Why can we have 100 books on our top 10 books of all time list?

Of course we'll all have a different 10....but....

I know...I've stopped at 8 so far. Listing my favorite books of all time I'm going slow. But I did wonder about the 100 slots for my top 10 books. lol

Filled in 10 and stopping. I will try to enforce this on myself and remove one if I want to change the list. Interesting exercise...hard to narrow down of course, there are a lot of books I'd like to add. Today's books seem to come in "series" so often, there are a lot I would list, but it would require 5, 10, or more volumes for some "stories". There are 3 "omnibus" type editions on the list already where more than one novel has been published in a single volume.

Looking at most of the books chosen for this list is depressing.

That's true of most of these "best ever lists".

This is tough-any book I read leaves a lasting impression on me, whether positive or negative. I did stick to only 10 because that was the request, although it is very tempting to continue. I didn't choose to answer why I chose any particular book, because all of my choices have left lastimg impressions and memories, the characters are my friends, family, and in some cases, my greatest fears.

What if some of our favorite books aren't on this list? Sorry if I am missing something but I just joined.

What if some of our favorite books aren't on this list? Sorry if I am missing something but I just joined.

It's easy to add books to lists. At the top of the list, at the tab "Add Books to this List," next to "All Votes." There you can either search your own bookshelves, or do a general search of GoodReads.