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Climbing Mount 1001: The Ultimate Spreadsheet Guide to the Books You “Must” Read
Tracking the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (edited by Peter Boxall) is a major project because the "official" list has changed across multiple editions (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2018). A comprehensive spreadsheet typically covers the 1,315+ unique titles 1001 books to read before you die spreadsheet
- Spreadsheet fix: Filter out any year before 1900. Suddenly, you are free.
- The 18th Century Gems: I discovered I actually enjoy epistolary novels (novels written as letters). Les Liaisons dangereuses was a thrilling surprise.
- The Graphic Novels: The list includes masterpieces like Maus and Watchmen. It was a relief to finish a "1 book" in a single sitting after slogging through a dense Victorian novel the week prior.
- The "Unknown" Authors: The spreadsheet highlights authors I’d never heard of. Without the list, I never would have picked up Stoner by John Williams, which is now in my top five books of all time.