There are some very weird gaps in that list. I believe it was compiled by an editor, or team of editors, comfortably over 55, who has not read much f/sf lately, but was willing to accept some of the staff's recommendations (e.g. Sarah Waters).
(Putting the entire "Discworld Series" in as a single item is a cop-out. If you ask people, they can come up with two or three must-reads.)
(And, come on, News from Nowhere? Fight Club?? Etc.)
I'd also tell anyone who hasn't readThe Hitch-Hiker's Guide to skip it and just listen to the first round of the radio show, which was and remains brilliantly done.
ETA: I figured out what tipped my subconscious off: it's The Glass Bead Game. Heh.
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(Putting the entire "Discworld Series" in as a single item is a cop-out. If you ask people, they can come up with two or three must-reads.)
(And, come on, News from Nowhere? Fight Club?? Etc.)
I'd also tell anyone who hasn't readThe Hitch-Hiker's Guide to skip it and just listen to the first round of the radio show, which was and remains brilliantly done.
ETA: I figured out what tipped my subconscious off: it's The Glass Bead Game. Heh.