These are the greatest novels ever written. These are not my personal favorites. However, it is a list of books I HAVE READ that I find to be the most important, influential, meaningful, iconic, successful, and entertaining. This list does not include short stories like A Tell Tale Heart or illustrated children's books like The Cat in the Hat. Plays, however, are under consideration, so Shakespeare is likely to be included. What can be called novellas, such as The Pearl or A Christmas Carol, can also be included.
