard RumeltNon-FictionUSAHappiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important SkillMatthieu RicardNon-FictionFranceEGOFrank SchirrmacherNon-FictionGermanyDebt: The First 5,000 YearsDavid GraeberNon-FictionUSAPretty BoyRoy ShawNon-FictionUKMr NiceHoward MarksNon-FictionUKLittle Book of HyggeMeik WikingNon-FictionDanmarkDesign your lifeBill BurnettNon-FictionUSABossypantsTina FeyNon-FictionUSAMe talk pretty one dayDavid SedarisNon-FictionUSAShoe DogPhil KnightNon-FictionUSASailing Alone Around the WorldJoshua SlocumNon-FictionCanadaSextantDavid BarrieNon-FictionUKWhen Genius FailedRoger LowensteinNon-FictionUSAThe Big ShortMichael LewisNon-FictionUSAElon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our FutureAshlee VanceNon-FictionUSAInto Thin AirJon KrakauerNon-FictionUSAExtreme MetaphorsJG BallardNon-FictionUKMy Lunches with OrsonOrson WellesNon-FictionUSASo You’ve Been Publicly ShamedJon RonsonNon-FictionUKDeep SurvivalLaurence GonzalesNon-FictionUSAIn Cold bloodTruman CapoteNon-FictionUSAThe man who mistook his wife for a hatOliver SacksNon-FictionUKLeaders eat lastSimon SinekNon-FictionUSASapiens: A Brief History of HumankindYuval Noah HarariNon-FictionUSAShakespeareBill BrysonNon-FictionUKCosmos and PsycheRichard TarnasNon-FictionUSAGRAPHIC NOVELSHabibiCraig ThompsonGraphic Novel/Picture BookUSABlack HoleCharles BurnsGraphic Novel/Picture BookUSAFrom HellAlan MooreGraphic Novel/Picture BookUKCalvin and HobbesBill WattersonGraphic Novel/Picture BookUSAThe Giving TreeShel SilversteinGraphic Novel/Picture BookUSA
