We can't wait to read our way through this 100 essential novels scratch-off poster from Pop Chart Lab.

February 18, 20172 min read

Looking for a good book to read this winter? This classic novels scratch-off poster chart at Pop Chart Lab has your next 100 book recommendations for you, with the most satisfying check-off list ever. This framed art poster has 100 classic novels -- books like Pride and Prejudice, Fahrenheit 451, Gone with the Wind, and Animal Farm -- with covers partially covered in scratch-off gold. As you make your way through the list, you scratch off each one to reveal the whole cover. Feeling satisfyingly smug yet?

Now, this is Pop Chart Lab's list of 100 "essential" novels. In other words, the books you should have/could have read but probably haven't yet. (I'm with you, there.) I appreciate their list of diverse authors, from Zadie Smith and Harper Lee to Vladimir Nabokov and Jeffrey Eugenides, as well as classics from Don Quixote to more recent books like Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. That said, I'd love to see a second edition with more pop-culture must-reads after I finish these more serious titles. Although, I'd be okay if they worked on that second edition for a good long while. It's likely to take me until 2020 to finish all of these. You can find the brilliant 100 Essential Novels Scratch-off Poster at Pop Chart Lab.