Oh and another meme I missed:
Bold if you've read, italicize ones you fully intend to read, underline if it's a book/series you've read part but not all of, strikethrough if you never plan to read, * for the ones you recommend.
1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams*-- with caveats-- I wouldn't read past Life, The Universe, And Everything unless you're really invested.
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card-- And Ender's Shadow, and one of the later ones. Before I knew anything about the author as a person, obviously.
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert-- Mom forced me to read the first one, I hated it, then once I finished she told me she'd never actually read it herself. Because my mom's a jerk.
5. A Song of Ice and Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin-- I'm guessing a few pages doesn't count as "part but not all".
6. 1984, by George Orwell
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury-- I can't believe I've never read this
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman-- I liked it a bit better once I found out he only really wrote it to have the background set for Anansi Boys, which is a much better book
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman-- My copy went missing when I was partway through it.
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan-- Read the first one. Didn't bother with the series.
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson-- I like what Gibson I've read, but somehow this isn't part of it.
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore*-- Again with caveats-- People who recommend Waitchmen to new comics readers are assholes. It's a deconstruction of superheroes, if you're not already into superheroes it's kiiind of a confusing mess.
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein-- I HATE THIS FUCKING BOOK. Dad tried to make me read it way too young, so I thought that was why I disliked it and I tried again. But no, the reason I didn't like it is HEINLEIN DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THAT WOMEN ARE PEOPLE, only now that I'm not like ten, I have the words to articulate that.
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut-- Again, I love what Vonnegut I have read! But somehow this isn't one.
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley*-- Well, obviously.
22. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick*-- Way better than the movie.
23. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood-- Once I read the interviews where she claimed that this seminal work of feminist sci-fi was neither sci-fi nor feminist, I gave up on wanting to read it. (I'll still vote for her for mayor, though. Given that her entire platform is going to be "So the Toronto Public Library system is a neat thing, we should fund that")
24. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King
25. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
26. The Stand, by Stephen King-- No.
27. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson-- Read it way too young; one of the first books I remember with an actual sex scene in.
28. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
29. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut*-- Vonnegut was a master at what he did.
30. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman-- Read it in high school and I really loved it at the time, but not sure if I'd recommend it as highly now. Kind of burnt out on Neil Gaiman.
31. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
32. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey-- but not the whole series. Has anybody read the whole series?
34. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein-- Did I mention, I don't like Heinlein?
35. A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells-- I tried?
37. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne
38. Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keys
39. The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells-- The radio play was better.
40. The Chronicles of Amber, by Roger Zelazny-- I THINK it's this one that's in my Unread Pile? There's a Zelazny book there, at any rate.
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings-- So burnt out on high-fantasy, you don't even know.
42. The Mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley-- I DON'T KNOW HOW I FINISHED IT, BUT I DID. At ten.
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven
45. The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin***-- YES
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien-- Twice. That's how Tolkein-obsessed I was in middle school.
47. The Once and Future King, by T.H. White ****** ALL THE ASTERISKS ******
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks Mel Brooks' Son why are you writing stupid books about zombies
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett -- WHY THIS ONE???!
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett*-- Okay, I liked this one, but SERIOUSLY WHO PICKED THOSE TWO WHERE IS NIGHT WATCH
61. The Mote in God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
62. The Sword of Truth, by Terry Goodkind I got like two pages in and gave up. Fuck high fantasy, unless it's written/recced by someone I trust.
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke - Couldn't get through it, should probably try again.
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks-- See above re: high fantasy
68. The Conan the Barbarian Series
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger-- CREEPY CREEPY PREMISE
71. The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey to the Center of the Earth-- SO SLOW.
73. The Legend of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore lol what
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
81. The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher
87. The Book of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldon-- OH MY GOD I HATED THIS FUCKING BOOK. SO FULL OF RAPE AND EVIL QUEERS. HAAAATE. And the story could have been told in like. A quarter of the time she took to tell it. Plus it was a stupid fucking story.
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
93. A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge
94. The Caves of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville-- Got like a chapter in. Might try again, maybe.
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony-- NO, NEVER. I have heard enough Anthony Writing His Id horror stories from people who read him as kids.
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis
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1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams*-- with caveats-- I wouldn't read past Life, The Universe, And Everything unless you're really invested.
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card-- And Ender's Shadow, and one of the later ones. Before I knew anything about the author as a person, obviously.
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert-- Mom forced me to read the first one, I hated it, then once I finished she told me she'd never actually read it herself. Because my mom's a jerk.
5. A Song of Ice and Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin-- I'm guessing a few pages doesn't count as "part but not all".
6. 1984, by George Orwell
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury-- I can't believe I've never read this
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman-- I liked it a bit better once I found out he only really wrote it to have the background set for Anansi Boys, which is a much better book
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman-- My copy went missing when I was partway through it.
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan-- Read the first one. Didn't bother with the series.
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson-- I like what Gibson I've read, but somehow this isn't part of it.
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore*-- Again with caveats-- People who recommend Waitchmen to new comics readers are assholes. It's a deconstruction of superheroes, if you're not already into superheroes it's kiiind of a confusing mess.
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein-- I HATE THIS FUCKING BOOK. Dad tried to make me read it way too young, so I thought that was why I disliked it and I tried again. But no, the reason I didn't like it is HEINLEIN DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THAT WOMEN ARE PEOPLE, only now that I'm not like ten, I have the words to articulate that.
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut-- Again, I love what Vonnegut I have read! But somehow this isn't one.
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley*-- Well, obviously.
22. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick*-- Way better than the movie.
23. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood-- Once I read the interviews where she claimed that this seminal work of feminist sci-fi was neither sci-fi nor feminist, I gave up on wanting to read it. (I'll still vote for her for mayor, though. Given that her entire platform is going to be "So the Toronto Public Library system is a neat thing, we should fund that")
24. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King
25. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
26. The Stand, by Stephen King-- No.
27. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson-- Read it way too young; one of the first books I remember with an actual sex scene in.
28. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
29. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut*-- Vonnegut was a master at what he did.
30. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman-- Read it in high school and I really loved it at the time, but not sure if I'd recommend it as highly now. Kind of burnt out on Neil Gaiman.
31. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
32. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey-- but not the whole series. Has anybody read the whole series?
34. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein-- Did I mention, I don't like Heinlein?
35. A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells-- I tried?
37. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne
38. Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keys
39. The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells-- The radio play was better.
40. The Chronicles of Amber, by Roger Zelazny-- I THINK it's this one that's in my Unread Pile? There's a Zelazny book there, at any rate.
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings-- So burnt out on high-fantasy, you don't even know.
42. The Mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley-- I DON'T KNOW HOW I FINISHED IT, BUT I DID. At ten.
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven
45. The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin***-- YES
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien-- Twice. That's how Tolkein-obsessed I was in middle school.
47. The Once and Future King, by T.H. White ****** ALL THE ASTERISKS ******
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks Mel Brooks' Son why are you writing stupid books about zombies
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett -- WHY THIS ONE???!
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett*-- Okay, I liked this one, but SERIOUSLY WHO PICKED THOSE TWO WHERE IS NIGHT WATCH
61. The Mote in God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
62. The Sword of Truth, by Terry Goodkind I got like two pages in and gave up. Fuck high fantasy, unless it's written/recced by someone I trust.
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke - Couldn't get through it, should probably try again.
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks-- See above re: high fantasy
68. The Conan the Barbarian Series
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger-- CREEPY CREEPY PREMISE
71. The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey to the Center of the Earth-- SO SLOW.
73. The Legend of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore lol what
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
81. The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher
87. The Book of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldon-- OH MY GOD I HATED THIS FUCKING BOOK. SO FULL OF RAPE AND EVIL QUEERS. HAAAATE. And the story could have been told in like. A quarter of the time she took to tell it. Plus it was a stupid fucking story.
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
93. A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge
94. The Caves of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville-- Got like a chapter in. Might try again, maybe.
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony-- NO, NEVER. I have heard enough Anthony Writing His Id horror stories from people who read him as kids.
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis
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