[meme] NPR top 100 books
Yeah, I know I never post, but have an ancient meme stolen from Amber, because mmmmmmm books. XD
NPR's top 100 SF/Fantasy books. Bold if you've read, bold+italicise if it's a book/series you've read part but not all of. (Also adding "(uh)" if I remember reading it but almost nothing about it, either because it was long ago or because it didn't make much of an impression, and "***" if I liked it enough to feel like pointing it out.)
So, 72/100 counting partials. Although I apparently barely remember an embarrassing number of them. XD;;
1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien -- about fifteen times, probably. ***
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams ***
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card ***
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert -- even the WEIRD later books. ***
5. A Song of Ice and Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin ***
6. 1984, A Novel, by George Orwell
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov -- have to admit to not liking it all that much.
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman ***
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman -- oops, I didn't even realize that was a book and not just a movie... Hmmm.
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan -- most of it; did it ever get finished? ***
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson ***
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore -- wow, that high, really? Anyway, doesn't sound like my thing.
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss -- interesting, I've never heard of this... I should take a look.
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley -- OOOPS have I really missed this one?
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
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 -- started but somehow couldn't finished. It was probably depressing.
28. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut (uh)
29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman
30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess -- should probably try reading...
31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein ***
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey
34. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein ***
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 -- I read everything by Verne in elementary school.
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 (uh)
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 (uh)
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan (uh)
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons (uh)
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman (uh)
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks -- should probably try this one...
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman -- should probably try this one too...
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchet ***
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson -- wow, I had no idea this was well known... Anyway, eh.
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold ***
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 (uh)
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
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks (uh)
68. The Conan the Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard (uh)
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
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 (uh)
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi ***
75. The Diamond Age, by Neal Stephenson ***
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke (uh)
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 (uh)
81. The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson -- I keep being told I should read this. Probably should.
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
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
87. The Book of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe (uh)
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldon
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley ***
93. A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge ***
94. The Caves of Steel, by Isaac Asimov (uh)
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson ***
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (uh)
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis (uh)
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Miéville ***
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis
NPR's top 100 SF/Fantasy books. Bold if you've read, bold+italicise if it's a book/series you've read part but not all of. (Also adding "(uh)" if I remember reading it but almost nothing about it, either because it was long ago or because it didn't make much of an impression, and "***" if I liked it enough to feel like pointing it out.)
So, 72/100 counting partials. Although I apparently barely remember an embarrassing number of them. XD;;
1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien -- about fifteen times, probably. ***
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams ***
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card ***
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert -- even the WEIRD later books. ***
5. A Song of Ice and Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin ***
6. 1984, A Novel, by George Orwell
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov -- have to admit to not liking it all that much.
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman ***
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman -- oops, I didn't even realize that was a book and not just a movie... Hmmm.
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan -- most of it; did it ever get finished? ***
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson ***
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore -- wow, that high, really? Anyway, doesn't sound like my thing.
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss -- interesting, I've never heard of this... I should take a look.
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley -- OOOPS have I really missed this one?
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
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 -- started but somehow couldn't finished. It was probably depressing.
28. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut (uh)
29. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman
30. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess -- should probably try reading...
31. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein ***
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey
34. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein ***
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 -- I read everything by Verne in elementary school.
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 (uh)
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 (uh)
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan (uh)
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons (uh)
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman (uh)
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks -- should probably try this one...
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman -- should probably try this one too...
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchet ***
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson -- wow, I had no idea this was well known... Anyway, eh.
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold ***
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 (uh)
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
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks (uh)
68. The Conan the Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard (uh)
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
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 (uh)
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi ***
75. The Diamond Age, by Neal Stephenson ***
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke (uh)
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 (uh)
81. The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson -- I keep being told I should read this. Probably should.
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
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
87. The Book of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe (uh)
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldon
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley ***
93. A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge ***
94. The Caves of Steel, by Isaac Asimov (uh)
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson ***
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (uh)
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis (uh)
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Miéville ***
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis