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malthaussen

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15. The British reading public would put Christie, Rowling, and Pratchett at the top...

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 02:05 PM

9 hrs ago

... with repeated entries for both. George MacDonald Fraser might even sneak in there.

But, of course, as we all know, "popularity" >< "greatness."

-- Mal

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What do you think of The Guardian's list of the 100 best novels of all time published in English. [View all] True Dough Saturday OP

Pretty subjective without any criteria, but at least I've heard of most on the list, albeit not read hlthe2b Saturday #1

Another list. Read a good number. Conversational. cachukis Saturday #2

Agree with some, disagree with others, never heard of some, would have LoisB Saturday #3

My first thought: "how very British of them, 3 Austens in the top 20" RockRaven Saturday #4

Haven't read any of the soaps. Mostly mine have political or social commentary. eppur_se_muova Saturday #5

I've read a number of these, Bayard Saturday #6

Ive read most of them. Always thought of many of those as highbrow Figarosmom Yesterday #7

Terrible list Wiz Imp Yesterday #8

What would your top 3 be, Wiz Imp? True Dough Yesterday #9

Good question which I find difficult to answer. Wiz Imp Yesterday #10

I agree with you True Dough Yesterday #11

In fairness, Poe was not a novelist. n/t malthaussen 9 hrs ago #14

The best classic novel I've read is Les Miserables by Victor Hugo LogDog75 Yesterday #12

I've read almost all of them, much to my surprise. malthaussen 9 hrs ago #13

The British reading public would put Christie, Rowling, and Pratchett at the top... malthaussen 9 hrs ago #15

Emma should rank higher than P&P. Coventina 8 hrs ago #16

I was surprised Middlemarch was no. 1 LearnedHand 1 hr ago #17