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WestMichRad

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5. I can relate to many books on this list

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 06:49 PM

16 hrs ago

… much more so than the books on The Guardian’s critics’ top 100 list.

To me, standouts include (in no particular order)-
Slaughterhouse Five
Demon Copperhead
The Grapes of Wrath
LOTR

Am currently reading LeGuin’s The Dispossessed and am pleased to see it on this list. Very thought provoking.

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Readers' top 100 novels of all time [View all] cbabe 23 hrs ago OP

As if anyone or any group could decisively pick the top novel bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #1

Blood Meridian Hey Joe 22 hrs ago #2

"All the Light We Cannot See" is the one that affected me the most. Jim__ 22 hrs ago #3

Beloved and Grapes of Wrath from the list. Adding to the list: cbabe 21 hrs ago #4

I can relate to many books on this list WestMichRad 16 hrs ago #5