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What Makes This Book So Great? - Page 3

A list of 100 of the books discussed by Jo Walton in her book What Makes This Book So Great? Doesn't include books and stories only mentioned in the general chapters, but the ones that got their own chapters are all here.
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Worlds of Exile and Illusion (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Worlds of Exile and Illusion
81
Ursula K. Le Guin
Space Viking (H. Beam Piper)
Space Viking
82
H. Beam Piper
Dhalgren (Samuel R Delany)
Dhalgren
83
Samuel R Delany
When Gravity Fails (George Alec Effinger)
When Gravity Fails
84
George Alec Effinger
Them Bones (Howard Waldrop)
Them Bones
85
Howard Waldrop
Household Gods (Judith Tarr & Harry Turtledove)
Household Gods
86
Judith Tarr & Harry Turtledove
Corrupting Dr. Nice (John Kessel)
Corrupting Dr. Nice
87
John Kessel
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
88
Connie Willis
Times Without Number (John Brunner)
Times Without Number
89
John Brunner
The End of Eternity (Asimov)
The End of Eternity
90
Asimov
Perfect Circle (Sean Stewart)
Perfect Circle
91
Sean Stewart
The Wood Wife (Terri Windling)
The Wood Wife
92
Terri Windling
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
93
Susanna Clarke
Imperial Earth (Arthur C. Clarke)
Imperial Earth
94
Arthur C. Clarke
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
95
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Chronoliths (Robert Charles Wilson)
The Chronoliths
96
Robert Charles Wilson
Growing Up Weightless
Growing Up Weightless
97
A Case of Conscience (James Blish)
A Case of Conscience
98
James Blish
The Broken Sword (Poul Anderson)
The Broken Sword
99
Poul Anderson
Icehenge (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Icehenge
100
Kim Stanley Robinson
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