Listopia > JP Andrews's votes on the list 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks (8 Books)
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The Lord of the Rings
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"THE CLASSIC. There are better books, but this is the gold standard against which they are judged."
JP
rated it 4 stars
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
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"G.R.R.M. Created something new and daring here, starting with his willingness to kill characters you've spent hundreds of pages with. You won't find a more fearless writer working today."
JP
rated it 4 stars
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
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"This book blends scifi, philosophy, and faith into a seamless whole."
JP
rated it 5 stars
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Stranger in a Strange Land
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"Grok is a word, look it up. Not many people can say they introduced a totally new concept to the language."
JP
rated it 4 stars
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I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
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"Asimov's three laws put a stamp on AI fiction for the next 6 decades."
JP
rated it 5 stars
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The Princess Bride
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"There is no more quotable, or joyful book, on this list. Also Goldman wrote the screen play for the movie."
JP
rated it 5 stars
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
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"There has never been a better christian apologist, nor a better allegory on Christianity than Lewis and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."
JP
rated it 4 stars
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Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
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"Not many can say they reinvented a genera, regardless of her other accomplishments, Interview with the Vampire trampled the ashes of Dracula into the ground and build a new foundation on the site."
JP
rated it 3 stars
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