(Another) 1% Well-Read Challenge

I hope everyone had fun with the last 1% Well Read Challenge. Even if you didn’t complete the challenge, if you read any books at all from the list, you are at least a little more ‘well-read’ than you were before!

The editors of the book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die threw a kink into our challenge when they updated the books with new titles last year. So, I’ve got three options for you on this next challenge:

  1. Read 10 titles from the original list from March 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
  2. Read 10 titles from the new list from March 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
  3. Read 13 titles from the combined list (of almost 1300 titles) from March 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010. In other words, “What were they thinking dropping titles from Dostoevsky and Jane Austen?”

For all options, overlaps with other challenges are allowed, and you may change your list at any time.

I have begun to update the 1001 list HERE. Please note that the unnumbered books are from the new titles added. Unfortunately, I do not have all the new titles added yet but will be working on it in the next week or two. Asterixed titles are ones that were dropped from the new list.

Alternatively, you can go HERE for an Excel spreadsheet of the old list, and HERE for an Excel spreadsheet of the new list.

Happy reading, and may you be more ‘well-read’ this year than last!

To sign up, please leave your specific link rather than your general blog link. If you don’t have a blog, just leave the url blank or join in the comment section.

February 27, 2009 | Filed Under Rules/Sign-up

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57 Responses to “(Another) 1% Well-Read Challenge”

  1. (Another) 1% Well-Read Challenge on February 27th, 2009 1:55 pm

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  2. Heather J. on February 27th, 2009 2:47 pm

    Yeah! The new challenge is beginning! I’ll be writing my post sometime in March and I’ll be back over to post the link to it then. :)

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  5. lenore on February 27th, 2009 3:06 pm

    Yeah. I failed. I only read 2. But I am going to sign up and try again.

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  7. Stephanie on February 27th, 2009 3:24 pm

    Ooh, I am so in on this!!!

  8. Stephanie C on February 27th, 2009 3:25 pm

    I guess I should have put my last initial since I see there are other Stephanie’s!

  9. meaghan on February 27th, 2009 4:09 pm

    very excited as i just received the new edition for my birthday!

  10. Lisa Hill on February 27th, 2009 9:34 pm

    Having completed the 2008-9 challenge, I’m now signing up for the new one. My plan is to spread my choices across the centuries. I’ll be blogging my progress at http://anzlitlovers.wordpress.com/challenges/the-1-well-read-challenge/ as I go.
    Thanks for setting this up:)
    Lisa in Oz

  11. Lezlie on February 27th, 2009 10:29 pm

    Yay! I was hoping you’d do this one again!! I’m in!
    Lezlie

  12. Susie F. on February 28th, 2009 9:36 am

    I’m in…thanks to my friend Stephanie Newton for inspiring me…

  13. Susan Evans on February 28th, 2009 9:46 am

    This looks like fun - now I just have to pick my books :)

  14. Book Psmith on February 28th, 2009 12:41 pm

    I was hoping this one would come around again…I was too late to join the last. I am going with the third option. Is it OK to list the books as we read them or do we need to make a list beforehand? Thanks for hosting.

  15. 3m on February 28th, 2009 1:15 pm

    Yes, you can change your list at any time or add them as you go.

  16. Chris on February 28th, 2009 7:16 pm

    This sounds great! I’ve picked half my books…now what else shall I read? : )

  17. uncertainprinciples on February 28th, 2009 8:03 pm

    Picked 20, going to try and doing 10 out of them. Should be a blast.

  18. Gabby on March 1st, 2009 9:53 am

    I’ve been waiting for this one. I can’t wait to dive in!

  19. tanabata on March 1st, 2009 11:00 am

    I finished my 10th book just in time, and I’m signing up for another 10. Thanks for hosting again.

  20. Debi on March 1st, 2009 1:41 pm

    “Even if you didn’t complete the challenge, if you read any books at all from the list, you are at least a little more ‘well-read’ than you were before!”…Thank you so much for saying that, as you made me feel oh-so-much better! Still, I’m determined to do better this time around.

  21. Jan (in Edmonds) on March 1st, 2009 8:59 pm

    Thanks so much for continuing this challenge. I’ve really enjoyed doing this although some of the books are hard & I could sure tell you a couple that ought to be pulled! LOL

    Jan (in Edmonds)

  22. Amanda on March 1st, 2009 11:00 pm

    LOVE this!
    Joining!

  23. Michelle on March 2nd, 2009 2:09 am

    Yay! Signed up again. I’m hoping to read my own books for this challenge, but we’ll see how it goes. Thanks for hosting again!

  24. Abbie on March 2nd, 2009 4:39 am

    I’ve just found this challenge and love the idea. Thanks for having me! Abbie

  25. Ms Ulat Buku on March 2nd, 2009 9:06 am

    I’m in! I’m so excited!

  26. priscilla on March 2nd, 2009 9:33 am

    I left my general link yesterday instead of my specific link…doh! Here it is:
    http://eveningreader.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/just-one-more-1-more/

  27. Kris F. on March 2nd, 2009 1:58 pm

    Just found this challenge and am completely intrigued. Signing up! I haven’t figured out which 10 I’m reading but I’m going to try to stick with things I already own but haven’t read.

  28. Lu on March 3rd, 2009 8:20 am

    I just signed up but I left my general blog address before I read all the instructions! Sorry :)

    Here is my challenges page:

    http://regularrumination.wordpress.com/book-challenges/

  29. Rhian on March 4th, 2009 4:39 am

    Just found the challenge, and would like to sign up - though I don’t have a blog. Like Kris F I shall pick my books from the ones I already own but haven’t read (and it’s scary how many of those there are).

  30. Pia C on March 4th, 2009 7:03 am

    I’m in! First time but it sounds great. :o)

  31. JLS Hall on March 5th, 2009 5:50 pm

    Didn’t get to participate in the last challenge, so I’m looking forward to this time around. Haven’t got my list together yet, but I’m signing up. Thanks for hosting!

  32. eva on March 6th, 2009 11:02 pm

    how great! i am always looking for a good read. i’m happy to join this challenge.

  33. Caroline on March 8th, 2009 1:08 pm

    I’m in. I’ve been meaning to read some of these books and haven’t got around to it.

  34. lisajo on March 9th, 2009 3:41 pm

    Im in…looks like fun!!!

  35. Jenny Simpson on March 13th, 2009 9:49 am

    Well I looked and searched and can’t find a list that I can see as of yet but I will keep trying. I want to do this one. Thanks.

  36. Susan from WhelanFlynn on March 15th, 2009 8:47 pm

    I’ve picked my books and I’m ready to go. What’s another 13 books on the TBR pile, after all…

  37. mee on March 17th, 2009 4:40 pm

    A late comer, but I’ve decided to join! :)

  38. mee on March 17th, 2009 5:11 pm

    I’m wondering, 3M did you sign up for this challenge yourself? I couldn’t find your list of books :P

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  40. Judy (Intergalatic Bookworm) on March 27th, 2009 5:38 am

    I could not find the list that had the classics listed. I wished that I kept my list from last year. I was straightening my book blog out and deleted the list. My book blog is still messed up because we have been having internet connection problems and I bet that AT&T cringes every time my mom calls them! Thanks for your help. Judy

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  42. Becky on April 2nd, 2009 3:38 pm

    Admittedly, I’m nervous about joining this challenge. I so want to succeed though!

  43. Becky on April 2nd, 2009 3:41 pm

    Oh, I forgot to mention that I’m doing the 13 titles between now and next March!

  44. Steven on April 12th, 2009 9:35 pm

    I’m going to try to be a better citizen and not drop out of sight like I did last year. To make this challenge even more fun, I’ve selected my 13 books at random.

  45. Schatzi on April 20th, 2009 3:19 pm

    Looking forward to it!
    http://mealibris.wordpress.com/challenges/1-well-read-challenge/

  46. Sarah on May 13th, 2009 4:07 pm

    Hello. I want to join I just don’t know what my url would be.

  47. Sharen on May 27th, 2009 6:50 am

    I’m new to doing challenges, but this one seems like a “must do”. I have 5 books chosen so far.

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  50. uncertainprinciples on July 18th, 2009 3:05 am

    And I’m done with option#2: the one I began with.

    Here’s the wrap-up.

    Thanks so much for hosting this.

  51. rachel on July 18th, 2009 8:49 pm

    Hey. This looks like fun. I’m a little late starting, but I’ll make up for it!

  52. Teri-K on August 6th, 2009 10:35 am

    I just found this blog and have joined two challenges. I love to read, and I blog about what I’m reading, So this is perfect for me. I’ve started several of these books but never finished them, so I’m going to include them. Since I joined so late, I figure that’s OK. Wouldn’t want to be accused of cheating!

  53. Jim Black on August 31st, 2009 9:09 pm

    I just found this challenge. I will be attempting the 13 books challenge. My list should be posted tomorrow.

  54. Meg on October 8th, 2009 10:46 am

    I’m joining this WAY late, but I think I can read 10 books off the new list! I’ve read a bunch of the titles already, but I don’t want to cheat, so here goes!

  55. Jan (in Edmonds) on October 14th, 2009 11:15 am

    Michelle — First, thanks so much for updating the 1,001 list. I really appreciate it. Could you please look and tell me if any of the following are on the list:

    Lord Jim - Joseph Conrad
    The Stranger - Albert Camus
    The Maltese Falcon - Dashiell Hammett

    I realized that Ulysses was due back at the library even before I began it & there’s only one copy so I can’t possibly start & finish it before the end of the year. However, I have read the above three but I believe they pre-date your work in progress. Thanks so much for checking on these for me.

    Blessings!

    Jan (in Edmonds)

  56. Reading Challenge Confessions « Fleur Fisher reads on December 29th, 2009 2:53 pm

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  57. Sandra on January 3rd, 2010 1:14 am

    I just realized that I had been doing this challenge and never posted about it. I’m going for 13 books and have completed 9. My link is now up. I’m really enjoying this challenge and having a link to the 1001 list is very handy, thank you.

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