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READING 1001 is a busy place. We love having new members but it can be hard to find your way around. Thank you for participating! You'll find a friendly and welcoming group though a bit competitive.


This discussion thread is a place where we will try to answer some questions that might arise about READING 1001.


Our administrators are here to help and are happy to answer questions that you may not find covered here.

How Does READING 1001 work?
Every month we vote for the books that we will read as a group two months out. So if we vote in January, we would be voting for March books. Voting occurs around mid month (the 15th) and goes about 1 week.

Two books are chosen; one by popular vote and the other by randomizer. We go through the 1001 list every two years and divide the books by authors last names. Usually there is between 40 and 50 books that we vote on.

A host will lead a discussion of one of the books so we can discuss the book together. You are invited to host a book. If you have read both the popular vote and the randomizer choice, you can start a buddy read. You must have read both choices and get at least one other member to join you in your buddy read. You and the partners must read, discuss, and review the book. The points are the same as if it were a BOTM.

We also have quarterly reads which are bigger books but not the biggest books. We read those together over three months. The quarterly reads are selected around November of every year by voting.

We have one annual read. That book is selected from a list of the biggest books and we are working are way through the list from biggest on down.

We also have various other opportunities. This year we have a continued the TBR takedown (3rd Year). It is quite popular challenge so check it out. It's not too late to join in no matter what time of the year. You pick out a list of books you want to read and each month a number is generated. If you join later in the year. Just leave those numbers already drawn blank.

There are other special challenges. This year, each month will have a special challenge according to admin Diane Z.

How do I participate here at READING 1001?

Take a look around and familiarize yourself but mostly you'll want to generate participation points.

See this link: /topic/show/...

Book keeps a spreadsheet with participation points and you use those to vote. You only need to keep tract of your points. No subtracting necessary. Book takes care of that. We like you to just keep tract of the total points you earn.

Set up a thread here: /topic/group...


Other opportunities to participate.

Request a randomizer list. /topic/group...

Set up a TBR takedown list, /topic/group...

Set up a personal list here: /topic/group...

How to use the group bookshelf?


We only want 1001 list books on our bookshelf. They are all there, so do not add any books to the shelf


You can find things like past BOTM books and years that they were read.

How do I file a review of a 1001 book?

There is a folder for all the reviews here: /topic/group...

If you click on topics showing found in the left hand side of page, it will alphabetize the books and then you can sort through to find other reviews of your book that you are reviewing. Place your review in that thread. It's fun to compare how we experience the books.

Here is a link to an alphabetized list of already reviewed books with links. If a book has already been reviewed, please add yours. Do not start a new topic. You can go to the right hand side and search the discussions for the title of the book. After you get that, then select Topic only and that should get you to the right thread. Thanks. (/topic/show/...

If there are two or more topics to a book, I will be only using the oldest topic thread. I am requesting that you cut and paste your reviews in the original thread so they are all together. After cutting and paste please delete the additional thread. Thanks.

How do I know which books are 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die?

We use the full combined list here.

This is the link to the list. /topic/show/...

How do I use html in a post?


Spoiler: < spoiler > and spoiler > without the spaces. (view spoiler)[Hello (hide spoiler)]

Bold < b > < /b > without spaces bold


Italics < I > < /I > without spaces italics


strike < s > < /s > strike


[ � ] bullet = black small circle & # 8 2 2 6;
[ � ] star solid & # 9 7 3 3;
[ � ] star outline & # 9 7 3 4;
[ � ] black heart & h e a r t s;
[ � ] heavy check mark & # 1 0 0 0 4;
[ � ] heavy multiplication sign & # 1 0 0 0 6;
[ � ] ascending node & # 9 7 3 8;
[ � ] scissors & # 9 9 8 8;


# 9 7 6 0 ; (with no spaces)= � skull and crossed bones for those truly awful books

1001shelf wrote: "[ � ] bullet = black small circle & # 8 2 2 6;
[ � ] star solid & # 9 7 3 3;
[ � ] star outline & # 9 7 3 4;
[ � ] black heart & h e a r t s;
[ � ] heavy check mark & # 1 0 0 0 4;
[ � ] heavy multiplication sign & # 1 0 0 0 6;
[ � ] ascending node & # 9 7 3 8;
[ � ] scissors & # 9 9 8 8;


# 9 7 6 0 ; (with no spaces)= � skull and crossed bones for those truly awful books
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I always wondered how to do this. Thanks!

This is so helpful, thanks!

How Can I Find a List of countries for 1001 Books?

/topic/show/...

How I do with spoilers to really put them into my comment?
I type < spoiler > and then what?

Tatjana wrote: "How I do with spoilers to really put them into my comment?
I type and then what?"


{spoiler}hidden text goes here{/spoiler}

Like above, but replace curly brackets {} with pointed brackets <>:
(view spoiler)[hidden text goes here (hide spoiler)]

Tatjana wrote: "How I do with spoilers to really put them into my comment?
I type and then what?"
See Message # 7, as Liz says, just don't leave spaces.

What if I join the group later than January? Can I catch up with the annual and quarterly reads?

Newbies joining after the start of the year are welcome to catchup on Annual, Quarterly and BOTM reads. (Only Newbies). The only thing you can not catch up on is the TBR takedown challenge and the DiversityGlobe Trotter reads.

Any suggestions about "feminists" novels by Black British female authors from 1930 to 20th. For the MA literature thesis.

Ehab wrote: "Any suggestions about "feminists" novels by Black British female authors from 1930 to 20th. For the MA literature thesis."

Ehab, great question. I can think of African American feminist authors but none from England. Maybe Book might know as she is from the UK. Good luck on your thesis.

Diane wrote: "Ehab wrote: "Any suggestions about "feminists" novels by Black British female authors from 1930 to 20th. For the MA literature thesis."

Ehab, great question. I can think of African American femini..."

Thank you. I already choose The Bluest Eye by American female Toni Morrison, so I'm searching about British black female author.

Ehab wrote: "Any suggestions about "feminists" novels by Black British female authors from 1930 to 20th. For the MA literature thesis."

Zadie Smith? Would she fit?
Or Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, she is from Africa but may be living in England, so would she count. Guess not, she lives in between US and Nigeria.

Kristel wrote: "Ehab wrote: "Any suggestions about "feminists" novels by Black British female authors from 1930 to 20th. For the MA literature thesis."

Zadie Smith? Would she fit?
Or Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, she..."
Yes, Zadie she fit with my thesis. I'm searching for her books. Thank you for your helpful response.

Does anyone here have a list of the 1001 Titles that are not available in English? I know several, but not sure I have found them all.

Judith, I believe someone has those. I will look too.

Judith wrote: "Does anyone here have a list of the 1001 Titles that are not available in English? I know several, but not sure I have found them all."

I have this list...

List Books Not Translated into English

Lady Number Thirteen - Jose Carlos Somoza
Gimmick!- Joost Zwagerman
Back to Oegstgeest - Jan Wolkers
The New World - Blattengeta Heruy Welde Sellase
Margot and the Angels - Kristien Hemmerechts ??- Not Found
Smell of Sadness - Alfred Kossmann-
The Port - Antun Å oljan
Halftime - Martin Walser
The Taebaek Mts.

I tried to respond to message 23 and it would not take, just sat and spun. I am guessing there is a glitch.

I have noticed that the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ site and its app have started recently to behave in the same way as the last few months of Shelfari's life back then. History repeating?

Very glitching. I could not post at all yesterday.

Zeejane wrote: "How does everyone handle abridged editions of List books? Are they a hard no, or is there some wiggle room when it comes to abridged/edited books?

Reason why I'm asking, I am really stuck on [book..."

Well, I'm probably the last person who should answer this because I am not a completist when it comes to the list. There are books on the list I have absolutely zero intention of reading - de Sade books jump to mind, and The Last of the Mohicans is another.

I think it is up to each reader to decide how they want to approach the list. If you would like to be more of a completist, but Cooper makes you want to poke an eye out, why not read an abridged edition. You'll get the gist and perhaps see why it is included on the list.

The full list currently stands at 1315 books in total.

I don't think we are too fussy about abridged versions I know when we did The Count of Monte Cristo some readers completely missed out on the lesbians and other scenes because they read an abridged version and that was fine.

I also know some readers just cannot read some books De Sade being a being DNF and that is OK as well.

This is about you challenging yourself so you make the rules :)

Zeejane wrote: "I want to write a review for The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul and I'm not finding the review thread or it listed in the reviews index? I'm almost certain this is a list book?"

Sometimes things get lost. When a page gets too many characters, things get dropped and I have to readjust and I failed to see that this one got lost. It is there again. Here is the link; /topic/show/...

Zeejane wrote: "1001shelf wrote: "Zeejane wrote: "I want to write a review for The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul and I'm not finding the review thread or it listed in the reviews index? I'm almost cert..."

Thanks for letting me know so I could fix it.

Zeejane wrote: "Question-after finishing The Hobbit I was looking at The Lord of the Rings, and was assuming that the first book in the trilogy was the one on the list. But, the book linked in the Reviews section ..."

Hi Zeejane, the whole trilogy is on the list. I remember this was a discussion when we read it as a quarterly read a while back.

Hi yes, it's all three books under one entry, apparently, Tolkien always intended for it to be one book, but for economic reasons, it was released as three volumes.

I've always had a question about the wish list actually, and figured I may as well ask: what is the criteria?

Because I've noticed there are only 51 book left on it currently (there will be less if updated next year for sure), but far more books than that that don't have an indexed review.

Amanda wrote: "I've always had a question about the wish list actually, and figured I may as well ask: what is the criteria?

Because I've noticed there are only 51 book left on it currently (there will be less ..."

Amanda wrote: "I've always had a question about the wish list actually, and figured I may as well ask: what is the criteria?

Because I've noticed there are only 51 book left on it currently (there will be less ..."


The wish list were books that had not been read and reviewed prior to coming from Shelfari to Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ and the list is certainly smaller. Unfortunately, reviews over in Shelfari did not make it to GR. Also I don't think that Book has kept up on taking books off the wishlist so it certainly is decreasing in meaningfulness. Perhaps Book will add to this topic.

We are now down to 22 books on the Wishlist I generally only remove them if they become a group read or if someone reads them as part of their randomised list. I don't have time to check every indexed review to cross reference so if you notice any still on there that shouldn't be let me know :)

Criteria was books that didn't have a review as Kristel says this is a legacy from Shelfari so some won't have reviews here again I don't have time to cross reference but if anyone notices any that should be on the list based on reviews from this group only I am happy to add them back in :)

ahh, yeah I thought it might have something to do with shelfari, that makes sense. Def understand that yall don't have the time to cross ref all indexed reviews here.

I might see if I have time to do that and make an updated list for goodreads if yall are cool with that. Because I'm now encountering the problem of getting WLs I haven't read on randomiser as well and it would be nice to have a few more options.

Amanda wrote: "ahh, yeah I thought it might have something to do with shelfari, that makes sense. Def understand that yall don't have the time to cross ref all indexed reviews here.

I might see if I have time t..."

Knock yourself out as they say LOL

I believe you have access to the spreadsheet to edit is that right? I think it was you helping with page counts etc but memory...

I do have access already, yep. And cool cool, while I was just chilling and watching tv the other day I did the list up and there's 173 titles as of Tuesday without reviews, but only 14 of them are on the current WL. I can make a new tab on the spreadsheet and add the info there of that's fine by yall?

Great work, Amanda!

Thanks Pip! I love to organize lists for some reason lol

I did just add a sheet to the list spreadsheet with the non-indexed reviews, current WLs with reviews, and reviewed books that have just been missed in the index for mods to review.

OMG looks like my updates have not been going to the shared file will make the suggested updates and investigate what is going on thanks Amanda

thanks book! I also just used the link you gave me originally to do page numbers...I think it should still go to the updated drive? but maybe I'm the one who flubbed on that end.

Today I was in my local bookstore, and was confused after seeing 1001 books revised edition book with unfamiliar covering. I have 2008 one as well as 2018 one (with Life of Pi) on the cover. This one said to be also updated 2018 edition, and has a pair of eyes at front cover. I had a chance only to flip through, and was completely astonished to find out that the last four books are: Winter (Ali Smith), Happy (Nicola Barker) - which is on our combined list, but then Tyll (Daniel Kehlmann) and Night Boat to Tangier (Kevin Barry) as last two ones.
Does anybody know something about this edition? I do remember somebody was mentioning German or Scandinavian edition being slightly different...

Dear all, here is an update of the mysterious 2018 edition of 1001 book. I compared titles from the Life of Pi 2018 edition and this one, stating that it is 2018 revised edition, while printed in 2019. I realized there are actually only two books being switched in this later edition: Life of Pi 2018 edition has Cain and 1Q84, while other 1001 book printed in 2019 has Tyll (Daniel Kehlmann) and Night Boat to Tangier (Kevin Barry). Everything else is the same, including ISBN code, which when scanned in Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ leads to the Life of Pi 2018 edition. That makes two more books for me to include in the complete list ;(
PS. this book is written in English, while all other editions in foreign languages (German, French etc) are translated from Boxall English to German, French, Chinese etc.

Tatjana wrote: "Dear all, here is an update of the mysterious 2018 edition of 1001 book. I compared titles from the Life of Pi 2018 edition and this one, stating that it is 2018 revised edition, while printed in 2..."

So Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is not in this updated 2018 version? If it is not then I think that one should not be included.

We do not have either of Tatjana's books on our combined list are we happy to add this in?

I am laughing as I have read both of them already they were both Booker/Booker International books and you know me LOL

Book wrote: "We do not have either of Tatjana's books on our combined list are we happy to add this in?

I am laughing as I have read both of them already they were both Booker/Booker International books and yo..."

I checked the source and the two were added, so I did add. 1Q94 was removed and Happy was removed. The one I am not sure of because I see no reason why it should have been added is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. This is as old book, written by a woman but beyond that, I see no literary merit to move it to the list above other US women authors.

Kristel wrote: "Tatjana wrote: "Dear all, here is an update of the mysterious 2018 edition of 1001 book. I compared titles from the Life of Pi 2018 edition and this one, stating that it is 2018 revised edition, wh..."

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is in both 2018 editions on page 305. I think it was added in one of the 2012 edition.

Looks like this thread (/topic/show/...) about Gentlemen Prefer Blondes provides the definitive answer to the question. In short, it should be added to our list (now moving to 1316 books).

Will someone please explaing to med why this list starts over with the first 11books? /topic/show/...

Thankyou <3

Nike wrote: "Will someone please explaing to med why this list starts over with the first 11books? /topic/show/...

Thankyou <3"

It's how John did it at the time. If it bothers you, just ignore the first 11 books.