The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time

[sakuraigirl]

The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels Of All Time

All the books I've read are in bold.

1. Don Quixote - Miguel De Cervantes
   
2. Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan
   
3. Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
   
4. Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift
   
5. Tom Jones - Henry Fielding
   
6. Clarissa - Samuel Richardson
   
7. Tristram Shandy - Laurence Sterne
   
8. Dangerous Liaisons - Pierre

Comments

[queen_oblivia]

that list makes me pretty sad. i've only read 21 of them. =0(

[sakuraigirl]

I've read even less. -____-

[mokie]

Northern Lights?!?

Eh? I'd like to know how they came up with this list, because it looks like a few were tossed in based on popularity and sales rather than pure literary merit. It's a nice read and a great kid's book, but one of the 100 greatest of all time?!

Er...sorry. Just having a moment.

[sakuraigirl]

From what I gathered from reading that article, it's just one guy that compiled this list. Absurd, I tell ya.