A New Years Resolution of Sorts

With the start to another year, two friends have decided to take on an exciting challenge. Kelly and Devon - best friends from college and avid readers - have discovered 501 Must-Read Books and are going to attempt to tackle the beast. This self-defined "trusted friend" divides the books into eight genres - Children's Fiction, Classic Fiction, History, Memoirs, Modern Fiction, Science Fiction, Thrillers and Travel Writing.

When we sat down to go through all the books and determine what to start with, we realized we'd need some sort of system. 501 books to choose from - are you kidding?! So we made a small list from each category of books that sounded interesting and then drew from a hat. We've chosen our first eight books (now listed on the side of this blog) and will endeavor to read them by the end of the year. The list is as follows:

• Modern Fiction - Sophie's Choice by William Styron
  
• Travel Writing - Roads to Santiago by Cees Nooteboom
  
• Children's Fiction - The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White
  
• Memoir - Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
  
• Thriller - The Bride Wore Black by Cornell Woolrich
  
• Science Fiction - The Island of Dr Moreau by H.G. Wells
  
• Classic Fiction - Howards End by E.M. Forster
  
• History - The Cheese and the Worms by Carlo Ginzburg
  

So here we go! Within the next couple of weeks we will both begin reading Sophie's Choice. We'll let you know what we think...
Devon