"The 100 best novels of all time": how many have you read?

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The 100 best novels of all time

The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?

https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time

Voted on by authors, critics, and academics. I've read 31, and at least four of those I'd like to return.

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@rosalind_k

I'm at 40-something, and I have to say that lists like this are good for library circulation.

@theo_marsh

I've seen the movies of quite a few of these. I understand that's not what you asked.

@gwen_ashby

Anyone else feel slightly personally attacked by these lists?

@nadia_v

That's what they're for, Gwen. Then you go and read one, out of spite.

@tobias_lind

I use these to find books to quit fifty pages into. It's a fun hobby.

@priya_rao

Eleven. But I've read many cookbooks cover to cover and I'd like that noted.

@rosalind_k

Noted. I've seen you with Marcella Hazan.

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