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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (2006 Edition)
• God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (2006 Edition)
• Slaughterhouse-five by Kurt Vonnegut (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (2006/2008 Edition)
• Wise Blood: A Novel by Flannery O'Connor (2006/2008 Edition)
• A Room With a View by E. M. Forster (2006/2008 Edition)
• Foundation by Isaac Asimov (2006/2008 Edition)
• A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (2006/2008 Edition)
• Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2006/2008 Edition)
• The catcher in the rye by J. D. Salinger (2006/2008 Edition)
• Cat's cradle by Kurt Vonnegut (2006/2008 Edition)
• Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (2006/2008 Edition)
• Lord of the Flies : (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by William Golding (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Wasp Factory: A Novel by Iain Banks (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde (2006/2008 Edition)
• Treasure Island (Kingfisher Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson (2006/2008 Edition)
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (2006/2008 Edition)
• Animal Farm by George Orwell (2006/2008 Edition)
• Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (2006/2008 Edition)
• A Clockwork Orange (Norton Paperback Fiction) by Anthony Burgess (2006/2008 Edition)
• Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco (2006/2008 Edition)
• Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (2006/2008 Edition)
• American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (2006/2008 Edition)
• Brighton Rock by Graham Greene (2006/2008 Edition)
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (2006/2008 Edition)
• The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon (2006/2008 Edition)
• Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings (New Directions Paperbook) by Jorge Luis Borges (2006/2008 Edition)

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (2009, No 467, Age 8 and over)
• Watership Down: A Novel by Richard Adams (2009, No 593, Age 8 and over)
• The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon (2009, No 981, Age 12 and over)
• Treasure Island (Kingfisher Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson (2009, Ages 8↑)

1956 Astounding/Analog Science Fiction and Fact All-Time Poll

• Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (25)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (2)
• Watership Down: A Novel by Richard Adams (15)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (40)

Aga Khan Prize for Fiction

• Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace (1997)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• The catcher in the rye by J. D. Salinger (10)
• American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (53)
• Slaughterhouse-five by Kurt Vonnegut (67)
• Lord of the Flies : (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by William Golding (68)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• The catcher in the rye by J. D. Salinger (10)
• American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (60)
• Slaughterhouse-five by Kurt Vonnegut (69)
• Lord of the Flies : (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by William Golding (70)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Watership Down: A Novel by Richard Adams (1974)
• Ender's Game Gift Edition (Ender Quartet) by Orson Scott Card (1985)
• Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman (1992)
• The Ear, The Eye And The Arm by Nancy Farmer (1995)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2003)
• The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon (2004)

ALA Notable Books

• The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (1990)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (Drama, 1999)
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (Fiction, 1999)
• Ender's Game Gift Edition (Ender Quartet) by Orson Scott Card (Fiction, 1999)
• The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon (Social Sciences, 2004)
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell (Social Sciences, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The Ear, The Eye And The Arm by Nancy Farmer ( Multicultural Fiction, 1997)
• Ender's Game Gift Edition (Ender Quartet) by Orson Scott Card (Page Turners -- Adult Novels for Teens, 2000)
• Carpe Jugulum [Mass Market Paperback] by Pratchett, Terry by Terry Pratchett ( Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo, 2003)
• Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury ( Simply Science Fiction, 2004)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (All Kinds of Creepy, 2005)
• The catcher in the rye by J. D. Salinger (Own Your Freak, 2005)
• The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon (What Ails you?, 2006)
• Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman (What’s so Funny?, 2007)
• Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman ( Magic in the Real World, 2008)

Alex Award

• The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon (2004)

Amazon.com Best Books

• Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (Best of, 2001)

American Library Association Notable Children's Book

• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2003)

Anthony Award Nominee

• The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (Novel Of The Century, 2000)
• The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (Novel Of The Century, 2000)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• Ape and Essence by Aldous Huxley (1948)
• The catcher in the rye by J. D. Salinger (1951)
• Wise Blood: A Novel by Flannery O'Connor (1952)
• The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler (1953)
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (1961)
• Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth (1969)
• A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (1980)

Arthur C. Clarke Award

• Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (2001)
• Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1) by Neal Stephenson (2004)

Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

• Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson (1994)
• Manifold: Time (Manifold) by Stephen Baxter (2000)

Bancarella

• Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco (1989)

Barzun and Taylor's Classics of Crime

• The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler (1943)

BBC's Big Read

• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (Best loved novel, 2003, No 11)
• The catcher in the rye by J. D. Salinger (Best loved novel, 2003, No 15)
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (Best loved novel, 2003, No 25)
• Treasure Island (Kingfisher Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson (Best loved novel, 2003, No 36)
• Watership Down: A Novel by Richard Adams (Best loved novel, 2003, No 42)
• Animal Farm by George Orwell (Best loved novel, 2003, No 46)
• Mort by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 65)
• Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman (Best loved novel, 2003, No 68)
• Guards! Guards! (Discworld Novels) by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 69)
• Lord of the Flies : (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by William Golding (Best loved novel, 2003, No 70)
• Night Watch by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 73)
• Small Gods by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 102)
• The Beach by ALEX GARLAND (Best loved novel, 2003, No 103)
• The Wasp Factory: A Novel by Iain Banks (Best loved novel, 2003, No 108)
• House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (Best loved novel, 2003, No 124)
• Reaper Man (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 126)
• Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 152)
• The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 153)
• Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (Best loved novel, 2003, No 158)
• American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (Best loved novel, 2003, No 185)
• The Truth (Methuen Drama) by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 193)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

• The Ear, The Eye And The Arm by Nancy Farmer (1994)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2002)

Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Poll, placed 22nd

• Blue Adept (Book Two: The Apprentice Adept) by Piers Anthony (1981)

Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Poll, placed 6th

• Split Infinity (Apprentice Adept) by Piers Anthony (1980)

Betty Trask Award

• The Beach by ALEX GARLAND (1997)

BILBY

• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (Older Readers, 1997)

Bloomsbury 100 Must-Read Crime Novels

• The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize Shortlist

• Thud! by Terry Pratchett (2006)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Children's Literature Honor Book, 2003)
• Life of Pi by Yann Martel ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2003)
• Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2006)
• Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss ( Children's Literature Honor Book, 2007)
• The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon (Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2004)

Booker Prize

• The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (1989)
• Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2002)

Booker Prize Longlist

• The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon (2003)

Borders Original Voices

• A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers (2001)

Borges' A Personal Library

• Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Bram Stoker

• On Writing by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, 2000)

Bram Stoker Award

• Horrors! 365 Scary Stories by Stefan; Weinberg Dziemianowicz, Robert; Greenberg, Martin H. (editors) (Anthology, 1998)
• American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman (Novel, 2001)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Work for Young Readers, 2002)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• Haunted: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk (Collection, 2005)
• House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (First Novel, 2000)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Long Fiction, 2002)
• The Terror: A Novel by Dan Simmons (Novel, 2007)

British Book Award

• Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss (Book of the Year, 2004)

British Fantasy Award

• Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2001)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

• American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2002)
• The Terror: A Novel by Dan Simmons (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2008)

British Science Fiction Association Award

• Pyramids (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett (Novel, 1989)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Short Fiction, 2002)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson (1993)
• Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (2000)
• American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman (2001)

Canada Reads Nominee

• Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2003)

Carnegie Medal

• Watership Down: A Novel by Richard Adams (1972)

Carnegie Medal Nominee

• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2002)

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (Spiritual Classics)

Combat des livres

• Life of Pi by Yann Martel (selection, 2004)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Fiction, Silver, 1953)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon (Best First Book, 2004)

CounterPunch's Top 100 [and a few more] Non-fiction Works of the 20th Century

• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson

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