2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

1. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham ★★★☆☆
2. Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley ★★★★★
3. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert ★★☆☆☆
4. Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott ★★★☆☆
5. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut ★★★★★
6. Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë ★★★★☆
7. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell ★★★★★
8. The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek ★☆☆☆☆
9. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ★★★★☆
10. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury ★★★★☆

11. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen ★★★☆☆
12. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare ★★★☆☆
13. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare ★★★★☆
14. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank ★★★☆☆
15. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare ★★★★★
16. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll ★★☆☆☆
17. 1984 by George Orwell ★★★★★
18. Lord of the Flies by William Golding ★★★★☆
19. Cinder by Marissa Meyer ★★★★☆
20. Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov ★★★★☆

21. Nothing is Forgotten by Ryan Andrews ★★★★★
22. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer ★★★★☆
23. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez ★★★★★
24. Solaris by Stanisław Lem ★★☆☆☆
25. Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev ★★★★☆
26. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare ★★★★☆
27. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare ★★★☆☆
28. The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana ★★☆☆☆
29. Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare ★★★★☆
30. Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★

31. Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★
32. Saga, Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★
33. The Complete Stories by Franz Kafka ★★★☆☆
34. Saga, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★
35. Saga, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★
36. Lucretia by William Shakespeare ★★★★☆
37. The English Roses by Madonna ★☆☆☆☆
38. The Angel of the Odd by Edgar Allan Poe ★★☆☆☆
39. Апокалипсис Welcome by Zотов ★★☆☆☆
40. Henry V by William Shakespeare ★★★★★

41. "Thou Art the Man" by Edgar Allan Poe ★★★★☆
42. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov ★★★☆☆
43. Other Shores by Vladimir Nabokov ★★☆☆☆
44. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare ★★★★★
45. Dersu the Trapper by Vladimir Arsenyev ★☆☆☆☆
46. The Oblong Box by Edgar Allan Poe ★★★★☆
47. Emma by Jane Austen ★★★★☆
48. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien ★★★★☆
49. All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare ★★★★☆
50. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas ★★☆☆☆

51. The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ★★★★☆
52. Salvation of a Forsyte, and Other Stories by John Galsworthy ★★★★★
53. Yes Please by Amy Poehler ★★☆☆☆
54. Paper Towns by John Green ★★☆☆☆
55. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien ★★★★☆
56. Shirley by Charlotte Brontë ★☆☆☆☆
57. S.E.C.R.E.T. by L. Marie Adeline ★★☆☆☆
58. We by Yevgeny Zamyatin ★★★☆☆
59. Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos ★★★★★
60. Arch of Triumph: A Novel of a Man Without a Country by Erich Maria Remarque ★★★★☆

61. S.E.C.R.E.T. Shared by L. Marie Adeline ★★★☆☆
62. S.E.C.R.E.T. Revealed by L. Marie Adeline ★★☆☆☆
63. Сумерки by Dmitry Glukhovsky ★★★★☆
64. Love and Freindship and Other Early Works by Jane Austen ★★★☆☆
65. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien ★★★☆☆
66. Lady Susan by Jane Austen ★★★☆☆
67. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens ★★★★☆
68. Empire of the Ants by Bernard Werber ★★★★★
69. Landor's Cottage by Edgar Allan Poe ★★☆☆☆
70. The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare ★★★★★

71. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ★★★★★
72. A Journey to Arzrum by Alexander Pushkin ★★★☆☆
73. Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin ★★★★★
74. Big Rock by Lauren Blakely ★★☆☆☆
75. Le Jour des fourmis by Bernard Werber ★★★★☆
76. Spark of Life: A Novel of Resistance by Erich Maria Remarque ★★☆☆☆
77. Dubrovsky by Alexander Pushkin ★★★☆☆
78. Henry VIII by William Shakespeare ★★★☆☆
79. A Tale Of The Golden Cockerel by Alexander Pushkin ★★★★★
80. The Dissipated Jeweler by O. Henry ★★★★★

81. A Harlem Tragedy by O. Henry ★★★★☆
82. Супружество как точная наука, The Exact Science of Matrimony by O. Henry ★★★★☆
83. Love and Friendship by Jane Austen ★★★☆☆
84. Lesley Castle by Jane Austen ★★★★☆
85. A Comedy in Rubber by O. Henry ★★☆☆☆
86. Tracked to Doom, or the Mystery of the Rue De Pechaud by O. Henry ★★★☆☆
87. La Révolution des fourmis by Bernard Werber ★★★★☆
88. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien ★★☆☆☆
89. I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai ★★★★★
90. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier ★★★★★

91. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell ★★★★★
92. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray ★★☆☆☆
93. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy ★★★★★
94. The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri ★★★☆☆
95. Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan ★★★★★
96. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville ★★☆☆☆
97. Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy ★★★★★
98. Persuasion by Jane Austen ★★☆☆☆
99. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr ★★★★☆
100. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern ★★★★☆

101. Dracula by Bram Stoker ★★★☆☆
102. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens ★★☆☆☆
103. No One Writes to the Colonel by Gabriel García Márquez ★★★☆☆
104. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving ★★☆☆☆
105. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky ★★★★☆
106. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho ★★★☆☆
107. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky ★★★☆☆
108. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut ★★★☆☆
109. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
110. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak ★★★☆☆

111. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling ★★★★★
112. Курильщик by Mariam Petrosyan ★★★★★
113. About Love and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov ★★★☆☆
114. Маруся. Книга 1. Талисман бессмертия by Полина Волошина ★★★★☆
115. The Ghost Writer by John Harwood ★★☆☆☆
116. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath ★★★★☆
117. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens ★☆☆☆☆
118. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle ★★★★☆
119. Чужак by Max Frei ★★★★★
120. Our Tragic Universe by Scarlett Thomas ★★☆☆☆

121. Story of O by Pauline Réage ★☆☆☆☆
122. The Golden Flower Pot by E.T.A. Hoffmann ★★★☆☆
123. Klein Zaches genannt Zinnober by E.T.A. Hoffmann ★★☆☆☆
124. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner ★★★★☆
125. Волонтеры вечности by Max Frei ★★★★★
126. Pushkin's Fairy Tales by Alexander Pushkin ★★★★★
127. Collected Narrative and Lyrical Poetry by Alexander Pushkin ★★★☆☆
128. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ★★★★★
129. Ruslan and Lyudmila by Alexander Pushkin ★★★★☆

129/50

My absolutely necessary classics TBR for 2016:

***COMPLETE***

Other Shores by Vladimir Nabokov

1984 by George Orwell

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

Solaris by Stanisław Lem

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Emma by Jane Austen

Nice list Anna! I also hope to read Solaris this year. We will see :) Good luck!

Winter wrote: "Nice list Anna! I also hope to read Solaris this year. We will see :) Good luck!"

Thanks, Winter! Hope you have a great reading year!

I hope I can go through every single book on my TBR list and also read something just for fun, like TMI series, that I'm currently reading. It's super fun and entertaining!

I'm not a sci-fi fan, but I wanted to discover that book genre. So I chose Solaris, because it's a book, that is a classic, has good raitings and reviews, and also not very long. Hope, it will not be disappointing.

Anna wrote: "Winter wrote: "Nice list Anna! I also hope to read Solaris this year. We will see :) Good luck!"

Thanks, Winter! Hope you have a great reading year!

I hope I can go through every single book on m..."

What is TMI?

Thank you, so far, quite good! I have discovered some new good ones and rekindled with some old favorites :)

Winter wrote: "Anna wrote: "Winter wrote: "Nice list Anna! I also hope to read Solaris this year. We will see :) Good luck!"

Thanks, Winter! Hope you have a great reading year!

I hope I can go through every sin..."

TMI = The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

Ah yes :) I haven't read that one yet :)

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Book #14. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank ***

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Book #15. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare *****

Currently reading: 1984 by George Orwell

15/40

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Book #16. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll **

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Book #17. 1984 by George Orwell *****

Currently reading: Lord of the Flies by William Golding

17/40

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Book #18. Lord of the Flies by William Golding ****
Book #19. Cinder by Marissa Meyer ****

Currently reading: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

19/40

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Book #20. Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov ****

Currently reading: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

20/40

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Book #21. Nothing is Forgotten by Ryan Andrews *****

It was the first graphic novel I've ever read and it was amazing! Such beautiful art and story.

Currently reading: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

21/40

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Book #22. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer ****

Currently reading:
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana

22/40

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Book #23. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez ★★★★★

Currently reading:
Solaris by Stanisław Lem
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana

23/40

Awesome job, Anna! I'm glad to see that you enjoyed One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Cassandra wrote: "Awesome job, Anna! I'm glad to see that you enjoyed One Hundred Years of Solitude."

Thank you! I'm so glad that I decided to finally read this book. It is now one of my favorites.

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Book #24. Solaris by Stanisław Lem ★★

Currently reading:
Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana

24/40

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Book #25. Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev ★★★★

Currently reading:
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana

25/40

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Book #26. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare ★★★★

Currently reading:
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana

26/40

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Book #27. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare ★★★

Currently reading:
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana

27/40

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Book #28. The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana ★★

Currently reading:
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

28/40

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Book #29. Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare ★★★★

Currently reading:
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

29/40

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Book #30. Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★

Currently reading:
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

30/40

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Book #31. Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★

Currently reading:
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Апокалипсис Welcome by Zотов

31/40

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Book #32. Saga, Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★

Currently reading:
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Апокалипсис Welcome by Zотов

32/50

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Book #33. The Complete Stories by Franz Kafka ★★★

Currently reading:
Апокалипсис Welcome by Zотов

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Book #34. Saga, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★

Currently reading:
Апокалипсис Welcome by Zотов

34/50

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Book #35. Saga, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★

Currently reading:
Апокалипсис Welcome by Zотов

35/50

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Book #36. Lucretia by William Shakespeare ★★★★

Currently reading:
Апокалипсис Welcome by Zотов

36/50

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Book #37. The English Roses by Madonna ★
Book #38. The Angel of the Odd by Edgar Allan Poe ★★

Currently reading:
Апокалипсис Welcome by Zотов

38/50

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Book #39. Апокалипсис Welcome by Zотов ★★

Currently reading:
Henry V by William Shakespeare
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

39/50

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Book #40. Henry V by William Shakespeare ★★★★★

Currently reading:
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

40/50

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Book #41. "Thou Art the Man" by Edgar Allan Poe ★★★★

Currently reading:
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

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Book #42. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov ★★★

Currently reading:
Other Shores by Vladimir Nabokov
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

42/50

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Book #43. Other Shores by Vladimir Nabokov ★★

Currently reading:
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Dersu the Trapper by Vladimir Arsenyev

43/50

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Book #44. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare ★★★★★
Book #45. Dersu the Trapper by Vladimir Arsenyev ★

Currently reading:
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Emma by Jane Austen

45/50

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Book #46. The Oblong Box by Edgar Allan Poe ★★★★

Currently reading:
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Emma by Jane Austen
All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare

46/50

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Book #47. Emma by Jane Austen ★★★★

Currently reading:
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare

47/50

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Book #48. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien ★★★★☆

Currently reading:
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare

48/50

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Book #49. All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare ★★★★☆

Currently reading:
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

49/50

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Book #50. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas ★★☆☆☆

Currently reading:
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

50/50

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Book #51. The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ★★★★☆

Currently reading:
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

51/50

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Book #52. Salvation of a Forsyte, and Other Stories by John Galsworthy ★★★★★

Currently reading:
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

52/50

★☆☆☆☆ - 3 books
★★☆☆☆ - 8 books
★★★☆☆ - 8 books
★★★★☆ - 18 books
★★★★★ - 15 books

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Book #53. Yes Please by Amy Poehler ★★☆☆☆

Currently reading:
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

53/50

★☆☆☆☆ - 3 books
★★☆☆☆ - 9 books
★★★☆☆ - 8 books
★★★★☆ - 18 books
★★★★★ - 15 books

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Book #54. Paper Towns by John Green ★★☆☆☆

Currently reading:
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

54/50

★☆☆☆☆ - 3 books
★★☆☆☆ - 10 books
★★★☆☆ - 8 books
★★★★☆ - 18 books
★★★★★ - 15 books

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Book #55. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien ★★★★☆

Currently reading:
Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
S.E.C.R.E.T. by L. Marie Adeline

55/50

★☆☆☆☆ - 3 books
★★☆☆☆ - 10 books
★★★☆☆ - 8 books
★★★★☆ - 19 books
★★★★★ - 15 books

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Book #56. Shirley by Charlotte Brontë ★☆☆☆☆

Currently reading:
Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
S.E.C.R.E.T. by L. Marie Adeline

56/50

★☆☆☆☆ - 4 books
★★☆☆☆ - 10 books
★★★☆☆ - 8 books
★★★★☆ - 19 books
★★★★★ - 15 books

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Book #57. S.E.C.R.E.T. by L. Marie Adeline ★★☆☆☆

Currently reading:
Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos
Arch of Triumph: A Novel of a Man Without a Country by Erich Maria Remarque

57/50

★☆☆☆☆ - 4 books
★★☆☆☆ - 11 books
★★★☆☆ - 8 books
★★★★☆ - 19 books
★★★★★ - 15 books