BBC's "The Big Read - Books 1-100"

I am sure that I saw Moby Dick in the top 100 at some point. This is why I have started reading it. Oh well, I’m sure it will be worthwhile anyway, but it is keeping me from War and Peace which I know is going to take a while…

I put back Lord of the Rings and put in the correct title of Harry Potter #1.

Erm, someone appears to have changed the list again! Lord Of The Rings (which should be number 1) has disappeared! I’m don’t want to try and edit it in case I mess it up, so maybe comeone who knows what they are doing could do it.

I’m sure (but don’t know 100%) the BBC list contained the European book title “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” instead of the US title “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”. Could somebody change this please as I don’t know how? Thanks.

And yes, since this list is made by popular vote there should be both JK Rowling’s wizard and Terry Pratchett’s discworld represented in it.

Restored the list, ‘His dark materials’ and ‘Hitchhikers guide’ were deleted. Maybe an admin could lock this list, it shouldn’t change anyway as the list is definitive.

some of you guys are ridiculous..the list was from a survey of popular reads that people like—-not a definitive edition of what is the ‘best’ literature.

Might i suggest

“The last of the Mohicans”

by James Fenimore Cooper

and “The Day of the Trifids”

and “The Chrysalids”

-cant remember the author and i am to lazy to go look at it upstairs. lol

I love that Katherine made this list! Yay!

Here is a list of REALLY good books in my opinion. I am giving this list for any ones interest. I do not want to step on any toes.

The first set are fact, factual or philosophy:

Adrift – 76 days lost at sea

Ann Frank

Ascent of man, the

Getting through-How to make words work

Maiden voyage

Modoc

Polar Dream

Siddhartha

Story tellers daughter, the

Sophies world

Structures

Tales from a suitcase

Theo’s odyssey

World according to Clarkson, the

Worst case survival handbook, the

FICTION:

Alchemist, the

Da vinci code

Devils teardrop, the

Eight, the

Jock of the bushveld

Rainmaker, the (and other John Grisham)

Temple

Vanished man, the

Watershipdown

Zero game, the

These are the books that made the biggest impression.

Enjoy…

If, after reading this list you think that you know of a book that I would like to read please email me at: lizhuet@lycos.com

or if you want some more info about any of the books mentioned I will try and help in any way.

what a weird list. What is Harry Potter doing there? or Terry Pratchett for that matter.