I was looking at Stardew Valley stuff, because the game has never-ending appeal for me, and came across this. It works better for Stardew Valley fans but has a definite bookish connection, so I figured I'd share it. Just like the writer of this article, I almost never play as myself in games. It feels too weird. In Stardew Valley, I started off playing as a character who is similar to me in a lot of ways, but definitely not me. Each of my save files stars a character who I control but whose personality is different. The writer of this article specifically plays as Ernest Hemingway, which sounds like a fascinating as heck way to approach games.

Voting starts May 22 and ends October 2018.  See link for more of the 100 nominees.

I'm about this but do wish they had done it by categories or even time periods (I.e., published before 1900, before 1950, before 2000, type of splits).  I agree that those are 100 of the most read, most popular and even most influential books.

I just mean it's weird seeing beloved childhood books like Charlotte's Web and Anne of Green Gables up against Carch 22, Then There Were None, and long running contemporary series like Alex Cross and Wheel of Time?

Then the hordes of fans for Twilight, Fifty Shades of Gray, Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter  ...

(I am not at all disrespecting Harry Potter; frankly I think those books are responsible for an entire generation of readers.  It's just weird to see it up against the other nominees.)

How would you vote -- a childhood favorite that made you a reader or your favorite recent read?

Going to look for this book at the library. Never read Hemingway before.