Wow good luck! I can’t wait to hear how you get on! I agree with your point that following prize lists can be very welcomed when as a reader we always have complete reign of choice. I’m considering reading the whole Booker prize shortlist this year (the longlist feels a bit....long haha)
Maybe it seems audacious to read Chernow’s biographies, but I love historical biographies. You get a glimpse into life at the time while learning about the people. I must admit that the Grant biography seems a little daunting - I’ll see how it goes!
In the meantime, there is always something else to read :)
Wow, you never cease to amaze, Jeremy! What a great example of choosing a goal and then working to accomplish that goal - and having fun at the same time! I hope you can keep us posted. Best of luck!
I love biographies, so I have been reading Ron Chernow's biographies. So far I've read: Hamilton, Washinton, The Warburgs, The House of Morgan, with Titan (J.D. Rockefeller), and Grant yet to read.
Thank you for having this forum for book lovers. Love your insights and commentaries, which inspire to keep reading.
What an endeavour! I once decided to watch all the best picture winners from the Oscars. I haven't completed that, and most of them would only take 2 hours! Good luck on working through the list!
What a fun project! I've read quite a few of the fiction, but not many nonfiction at all. I will second others' eagerness to read along if possible. Two observations looking at the spreadsheet: (1) I had forgotten how much I enjoyed those fiction winners from the 90s (I'm older than you haha) and (2) that I had actually worked on a couple of those books back in the early 2000s, when I was a production editor at OUP. Also interesting that there is an "Interpreter of Maladies" and an "Emperor of All Maladies" on the list.
I noticed one of the biography Pulitzer winners was The Black Count (2013). That might be an interesting read as we are reading The Count of Monte Cristo in the online bookclub.
Awesome goal! Good luck! Thanks for sharing your spreadsheet. Under the fiction, I see that I've read a handful and also have an additional handful on my book shelves. I'm definitely going to focus on these.
I was just looking at the Pulitzer Prize list this week! What a fun goal. If you’re ever interested in sci-fi and fantasy, I recently put together a spreadsheet of the top “100 best of all time” recommendations from the Internet. I was interested to see how many books showed up on multiple lists. The answer was, not as many as I thought! There were only two fantasy books that were recommended by everyone, and about a dozen sci fi ones. Happy to swap for your list of Pulitzer Prize books already in the spreadsheet form, ha!
I have thought, off and on, about reading all of the Newberry Award Winning books. Are you still reading all of Stephen King? I really enjoyed your posts on his books, but then I like the pulpier end of fiction the best, not that I don't enjoy some lit-uh-ruh-ture. The Newberry books are story focused, not that they don't have beautiful language. I wish you the best in your goal!
You should start a Pulitzer Prize reading book club!
What you do is amazing and if you let us know beforehand, I would happily buddy read some of the books with you.
Let’s. Go. Gnarly and ambitious. Can’t wait. Also do you plan to share this spreadsheet? I started drooling when you mentioned it.
Wow good luck! I can’t wait to hear how you get on! I agree with your point that following prize lists can be very welcomed when as a reader we always have complete reign of choice. I’m considering reading the whole Booker prize shortlist this year (the longlist feels a bit....long haha)
Maybe it seems audacious to read Chernow’s biographies, but I love historical biographies. You get a glimpse into life at the time while learning about the people. I must admit that the Grant biography seems a little daunting - I’ll see how it goes!
In the meantime, there is always something else to read :)
Thanks, Jeremy!
Wow, you never cease to amaze, Jeremy! What a great example of choosing a goal and then working to accomplish that goal - and having fun at the same time! I hope you can keep us posted. Best of luck!
I love biographies, so I have been reading Ron Chernow's biographies. So far I've read: Hamilton, Washinton, The Warburgs, The House of Morgan, with Titan (J.D. Rockefeller), and Grant yet to read.
Thank you for having this forum for book lovers. Love your insights and commentaries, which inspire to keep reading.
Keep up the good work, and happy reading!
This is how my boyfriend picks novels to read (Pulitzer Prize, that is). I’m going to show him your spreadsheet!
What an endeavour! I once decided to watch all the best picture winners from the Oscars. I haven't completed that, and most of them would only take 2 hours! Good luck on working through the list!
What a fun project! I've read quite a few of the fiction, but not many nonfiction at all. I will second others' eagerness to read along if possible. Two observations looking at the spreadsheet: (1) I had forgotten how much I enjoyed those fiction winners from the 90s (I'm older than you haha) and (2) that I had actually worked on a couple of those books back in the early 2000s, when I was a production editor at OUP. Also interesting that there is an "Interpreter of Maladies" and an "Emperor of All Maladies" on the list.
I love this! Thinking of starting my own project (with just the novels, though). Keep us posted if you start a book club!
Great idea for a project. The Orphan Master’s Son is one of my all-time favorites, hope you enjoy it when you get to it.
I noticed one of the biography Pulitzer winners was The Black Count (2013). That might be an interesting read as we are reading The Count of Monte Cristo in the online bookclub.
This is great. I love an audacious project and this one is in your wheelhouse.
Awesome goal! Good luck! Thanks for sharing your spreadsheet. Under the fiction, I see that I've read a handful and also have an additional handful on my book shelves. I'm definitely going to focus on these.
I was just looking at the Pulitzer Prize list this week! What a fun goal. If you’re ever interested in sci-fi and fantasy, I recently put together a spreadsheet of the top “100 best of all time” recommendations from the Internet. I was interested to see how many books showed up on multiple lists. The answer was, not as many as I thought! There were only two fantasy books that were recommended by everyone, and about a dozen sci fi ones. Happy to swap for your list of Pulitzer Prize books already in the spreadsheet form, ha!
I have thought, off and on, about reading all of the Newberry Award Winning books. Are you still reading all of Stephen King? I really enjoyed your posts on his books, but then I like the pulpier end of fiction the best, not that I don't enjoy some lit-uh-ruh-ture. The Newberry books are story focused, not that they don't have beautiful language. I wish you the best in your goal!