Welcome to my Blog

Hello, and welcome to my book review blog. With this blog I plan to track my progress on the
1001 books you should read before you die by reviewing each book, giving a little background on the
author and/or the time period in which the book was written, and assessing whether I personally think
that it is a book that must be read before you die. When possible I will also recommend similar books
that you might like if you enjoyed this book or similar books that I feel might be more worthy of being on a list of books to read before you die. I also plan to review other books that aren’t on the list as I read them because, honestly, I am usually reading more than one book at a time. It’s a sickness.

For this blog I will be using the 2012 edition of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die by
Cassell Illustrated which is currently being shipped to me.  My hope is to post a new review every two weeks, be it a review of the book on the list or a review of another book I have read. If for some reason I have not finished a book to review, I’ll post about the book(s) I’m currently reading and my initial impressions. Periodically you can also expect to see posts about upcoming not yet released books or books I’ve recently purchased that I’m excited to read.

I’m glad you decided to join me on my journey, and hope that we can find some enjoyable books
and learn a little about their authors and backgrounds along the way. Up next is my review of The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson.

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