Remember when the Guardian was taking suggestions from readers to amend their list of 100 greatest novels? Well, they’re back with an update – and your voice has been heard.
To bring you back up to speed: the Guardian’s list of 100 greatest novels in English met with some controversy when it was first released. Their creative solution was to poll their readership and have them suggest books that should have been included. We reported all of this last month right here at the Reading Room.
Now, the Guardian has released a full list of every book that received at least two votes from readers. Check out the complete list below:
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Lanark: A Life in Four Books by Alasdair Gray
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A Heinlein
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy
You can read the Guardian’s writeup here, or click here to view the original list that sparked the whole controversy.
The Guardian is done taking suggestions, but we aren’t – sound off in the comments if your favorite book was left out!