A Century of Books: A challenge to read one book for every year between 1900-2000.

I’ve mentioned this in a couple of posts recently but it really deserves its own round up page here so…

(Quick recap for those who missed it: Back in September 2011 Simon over at Stuck in a Book created this challenge for 2012.  I’d belated signed up in the summer of 2012 and have set myself the end date of 31DEC2013. I’ve decided to include any fiction choice that fits a particular year and some non-fiction – provided the non-fiction is in some way zeitgeist-y and helps me feel like I understand the period a little better.)

Here’s my list with links to all books counted for the challenge so far:

1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908 – The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
1909
1910

1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919 – William – an Englishman by Cicely Hamilton
1920 – Leeds Public Libraries 1870-1920 by T W Hand (I’m counting this because it was eye-opening to see the impact of WWI on libraries)

1921
1922
1923 – The Fox by D H Lawrence
1924
1925 – Pastors and Masters by Ivy Compton-Burnett (also Heart of London by H V Morton)
1926 – Crewe Train by Rose Macaulay (also In Darkest London by Ada Chesterton, Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend-Warner)
1927 – Amerika by Franz Kafka
1928
1929
1930

1931
1932 – Bricks and Mortar by Helen Ashton (also Cheerful Weather for the Wedding by Julia Strachey)
1933 – Eunice Fleet by Lily Tobias (also The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein)
1934 - English Journey by J B Priestley (also Miss Buncle’s Book by D E Stevenson)
1935 – Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood
1936
1937 – The Road To Wigan Pier by George Orwell
1938
1939
1940

1941
1942 – Oliver VII by Antal Szerb
1943 – British Women Go To War by J B Priestley
1944
1945
1946 – Bright Day by J B Priestley
1947
1948 - The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh
1949 – Delight by J B Priestley
1950

1951 - In Your Garden by Vita Sackville-West
1952
1953 – Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov (also The Victorian Chaise-Longue by Marghanita Laski)
1954
1955 - Against The Law by Peter Wildeblood
1956 – The Towers of Trebizond by Rose Macaulay
1957
1958
1959
1960

1961
1962 – The Pumpkin Eater by Penelope Mortimer
1963 – Brightness by Elizabeth Jenkins
1964 – The Drought by J G Ballard
1965
1966 – Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (also The Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann)
1967
1968
1969 – Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
1970

1971
1972
1973 – The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge
1974 – The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
1975 – Tyrants Destroyed and Other Stories by Vladimir Nabokov
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980 – A Month In The Country by J L Carr

1981
1982
1983 – Light by Eva Figes
1984 – English Journey: Or the Road to Milton Keynes by Beryl Bainbridge
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 – The Quincunx by Charles Palliser
1990 – Roads to Berlin by Cees Nooteboom

1991
1992 – Ada, The Enchantress of Numbers by Betty A Toole
1993
1994
1995
1996 – Every Man For Himself by Beryl Bainbridge
1997
1998
1999
2000

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Here are links to my updates as the challenge progresses:

First update (and background to taking on the challenge)
10% Completed

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Although the challenge started with Simon at Stuck in a Book (link takes you to his own completed century page), there’s a handful of other people now trying their hand at this and I thought it’d be nice to link to their round up page/tagged posts here:

Claire at The Captive Reader (completed challenge in 2012)
Thomas at My Porch
Geranium Cat’s Bookshelf
Patty at A Tale of Three Cities
Cat at Tell Me A Story
Pam at Travellin’ Penguin
Bonnie at Bonnie’s Books
Danielle at A Work In Progress (starting in 2013)

(If I missed you off my list it’s an oversight – just leave a comment and I’ll add you!)