My Rankings
Time Magazine didn’t rank the top 100, so I thought I’d have a little fun and rank them myself. This is totally subjective, my opinion, and in no way represents the opinions of the editors at Time.
After I read each book, I’ll ask myself one question: Did I enjoy this book? That’s it. If I enjoyed the book, I’ll rank it high. If I hated it, or if I just didn’t like it as much, then I’ll rank it accordingly.
Rankings updated through Book 42: Wide Sargasso Sea (5/23/12)
- To Kill A Mockingbird
- I, Claudius
- Catch 22
- Infinite Jest
- 1984
- American Pastoral
- Never Let Me Go
- The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
- The Power And The Glory
- Animal Farm
- The Blind Assassin
- Native Son
- Falconer
- The French Lieutenant’s Woman
- Blood Meridian
- The Corrections
- Revolutionary Road
- One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
- Wide Sargasso Sea
- Go Tell It On The Mountain
- The Moviegoer
- A Clockwork Orange
- The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
- Rabbit, Run
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- The Catcher in the Rye
- Deliverance
- Beloved
- Watchmen
- The Assistant
- The Big Sleep
- Death Comes For The Archbishop
- Gone With The Wind
- Slaughterhouse Five
- Lord of the Flies
- Under The Volcano
- Dog Soldiers
- Lolita
- Neuromancer
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
- The Sound And The Fury
- Mrs. Dalloway
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I admire the idea behind your blog. Bravo and happy reading.
Love this! It’s a great idea.
Read the novel ‘Its not about the bike- My journey back to life’. Its a biography by Lance Armstrong. I know you are interested in novels rather than non-fiction. But try reading this, you will surely like it. By the way, nice ordering of books…
You’ve motivated me to start a similar project but relating it to preparation for the Graduate Records Examination to enter a dual masters degree. Thanks so much for all your inspiration!
Awesome! Good luck with it and keep me posted.
its a gud idea
Dilip, you flatter him far too much.
I am sad to see Lord of the Flies ranking so below on your list. You’ve actually got it below Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe, which I thought was pretty ordinary stuff
Sorry to disappoint. Sometimes I wonder if I have Lord of the Flies too low as well!