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eponymousanonI hear people are doing a meme around the top 100, and I couldn't resist because I'm a total book nerd. I still think it's cheating to count a whole series as 1 thing, though--I say this because of some of those series I've read, there were 20+ books in them which really weights the ratios of read:unread in my favor. 36/100 is far different from the what, 100+/??? books if you include all the books in those series.
Also, if you haven't seen Geekologie's chart you have to click the link because it's awesome: Book Flow Chart.
List and notes below the cut!
read
1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit, the trilogy, the appendices, the Silmarillion. Told you I was a geek!
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
Always carry a towel.
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
The pig-people freaked me out.
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert
The spice must flow!
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin
I haven't actually read all of them but I've read the first couple, I just don't want to be sitting on a cliffhanger for another decade.
6. 1984, by George Orwell
I'm a bad classic geek, I know--at least I've read almost every Heinlein book and I actually know who Piper is.
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
Not actually the burning point for paper.
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
I was a credulous child and went looking for the "unabridged version" :)
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan
Haven't read the last couple, but I think reading the first ten multiple times makes up for that.
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
Don't talk to me about that stupid movie. Just don't.
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
I grok the cannnibalized Martian Jesus, do you?
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
22. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King
I read the first one, but chose not to highlight.
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
25. The Stand, by Stephen King
26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
27. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
28. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman
30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein
Seriously, I was all about the Heinlein for years.
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey
Hate to break it to you darling, but if you have telepathic dragons in a medieval setting it's fantasy. I don't care that they're genetically modified.
34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
TANSTAAFL!
35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne
38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys
39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven
45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Heck yes. Cordelia Naismith-Vorkosigan is my role model.
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
61. The Mote In God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
The first couple trilogies were good...
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks
See previous note.
68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
Don't get me started on Hobb and her homophobic copouts.
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne
73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
I actually read this before I read Jane Eyre, funnily enough.
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher
Can't believe Dresden Files didn't make it on this list, c'mon guys.
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
Robin McKinley's books would be my choice for getting trapped on a desert island.
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge
94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony
I wasted far too much time on stupid puns. I think I read the first 20 or so, seriously.
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis
Also, if you haven't seen Geekologie's chart you have to click the link because it's awesome: Book Flow Chart.
List and notes below the cut!
read
1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit, the trilogy, the appendices, the Silmarillion. Told you I was a geek!
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
Always carry a towel.
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
The pig-people freaked me out.
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert
The spice must flow!
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin
I haven't actually read all of them but I've read the first couple, I just don't want to be sitting on a cliffhanger for another decade.
6. 1984, by George Orwell
I'm a bad classic geek, I know--at least I've read almost every Heinlein book and I actually know who Piper is.
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
Not actually the burning point for paper.
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
I was a credulous child and went looking for the "unabridged version" :)
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan
Haven't read the last couple, but I think reading the first ten multiple times makes up for that.
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
Don't talk to me about that stupid movie. Just don't.
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
I grok the cannnibalized Martian Jesus, do you?
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
21. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick
22. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
23. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King
I read the first one, but chose not to highlight.
24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
25. The Stand, by Stephen King
26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
27. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
28. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman
30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein
Seriously, I was all about the Heinlein for years.
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey
Hate to break it to you darling, but if you have telepathic dragons in a medieval setting it's fantasy. I don't care that they're genetically modified.
34. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein
TANSTAAFL!
35. A Canticle For Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
37. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne
38. Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keys
39. The War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven
45. The Left Hand Of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Heck yes. Cordelia Naismith-Vorkosigan is my role model.
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
61. The Mote In God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
62. The Sword Of Truth, by Terry Goodkind
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
The first couple trilogies were good...
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks
See previous note.
68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
Don't get me started on Hobb and her homophobic copouts.
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne
73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
81. The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
I actually read this before I read Jane Eyre, funnily enough.
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher
Can't believe Dresden Files didn't make it on this list, c'mon guys.
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
Robin McKinley's books would be my choice for getting trapped on a desert island.
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge
94. The Caves Of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony
I wasted far too much time on stupid puns. I think I read the first 20 or so, seriously.
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis