20) Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy
21) Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterburry Tales
22) Artemis Fowl (?)

Apollo wrote:I hope this isn't supposed to be an actually list; if so, our list is broken. Brisngr is definitely not better than 1984.

I agree. I wouldnt put Birsingr as numero uno. But I just think we're listing 100 books, then putting them in order.

23. Paradise Lost - John Milton

nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:Will short stories do? Then all of Shakespeare must be included.

I will be very dissapointed if he is anywhere near the top 100, I hate virtualy everything he has ever written.

just throw The Beach - Alex garland into the mix aswell

Prepare to be disappointed 'cuz I think you're in the minority there.

Asmoral_The_Resolute wrote:

nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:Will short stories do? Then all of Shakespeare must be included.

I will be very dissapointed if he is anywhere near the top 100, I hate virtualy everything he has ever written.

How can you even hate Julius Caesar? That one is a masterpiece! I had even memorized all the speeches and stuff.

Where's my Cow? -Terry Pratchett
Dune -Frank Herbert (Just started reading, but from what I've read and heard I think it should go here)
The Hobbit -Tolkien (self explanatory)
House of the Scorpion -Nancy Farmer
Sea of Trolls -Nancy Farmer (Really liked both)
Shade's Children -Garth Nix
His Dark Materials -Phillip Pullman
Predators Gold -Phillip Reeve
To Kill a Mockingbird -Harper Lee
The Colour Purple -Romeo and Juliet
Darkwater Hall -Catherine Fisher (Not sure why, just like the book)
Old Kingdom Trilogy -Garth Nix
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass -Lewis Carol
Cat's Cradle -Kurt Vonnegut
Shades of Grey -Jasper Fforde :P

If stories written in poem form (although not necessarily ballads) -The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Dante's Inferno.
If Plays count, Romeo and Juliet.
I've probably put too much thought into this

Gingerbreadman wrote:House of the Scorpion -Nancy Farmer
Sea of Trolls -Nancy Farmer (Really liked both)

FINALLY.
Someone else that has read them.

:3

Ginja wrote:Shades of Grey -Jasper Fforde :P

Yay!

While I like Vonnegut, I wasn't that big of a fan of Cat's Cradle.

Gingerbreadman wrote:If stories written in poem form (although not necessarily ballads) -The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Dante's Inferno.
If Plays count, Romeo and Juliet.
I've probably put too much thought into this

Oh yes, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a wonderful poem. I love Lord Ullin's Daughter and the Solitary Reaper too. And the Palanquin Bearer. And any of Robert Frost's work.

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And plays; well, Agatha Christie.

Nero wrote:

Gingerbreadman wrote:House of the Scorpion -Nancy Farmer
Sea of Trolls -Nancy Farmer (Really liked both)

FINALLY.
Someone else that has read them.

Yeah, im trying to get hold of the 3rd one, but someone has it overdue for liek 4weeks.
23. Carpe Jugulum
24.Faerie wars(most messed up childrens fatasy i've read so far)

nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:Oh yes, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a wonderful poem.

It's a better song >.>

David Cat wrote:

nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:Oh yes, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a wonderful poem.

It's a better song >.>

The Iron Maiden song?
Yeah, it is nice. Not great, but nice.

After seeing Kick-Ass, I got the book, and it is definitely not as good.

1) Bartimaeus Trilogy – Jonathan Stroud
2) Inheritence Cycle - Christopher Paolini
3) Ender’s Game - Orson Scott Card
4) Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
5) Artemis Fowl – Eoin Colfer
6) House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski
7) All Creatures Great and Small - James Herriot
8) 1984 - George Orwell
9) Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
10) Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
11) Animal Farm - George Orwell
12) Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton
13) The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton
14) Of Mice and Men - John Ernst Steinbeck
15) War of the Worlds - H. G. Wells
16) Lord of the Flies - William Golding
17) Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
18) Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
19) Temeraire series of novels - Naomi Novik
20) The Count of Monte Christo - Alexandre Dumas
21) The Gideon trilogy - Linda Buckley-Archer
22) Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer
23) Discworld - Terry Pratchett
24) Dune - Frank Herbert
25) The Beach - Alex Garland
26) House of the Scorpion - Nancy Farmer
27) Sea of Trolls series – Nancy Farmer
28) Shade's Children - Garth Nix
29) His Dark Materials – Philip Pullman
30) Mortal Engines Quartet - Philip Reeve
31) To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
32) The Colour Purple - Alice Walker
33) Darkwater Hall -Catherine Fisher
34) Old Kingdom Trilogy – Garth Nix
35) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
36) Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut
37) Shades of Grey – Jasper Fforde
38) Bone - Jeff Smith
39) Faerie Wars Chronicles - James Herbert Brennan
40) Harry Potter – J. K. Rowling
41) Works of P.G. Wodehouse
42) Survival of the Sickest – Dr Sharon Moalem with Jonathan Prince
43) The Matt Cruise books – Kenneth Oppel
44) The Devil in the White City – Eric Larson
45) Alfie’s Home – Richard A. Cohen
46) The Culture Novels – Iain M. Banks
47) Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan
48) Not Without My Daughter - Betty Mahmoody
49) Swami and his Friends – R. K. Narayan
50) The Sandman - Neil Gaiman
51) Works of H. P. Lovecraft
52) The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
53) Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
54) Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
55) Castaway Series - Brian Jacques
56) Le Petit Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
57) Works of Douglas Coupland
58) Freakonomics - Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

There. I found the random postings rather irritating, so I numbered them all. I kept a series as one book and I've also added the favourite books of some of the members. Please check the list before adding new books and number them too. But how we are going to reach a consensus, I don't know.
And, should we include short stories/comics too?

Short stories no, comics if they're long enough.

What about novellas?

Also, Where's My Cow and Carpe Jugulum are both Discworld books.

If comics are in, I submit The Sandman - Neil Gaiman and Bone - Jeff Smith.

Okay, comics in. I added Sent's (Bone in 38th position in place of Carpe Jugulum). No short stories. Novellas are nice, so let us include them.

I would add H.P. Lovecraft.