Books Older than Me

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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

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The Deptford Trilogy: Fifth Business/The Manticore/World of Wonders by Robertson Davies

The Deptford Trilogy #1-3

The Deptford Trilogy: Fifth Business/The Manticore/World of Wonders

Robertson Davies

825 pages • 1975 • 15 editions

fiction fantasy challenging reflective slow-paced
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #1-7

The Chronicles of Narnia

C.S. Lewis

33h 45m • 1956 • 270 editions

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
City by Clifford D. Simak

City

Clifford D. Simak

251 pages • 1952 • 38 editions

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

259 pages • 1932 • 459 editions

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fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Ulysses by James Joyce

Ulysses

James Joyce

783 pages • 1922 • 538 editions

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

847 pages • 1878 • 1k editions

fiction classics literary romance challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

485 pages • 1866 • 1.2k editions

fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced