Book meme

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From the New York Times list of Top 100 SF/F books, as picked by readers. For clarity, those I've READ are in bold, those I've read PART OF are underlined, those I INTEND to read are in italics:

1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card - Part of the second book. I was young (12-ish), and inherited it, and remember being very confused
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert
5. A Song of Ice and Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin - Meaning to, but it's a wee bit daunting
6. 1984, by George Orwell
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury - excerpts, mostly. And the film, which I'm not sure counts
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley - It's one of the canon Dystopias. At some point, I really, really must read it
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein - People keep telling me I should
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley - I, ah, lost patience somewhat -_-;
22. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick - I must, at some point
23. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
24. The Dark Tower Series, by Stephen King - Most of the first book. I find King heavy going, usually
25. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
26. The Stand, by Stephen King
27. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
28. The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury
29. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
30. The Sandman Series, by Neil Gaiman
31. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess - had some problems with the language: I can't keep up with actual slang, let alone made up stuff
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams - a childhood staple. Scared the pants off us, too
32. Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey
34. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein - Again, people tell me I should
35. A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller
36. The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells
37. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne - I had a thing for the 19th century science fiction. A serious thing
38. Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keys
39. The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells
40. The Chronicles of Amber, by Roger Zelazny
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings - Some of? I'm not sure where it begins and ends ...
42. The Mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley - My mother recommended it, haven't gotten around to it yet
43. The Mistborn Series, by Brandon Sanderson
44. Ringworld, by Larry Niven
45. The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin - I've read Earthsea. Methinks I should broaden the spectrum a little bit
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien - Luthien and Beren, mostly. I should really get back to this one
47. The Once and Future King, by T.H. White
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
49. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke
50. Contact, by Carl Sagan
51. The Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks - My sister, who has a thing for zombies, insisted strenuously
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle - saw the movie first, looked the book up afterwards
56. The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
57. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold - It sounds fun
60. Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett
61. The Mote in God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
62. The Sword of Truth, by Terry Goodkind - One and a half books of this series was enough for me
63. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
64. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
65. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist - Pieces of
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks - One of the earliest series we were introduced to, in our house. The Knight and the Word took longer to appreciate
68. The Conan the Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
69. The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb - What little I now remember, though
70. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
71. The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
72. A Journey to the Center of the Earth, by Jules Verne - One of the first books I ever read, period. To this day I remember the enchantment of the subterranean sea ...
73. The Legend of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi - Odd one, but yes, I have read it
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
76. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey - I should probably worry about the extent of my sexual education that came from books ...
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
81. The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series, by Steven Erikson
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde - I know I've read one of his books, but not which, and I should probably read more of them anyway
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher - I keep meaning to start, and then ... don't -_-;
87. The Book of the New Sun, by Gene Wolfe - Part of the first book. I had the horrors about blades near feet for weeks afterwards
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldon
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock - I've read something in it, possibly mostly shorts and excerpts, I don't think a whole book. It's daunting, this one
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley - quite enjoyed, actually
93. A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge
94. The Caves of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville - Gave me, by turns, the horrors, the chills, and the desire to clobber someone with the sheer weight of the tome. *grins* I rather enjoyed it
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony - several books in the series. I had something of a thing for Magician Trent for a while there
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis

Now. I really, really must go to bed ...