Review of and Additions to the Top 100 List

I made a Top 100 books to be read in five years, alongside other books I would come across. However, the list was not up to 100 books and some books have proved to be almost inaccessible. There are some books that are accessible but I have refrained from reading them. All these have necessitated the need to revise and add unto the list. Besides, individuals I have met have also suggested other books that require my attention.

First, V.S. Naipaul's 'In a Free State', which was under the Booker Winners, has been replaced by

1. Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre 

William Gaddis (this author was introduced to me by Kinna)

1. Carpenter's Gothic
2. A Frolic of His Own

Somerset Maughan (also introduced to me by Kinna)

1. Of Human Bondage
2. Theatre

Amis Martin: I have heard a lot about British authors, positively and negatively. Recently, I have read articles on the death of the novel and the bashing British and American authors have received from critics is enough for me to read some of them.

1. Money
2. London Fields
3. The Information

Ian McEwan (same as above). All of the following books were shortlisted for the booker.

1. Atonement
2. On Chesil Beach

Nawal El Sadaawi (saw a review of this from Kinna's blog). I have one of her books listed already

1. God Dies by the Nile

Salman Rushdie (same as Ian McEwan and Amis Martin)

1. Midnight's Children
2. Satanic Verses

Arundati Roy

1. The God of Small Things

Manthia Diawara (Suggested by a friend)

1. We Won't Budge

Ben Okri: I have his Famish on my list and since this book is a trilogy, I think it is only good and fitting that I include the other two books.

1. Songs of Enchantment
2. Infinite Riches

Kazuo Ishiguro:

1. Never Let Me Go

These additions and revisions make the list four more than 100. Thus, books that become difficult to access would have replacements. Besides, I am still open to suggestions and interventions. Let me know what you think is best for a Top 100. I am far away from reading half of this list, yet I am not giving up.
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Update: In a Free State is similar to A Bend in the River, which I didn't like. This has been replaced by Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre winner of the 2003 Man Booker Prize.
Update September 5, 2011: Removal of A House for Mr Biswas by V.S. Naipaul for repetition.
Update December 14, 2011: Removal of Shame by Salman Rushdie to reduce the number of author's books on the list.
Update December 14, 2011: Replacing The Moon and Six Pence by Somerset Maugham with Theatre, which I have.
Update December 14, 2011: Removal of This Child will be Great by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for no reason.
Update December 14, 2011: Removal of Black Dog, Amsterdam, and The Comfort of Strangers, both by Ian McEwan (and both shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize at one point in time), to reduce the number of books by the same author and introduce other authors.
Update December 14, 2011: Replacing Amis's The Razor Edge with The Information which together with the other two on the list is referred to as his London Trilogy.