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What's Your Literary Score According To The Greatest Novels Ever Written?

The average american has only read 3 out of these 25 books that top TIME MAGAZINE's 100 Best English Language Novels - will you fair better?

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What are your thoughts on this subject?
482 Comments
Pat Wells
I have read only the ones I was required to read or teach. I've never been a fan of fiction; I have always preferred to read biographies and books about history, animals and adventure.
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Feb 5, 2026 1:40PM
mspatharing
Why do you get it wrong if you haven't read it some of these are not what I'm interested in
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Oct 17, 2025 6:53PM
teacherchicky
I have a doctorate in English/Secondary Education and I'm a voracious reader, so of course I've read every one of these books, a couple of them I've read more than once!
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Aug 16, 2025 1:53PM
Julian M. Watson. ❤️❓
I Don't Do Books. 🆘
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Aug 5, 2025 12:57PM
Steve Bush
Jack Scott, I had only four read.
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Aug 4, 2025 3:44PM
billyboy915
Vita Searle, Shakespeare wrote plays and poetry. He wrote no novels.
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Aug 3, 2025 1:17PM
Elsy O. Stromberg
Jack Scott, They are just less of a literary master.
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Jul 16, 2025 5:20PM
William Laughlin
Why are the top scorers called "master scribes"? A scribe is not a author and not necessarily an avid reader either. A scribe is a bookkeeper or record keeper and a copier of documents.
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Jun 19, 2025 3:00PM
Vita Searle
Very odd choice, no old classics such as Shakespeare, Dickens or Wilde. What about one of Agatha Christie's, one of the most read authors?
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Mar 25, 2025 12:55PM
Jack Scott
How is a person wrong if they haven't read these.
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Mar 19, 2025 7:18PM
Book worm
10/25...most before college.
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Feb 23, 2025 12:55PM
Vimala Padmaraj
dpetalas, I LOVE YOUR SARCASM ABOUT "THE LORD OF THE RINGS". I HAVE READ MOSTLY THE ENGLAND WRITERS. HOWEVER, THE BETTER USA ONES ARE UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, TOM SAWYER, LITTLE WOMEN. I DID NOT CARE FOR THE ABOVE CHOICE IN THE QUIZ..
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Feb 18, 2025 1:44AM
Vimala Padmaraj
THESE WERE MAINLY AMERICAN WRITERS. I HAVE READ A VERY WIDE SELECTION OF WRITERS OF ENGLAND : SHAKESPEARE, CHARLES DICKENS, THACKERAY, AND MANY OTHERS. MY COUNTRY, INDIA, HAS MANY GOOD ENGLISH AUTHORS, THAT I HAVE READ TOO. (R.K. NARYAN COMES TO MIND).
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Feb 18, 2025 1:39AM
Pat Wells
Not a fair representation of literary prowess. Not everyone likes fiction. I prefer history, biographies, and historical novels. IMO, reading those shows more literacy than entertainment in the form of fiction.
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Feb 9, 2025 10:33PM
Steve Bush
Alan Conyard, how can it be 15/15 when there are 25 questions?
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Feb 4, 2025 3:39PM

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