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1. #1 on The Modern Library's list of 100 best novels describes the experiences of Leopold Bloom on a single day in Dublin, Ireland.
2. The "Telegraph" identified 100 novels everyone should read. Their top pick is a Victorian novel by George Eliot about Dorthea Brooke's marriage to failed scholar Edward Casaubon. Other characters include Will Ladislaw and Rosamond Vincy.
3. "Time" magazine published their list of 100 best novels published since 1923 (when the magazine was founded). They list the titles alphabetically, so being #1 on their list doesn't correspond with being ranked best, just that the title started with an "A." The top title is by Saul Bellow and begins as follows, "I am an American, Chicago born-Chicago, that somber city-and go at things as I have taught myself, free-style, and will make the record in my own way: first to knock, first admitted; sometimes an innocent knock, sometimes a not so innocent."
4. The Newbery Award is given by the American Library Association to the best children's book published each year. The first Newbery winner, in 1922, was a non-fiction history book that begins with a personal anecdote about climbing to the top of a tower in Rotterdam.
5. Radcliffe Publishing Course created its own list of the 20th century's top 100 novels. Their #1 pick tells the story of a self-made millionaire and his love for Daisy Buchanan, as told by his neighbor, Nick Carraway.
6. In 2009, the critics at the "Guardian" divided their list of 1000 novels everyone must read by category. Their #1 novel under the Comedy category is a satirical look at academia featuring Jim Dixon, a history professor. The second novel on the list is "Money," by the author's son, Martin.
7. In May of 2008, the website goodreads.com compiled a list of "best books ever" based on recommendations from its members. #1 was this novel about a Southern lawyer, his two children, their neighbor Boo, and a rape trial. In 1962 it was made into a movie starring Gregory Peck as Atticus.
8. In 2008, the Australian bookseller Dymocks surveyed its customers to find their 101 Top Reads. The top book's ranking may have been affected by a BBC production starring Colin Firth as well as the popularity of the modern re-telling, "Bridget Jones's Diary."
9. Many people rely on Oprah Winfrey for advice, including what books to read. Her Book Club started in 1996 with three titles. One of them is a novel by Toni Morrison that tells the life of "Milkman" Dead, an African-American living in Michigan. It has the same title as a book in the Bible that some consider an allegory about Christ's love for the church.
10. Penguin Classics compiled a list of 10 essential titles. The #1 pick is a novel telling the story of George Milton, Lennie Small, and Curley's wife. In 1992, it was made into a movie starring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.
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