The Scratch Shelf

Finished a book? Scratch its foil with your mouse. Click any cover for details.

Oldest at the top left, newest at the bottom right. Cover images from Open Library; editions vary. Books without an image get a plain cloth cover. Based on the list in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, edited by Peter Boxall (2018 edition). The Scratch Shelf is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with the book, its publisher, Goodreads or Open Library. Your progress stays in this browser; use Export to keep a backup.

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Page counts are approximate and vary by edition. Publication years are of first publication, as closely as known. List data from the temporal-communities/1001-books dataset (CC0), years from Wikidata, page counts from Open Library. Genres are editorial judgement calls. Based on the list in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, edited by Peter Boxall (2018 edition). The Scratch Shelf is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with the book, its publisher, Goodreads or Open Library. Your data stays in this browser; use Export to keep a backup.