Which of the Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century have you read?

[ulthar]

Wikipedia lists two Modern Library lists (the editor's list and the reader's list) voted to be the top 100 novels of the 20th century.

I have only read 2 of the top editor's picks, but 10 of the top reader's picks (as novels...I've read "Ender's Game" short story).

Some of the editor's ones are true classics that I am kicking myself for never having read.  Now I have a goal to use to put my library card back to work...

So, how many on these lists have you read?

[RCMerchant]

How do I found this top 100 list?

[ulthar]

How do I found this top 100 list?

Ooops, wow.  Sorry about that.

I've added the link to the original post, but here it is:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Library_100_Best_Novels

[El Misfit]

Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Fahrenheit 451

I'll be reading Native Son in January for school (Engrish 3)

[RCMerchant]

OK. They have aN EDITORS choice and a READERS choice on this list thing-Here are the ones Ive read-
BRAVE NEW WORLD- Eh. Dull. Preachy.
STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND-Heinlan.Favorite.
CATCH 22-Great! Makes you take inventory of your values.
ANIMAL FARM-A good parable-doesnt hold up well.
LORD OF THE FLIES-GREAT! What would you do?
MALTESE FALCON-Classic modern whodunit-turned into litature!
TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD-  f**k  the movie. The book is much-MUCH better! And I love the movie!
MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS- HP LOVECRAFT.....gimme a break. Lovecraft is my favorite aurhor next to...
the HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE-...Shirly Jackson. Read her short stories. Change yer life.
All the Bradbury stuff. Ima geek. How would I not read Bradbury?
...and they list more Heinlan -love Heinlan-and moer Bradbury....any how! Looks like Heinlan and Bradbury are the top of the lists! O f all authors! WE WON!!!    

[Couchtr26]

I have read 5 on the editors and 7 on the readers (To Kill a Mockingbird and Dune as they are not on the editors list.)  Of the ones I have read (To Kill a Mockingbird, Dune, Brave New World, Heart of Darkness, Slaughterhouse Five, Lord of the Flies, and The Catcher in the Rye), I enjoyed Heart of Darkness most of all.  The story is a very interesting looking at us and when the thoughts of guilt are removed how would we act.  The same is present in the Invisible Man but less interesting to have been explored.  I must confess that Brave New World is the one I remember least as I read it in 10th grade.  Dune is rather fun, however, long at times.  

[RCMerchant]

Im gonna post a thread on what THEY SHOULDA HAD! The REAL Top novels of all time! (When I sober up an can type. )Ugh. Gnight,people. I am drunk. Yup.

[ulthar]

Im gonna post a thread on what THEY SHOULDA HAD! The REAL Top novels of all time! (When I sober up an can type. )Ugh. Gnight,people. I am drunk. Yup.

That's a good idea...virtual karma for you! 

Still, though, any list I compose would include "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" and other Heinlein titles.  Bradbury, too.

I was stuck by the number of novels on the editor's list that I had heard of (or seen movies of) that I had never read...

[Rev. Powell]

15 of the editors novels, 25 off the reader's list (although a lot of those were repeats).  That's actually not too great considering I was an English major.  I also read the last sentence of "Ulysses" (which is about 13,000 words). My favorite of them all: "Lolita."

Like Ulthar, I also read "Ender's Game" as a short story. 

[akiratubo]

Editors' List
The Great Gatsby
1984
Animal Farm
Lord of the Flies
The Call of the Wild

Readers' List (in addition to the ones above)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Brave New World
Shane
The Stand
At the Mountains of Madness
Watership Down
The Hunt for Red October
IT

[Derf]

15 of the editors novels, 25 off the reader's list (although a lot of those were repeats).  That's actually not too great considering I was an English major.  I also read the last sentence of "Ulysses" (which is about 13,000 words). My favorite of them all: "Lolita."

Like Ulthar, I also read "Ender's Game" as a short story. 

You did better than I did, and I majored in English, too. I read 14 from the editor's list and 15 from the reader's list. I was familiar with more of them, but I can't honestly say I've read them. I have read Slaughterhouse 5 two or three times. Can I count that? 

[Allhallowsday]

23 off Editor's list that I'm sure, 14 off the reader's list that weren't repeats (I think).  Do multiple reads count?    I read at least one from each list three times.  

[Newt]

20 on the editors' list and 49 on the readers' list.  I'm a bit of a bookworm.

[The Burgomaster]

Editors' list:

* Nineteen Eighty-Four
* Sister Carrie
* All the King's Men
* Lord of the Flies
* Deliverance
* On the Road
* The Catcher in the Rye
* Heart of Darkness

Readers' list:

* Nineteen Eighty-Four
* The Catcher in the Rye
* The Stand
* On the Road
* Heart of Darkness

There are a few on these lists I will be reading over the next couple of years because they are part of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written collection published by the Easton Press and I am a subscriber. 

[Paquita]

I only read Call of the Wild and A Clockwork Orange.

I'll be reading Native Son in January for school (Engrish 3)

I had to read Native Son for school too.  I didn't do it.  I got through 3 pages and I was done.  The book is like 4 inches thick!  Somehow I still passed.

I'm a VERY slow reader.