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100GreatestBooks（BBCList）

1.TheLordOfTheRingsbyJ.R.R.Tolkien（January-February2005）

   Forabookthattooktenyearstowrite,youcantell.Thestoryissoindepthandthelanguagesthatwerecreatedsocompletethatyoucanalmostfeellikethisisanactualworld.Wordofadvice,readTheHobbitfirstthenexpandintothisbookbecauseTheHobbitflowsintothisbook.AlsowatchingthemoviesafterreadingthesebooksgivesyousomuchinsightthatuponfirstviewingImissed.ThecharacterizationinsomeofthebestIhaveeverread.UnfortunatelythemoviesdidnotportraymyfavoritecharacterinthebookwhichwasTomBombodilandanyonewhohasreadthiswouldprobablyagreewithme.Againthebookisfantastic,youjustneedtoreadittoappreciateit.

2.PrideandPrejudicebyJaneAusten（July2004）

   Thestoryfollowsthelivesofseveralpeopleofdifferentsocialstandingsallwooingeachother.Thisresultsinpeopleofcompletelydifferentattitudesandmannerismsactuallyfindinglovewitheachother.HumorousattimesandtheeasiestofAusten'sworkstoread.

3.HisDarkMaterialsbyPhilipPullman（June-July2006）

   ThestoryisacrossbetweenTheChroniclesofNarniaandTheLordoftheRings,lessindepththanRingsandlesspreachythanNarnia.Thecrossbetweenthetwostoriesthattakesthebestofboth.Veryquickandeasytoread.Theplotisaboutparalleluniversesandhowacouplekidsaredestinedtosaveusall.Itiswellwrittenandaveryfastread（about1000pagesinabout2weeks）.Intheendalltheplotlinesgetwrappedupneatly,althoughIdisagreewithhowitendedalthoughtherewasnootherwayitcouldhavegone.ThestoryisveryenthrallingnotlettingmeputitdownthefurtherIwentintothestory.

4.TheHitchhiker'sGuideToTheGalaxybyDouglasAdams（March2005）

   TheplotfollowsonemanwhogetstransportedoffEarthjustasitisabouttobedestroyed,thenfollowinghimasheisshuffledaroundthegalaxy.Thefollowingbooksalsocontinuetheplotlineandareenjoyabletoreadaswellalthoughthelastcouplearealittlebizarreandkindofdestroyallthepreviousplotline. 

5.HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFirebyJKRowling

6.ToKillaMockingbirdbyHarperLee

7.Winnie-the-PoohbyAAMilne（July2006）

    ThisisonthelistmostlybecauseofthemoviesI'msure,butitisreallygoodnone-the-less.Thewaythebookissetup,iseachchaptercontainsadifferentadventurewithWinnie-the-PoohandhisfriendsintheHundredAcreWoods.TheuniquelanguagethatAAMilneuseswouldbeconsideredpoorinmostcasesbuthedoesitinsuchacomedicwaythatitworks.Thebeststoriesinthebookwerethefirstfewwhichwereshorterthantherest.Thelongerthestoriesgotthemorethelanguagedidn'tseemtoworkbutoverallIwouldrecommendthisbook.

8.1984byGeorgeOrwell  Itisaverypowerfulnoveldealingwithatotalitariansocietyandhowonemightsurviveinthatsociety.TheproblemIhadwiththisbookwastheutterhopelessnessofit.Througheverypage,everyparagraphofthebookyouhadahopethatthismayendallrightandthateverythingwillberightintheworldagain.Butafterallissaidanddone,youknewthatitwouldn't.Averydepressingbookbutadefinitemustread,ifonlytoshowandwarnpeoplejustmightbepossible.Becauseyouneverknow.

9.TheLion,TheWitchAndTheWardrobebyCSLewis（May2005）

   Althoughitisakid'sbookthisisagoodbook,andwillbeenjoyedbykidsofallages.ThechaptersoftheNarniaserieswrittenlaterbecamealotmorepreachythenthefirstfew,butitisnotbadenoughtodrivepeopleaway.Thatwouldhavetobemyonlypetpeeveaboutthestories.Thestorylinefollowsabunchofkidswhofindthemselvesinanotherworldbygoingthroughamagicalwardrobeandfindthemselvesdrawnintoanalloutwarofgoodversusevil.Definitelyonthemustreadlist.

10.JaneEyrebyCharlotteBronte   ItfollowsthelifeofthetitlecharacterasshestartsinanorphanageandeventuallygoesontolivewithMr.Rochester.Afunromanticnovelwithanairofmystery.

 11. Catch-22byJosephHeller

12.WutheringHeightsbyEmilyBronte  Mostofthestorytakesplaceasaflashbackofoneoftheformerhousekeepers.Itisalittleconfusingandun-enjoyableatfirstbecauseoftheeruditelanguagesheused,butafterafewchaptersIgotusedtoit.Aftertheflashbackitshowsanorphanedchild,Heathcliff,broughtbacktothehousewhoisshunnedbyall,whoeventuallytakesovereverything.Sincemostofthisisknownatthestartofthestory,itisinterestingtoseehoweverythingcomesaboutandtoseehowtwoseparatefamilieswhodifferineverything（intelligence,strength,andhealthintermingle）.Onmymustreadanditshouldbeonyours.

13.BirdsongbySebastianFaulks

14.RebeccabyDaphneDuMaurier

15.CatcherintheRyebyJ.D.Salinger（1996ish?

）

   Thebookisanovelabouta16year-oldadolescent,justkickedoutofprepschoolandlearningtodealwiththeadultworldof"phonies."It’saverywellwrittenbookandreallyenjoyabletoread.

16.TheWindintheWillowsbyKennethGrahame

17.GreatExpectationsbyCharlesDickens（2004）

   ItfollowsthelifeofPip,asheissavedbyaconvictandeventuallygrowsupandfindslove.Attimestheplotmovesalittleslowlyandthroughavarietyofupsanddownsinthecharacter'slife.Allinallthebalanceiswellwrittenandeasytofollow.

18.LittleWomen byLouisaMayAlcott

19.CaptainCorelli'sMandolinbyLouisdeBernieres

20.WarandPeacebyLeoTolstoy

21.GoneWithTheWindbyMargaretMitchell

22.HarryPotterAndThePhilosopher'sStonebyJKRowling

23.HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecretsbyJKRowling

24.HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkabanbyJKRowling

25.TheHobbitbyJ.R.R.Tolkien   ThestorylinefollowsahobbitnamesBilboBagginswhilehegoesoffonsomeadventureswiththewizardGandolf.Itisafunstory,especiallywhenyouknowTheLordoftheRingsplot,becauseyoufindoutwherehegottheringandyoucanseeamapoftheworldwhichiseventuallyexpandedintotheglobalLordoftheRingsmap.Itwouldhavebeenamustreadbuttheotherbookalreadybeatitonthelist.

26.TessoftheD'Ubervilles byThomasHardy

27.Middlemarch byGeorgeEliot（January-March2008）

   MiddlemarchisatowninEnglandwherethebookfollowsthelivesofthefamiliesthere,mainlytwodifferentfamiliesandtheirdaughters.Thebookalsoshowsalotofconflictsincludingdoctorsversusfaith,modernmedicineversustraditionalmedicine,andsimilarsubjects. 

28.APrayerForOwenMeanybyJohnIrving

 29.TheGrapesofWrathbyJohnSteinbeck

30.Alice'sAdventuresInWonderlandbyLewisCarroll（August2010）

   Thisisastoryaboutadream.Butitisalsoastoryasdescribedbyachild.Soyouhaveadreamwherethingshaveahabitofjusthappeninginthewordsofachildwhooftenwilljumparoundandmakeupthingsthatdon'treallymakeanysense,allwovenintothismagicallandwherenothingmakessenseandthingsjusthappen.Thebookisverywellwritten.ItjustflowedasIreadit,witheachsentenceandeachsectionflowingintothenext.A 

31.TheStoryOfTracyBeakerbyJacquelineWilson

32.OneHundredYearsofSolitudebyGabrielGarciaMarquez 

33.ThePillarsOfTheEarthbyKenFollett

34.DavidCopperfieldbyCharlesDickens

35.CharlieAndTheChocolateFactorybyRoaldDahl

   Unlikehisotherworkswhichseemedratherjumpyandmorelikemanyministorieswithacommontheme,CharlieandtheChocolateFactorywasacohesivestorywithgreatcharacterizationandafunread.Itwasalsointerestingtocomparethetwomovieversionsonthebookwiththebooksincebothofthemhadtheirpartswheretheyfollowedthestoryverycloselythentheybothdivergedfromthestoryratheralot,butusuallyindifferentplaces. 

36.TreasureIsland byRobertLouisStevenson   Actuallyaveryquickreadanditsreallyfun.Itwaswrittenaschapterstohiskidsbedtimestorysoeachpartmovesthestoryalongfairlyquickly. 

37.ATownLikeAlicebyNevilShute

38.PersuasionbyJaneAusten   ThestorylineissimilartootherAustennovelsinthatitisprimarilyalovestory.Itfollowsayounggirlwhowaspersuadedtoletheronetruelovegetaway（hencethetitle）.Thebookthenstartssevenyearslaterwhilesheisstillalone,whenhertruelovecomesback.Althoughitisdifferentfromherotherbookinthatthemaincharacterisnotlookingformarriagebuttryingtoavoidit,becauseshefeelsherselftooold.

39.DunebyFrankHerbert    Thisisadvertisedasthefirstbookofthebestsellingsciencefictionseriesofalltime.Althoughwrittenbackinthe60'sthisnovelhasthemesthatstillringtruetoday.Thestorytakesplaceduringthedistantfuture（atleast12,000years）andtheonlyconcreteevidencethatiteventakesplaceinouruniverseisaquickmentionofEarthintheappendix.Itisabouta15yearoldboywhoturnsouttobetheprophetthatacultureofdesertdwellershasbeenanticipating.Hethenmustnotonlytolearntoliveintheharshenvironmentbuttousehisgiftsproperly.

40.EmmabyJaneAusten（October-November2006）

  ThestoryisaboutafemaleinherearlytwentiesamongtheupperclasssocialsceneofruralEngland.Shehasvowedtonevermarryinordertonotstressherfather,sothenshetriestohookupherfriendHarriet.TheproblemcomeswhenEmmarealizesthatsh