Sunday 4 August 2013

The Thousand Books Project - happy ending time

Remember my Thousand  Books Project? Well, I made it. Nearly two years early, I have just finished my thousandth book since I began logging my reading in July 2005 and set myself a ten-year objective.

I went to a bookshop to choose number one thousand. It had to be a special book and I entered Waterstones with no idea what I was going to buy. And then I saw the perfect choice.


Neil Gaiman is a wonderful writer and an exceptional blogger so I knew this would be good. And it was. I can't possibly do it justice with a summary or a review. If you are in any way creative or aspire to be creative, read the book. It will speak to you.

So, what shall I read next...?


9 comments:

DEM said...

What a fabulous accomplishment! I wish that I had been keeping track of the books that I've read. I guess I could go from memory and start creating a list. No chance I'd get to 1,000 any time soon!!

Anonymous said...

Ooh congrats!

Helen - Fennell Books said...

Congratulations, that's quite an achievement! Great choice of book for No. 1000!

Anonymous said...

Congrats! I'm amazed! Will you be starting another book project?

Hetty Stratton said...

Congratulations. I'm just about to start reading "The Ocean At The End Of The Lane. I also loved Neverwhere, Peter Capaldi was fantastic in the TV adaptation as The Angel Islington. I hope the next 1000 books are enjoyable. Paula

Ray Blake said...

Yes. I'm aiming for 2000 by 2020.

Ray Blake said...

The Ocean ... Is a great book. American Gods and Anansi Boys are wonderful too.

Hetty Stratton said...

I love reading Kindle books and the traditional sort. Now that you've completed your 1000 book project I would love to read a blog post about your top 10. I use the term top 10 loosely because I doubt you could ever condense 1000 books down to 10 favourites.

Ray Blake said...

Well, I'll have a go when I get a chance to think about it. That may not be as soon as I'd like.

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