The Book Meme
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percivalwhich of the 100 most popular British books have I read?
books read in bold, starred books are ones I'd like to read
1. 1984 - George Orwell
2. The Alchemist - Paul Coelho
3. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
4. Animal Farm - George Orwell
5. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
6. Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
7. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
8. The BFG - Roald Dahl
*9. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
10. Black Beauty - Anna Sewell
11. Bleak House - Charles Dickens
12. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
13. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
14. Bridget Jones' Diary - Helen Fielding
15. Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres
*16. Catch-22 - Joseph L Heller
17. The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
18. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
19. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
20. The Clan of the Cave Bear - Jean M Auel
21. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
22. The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
*23. The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexander Dumas
*24. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
25. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
26. Double Act - Jacqueline Wilson
27. Dune - Frank Herbert
28. Emma - Jane Austen
29. Far From the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
30. Girls in Love - Jacqueline Wilson
31. The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
32. The Godfather - Mario Puzo
33. Gone With the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
*34. Good Omens - Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
35. Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian
36. Gormenghast - Mervyn Peake
37. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
38. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
39. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
40. Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett
41. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - JK Rowling
42. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - JK Rowling
43. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stones - JK Rowling
44. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - JK Rowling
45. His Dark Materials Trilogy - Philip Pullman
46. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
47. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkein
48. Holes - Louis Sachar
*49. I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith
50. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
51. Kane and Abel - Jeffrey Archer
52. Katherine - Anya Seton
53. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - CS Lewis
54. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
55. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
56. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkein
57. Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
58. The Magic Faraway Tree - Enid Blyton
59. Magician - Raymond E Feist
60. The Magus - John Fowles
61. Matilda - Roald Dahl
62. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
*63. Middlemarch - George Elliot
*64. Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie
65. Mort - Terry Pratchett
*66. Nightwatch - Terry Pratchett
67. Noughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman
68. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
69. On the Road - Jack Kerouac
70. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
71. Perfume - Patrick Suskind
72. Persuasion - Jane Austen
73. The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett
74. A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
75. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
76. The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot
77. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists - Robert Tressell
78. Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
79. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
80. The Secret History - Donna Tartt
81. The Shell Seekers - Rosamunde Pilcher
82. The Stand - Stephen King
83. The Story of Tracey Beaker - Jacqueline Wilson
*84. A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
85. Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
86. A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
87. Tess of the D'Urbevilles - Thomas Hardy
88. The Thorn Birds - Colleen McCollough
89. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
90. A Town like Alice - Nevil Shute
91. Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
92. The Twits - Roald Dahl
93. Ulysses - James Joyce
94. Vicky Angel - Jacqueline Wilson
*95. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
96. Watership Down - Richard Adams
97. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
98. Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
*99. The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
100. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
What does this tell us? I want to re-energise my fiction reading by devouring big Indian English tomes :)
books read in bold, starred books are ones I'd like to read
1. 1984 - George Orwell
2. The Alchemist - Paul Coelho
3. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
4. Animal Farm - George Orwell
5. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
6. Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
7. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
8. The BFG - Roald Dahl
*9. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
10. Black Beauty - Anna Sewell
11. Bleak House - Charles Dickens
12. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
13. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
14. Bridget Jones' Diary - Helen Fielding
15. Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres
*16. Catch-22 - Joseph L Heller
17. The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
18. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
19. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
20. The Clan of the Cave Bear - Jean M Auel
21. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
22. The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
*23. The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexander Dumas
*24. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
25. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
26. Double Act - Jacqueline Wilson
27. Dune - Frank Herbert
28. Emma - Jane Austen
29. Far From the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
30. Girls in Love - Jacqueline Wilson
31. The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
32. The Godfather - Mario Puzo
33. Gone With the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
*34. Good Omens - Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
35. Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian
36. Gormenghast - Mervyn Peake
37. The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
38. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
39. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
40. Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett
41. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - JK Rowling
42. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - JK Rowling
43. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stones - JK Rowling
44. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - JK Rowling
45. His Dark Materials Trilogy - Philip Pullman
46. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
47. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkein
48. Holes - Louis Sachar
*49. I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith
50. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
51. Kane and Abel - Jeffrey Archer
52. Katherine - Anya Seton
53. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - CS Lewis
54. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
55. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
56. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkein
57. Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
58. The Magic Faraway Tree - Enid Blyton
59. Magician - Raymond E Feist
60. The Magus - John Fowles
61. Matilda - Roald Dahl
62. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
*63. Middlemarch - George Elliot
*64. Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie
65. Mort - Terry Pratchett
*66. Nightwatch - Terry Pratchett
67. Noughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman
68. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
69. On the Road - Jack Kerouac
70. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
71. Perfume - Patrick Suskind
72. Persuasion - Jane Austen
73. The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett
74. A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
75. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
76. The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot
77. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists - Robert Tressell
78. Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
79. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
80. The Secret History - Donna Tartt
81. The Shell Seekers - Rosamunde Pilcher
82. The Stand - Stephen King
83. The Story of Tracey Beaker - Jacqueline Wilson
*84. A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
85. Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
86. A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
87. Tess of the D'Urbevilles - Thomas Hardy
88. The Thorn Birds - Colleen McCollough
89. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
90. A Town like Alice - Nevil Shute
91. Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
92. The Twits - Roald Dahl
93. Ulysses - James Joyce
94. Vicky Angel - Jacqueline Wilson
*95. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
96. Watership Down - Richard Adams
97. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
98. Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
*99. The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
100. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
What does this tell us? I want to re-energise my fiction reading by devouring big Indian English tomes :)
