The fifty-first book: #1007 The Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan
Meh.
Look, I know this is ont he list because it's the first English novel. But a religious allegory would never sit well with me, especially one as blunt as this. And I don't see many redeeming features in how it's creative. I guess some of its imagery is creative, but it's not very effective, especially with the names being as obvious as they are. When you put people in boxes and don't allow them out of it, you're not making your point well enough and there's little that feels redeeming.