100 Books to Read in a Lifetime
Amazon.co.uk, 2014. A booksellers and book clubs list. See the original list
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick, 1968
On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for
Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie, 1934
On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
John Boyne, 2006
On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 ¾
Sue Townsend, 1982
On 2 of the 19 lists it was eligible for
The lists that agree with this one most
| List | Books in common |
|---|---|
| The Big Read top 100 (BBC, 2003) | 31 |
| Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian, 2026) | 31 |
| 100 novels everyone should read (The Telegraph, 2009) | 22 |
| The Great American Read (PBS, 2018) | 21 |
| The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian, 2026) | 18 |