A Century of Books Challenge

I was really excited to hear about the A Century of Books challenge on The Readers podcast. What an interesting idea. Basically you read 100 books one for each year. This is right up my alley. I figure it will take me a few years to complete the challenge but I am excited to do this. It will give me a chance to read books from different eras. I have decided to do the 100 books starting in 1915. I looked on Goodreads and wow there are so many good books from that year. I am excited to get started. I am just going to keep track of the books I read in this blog entry. I may every once in a while do a separate blog entry to update on books read or do some book reviews on the books I have read. Let me know in the comments what your favorite book is from each decade!


1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945-- Heaven to Betsy by Maud Hart Lovelace
1946
1947
1948
1949-- Practically Seventeen by Rosamond du Jardin
1950
1951--The Mystery of the Fire Dragon by Carolyn Keene
1952
1953
1954
1955-- Beezus & Ramona by Beverly Cleary
1956-- Fifteen by Beverly Cleary
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968-- Ramona The Pest by Beverly Cleary
1969
1970
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976-- Interview With A Vampire by Anne Rice
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984-- Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
1985
1986
1987
1988-- Debbie: My Life by Debbie Reynolds
1989
1990
1991
1992 -- Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
1993-- The Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton
1994-- Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M.C. Beaton
1995--Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton
1996--Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage
1997-- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
1998--The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
1999-- Death Du Jour by Kathy Reichs
2000
2001--The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart
2002
2003
2004-- The Deadly Dance by M.C. Beaton
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009-- Love Letters by Katie Fforde
2010
2011-- Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
2012-- Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
2013-- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
2014-- Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique
2015--