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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
Ursula K. Le Guin
82
Space Viking (H. Beam Piper)
Space Viking
H. Beam Piper
83
Dhalgren (Samuel R Delany)
Dhalgren
Samuel R Delany
84
When Gravity Fails (George Alec Effinger)
When Gravity Fails
George Alec Effinger
85
Them Bones (Howard Waldrop)
Them Bones
Howard Waldrop
86
Household Gods (Judith Tarr & Harry Turtledove)
Household Gods
Judith Tarr & Harry Turtledove
87
Corrupting Dr. Nice (John Kessel)
Corrupting Dr. Nice
John Kessel
88
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
Connie Willis
89
Times Without Number (John Brunner)
Times Without Number
John Brunner
90
The End of Eternity (Asimov)
The End of Eternity
Asimov
91
Perfect Circle (Sean Stewart)
Perfect Circle
Sean Stewart
92
The Wood Wife (Terri Windling)
The Wood Wife
Terri Windling
93
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Susanna Clarke
94
Imperial Earth (Arthur C. Clarke)
Imperial Earth
Arthur C. Clarke
95
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
96
The Chronoliths (Robert Charles Wilson)
The Chronoliths
Robert Charles Wilson
97
Growing Up Weightless
Growing Up Weightless
98
A Case of Conscience (James Blish)
A Case of Conscience
James Blish
99
The Broken Sword (Poul Anderson)
The Broken Sword
Poul Anderson
100
Icehenge (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Icehenge
Kim Stanley Robinson
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