A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens1984 by George OrwellA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
London Calling
60th out of 1,236 books — 646 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierAtonement by Ian McEwanMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughHowards End by E.M. Forster
Best Novels Set in 20th-century Britain
37th out of 399 books — 213 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayBirdsong by Sebastian FaulksChitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian FlemingThe Tin Drum by Günter Grass
Sounds
13th out of 668 books — 51 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerMatilda by Roald DahlBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
625th out of 2,254 books — 2,434 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Best Books of 1988
70th out of 379 books — 173 voters

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
2567th out of 7,889 books — 49,797 voters
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffThe Ballad of Peckham Rye by Muriel SparkBrick Lane by Monica AliA Dead Man in Deptford by Anthony BurgessCamden Voices by Dinah Livingstone
Places in London
5th out of 74 books — 7 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensOliver Twist by Charles DickensThe Swap by Nancy BoyarskyLondon by Edward RutherfurdA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
London fiction
72nd out of 264 books — 90 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MooreThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
1515th out of 4,381 books — 8,001 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens1984 by George OrwellOliver Twist by Charles DickensAtonement by Ian McEwan
London
91st out of 224 books — 64 voters
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffLondon by Edward RutherfurdOliver Twist by Charles DickensA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Books Based in London
73rd out of 360 books — 108 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"
481st out of 1,017 books — 596 voters
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerThe Rose Code by Kate QuinnWhisper Network by Chandler BakerThe Firm by John Grisham
The 52 Book Club November 2025 Mini - Set In An Office
39th out of 103 books — 14 voters

Hard Times by Charles DickensThe Quiet American by Graham GreenePère Goriot by Honoré de BalzacMoll Flanders by Daniel DefoeTender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Los demasiados libros 2
115th out of 200 books — 3 voters

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
The Reading Room (Part 1)
97th out of 99 books — 3 voters
All Systems Red by Martha WellsWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonSmall Things Like These by Claire KeeganMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThe Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
[ATY 2023] Novella
241st out of 375 books — 92 voters

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusThe Maid by Nita ProseRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltThe Library Book by Susan OrleanSuch a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
52 Book Club 2023: #31 Set In A Workplace
194th out of 339 books — 126 voters

The Wig by Charles Stevenson WrightPortnoy’s Complaint by Philip RothOreo by Fran RossTales of the City by Armistead MaupinMrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls
NYT Funny Books
10th out of 22 books — 1 voter
Matilda by Roald DahlThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinThe Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip WilliamsThe Uncommon Reader by Alan BennettThe Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
Bookish people (literary fiction)
13th out of 43 books — 12 voters

Blubber by Judy BlumeTears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall SmithRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonTrail of Tears by John Ehle
Tearful Titles
148th out of 622 books — 46 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottAnne of the Island by L.M. MontgomeryTales of the City by Armistead MaupinBrooklyn by Colm TóibínAnne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery
Boarding Houses
69th out of 219 books — 32 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaStrange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Best Knock-out Novelettes - Novellas
298th out of 375 books — 294 voters
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettThe Giver of Stars by Jojo MoyesThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesSuch a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
2020: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2020
5799th out of 6,393 books — 848 voters

The American Heiress by Daisy GoodwinLady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by Fiona CarnarvonHabits of the House by Fay WeldonTo Marry an English Lord or, How Anglomania Really Got Started by Gail MacCollI Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Books for Downton Abbey Fans
85th out of 113 books — 55 voters
The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy WeirAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrMe Before You by Jojo Moyes
2015: What the Over 35's Are Reading
1388th out of 2,556 books — 313 voters

Peyton Place by Grace MetaliousValley of the Dolls by Jacqueline SusannWood, Talc And Mr. J by Chris   RoseFear of Flying by Erica JongThe Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe
Vintage Deliciousness
10th out of 10 books — 8 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George Orwell
UK 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
729th out of 1,551 books — 551 voters

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