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1901-1910: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame / 1908
1911-1920: Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs / 1912
1921-1930: Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne (illustrations by E.H.Shepard) / 1926
1931-1940: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie / 1939
1941-1950: Foundation by Isaac Asimov / 1942-1950
1951-1960: Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.Tolkien / 1954-55
1961-1970: 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke / 1968
1971-1980: Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen Donaldson / 1977
1981-1990: The Stonor Eagles by William Horward / 1982
1991-2000: Small Gods by Terry Pratchett / 1992
It is so hard to keep the nominations down to just one. I know LotR will be nominated many times, but I can't not have it on my list. It seems to me that my favourites list for 1991-2000 is dominated by Terry Pratchett, there were lots of choices but he has to be up there.
My 1901..1950 reading list record is a bit sparse. I've only been keeping track for the past 10 years, and that hasn't included much from then. For the 1920s I've picked Tarzan for two reasons: I've re-read some them recently and despite their reputation they are something of an icon from that period. So it was either Tarzan or Bulldog Drummond.
It seems strange to have "Winnie the Pooh" up there when I see something like "All Quiet on the Western Front" on AnemicOak's list for the same period, and may not be quite what was intended for this list ... but what the hell, I still think it's a wonderful little book.
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