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Best books of our lifetime

1
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C.S. Lewis 75 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
2
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J.K. Rowling 71 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
4
Inkheart
Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke 62 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
5
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson 51 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
6
The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein 45 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
7
Holy Bible: King James Version
Holy Bible: King James Version
by Anonymous 40 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
9
Matilda
Matilda
by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) 34 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
10
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
by Dr. Seuss 31 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
11
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis 30 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
12
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends
by Shel Silverstein 29 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
13
Twilight
Twilight
by Stephenie Meyer 28 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
14
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator) 27 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
15
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling 22 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
16
Number the Stars
Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry 21 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
17
The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss 19 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
18
The City of Ember
The City of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau 18 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
19
Eragon
Eragon
by Christopher Paolini 17 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
20
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by Dr. Seuss 17 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
21
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle, Peter Sis (Illustrator) 16 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
22
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator) 16 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
23
The BFG
The BFG
by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) 15 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
24
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine 15 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
25
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
by Philip Pullman 15 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
26
The Bad Beginning
The Bad Beginning
by Lemony Snicket 15 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
27
The Horse and His Boy
The Horse and His Boy
by C.S. Lewis 14 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
28
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
by C.S. Lewis 14 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
29
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett 13 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
30
Prince Caspian
Prince Caspian
by C.S. Lewis 14 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
31
Guess How Much I Love You
Guess How Much I Love You
by Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
32
Eclipse
Eclipse
by Stephenie Meyer 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
33
Breaking Dawn
Breaking Dawn
by Stephenie Meyer 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
34
Ender's Game
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
35
The Witches
The Witches
by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
36
1984
1984
by George Orwell 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
37
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
38
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
39
If You Give a Moose a Muffin
If You Give a Moose a Muffin
by Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
40
The Secret Magdalene: A Novel
The Secret Magdalene: A Novel
by Ki Longfellow (Goodreads author) 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
41
The Ersatz Elevator
The Ersatz Elevator
by Lemony Snicket, Tim Curry (Narrator) 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
42
The Two Princesses of Bamarre
The Two Princesses of Bamarre
by Gail Carson Levine 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
43
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
44
J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set
J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set
by J.R.R. Tolkien 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
45
New Moon
New Moon
by Stephenie Meyer 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
46
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
by J.M. Barrie 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
47
Gone With The Wind
Gone With The Wind
by Margaret Mitchell 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
48
The Vile Village
The Vile Village
by Lemony Snicket 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
49
The Hostile Hospital
The Hostile Hospital
by Lemony Snicket 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
50
The Austere Academy
The Austere Academy
by Lemony Snicket 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
51
The Miserable Mill
The Miserable Mill
by Lemony Snicket 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
52
The School Story
The School Story
by Andrew Clements 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
53
The Reptile Room
The Reptile Room
by Lemony Snicket 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
54
The Wide Window
The Wide Window
by Lemony Snicket 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
55
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
56
The Penultimate Peril
The Penultimate Peril
by Lemony Snicket 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
57
The End
The End
by Lemony Snicket 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
58
The Slippery Slope
The Slippery Slope
by Lemony Snicket 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
59
Mere Christianity
Mere Christianity
by C.S. Lewis 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
60
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
61
Tenth City
Tenth City
by Patrick Carman 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
62
The Silver Chair
The Silver Chair
by C.S. Lewis 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
63
The People of Sparks (The Ember Series, #2)
The People of Sparks (The Ember Series, #2)
by Jeanne DuPrau 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
64
The Magician's Nephew
The Magician's Nephew
by C.S. Lewis 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
65
The Giver
The Giver
by Lois Lowry 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
66
Stormbreaker
Stormbreaker
by Anthony Horowitz 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
67
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
by Avi 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
68
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
by Susanna Clarke 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
69
The Two Towers
The Two Towers
by J.R.R. Tolkien 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
70
Midnight Sun
Midnight Sun
by Stephenie Meyer 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
71
The Grim Grotto
The Grim Grotto
by Lemony Snicket 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
72
The Ruins of Gorlan
The Ruins of Gorlan
by John Flanagan 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
73
The Carnivorous Carnival
The Carnivorous Carnival
by Lemony Snicket 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
74
Lolita
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov, Craig Raine (Afterword) 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
75
The Last Battle
The Last Battle
by C.S. Lewis 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
76
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
77
Among the Free
Among the Free
by Margaret Peterson Haddix 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
78
Hawksong
Hawksong
by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
79
Among the Impostors
Among the Impostors
by Margaret Peterson Haddix 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
80
Chasing Vermeer
Chasing Vermeer
by Blue Balliett 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
81
Into the Wild
Into the Wild
by Erin Hunter 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
82
Peter and the Shadow Thieves
Peter and the Shadow Thieves
by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
83
Fablehaven
Fablehaven
by Brandon Mull 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
84
A Mouse Cookie First Library
A Mouse Cookie First Library
by Laura Joffe Numeroff 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
85
The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again
The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again
by J.R.R. Tolkien 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
86
East of Eden
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
87
The Burning Bridge
The Burning Bridge
by John Flanagan 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
88
Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star
Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star
by Brandon Mull 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
89
The Lightning Thief
The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
90
Dragon Rider
Dragon Rider
by Cornelia Funke 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
91
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
92
Peter and the Starcatchers
Peter and the Starcatchers
by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
93
The Fairy-Tale Detectives
The Fairy-Tale Detectives
by Michael Buckley 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
94
The Unusual Suspects
The Unusual Suspects
by Michael Buckley 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
94
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
96
Among the Betrayed
Among the Betrayed
by Margaret Peterson Haddix 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
96
Among the Hidden
Among the Hidden
by Margaret Peterson Haddix 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
98
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
99
Among the Enemy
Among the Enemy
by Margaret Peterson Haddix 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
100
The Stand
The Stand
by Stephen King, Bernie Wrightson (Illustrator) 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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message 1: by Greyweather (new)

1154130 "of our lifetime" meaning books published since I've been born, or what?


message 2: by Susanna (last edited Oct 24, 2008 12:54PM) (new)

1109068 It's what I'm assuming, Greyweather.

Though if anyone is old enough to remember Don Quixote first coming out, I'd love to meet them! I'm a historian by training.


message 3: by Kylie (new)

1357427 I can NOT choose! Those who know me CLEARLY know that!!!! I like them for different reasons!


message 4: by Emily (new)

1100684 wow....who remembers peter pan?? wasn't that around the turn of the century?

this list is ridiculous.


message 5: by Savannah (new)

2009655 what's up with this list, all the books could be chosen by different people! there's no way too know what it could be!


message 6: by Stuart (last edited Jul 25, 2009 10:06PM) (new)

Nophoto-u-25x33 I'd like to meet the guy who was alive when the Book of Mormon was written, and the King James Bible.

Someone should specify whether this list is for the best books written during our lives, or the best books we have read in our lives.


message 7: by K.l. (new)

2442630 Usually I read too much into things, but the creator of this list could be referring to human life altogether. After all, none of us live very long but we all have a lifetime together technically speaking. Little far fetched, but hey, makes sense to me.


message 8: by Ashley (new)

2014182 As many have mentioned, due to the books already contained in the list, I'm voting for the best books I've read during my lifetime, not just those published since the 80s.


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