100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (That Are Older Than 200 Years)
- Description
- Amazon just released their "100 books to read in a lifetime." The oldest of which was published in 1813. That's a crying shame. Let's compile and vote on a list of the rest.
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1,838 members
28 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 139
Score 14.25
Added 2014-02-16, 02:43 PM
- 8 Members
- henkl, thorold, WMGOATGRUFF, thecoroner, alex68, JuliaMaria, Luisali, PyrrhicVctry
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6,523 members
87 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 101
Score 27.71
Added 2014-02-16, 12:14 AM
- 16 Members
- timspalding, henkl, thorold, hvanloon, amanda4242, madpoet, Myyst, thecoroner, alex68, JuliaMaria, writeslikeagirl, ahef1963, Bookkat33, Dr.Vickie, PyrrhicVctry, Belarmino,yarb
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by Ibn Battuta
343 members
5 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 104
Score 25.03
Added 2014-02-16, 12:29 AM
- 14 Members
- timspalding, lorax, karenb, henkl, thorold, southernbooklady, Nicole_VanK, Betelgeuse, HxBuff, PyrrhicVctry, dberndtd, JohnMB, chas69, chartreuse.hk
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7,715 members
113 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 66
Score 47.53
Added 2014-02-16, 08:24 AM
- 24 Members
- JBD1, henkl, yarb, xenophon, thorold, souci, hvanloon, WMGOATGRUFF, toview, thecoroner, MaskedMumbler, alex68, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, Luisali, ahef1963, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, malmorrow, ManWithAnAgenda, Nicolebigelow3, praveen.jay80, chartreuse.hk
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5,536 members
61 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 69
Score 45.33
Added 2014-02-16, 02:33 AM
- 27 Members
- Edward, JeanLittleLibrary, marfita, xenophon, thorold, southernbooklady, hvanloon, andejons, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, toview, anthonywillard, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, drmom62, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Dr.Vickie, jeffza, cjmills, 21277008869595, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, dberndtd, Mapguy314
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- 56 Members
- karenb, casvelyn, henkl, JeanLittleLibrary, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, janimar, xenophon, thorold, southernbooklady, europhile, hvanloon, Cecrow, PhileasHannay, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, Betelgeuse, toview, PietWester, thecoroner, 2wonderY, anthonywillard, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, alex68, CGlanovsky, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, JuliaMaria, dontcallmeleslie, drmom62, gypsysmom, Luisali, writeslikeagirl, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Bookkat33, Turambar, Settings, kingratt82, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, dberndtd, mspixieears, lfriedla, Mapguy314, Newton_Books, ManWithAnAgenda, Jonathan_Bobo, marcelacaav, hubben,walthoff
- Explanations
- PietWester: Geschreven in 1759 en nog steeds een van de geestigste werken uit de wereldliteratuur.
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by Gawain Poet
7,940 members
104 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 31
Score 88.03
Added 2014-02-16, 12:41 AM
- 45 Members
- timspalding, Edward, szarka, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, marfita, rarm, MTL, yarb, smcwl, xenophon, thorold, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, aulsmith, hvanloon, Nicole_VanK, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, merrystar, madpoet, Betelgeuse, toview, perpender, Dilara86, BlueSkies305, dontcallmeleslie, drmom62, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Bookkat33, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, 21277008869595, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, JohnMB, jaysonwm, ManWithAnAgenda,
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10,871 members
113 reviews
4
Global Rank 34
Score 81.21
Added 2014-02-16, 07:13 AM
- 45 Members
- monica67, hipdeep, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, rarm, xenophon, thorold, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, aulsmith, hvanloon, PhileasHannay, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, toview, Myyst, marsap, perpender, Dilara86, LadyoftheLodge, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, drmom62, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, jeffza, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, lfriedla, Mapguy314, marcelacaav,
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13,892 members
176 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 11
Score 139.47
Added 2014-02-16, 02:33 AM
- 64 Members
- monica67, anglemark, casvelyn, henkl, SaintSunniva, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, TCBard, marfita, rarm, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, thorold, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, aulsmith, hvanloon, Cecrow, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, toview, JCBest, Myyst, Matke, ukh, anthonywillard, perpender, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, CGlanovsky, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, cej1027, drmom62, gypsysmom, Luisali, pgleduc, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, jeffza, cjmills, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, lfriedla, Mapguy314, jaysonwm, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav,
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15,173 members
147 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 6
Score 159.06
Added 2014-02-16, 12:59 AM
- 70 Members
- timspalding, lorax, swhitco, hipdeep, anglemark, casvelyn, henkl, SaintSunniva, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, benmartin79, yarb, janimar, xenophon, thorold, souci, southernbooklady, aulsmith, hvanloon, PhileasHannay, andejons, MusicalKnitter, Mirabelle, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, toview, Myyst, Matke, PietWester, ukh, thecoroner, ro155, anthonywillard, marsap, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, JuliaMaria, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, Bretzky1, ShaneTierney, drmom62, gypsysmom, pgleduc, al.vick, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, raperper, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, jeffza, cjmills, MarionCrombie, NinieB, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, lfriedla, Mapguy314, jaysonwm, sashame, DanielSTJ, marcelacaav
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33,076 members
308 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 3
Score 227.31
Added 2014-02-16, 12:59 AM
- 84 Members
- timspalding, Edward, lorax, szarka, swhitco, hipdeep, anglemark, henkl, SaintSunniva, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, longway, benmartin79, MTL, janimar, xenophon, thorold, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, aulsmith, hvanloon, Cecrow, PhileasHannay, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, Mirabelle, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, cemanuel, toview, Myyst, Matke, PietWester, ukh, thecoroner, ro155, anthonywillard, marsap, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, CGlanovsky, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, ShaneTierney, gypsysmom, Luisali, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, stunes, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, jeffza, cjmills, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, rajanianthireddy, mspixieears, lfriedla, phdjrc, JohnMB, Mapguy314, jaysonwm, sashame, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav
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22,130 members
169 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 4
Score 206.87
Added 2014-02-16, 12:59 AM
- 79 Members
- timspalding, lorax, szarka, karenb, swhitco, hipdeep, anglemark, john257hopper, henkl, SaintSunniva, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, monicabrandywine, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, rarm, MTL, yarb, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, thorold, souci, southernbooklady, hvanloon, Cecrow, PhileasHannay, andejons, MusicalKnitter, Mirabelle, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, Matke, ukh, th.lrnr, thecoroner, anthonywillard, marsap, Dilara86, bw94612, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, lostinalibrary, drmom62, Luisali, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, stunes, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, murphyrules, Lucy_Skywalker, cjmills, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, dberndtd, lfriedla, JohnMB, Mapguy314, jcornelia, jaysonwm, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, hubben,cpg ,aulsmith , ,cej1027
- Explanations
- aulsmith : Definitely parts of it, but the whole thing? Nah.
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1,743 members
24 reviews
3.2
Global Rank 157
Score 12.97
Added 2014-02-27, 05:49 PM
- 8 Members
- yarb, smcwl, thorold, europhile, thecoroner, alex68, PyrrhicVctry, mspixieears
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8,179 members
95 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 124
Score 17.13
Added 2014-02-19, 03:23 PM
- 10 Members
- yarb, thorold, europhile, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, cjmills, NinieB, PyrrhicVctry, ManWithAnAgenda
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- 86 Members
- timspalding, Edward, lorax, szarka, swhitco, anglemark, john257hopper, henkl, SaintSunniva, LShelby, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, longway, benmartin79, MTL, yarb, janimar, xenophon, varielle, thorold, souci, southernbooklady, aulsmith, hvanloon, brookeott, gneoflavio, Cecrow, Nicole_VanK, PhileasHannay, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, Myyst, Matke, PietWester, ukh, thecoroner, anthonywillard, BuiltByBooks, Veilleur_de_nuit, marsap, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, hannodavel, bw94612, LadyoftheLodge, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, ShaneTierney, drmom62, gypsysmom, Cynfelyn, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, stunes, WriterWarrior, raperper, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, Eka-Belle, DelightedLibrarian, mspixieears, phdjrc, JohnMB, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, jaysonwm, DanielSTJ, Nicolebigelow3, puffintopia, ErykaSosa91,-pilgrim-
- Explanations
- -pilgrim- : There is another version on page 1 of list
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30,718 members
453 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 9
Score 147.07
Added 2018-05-27, 02:34 AM
- 64 Members
- timspalding, lorax, monica67, swhitco, hipdeep, JBD1, anglemark, henkl, SaintSunniva, LShelby, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, longway, yarb, janimar, pfremaux, xenophon, thorold, southernbooklady, europhile, hvanloon, Cecrow, Nicole_VanK, andejons, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, JCBest, Myyst, PietWester, ukh, thecoroner, anthonywillard, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, Bretzky1, ShaneTierney, drmom62, gypsysmom, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, mattries37315, WriterWarrior, raperper, Turambar, Settings, cjmills, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, dberndtd, Mapguy314, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, tom--,Edward ,gneoflavio ,Matke ,-pilgrim-
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by John Milton
14,027 members
113 reviews
4
Global Rank 20
Score 112.95
Added 2014-02-16, 12:26 AM
- 56 Members
- timspalding, Edward, JBD1, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, benjfrank, benmartin79, yarb, xenophon, thorold, southernbooklady, hvanloon, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, Matke, PietWester, th.lrnr, anthonywillard, perpender, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, hannodavel, alex68, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, ShaneTierney, drmom62, pgleduc, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, jeffza, cjmills, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, dberndtd, lfriedla, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, Newton_Books, ManWithAnAgenda, Nicolebigelow3, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav, hubben, tom--,TCBard , ,
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4,076 members
39 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 35
Score 76.71
Added 2014-02-16, 01:44 AM
- 41 Members
- szarka, swhitco, henkl, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, TCBard, rarm, smcwl, xenophon, thorold, southernbooklady, aulsmith, hvanloon, Nicole_VanK, PhileasHannay, MusicalKnitter, madpoet, Betelgeuse, toview, Myyst, th.lrnr, anthonywillard, perpender, Dilara86, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, JoLynnsbooks, drmom62, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, lfriedla, jaysonwm, ManWithAnAgenda, Nicolebigelow3, marcelacaav,
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8,701 members
69 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 37
Score 75.07
Added 2014-02-16, 03:16 AM
- 41 Members
- szarka, monica67, swhitco, hipdeep, anglemark, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, TCBard, rarm, xenophon, thorold, souci, southernbooklady, hvanloon, Nicole_VanK, andejons, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, toview, PietWester, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, Andrew_Lear, drmom62, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Dr.Vickie, Lucy_Skywalker, cjmills, ENjogu, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, mspixieears, lfriedla, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, ManWithAnAgenda, marcelacaav,aulsmith ,
- Explanations
- aulsmith : I just read through them all and a lot of them are boring, repetitive and some of them are clearly drafts. Go with the ones that are anthologized.
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by Catullus
2,923 members
31 reviews
4
Global Rank 88
Score 35.6
Added 2014-02-16, 12:11 AM
- 21 Members
- timspalding, Edward, henkl, rarm, xenophon, thorold, southernbooklady, hvanloon, andejons, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, toview, BuiltByBooks, Roberto823, ShaneTierney, drmom62, stunes, WriterWarrior, PyrrhicVctry, skylerboodie, MusesPublisher,
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839 members
27 reviews
½ 3.6
Global Rank 177
Score 11.42
Added 2014-02-16, 12:53 PM
- 6 Members
- Stbalbach, henkl, thorold, andejons, JuliaMaria, PyrrhicVctry
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2,842 members
46 reviews
½ 3.3
Global Rank 168
Score 11.98
Added 2014-02-16, 06:19 AM
- 11 Members
- janimar, thorold, hvanloon, madpoet, thecoroner, JoLynnsbooks, writeslikeagirl, ahef1963, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry,henkl ,