100 best reads of all time - how many have you read?

[*Nan*]

I have read 24 of them but have another 10 on my shelves waiting to be read.

[Abigail (42stitches)]

I've read 38 books off this list with about a dozen on my tbr list. A few of them I have tried and put down (Bleak House-gotta get the audio, I can't read Dickens any other way). This seem similar to the Modern Library reader's favorites list. With some great stuff and some merely popular stuff. Not a bad list in all.
But why is Shakespeare's complete works and Hamlet on here separately?

[Coalbanks]

Read #: 38 1/2 to date.
100 98 97 96 94 92 91 89 84 83 81 77 72 71 70 67 65 61 58 57 52 49 47 41 32 31 30 28 24 22 21 18 16 13 8 7 6 (OT only, parts of NT) 5 2.

Read parts of # ;
76 69 46 40 29 27 26 11 10 6 (OT parts of NT).

Looked into a few more but have not made a serious attempt to read.

Shall finish # ??

Shall re-read several of those read through.

[Jaime]

I counted about 27 that I know I've read with about 5 more that I can't be sure if I actually read. Weird...

[Karlene]

OK, so I've read:
4, 5, 6, 16, 36, 40, 41, 42, 46, 81, 87, 98, 100

However, MANY of the books on the list that I haven't read, are on my to read (or to buy) list at home!! Ha Ha.

[Dawn Michelle]

Ok, I have read 35 off this list and 30 off the list that Charity directed us too (I haven't finished copying the second 100..am off after this post to do so). I am pretty impressed with myself, but also recognize that I read a TON of stuff when I was younger so now can read *FLUFF* if I want. LOL.

Some of these, I have on my TBR list, but there are a lot I won't touch...though I swore I would NEVER read "Catcher in the Rye" and really think I need to see what the fuss is about.

Oh, and "Life of Pi" was extraordinary and I recommend that all the time to people. So thought provoking.

Oh, and I agree about Jane Austen and Margaret Atwood...SHUDDER....

[Laura]

I've read 44 - not bad. I was surprised by some of the entries as well. His Dark Materials? Liked the series but don't think I would have pegged it as a Top 100.

[Liz]

I've read (and finished) 16 of the books. I had started about 5 of them, but didn't like them, so didn't finish them. I didn't count The Bible as I don't read that from cover to cover. 16 is still more than I thought, since I only started to really attack books about 4 years ago. As a kid/teen I hated reading so didn't do much during that time.

[Bleuciel]

I read like half of them, but what is the Bible doing with 99 fiction books? That's just a bit off. But then again, 'The Da Vinci Code' is listed, so nothing surprises me anymore *eye roll*

[Clara]

I have read 12 out of 100. I will make an effort to do better.

How do I get access to the "The Big Read" list and Pen? Please let me know.. thanks

[Stacie]

Just Google them and the links will come up.

[Amanda]

Fifteen, but I didn't like reading until the beginning of this summer, so that's good for me. Hahha.

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

37! That is, if I'm generous and count LOTR even though I didn't quite finish it. I think there were a couple others like that. Who says public educations are no good? Just don't ask me if I remember them all...

[[deleted user]]

Scored 43. Still so many to be read.

[Petra X]

57. There are probably another 10 more I will read at some time. And at least another 20 I will not read under any circumstances.

[[deleted user]]

Congrats, Petra!

[Angela]

I count 37 that I have read.

[Catamorandi]

I, unfortunately, have only read 8 of these. I will have to put my nose to the grindstone, and start reading more of them. A lot of them are in my TBR list.

[Axis]

I've read around 20-30 of them. I'm kind of disappointed with the list, however. Putting in the Da Vinci Code seems like a bad choice.

[Jeane]

Only 18 but I am reading two of them now: Alice's adventures in wonderland and Moby Dick.I only read two or three of the Harry Potter serie, but how do you count that?

1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4. Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
7. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8. Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
28. Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
37. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
41. Animal Farm - George Orwell
42. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
52. Dune - Frank Herbert
56. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
61. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
64. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
68. Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding
70. Moby-Dick - Herman Melville
92. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery

[Petra X]

Thank you Mirela :-)

[Leslie]

Wow! I have actually read 31 of these books and have a few of them in line to be read soon. This is a much better list than those I have seen before. It makes me feel like I actually have read a significant number of valuable works of literature. Thanks for the confidence booster. :)

[Vipiflower]

I think I've read 22

[Gail]

I have read about 19 of them. It was a lot better then I thought it was going to be. I can't say that I have read all of shakspear or all of the narnia but I have read a lot of them. As for the rest of the list there are some I think I will check out. If we were including ones we had watched my number would go up by a few. :) Have a good day.

[rebecca j]

I've read 30 of them, but they're the only ones that appealed to me on the list! That means I'm either a lazy reader, or just not into what many people read, I guess! I tend to read only what I'm interested in - if it gets boring, I don't read it.

[Angela]

Ive read 7 from this list. How sad! Actually a lot of them Im not interested in reading. However there are quite a few I would like to read. My TBR list continues to grow.

[Melody]

I've read 34 and have 7 on my TBR list. Alot were read more than 20 years ago when I was a child. It would be interesting to read some of those ones again and see them from an adult's perspective.

[Angela]

I have read 10 and I have about five on my TBR list.

[Melissa]

I've read 40, not counting Animal Farm and Brave New World which I (hate to admit it but...) don't remember a thing about from high school.

I love lists like this. They always include some books I've never heard of before and I end up finding a gem.

[Becky]

1/5 so far but I own quite a few of the other ones and will read them when I get the time.

[Vicki]

I guess I haven't read that many. The ones I read are below. I did not include ones that I started and never finished. And then there were others that I saw the movie or play but never read the book.


6. The Bible
10. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
12 Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
15. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
18. Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
40. Winnie-the-Pooh - AA Milne
57. A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
61. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
67. Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
76. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
81. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
98. Hamlet - William Shakespeare

[Carolyn]

I've only read 7 of these. However, I DID read "The Count of Monte Cristo" in the original French language. I'm rather proud of that.

I have read a lot of short stories by Kafka, Flannery O'Connor, Hemmingway, and Chekov.

[Carolyn]

Oh. I didn't see Shakespeare. I have read quite a few plays.

[Maria]

i've read 23, and about 3 of them i have but haven't read yet.

[Emilly R]

I have read many of those books,including Jane Austen Pride and prejudice,Victor Hugo,Alice Walker and others,the problem is that no one though to include Latin American writers like Gabriel Garcia Marques,Pablo Neruda and many others like Isabel Allende.

[Mandy]

I'm not sure how the list was made up but everyone has different views on different books. I personally didn't mind The Da Vinci Code, in fact I thought it was rather good. I don't look too much into how or why the lists were created, just like to browse and see if I can pick up on any books I might like to read in the future.

[Lisa Julianna]

oh my I am ashamed to admit that I have only read 5 of the books on the very first list. But I have 10 of them...lol

[Kelly]

I've read 21 and was very proud of that. Until I read the others post and then I bowed my head in shame.

[Gail]

I am at 38. Great list, BTW. It's nice to see a mix of old and new. When I was a kid, Little Women and Secret Garden were two of my favorite books. Ever see a particular edition of a book and its cover just takes you back to a certain time and place? That is me with those two!!

[[deleted user]]

I must say that I am a bit surprised by the list. Many of them are standards on pretty much any list. First surprise? Harry Potter. It's a good series, it is definitely a fun read, but I don't think that it really belongs on this list. Also, Le Petit Prince (Antione de Saint-Exupery) surprised me. I loved the book, I just haven't seen it on too many lists. This is a book that I would love to own.

One more thing, I wouldn't put "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" on this list -- The Narnia Chronicles is already on the list, and the book is part of the set. It seems kind of redundant.

[Liz M]

I've read 65-70 of these, depending on how I count - double points for Narnia & Lion, Witch, Wardrobe, whether I count the book I abandoned 30 pages from the end, and Shakespeare (read about 85% of the complete works).

It's an interesting mix of consistently best-listed classic works and popular literture. I am more surprise by the presence of two books that are completely unfamiliar to me, then I am about Harry Potter or Da Vinci code's inclusion.

[Liz]

I've read 32. A lot of these books I read in high school or are they are commonly seen on summer reading lists. Plus a lot of the ones listed are on my to-read list.
I also found it amusing that someone asked how a Complete Shakespeare as one book...I actually just bought one for school! They're actually really useful to have.

[Ashley]

11 and a half (Haven't finished The Kite Runner yet).

I will have to print this out and get to work.

[Christine]

Mandy: I've read 43. A great list, in my opinion. Very eclectic and current.

[Liz]

Ashley I think you'll enjoy The Kite Runner--It's a beautifully written story. I'd like to see the movie although I doubt it will do the book justice.

[Kate]

I am at 41. I think some of the list is redundant though. The Complete Works of Shakespeare includes Hamlet, for example.

I think lists like this are totally subjective. I mean, what makes The Time Traveller's Wife better than anything written by Kafka or Kurt Vonnegut? But, I do have a few more books to add to my reading list!

[Charity]

And The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe are listed separately...

[Jey]

Wow, I've read 39, and I own 32 others on my personal to-read shelf in my living room.

I think someone tried to take 10 top-ten lists and combine them. Let's see, Top ten books I hated in AP English, Top ten series I finished because all my friends were doing it, Top ten classics I'll spend my life meaning to read, Top ten books I wouldn't read if you gave me a million dollars, Top ten books I've never heard of...

[Dogwoman]

Oh dear, it looks like I have read 69 of them. Hmm, maybe I should get out more....

[Sherry]

LOL Dogwoman...