Blogger Erik Vossman got me thinking of one way to tackle the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list… cheat a little and read the books based on movies, or maybe watch the movies first and then read the books. I’ve been intending to watch all the films on the AFI 100 American films for some time now, and have gotten through about 50.

So here’s a list of the book titles on the 1001 Books list shoved through the filter of the AFI 100. The result is just a handful of books to read that would make an easy start:

The Godfather (3 on AFI) (IMDB)

Gone With The Wind (4 on AFI) (IMDB)

The Graduate (7 on AFI) (IMDB) (Webomatica)

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (20 on AFI) (IMDB)

The Grapes Of Wrath (21 on AFI) (IMDB)

2001: A Space Odyssey (22 on AFI) (IMDB) (Webomatica)

The Maltese Falcon (23 on AFI) (IMDB)

To Kill A Mockingbird (34 on AFI) (IMDB)

Doctor Zhivago (39 on AFI) (IMDB)

A Clockwork Orange (46 on AFI) (IMDB) (Webomatica)

All Quiet On The Western Front (54 on AFI) (IMDB)

The Third Man (57 on AFI) (IMDB)

Ben-Hur (72 on AFI) (IMDB)

Wuthering Heights (73 on AFI) (IMDB)

Frankenstein (87 on AFI) (IMDB)

Anyhow, I think I’ll do another post that lists all the books on the 1001 books list that were turned into movies. Yet another way to tackle this insanely lengthy list.

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