Read a book from every year of your life challenge

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McGoohan
McGoohan
Jan 2017
10:20pm, 16 Jan 2017
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Slightly struggling with my 1965 Stanislaw Lem - it's a bit bonkers. Like The Little Prince rewritten by Isaac Asimov.
McGoohan
McGoohan
Jan 2017
10:22pm, 16 Jan 2017
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For 68 I've got Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge. There might not be a copy in the Bintshoppe currently as I bought the last one the other day ;-)
Badger
Badger
Jan 2017
10:29pm, 16 Jan 2017
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I've gone with Samuel R Delany's Babel-17 for 1966. I suspect it may be like Isaac Asimov rewritten by the Little Prince. Never read any Delany, and am intrigued by it apparently being largely about the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

First couple of pages read like Iain M Banks without the optimism.
pedroscalls
pedroscalls
Jan 2017
12:56am, 17 Jan 2017
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pedroscalls
I'm currently reading my 2005 book, I really must make a proper list though.
Bintmcskint
Bintmcskint
Jan 2017
6:10am, 17 Jan 2017
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Bintmcskint
*shakes tiny fist at McG*

I knew I should have bought it before I went on holiday!
McGoohan
McGoohan
Jan 2017
6:38am, 17 Jan 2017
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It also has the sequel, Myron - a very strange book - with it so I can use that possibly as my 1973 book.
Heinzster
Heinzster
Jan 2017
6:54am, 17 Jan 2017
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Heinzster
Finished 2015 book, Edge of Eternity. I started before the challenge but it has 1100 odd pages so I reckon even half should count! I enjoyed the trilogy, I don't usually read historial novels. Now on to Tinker Tailor etc. Not starting how I thought but at a mere 480 pages I'll manage!
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
Jan 2017
8:40am, 17 Jan 2017
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I'm going for Forfeit by Dick Francis for my '68 book. Just need to reserve it from the library.

I've decided that Flann O'Brien has created a new literary genre - Irish Magical Realism. It's an acquired taste ;-)
BaronessBL
BaronessBL
Jan 2017
11:23am, 17 Jan 2017
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I read Forfeit as my 1968 book LN. I enjoyed it although I had read it before and of the ones of his I've read so far in this challenge (I am doing all of his books from 1965 onwards) I have enjoyed others more, but that's because some of them I hadn't read before. When I have got through the lot of them I think it has a good chance of being in my top ten (yes I am sad enough that I am going to do a top ten of the 52 books I'll be reading for this) :-)
BaronessBL
BaronessBL
Jan 2017
11:25am, 17 Jan 2017
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BTW if you can't reserve it from the library for any reason LN I'll send you my copy if you want? A while back in the book group another Fetchie sent me a copy of the book that was that particular month's read so I feel I should also pass on a book to a Fetchie in return.

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The plan to read a book that was first published from each year of your life.
Doesn't matter how long it takes.

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