And Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel is one such book. And while a number of the books are ones I’ve heard of but not yet read, many are books that haven’t previously been on my radar. Were it not for setting myself the challenge to complete the BBC Big Read, I would never have taken the time to read what have since become some of my very favourite books, and in setting myself a new task I hope to unearth many more bookish gems as I tick the remaining 900-odd books from the literary list. And while I’ve been alternating between a title from the list and some of my non-fiction favourites, having a bibliography of books to choose from has reminded me how much I loved (and, at times loathed) reading my way through the BBC Big Read. Since discovering I’ve read a rather paltry ten percent of the alleged 1001 Books to Read Before You Die, I’ve been on something of a one-woman mission to tick off as many as I can before the decade is out.
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