Top(-ish) 100 Books

My friend Melissa recently shared an article detailing the author's Top 10 lists of the Top 100 books and asked everyone what their top 100 would look like. I'm not sure this is an iron-clad Top 100 for me, but it's a rough list (in alphabetical order for the sake of clarity). To no one's surprise, it's primarily fantasy books, and there are lots of repeated authors (mainly C.S. Lewis).

1984 by George OrwellA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareA Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’EngleA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’EngleAbhorsen by Garth NixAcross the Wall by Garth NixAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-glass by Lewis CarrollBeowulfCastaways of the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques
Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne JonesDescent Into Hell by Charles WilliamsDracula by Bram StokerDreams Underfoot by Charles de LintDune by Frank HerbertCollected Poems by Dylan ThomasHangman’s Curse by Frank PerettiHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHeaven by Randy AlcornHogfather by Terry Pratchett
Holes by Louis SacharHow Harry Cast His Spell by John GrangerHow the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. SeussHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesI am NOT a Serial Killer by Dan WellsIf You Give a Moose a MuffinInkdeath by Cornelia FunkeInkheart by Cornelia FunkeInkspell by Cornelia FunkeInnocents Aboard by Gene Wolfe
James and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlJonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeLirael by Garth NixMacbeth by William ShakespeareMarlfox by Brian JacquesMeet the Austins by Madeleine L’EngleMistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon SandersonMonster by Mirriam NealNeverwhere by Neil GaimanOrthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
Othello by William ShakespeareOutcast of Redwall by Brian JacquesPaper Crowns by Mirriam NealPerelandra by C.S. LewisPiercing the Darkness by Frank PerettiPlanet Narnia by Michael WardPlenilune by Jennifer FreitagPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenPtolemy’s Gate by Jonathan StroudRichard II by William Shakespeare
Riddle-Master by Patricia McKillipRozencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom StoppardSabriel by Garth NixSaga of the VolsungsShades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette KowalSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyThe Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan StroudThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterThe Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin, Jr.The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd AlexanderThe Cleric Quintet by R.A. SalvatoreThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Four Loves by C.S. LewisThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Golem’s Eye by Jonathan StroudThe Great Divorce by C.S. LewisThe Harp of the Grey Rose by Charles de LintThe Hero of Ages by Brandon SandersonThe Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Illustrated Man by Ray BradburyThe Jungle Book by Rudyard KiplingThe King of Attolia by Megan Whalen TurnerThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman AlexieThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Paper Magician by Charlie HolmburgThe Pawn by Steven JamesThe Place of the Lion by Charles Williams
The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Spooky Old Tree by The BerenstainsThe Tempest by William ShakespeareThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery WilliamsThe Weight of Glory by C.S. LewisThe Well of Ascension by Brandon SandersonThe Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Young Unicorns by Madeleine L’EngleTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisTo Hold the Bridge by Garth NixTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeTree and Leaf by J.R.R. TolkienWar in Heaven by Charles WilliamsWatership Down by Richard AdamsWolf Moon by Charles de Lint
Zen and the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury