I am in desperate need of more challenges, and this one sounded interesting: read a book from each of (at least) 8 consecutive decades (prior to the 21st century) by the end of 2008.

Since I only want to inspire myself without being terribly ambitious, I’m choosing to read ten 20th-century books (although I haven’t got them all picked out yet):

1. 1900s: The Man Who Was Thursday » G.K. Chesterton (1908)
2. 1910s:
3. 1920s:
4. 1930s:
5. 1940s: And Be a Villain » Rex Stout (1948)
6. 1950s: Palace of Desire » Naguib Mahfouz (1957)
7. 1960s: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress » Robert A. Heinlein (1966)
8. 1970s: Gateway » Frank Pohl (1976)
9. 1980s: Hyperion » Dan Simmons (1989)
10. 1990s: The Beekeeper’s Apprentice » Laurie R. King (1994)

Tags: Book Lists, Decades Challenge 2008