Reading challenge 2015

Hello folks,

I want to read 20 books by the end of 2015th year.

So, I have started creating list, but didn't complete it yet.

I want to ask you, folks, write your suggestions and reccomendations, what book you liked, and why you liked it.

My list for now is:

1. Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (done)

2. The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne (done)

3. The Night in Lisbon by Erich Maria Remarque (done)

4. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (done)

5. Rework by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson (done)

6. My Autobiography by Sir Alex Ferguson (done)

7. The Behavior Gap. Simple ways to stop doing dumb things with money by Carl Richards (done)

8. My Brief History by Stephen Hawking (done)

9. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (done)

10. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (done)

11. Who moved my cheese? by Spencer Johnson (done)

12. Monk who sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma (done)

13. The little book that beats the market by Joel Greenblatt (done)

14. The old man and the sea by Ernest Hemingway (done)

15. Kazakhstani Dream by Marat Abiyev (done)

16. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (done)

17. On the Road by Jack Kerouac (done)

18. 1984 by George Orwell (done)

19. The Present by Spencer Johnson (done)

20. The Art of War by Sun Tzu (done)

Waiting for your help and cooperation!

Thank you in advance!

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Note 1. (02.03.15): I am not big fan of fantasy like Harry Potter or Game of Thrones, for me better fiction but with real life or history.

Prefences are novel, fictions, classic books. No fantasy, no poetry.

And, I read books not only in english, mostly in russian language (but of course reading in english too for keeping afloat).

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Note 2. (30.03.15): things going slower than I expected, but I dont loose enthusiasm. Life goes on, and we too:)

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Note 3 (06.07.15): things going nice, as planned, half year passed, 10 books finished, so moving further, despite 4 month of absence:) I have goals, I see targets.

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Note 4 (29.07.15): another 2 books finished, and I am thinking about removing one (Citadel) from list. Adventure continues!

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Note 5 (30.11.15): huh, 4 months passed, and I finished only 3 books:) Finally I replaced #2 "Citadel" with "The Mysterious Island", fair enough. Also "The Kite Runner" impressed me much, special thanks for Sir Eric. 1 month and 4 books to go, easy stuff:)

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Note 6 (02.01.2016): I have finished my last book by 30th december of 2015. So, I have completed my own challenge, and now I don't know what to say:) ... Will make new one for 2016th year, let's see:)

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Comments

Onee-chan April 7, 2015 5:06

Have you read "The Minds of Billy Milligan" by Daniel Keyes?

It is a true story about Billy Milligan who has multiple personality (24 exactly), a war in soul... An international book, maybe you can find in your language..

I like this psychological novel. Very interesting, heart breaking, and you will see something else there. Sorry if you have read it. :)
I am Vietnamese March 31, 2015 17:02

I also recommend you to read them in their original languages if possible. There may never a translated version better then the original version.
I know why the caged bird sing
The count of Monte Cristo
Twelve years a slave
The help
( I still prefer non-fiction or fact-based books to fictions)
I am Vietnamese March 31, 2015 16:54

My recommendations :
Social contract by Jean Jacques Rousseau
On liberty by John Stuart Mill
Liberalism by Ludwig Von Mises
Ignorance by Millan Kundera
Illusions by Richard Bach
Or you may find a list here http://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2014/dec/11/non-fic...
Perfect Stranger March 31, 2015 11:59

Duong

love all, trust a few, do wrong to none:)
Duong March 30, 2015 15:12

Read a lot but get a little:)
Lady Anne March 30, 2015 12:53

I have read a lot of books in the past. You won't believe me but those books were authored by only one person. So I came to be familiar with her style of writing. I plan to publish my story about it soon.

Glad to know that you are in the habit of reading, too! Don't depart from this and you will reap good results out of it.
setareh March 25, 2015 1:40

You can win by shive khera. I definitely recommend this one. It's an amazing book.
And the...Rabbit March 18, 2015 12:18

The brave soldier Shweik
MARY March 17, 2015 0:36

A CLASSIC and 'must read': "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka. It's a short novel, so you can read it in just few days :)

A MODERN CLASSIC: "A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments" by David Foster Wallace. It's a collection of nonfiction writing where the writer talks about several topics or situations. Wallace was one of the best writers of contemporary literature and he was pretty good in the use of irony while talkin' about the American culture.
Anah Sid © March 10, 2015 18:29

Oh! That's really great. You've got a challenge for yourself, amazing!

Well I'm not surprised at all but, I'll appreciate your ......... (can't use my brain right now huh you can fill the blank with a suitable word lol)

I must suggest you to read Holy Qura'an.

Can't suggest something better than that! :)

Good luck!!

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