I recently bought the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die anthology, edited by Peter Boxall, on discount at a local Antropologie store. I must say that it is a horrible piece of commercial trash. It highlights the most obvious American novels like The Great Gatsby and To Kill a Mockingbird and leaves out most of Gore Vidal and Anais Nin’s work. Carson McCullers and Marilynne Robinson are never mentioned. Please skip if you find this in a bargain bin.