100 Books to Read Before You Die - This BBC list was chosen by authors and "book experts". This is a very readable list and you should enjoy your reading. It also has audio commentaries on the books. 2018
Books for the Ages - This site gives you 100 books and the age at which each should be read. At age 1, one should read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and at age 60, you should be reading The Five Years Before You Retire. You can check and see what you should read at age 100.
The Big Read - The 100 "most-loved' novels in the United Kingdom as compiled by the BBC. 2003
From 0 to Well-Read in 100 Books - Suppose you have never read any literature and wanted to become "well-read". The author of this list, Jeff, has selected 100 books to achieve "well-read". You might want to argue with some of the selections. Maybe you and/or your book group might want to come up with a better list.
1001 Books to Read Before You Die - This list is from the book of the same title. The list was developed by literary critics and edited by Peter Boxall
The 50 Greatest Villians in Literature
- So it is not 100, but it still is interesting. And the most villainous is - well, you will have to read this article from the Telegraph.
100 Killer Thrillers - The best books of suspense and adventure. This list was the result of votes by listeners of NPR in August, 2010.
Golden Age Science Fiction - This is a list of 75 books from the Golden Age (1934 - 1963). These books seem to be omitted or overlooked in lists of best SF, but they are the foundation upon which modern SF rests.
15 Recent SciFi Books That Forever Shaped the Genre - OK, it is not 100 books, but it is a good list of recent books that should be read if you want to know the shape of current SF. This article is by Andrew Liptak, Oct. 15, 2020.
Worlds Without End - At this web site, look at the submenu under the heading Books. There are many, many 100 best lists of science fiction books.
The Best Books of the 21st Century - This is from Good Reads. Note the menu on this page which will take you to best books of various historical periods.
The 100 All-Time Best Popular Science Books - Books for the general reader; you do not need a Ph. D. in quantum mechanics to understand them. This list is by the Online Education Database.
The 100 Books Every Child Should Read - by Michael Murporgo of the Telegraph UK. There are actually 300 books divided in sections of 100 each for early years, middle years, and early teens.
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