Books Older than Me

bluedijon Host

9 participants (27 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Most books we read were published recently, but it's important to mix it up! Try to read at least 1 book published before you were born each season.

Challenge Books

All books added
The Shining by Stephen King

The Shining #1

The Shining

Stephen King

447 pages • 1977 • 283 editions

fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions

Larry Mitchell

148 pages • 1977 • 10 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ poetry hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King

The Eyes of the Dragon

Stephen King

427 pages • 1984 • 92 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense fast-paced
The Iliad by Homer

The Iliad

Homer

848 pages • -750 • 785 editions

fiction classics poetry adventurous challenging slow-paced
The Odyssey by Homer

The Odyssey

Homer

582 pages • -800 • 871 editions

fiction classics poetry adventurous slow-paced
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings #3

The Return of the King

J.R.R. Tolkien

491 pages • 1955 • 504 editions

fiction classics fantasy adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

The Wheel of Time #1

The Eye of the World

Robert Jordan

820 pages • 1990 • 172 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington

The Hearing Trumpet

Leonora Carrington

158 pages • 1976 • 31 editions

fiction classics fantasy adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Die unendliche Geschichte by Michael Ende

Die unendliche Geschichte

Michael Ende

520 pages • 1979 • 188 editions

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous medium-paced
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

The African Trilogy #1

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe

208 pages • 1958 • 106 editions

fiction classics historical challenging dark reflective medium-paced