Thinking logically about the last post, it doesn’t really say that much about how widely (or otherwise) I’m read and what my real tastes are. There’s not that many science fiction or humorous books on either list, for example. So below (in no particular order,but grouping the same author together as it reflects my bookshelves) are 20 books I have, love and have probably read lots of times that aren’t on either of the ‘top 100′ lists from the previous post.
1. [x+] A Girl in the Head, J.G. Farrell
2. [x+] The Siege of Krishnapur, J.G. Farrell
3. [x+] The Singapore Grip, J.G. Farrell
4. [x+] Lucky Jim, Kingsley Amis
5. [x+] Take a Girl Like You, Kingsley Amis
6. [x+] Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
7. [x+] The Rituals of Infinity, Michael Moorcock
8. [x+] Drop the Dead Donkey 2000, Andy Hamilton and Alistair Beaton
9. [x+] A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson
10. [x+] Down Under, Bill Bryson
11. [x+] 2001 A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke
12. [x+] A Fall of Moondust, Arthur C. Clarke
13. [x+] Red Shift, Alan Garner
14. [x+] High Fidelity, Nick Hornby
15. [x+] Fever Pitch, Nick Hornby
16. [x+] The Benn Diaries, Tony Benn
17. [x+] Brainstorms, Daniel Dennett
18. [x+] Earthsearch, James Follett
19. [x+] The Death of Grass, John Christopher
20. [x+] The Damned United, David Peace
100%! Can anyone else claim the same list?