The Top 10 Books I Must Finally Read in 2015

Posted on January 20, 2015 by WordsAndPeace

The Top 10 Books
I Must Finally Read in 2015

Do you still try to make some resolutions in January? Even if you are pretty sure you won’t be able to keep them, that gives you a good feeling right?

And I have the feeling lots of us book bloggers and avid bookivores want to tackle once for all this insanely crammed TBR shelf. Recently, David at The Quivering Pen even came up with a 200 book list to read in 5 years.

One year at a time for me. So sorting through the +/- 900 books currently on my TBR Goodreads shelf, here is my list of 10 books I must finally read in 2015. They are books I have repeatedly said I was going to read!

a la Recherche Du Temps Perdu - Vol.1/7: Du Cote de Chez Swann The Divine Comedy Stoner

1. A la recherche du temps perdu, by Marcel Proust – finish it finally, as I still have a book and a half to go out of the 7 books

2. The Divine Comedy, by Dante

3. Stoner, by John Edward Williams

Love in the Time of Cholera The Woman in White Cosmicomics

4. Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel García Márquez

5. The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins

6. Something by Ursula K. Le Guin

7. Cosmicomics, by Italo Calvino

The Art Forger Wanderlust: A History of Walking The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War

8. The Art Forger, by B. A. Shapiro

9. Wanderlust: A History of Walking, by Rebecca Solnit

10. The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War, by Graham Robb

Have you read any of these?
Which one would was your favorite?
For #6, which one would you recommend,
and why?
Have you prepared your list of the top 10 books
you must finally read this year?

29 thoughts on “The Top 10 Books I Must Finally Read in 2015”

kirstviz on January 20, 2015 at 3:31 am said:

This is an impressive list! I am hoping to finally read Pride and Prejudice, Dracula and The Hunchback of Notre Dame . . .have you read One Hundred Years of Solitude? Inspiring book! xx

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- WordsAndPeace on January 20, 2015 at 8:42 am said:
  
  I hate Austen, though I studied thoroughly her books for some major studies. I have never tried Dracula, but I enjoyed a lot The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova, a historical fiction on Vlad the Impaler. Victor Hugo: yes yes so good, everything by him, novels, poems, plays, go for it! I LOVED One Hundred Years of Solitude, that’s why I definitely want to read more by him
  
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  - kirstviz on January 20, 2015 at 9:24 am said:
    
    The only Austen book I read for my degree was Emma and I didn’t like it 😦 . . its definitely a case of me thinking there is something wrong with my tastes because so many people love her 🙂
    
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    - WordsAndPeace on January 20, 2015 at 10:13 am said:
      
      ah, so we are at least 2 not liking her!!
      
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Trisha on January 20, 2015 at 8:22 am said:

Yes, Emma, I’ve read a few of them:
Love in the time of Cholera (very very good), Stoner (good but quite depressing) and The Woman in White (a classic gothic mystery) As for Ursula LeGuin I don’t even have to think twice….it’s A Wizard of Eathsea. I’ve read it many times and keep coming back to it over and over again.

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- WordsAndPeace on January 20, 2015 at 8:37 am said:
  
  thanks for the recommendation, Trisha, then this is it!
  
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Katherine @ I Wish I Lived in a Library on January 20, 2015 at 8:26 am said:

The Woman in White is on my list to read this year as well. The Art Forger looks so interesting. I’m so impressed with the Proust reading! I’m too chicken to attempt it at this point. Great list and good luck!

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- WordsAndPeace on January 20, 2015 at 8:37 am said:
  
  thanks Katherine. Have you made such a list for yourself?
  
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Dagny on January 20, 2015 at 8:52 am said:

I feel off the A la recherche du temps perdu bandwagon a few years ago. I think it was the fourth book that did me in. I’ve read The Woman in White, but prefer others like The Moonstone and Armadale.

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- WordsAndPeace on January 20, 2015 at 10:30 am said:
  
  yes, the 4th is pretty dreadful, things get a bit better after though. Actually I also want to read The Moonstone, and now I see what Armadale is about, I’m ashamed to admit I had never heard that title before
  
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  - Dagny on January 20, 2015 at 11:01 am said:
    
    Hmmm, that’s good news that the series gets better. Maybe I should consider going on. So many people not only make it all the way through, but reread it.
    
    Armadale is such fun! A super sensation novel.
    
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    - WordsAndPeace on January 20, 2015 at 7:14 pm said:
      
      yes, I have a friend who actually starts re-reading it once she’s done, I think she’s at her 6th time, she is in her 70s. For me, one time will be enough, though I had to re-read passages from the 1st volume with some of my French students, and it was actually neat to see connections with later volumes, which of course you can’t see when you read the book for the 1st time
      
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Lianne @ eclectictales.com on January 20, 2015 at 8:56 am said:

You mentioned a ton of fantastic titles in your list this week! Really liked The Divine Comedy, Stoner and I’ve been meaning to re-visit Love in the Time of Cholera and The Woman in White. Hope you enjoy all of those books! 🙂

My TTT

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- WordsAndPeace on January 20, 2015 at 10:26 am said:
  
  yes, so many great “classics”, high time to read them!
  
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ebookclassics on January 20, 2015 at 9:37 am said:

I love your list and there are quite a few I would like read like Stoner and The Woman in White. I haven’t heard of The Art Forger or Wanderlust, but they have me intrigued!

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- WordsAndPeace on January 20, 2015 at 10:14 am said:
  
  let me know when you plan to read these 2, maybe we could something together online and invite others. Wanderlust is nonfiction, the author has written on many fascinating topics
  
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Sharon Henning on January 20, 2015 at 10:44 am said:

I’ve never read Stoner by John Williams. I’m going to have to look him up. It’s good to come across names I’ve not read yet.

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- WordsAndPeace on January 20, 2015 at 7:14 pm said:
  
  it’s name that keeps coming regularly on book blogs
  
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Sam (Tiny Library) on January 20, 2015 at 12:28 pm said:

Good luck! I’m hoping to read some Marquez in 2015 too.

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- WordsAndPeace on January 20, 2015 at 7:04 pm said:
  
  let me know when you plan to do this, maybe we could do it together
  
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Lisa @ Captivated Reader on January 20, 2015 at 12:59 pm said:

Ooo, nice topic for the week!!! I like your list. 🙂 Love in the Time of Cholera is on my reading wishlist… Some day I’ll read! Here’s my TTT post for the week: http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2015/01/top-ten-tuesday-authors-id-like-to-meet.html

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- WordsAndPeace on January 20, 2015 at 7:04 pm said:
  
  Thanks for stopping by, yes lots of goodies here
  
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Melissa on January 20, 2015 at 3:24 pm said:

Loved The Woman in White! That would be a perfect October read. It’s got a great gothic mystery feel.

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- WordsAndPeace on January 20, 2015 at 3:58 pm said:
  
  great idea! I’ll schedule it for then
  
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Alex on January 21, 2015 at 10:31 am said:

I also plan to (re-read) Garcia Marquez, but 100 Years of Solitude. I’m actually a bit afraid to pick it up for fear it will disappoint me (it was a favorite in my late teens).

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- WordsAndPeace on January 21, 2015 at 6:13 pm said:
  
  I think you my even enjoy it more. One helpful thing is first to print the genealogy of the family, that you can very easily find online, because there are so many people with the same first name, it can be quite confusing. I printed the genealogy and added details to it while I was reading
  
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Louise on January 25, 2015 at 4:14 pm said:

You have a year of big reading ahead Emma! I read about 20 pages of Proust once in a half hearted attempt to give it a go. Maybe one day. I heard lots of great buzz about Stoner I would like to read that too one day. The Discovery of France sounds intriguing… I’ve not heard of it before- will check it out.

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- WordsAndPeace on January 26, 2015 at 8:29 am said:
  
  Try at least vol 1 of Proust, actually the best I think. Yes, so many bloggers talk about Stoner! And Robb wrote several interesting books on France
  
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