Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die > Discussion Topics
Books so good you called in sick, late... or lost?
By Kirsten · 3 posts · 146 views
By Kirsten · 3 posts · 146 views
last updated Oct 16, 2025 11:00AM
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Which LIST book did you just start?
By Charity · 7229 posts · 4739 views
By Charity · 7229 posts · 4739 views
last updated 22 hours, 51 min ago
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Which LIST book did you just finish?
By Charity · 10296 posts · 4351 views
By Charity · 10296 posts · 4351 views
last updated 15 hours, 8 min ago
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How many of the 1001 books have you read?
By Megan · 1912 posts · 7167 views
By Megan · 1912 posts · 7167 views
last updated Oct 17, 2025 11:13AM
Books that SHOULD be on the list but aren't
By Kayla · 369 posts · 2532 views
By Kayla · 369 posts · 2532 views
last updated Nov 28, 2025 03:36PM
Of the lesser known list books, which are your favourites?
By Caroline · 9 posts · 185 views
By Caroline · 9 posts · 185 views
last updated Jul 12, 2025 11:54PM
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The Blue Diamond Award for Completing 1300+ Boxall List Books
By Karen · 2 posts · 171 views
By Karen · 2 posts · 171 views
last updated Jun 11, 2025 05:59PM
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The Red Diamond Award for Completing 1300 Boxall List Books
By Karen · 5 posts · 88 views
By Karen · 5 posts · 88 views
last updated Jun 11, 2025 05:53PM
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The Diamond Award for Completing 1200 Boxall List Books
By Karen · 2 posts · 95 views
By Karen · 2 posts · 95 views
last updated Jun 15, 2024 09:26AM
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The Ruby Award for Completing 1100 Boxall List Books
By Karen · 1 post · 53 views
By Karen · 1 post · 53 views
last updated May 31, 2024 12:14PM
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The Sapphire Award for Completing 1000 Boxall List Books
By Karen · 1 post · 85 views
By Karen · 1 post · 85 views
last updated May 29, 2024 05:30PM
Kutuzovskaya premiya za vynoslivost (The Kutuzov Prize for Endurance)
By Karen · 24 posts · 168 views
By Karen · 24 posts · 168 views
last updated Aug 03, 2025 10:05AM
Le Prix des Chandeliers D'Argent (The Silver Candlesticks Prize)
By Karen · 28 posts · 229 views
By Karen · 28 posts · 229 views
last updated Jan 12, 2025 01:22AM
Le Prix de la Vengeance (The Prize of Vengeance)
By Karen · 34 posts · 227 views
By Karen · 34 posts · 227 views
last updated Jan 12, 2025 01:20AM
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Boxall Bingo 2025 -- Plans and Bingos
By Karen · 24 posts · 184 views
By Karen · 24 posts · 184 views
last updated Oct 01, 2025 08:02AM
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Boxall Bingo 2025 -- Completions
By Karen · 19 posts · 124 views
By Karen · 19 posts · 124 views
last updated Nov 29, 2025 11:15PM
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Boxall Bingo 2025 -- Bingo Card Download
By Karen · 13 posts · 188 views
By Karen · 13 posts · 188 views
last updated Feb 17, 2025 07:25PM
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The Great 1001-Books Scavenger Hunt, 2025
By Karen · 4 posts · 495 views
By Karen · 4 posts · 495 views
last updated May 12, 2025 06:32AM
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Scavenger Hunt, 2025 – Completions
By Karen · 21 posts · 210 views
By Karen · 21 posts · 210 views
last updated Nov 25, 2025 07:38AM
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Task 1: Read a Boxall book using the theme of 25.
By Karen · 6 posts · 198 views
By Karen · 6 posts · 198 views
last updated Mar 12, 2025 12:30AM
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Task 2: Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, read a book by Jane Austen on the Boxall List or a Boxall List book by one of her contemporaries (who would have been writing between 1775 and 1817).
By Karen · 5 posts · 87 views
By Karen · 5 posts · 87 views
last updated Jan 17, 2025 12:29PM
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Task 3: Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Mann, read a book by Thomas Mann on the Boxall List or a Boxall List book by one of his contemporaries (who would have been writing between 1875 and 1955).
By Karen · 1 post · 51 views
By Karen · 1 post · 51 views
last updated Dec 10, 2024 06:02PM
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1001 BOOKS YOU MUST READ LIST: 2006 * 2008 * 2010 * 2012 * 2018 Versions
By Charity · 11 posts · 24515 views
last updated Feb 09, 2021 07:30AM
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1001 Books in Other 1001 Books
By Joselito Hone… · 549 posts · 3277 views
By Joselito Hone… · 549 posts · 3277 views
last updated Jul 14, 2022 06:46AM
Which Book from the 1001 List Stayed with You the Longest?
By Raphaël · 1 post · 26 views
By Raphaël · 1 post · 26 views
last updated Nov 16, 2025 01:40AM
Authors with Multiple Books on the List
By Dianna · 18 posts · 668 views
By Dianna · 18 posts · 668 views
last updated Oct 16, 2025 11:24AM
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{2025 -- Infinite Jest} Reading Schedule and General Discussion
By Karen · 29 posts · 298 views
By Karen · 29 posts · 298 views
last updated Sep 04, 2025 07:32PM
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{2025 -- Infinite Jest} July - August (Chapters 25 - 26)
By Karen · 1 post · 20 views
By Karen · 1 post · 20 views
last updated Jul 13, 2025 07:25PM
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{2025 -- Infinite Jest} May - June (Chapters 22 - 24)
By Karen · 1 post · 14 views
By Karen · 1 post · 14 views
last updated Jul 13, 2025 07:22PM
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{2025 -- Infinite Jest} March - April (Chapters 16 - 21)
By Karen · 1 post · 24 views
By Karen · 1 post · 24 views
last updated Mar 01, 2025 12:33PM
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{2025 -- Infinite Jest} January - February (Chapters 1- 15)
By Karen · 7 posts · 65 views
By Karen · 7 posts · 65 views
last updated Apr 18, 2025 12:10PM
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{2024 -- Middlemarch} General Discussion
By Karen · 46 posts · 501 views
By Karen · 46 posts · 501 views
last updated Dec 22, 2024 12:41AM
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1001 BOOKS GROUP READS LIST -- Everything We've Read and Everything Coming Up
By Charity · 18 posts · 3276 views
last updated Dec 26, 2024 06:04AM
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November (2025 Discussion) -- The House with the Blind Glass Windows, by Herbjørg Wassmo
By Karen · 3 posts · 26 views
By Karen · 3 posts · 26 views
last updated Nov 27, 2025 01:29PM
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October (2025 Discussion) -- Junkie, by William S. Burroughs
By Karen · 6 posts · 40 views
By Karen · 6 posts · 40 views
last updated Nov 06, 2025 06:00AM
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September (2025 Discussion) — The Garden Party, by Katherine Mansfield
By Ellinor · 3 posts · 31 views
By Ellinor · 3 posts · 31 views
last updated Oct 15, 2025 10:03AM
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August (2025 Discussion) -- Of Human Bondage, by W. Somerset Maugham
By Karen · 3 posts · 48 views
By Karen · 3 posts · 48 views
last updated Sep 06, 2025 05:30AM
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July (2025 Discussion) -- The Dark Child, by Camara Laye
By Karen · 3 posts · 40 views
By Karen · 3 posts · 40 views
last updated Jul 29, 2025 05:10PM
Decide what list book to read next?
By Jennifer W · 4 posts · 140 views
By Jennifer W · 4 posts · 140 views
last updated Aug 22, 2024 02:45PM
How Do I Keep Track of My Boxall Books?
By Karen · 20 posts · 912 views
By Karen · 20 posts · 912 views
last updated Dec 19, 2022 09:03AM
1001 Books and 1001 Children's Books Overlap
By Katherine · 8 posts · 381 views
By Katherine · 8 posts · 381 views
last updated Jan 13, 2025 04:35AM
Heruy Wäldä-Sellassé: The New World
By J_BlueFlower · 19 posts · 193 views
By J_BlueFlower · 19 posts · 193 views
last updated Oct 27, 2025 07:29PM
Liander's 1001 Books List
By Liander (The … · 17 posts · 264 views
By Liander (The … · 17 posts · 264 views
last updated Mar 05, 2025 07:32AM
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January 2021 -- Where's Charity?
By Petra · 59 posts · 373 views
By Petra · 59 posts · 373 views
last updated Feb 13, 2021 06:36PM
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes edition
By Colleen · 1 post · 68 views
By Colleen · 1 post · 68 views
last updated Oct 09, 2014 05:00AM
Message to Moderators: Bookshelf Discrepancies
By Sunny · 6 posts · 156 views
By Sunny · 6 posts · 156 views
last updated Jun 08, 2014 02:42PM
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The Great 1001-Books Scavenger Hunt, 2024
By Karen · 8 posts · 660 views
By Karen · 8 posts · 660 views
last updated Dec 10, 2024 05:26PM
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Scavenger Hunt, 2024 -- Completions
By Karen · 34 posts · 230 views
By Karen · 34 posts · 230 views
last updated Dec 31, 2024 07:31PM
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Shhhh! Hints for Double-Dipping (2024)
By Karen · 2 posts · 99 views
By Karen · 2 posts · 99 views
last updated Feb 21, 2024 06:57AM
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Task 1: Read a Boxall book using the theme of 24.
By Karen · 22 posts · 234 views
By Karen · 22 posts · 234 views
last updated Jul 07, 2024 12:32PM
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Task 2: Task 2: Read a Boxall list book by a Scottish author.
By Karen · 11 posts · 127 views
By Karen · 11 posts · 127 views
last updated May 10, 2024 12:53PM
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A to Z Challenge, 2024 -- Meet the Authors
By Karen · 8 posts · 557 views
By Karen · 8 posts · 557 views
last updated Jun 01, 2024 10:16AM
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A to Z Challenge, 2024 -- Completions
By Karen · 21 posts · 258 views
By Karen · 21 posts · 258 views
last updated Dec 31, 2024 02:45PM
Pepita's 2024 challenge A-Z Meet the authors
By Pepita · 15 posts · 111 views
By Pepita · 15 posts · 111 views
last updated Jan 31, 2025 03:11PM
Dina’s A to Z Challenge 2024: Meet the Authors
By Dina · 26 posts · 133 views
By Dina · 26 posts · 133 views
last updated Nov 08, 2024 12:10AM
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The Great 1001-Books Scavenger Hunt, 2023 -- Info and Completions
By Karen · 56 posts · 757 views
By Karen · 56 posts · 757 views
last updated Dec 31, 2023 03:13PM
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Scavenger Hunt Plans / Updates (2023)
By Karen · 50 posts · 224 views
By Karen · 50 posts · 224 views
last updated Oct 06, 2023 08:50PM
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Shhhh! Hints for Double-Dipping (2023)
By Karen · 5 posts · 87 views
By Karen · 5 posts · 87 views
last updated Sep 01, 2023 10:18AM
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Task 1: Read a book written by an author from a country around the Pacific Rim (excluding the United States).
By Karen · 35 posts · 222 views
By Karen · 35 posts · 222 views
last updated Aug 12, 2023 09:44AM
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Task 2: Read a book published by a small press, a university press, or an independent press.
By Karen · 23 posts · 154 views
By Karen · 23 posts · 154 views
last updated Nov 04, 2023 05:59AM
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Task 3: Read a book that is not a novel.
By Karen · 24 posts · 145 views
By Karen · 24 posts · 145 views
last updated Jul 28, 2023 02:25PM
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A to Z Challenge: 2023 Food Edition
By Karen · 11 posts · 681 views
By Karen · 11 posts · 681 views
last updated Nov 18, 2023 09:12PM
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A to Z Challenge, 2023 -- Completions
By Karen · 22 posts · 270 views
By Karen · 22 posts · 270 views
last updated Dec 31, 2023 02:55PM
Pepita's 2023 challenge A - Z of food
By Pepita · 27 posts · 87 views
By Pepita · 27 posts · 87 views
last updated Dec 30, 2023 06:02PM
Kimberly's 2023 A to Z in 1001 books: food
By Kimberly · 7 posts · 85 views
By Kimberly · 7 posts · 85 views
last updated Dec 02, 2023 12:07PM
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The Great 1001-Books Scavenger Hunt, 2022 -- Info and Completions
By Karen · 96 posts · 755 views
By Karen · 96 posts · 755 views
last updated Jan 04, 2023 01:42PM
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Scavenger Hunt Plans / Updates (2022)
By Karen · 52 posts · 254 views
By Karen · 52 posts · 254 views
last updated Jan 04, 2023 01:57PM
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Task 1: In honor of Malta and Creta Kano, read a book set in a country with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea.
By Karen · 20 posts · 269 views
By Karen · 20 posts · 269 views
last updated Oct 04, 2022 12:53AM
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Task 2: Read a Boxall list book mentioned in another list book you have read in 2022. (Can be mentioned in the narrative and/or in a preface or introduction. Requires reading two Boxall books.)
By Karen · 58 posts · 229 views
By Karen · 58 posts · 229 views
last updated Nov 24, 2022 09:23PM
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Task 3: Posthumously speaking, read a book that was either published after the author’s death, or narrated by a character who is deceased.
By Karen · 21 posts · 148 views
By Karen · 21 posts · 148 views
last updated Dec 31, 2022 08:00AM
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Task 4: Read a book with the word “love” or a word relating to another positive emotion in the title.
By Karen · 20 posts · 126 views
By Karen · 20 posts · 126 views
last updated Oct 10, 2022 09:30AM
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A to Z Challenge: 2022 Characters Edition
By Diane · 14 posts · 855 views
By Diane · 14 posts · 855 views
last updated Oct 31, 2023 12:02AM
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A to Z Challenge, 2022 -- Completions
By Karen · 40 posts · 399 views
By Karen · 40 posts · 399 views
last updated Jan 03, 2023 01:01PM
Ellinor's A-Z Character Challenge
By Ellinor · 25 posts · 127 views
By Ellinor · 25 posts · 127 views
last updated Dec 29, 2022 07:04AM
Maria's A to Z Challenge: 2022 Characters Edition
By Maria · 23 posts · 74 views
By Maria · 23 posts · 74 views
last updated Dec 25, 2022 03:40PM
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The Great 1001-Books Scavenger Hunt, 2021 -- Info and Completions
By Karen · 54 posts · 858 views
By Karen · 54 posts · 858 views
last updated Oct 10, 2022 10:08AM
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Scavenger Hunt Plans / Updates (2021)
By Karen · 56 posts · 264 views
By Karen · 56 posts · 264 views
last updated Apr 19, 2022 03:48PM
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Task 1: In honor of Don Quixote, read a book set BEFORE the advent of windmills (1185).
By Karen · 29 posts · 220 views
By Karen · 29 posts · 220 views
last updated Jun 01, 2022 08:22PM
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Task 2: A book with an LGBTQ character.
By Karen · 26 posts · 188 views
By Karen · 26 posts · 188 views
last updated Nov 16, 2021 01:10PM
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Task 3: Read a book written by an author and set in a country south of the equator.
By Karen · 27 posts · 141 views
By Karen · 27 posts · 141 views
last updated Dec 05, 2021 10:55AM
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Task 4: Read a book originally published in a language that doesn’t use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Greek, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.).
By Karen · 23 posts · 121 views
By Karen · 23 posts · 121 views
last updated Oct 23, 2021 10:33PM
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A to Z Challenge Rules, 2021 Locations Edition
By Diane · 17 posts · 720 views
By Diane · 17 posts · 720 views
last updated Nov 01, 2021 12:45PM
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A to Z Challenge, 2021 -- Completions
By Karen · 11 posts · 182 views
By Karen · 11 posts · 182 views
last updated Oct 31, 2021 12:14PM
