This book challenge takes place twice a year and concentrates on one year and one year only. I call it "Read the Year Club". This time, 1961 was picked. For more information, see Simon @ Stuck in a Book and Kaggsy @ Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings (here is Karen's invite and here is Simon's). If you are looking for inspiration, there are a few books from that year that I read already:
I have picked a story by a fascinating author of whom I always wanted to read more:
Bruckner, Karl "The Day of the Bomb" (GE: Sadako will leben) - 1961
Buck, Pearl S. "A Bridge for Passing" - 1961
Grass, Günter "Cat and Mouse" (GE: Katz und Maus. Danziger Trilogie 2) - 1961
Griffin, John Howard "Black like me" - 1961
Heller, Joseph "Catch-22" - 1961
Juster, Norton "The Phantom Tollbooth" - 1961
Lem, Stanisław "Solaris" (PL: Solaris (powieść)) - 1961
Lewis, Oscar "The Children of Sanchez" - 1961
Naipaul, V.S. "A House for Mr. Biswas" - 1961
Scott, Mary "Tea and Biscuits" - 1961
Stone, Irving "The Agony and the Ecstasy" - 1961
Tanpınar, Ahmet Hamdi "The Time Regulation Institute" (TR: Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü) - 1961
Versuche, meine neue deutsche Heimat zu verstehen) - 2020
Tau, Max "The Country I Had to Leave" (GE: Das Land, das ich verlassen mußte) - 1961
Tau, Max "The Country I Had to Leave" (GE: Das Land, das ich verlassen mußte) - 1961
Yates, Richard "Revolutionary Road" - 1961
Another book that is also on my list:
Rawls, Wilson "Where the Red Fern Grows" - 1961 (Goodreads)
This challenge takes place from 13 to 19 April 2026.
I have picked a story by a fascinating author of whom I always wanted to read more:
Steinbeck, John "Travels with Charley" (Goodreads)
I DNF'd 'Catch-22' as unreadable. I am looking forward to reading 'Solaris' at some point. I've tried watching the Russian version of the movie a few times, but really liked the American version with George Clooney. He was quite a revelation!
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