To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
21st out of 7,888 books — 49,807 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
153rd out of 32,410 books — 123,427 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
352nd out of 77,860 books — 290,501 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
65th out of 15,788 books — 18,384 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
10th out of 1,874 books — 6,999 voters
She’s Come Undone by Wally LambThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverNight by Elie WieselMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesI Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
Oprah's Book Club Picks
8th out of 128 books — 2,204 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William GoldingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
7th out of 1,195 books — 1,513 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best for Book Clubs
83rd out of 15,226 books — 19,368 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Must Read Classics
64th out of 1,873 books — 4,703 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
45th out of 8,093 books — 5,810 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
125th out of 14,965 books — 15,641 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Great American Novel
6th out of 672 books — 1,093 voters

Les Misérables by Victor HugoWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Great Classics You Have Not Read Yet
42nd out of 755 books — 1,829 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
44th out of 929 books — 2,386 voters

East of Eden by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckCannery Row by John SteinbeckThe Pearl by John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
1st out of 45 books — 211 voters
War and Peace by Leo TolstoyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
209th out of 12,056 books — 10,835 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Goodreads Top 100 Literary Novels of All Time
22nd out of 106 books — 985 voters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Thickest Books Ever
32nd out of 889 books — 2,486 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Books
149th out of 14,900 books — 10,477 voters
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryTrue Grit by Charles PortisBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthyNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Best Westerns
10th out of 1,408 books — 1,561 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
100 Best American Authors
10th out of 754 books — 616 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books with Rural Settings
27th out of 1,150 books — 1,030 voters

The Stranger by Albert Camus1984 by George OrwellSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Philosophical Literature
67th out of 1,195 books — 2,820 voters
Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanCannery Row by John Steinbeck
Novels Set in California
3rd out of 926 books — 374 voters

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Godfather by Mario PuzoOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Family Saga Novels
8th out of 877 books — 887 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë1984 by George OrwellLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Literature
15th out of 509 books — 632 voters

The Stranger by Albert CamusOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwaySiddhartha by Hermann HesseLord of the Flies by William Golding
Nobel Laureates
16th out of 674 books — 572 voters
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Most Poetic Book Titles
31st out of 2,032 books — 900 voters

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