To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
458th out of 1,332 books — 5,898 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCloudstreet by Tim WintonA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShuteThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughTomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
Best Modern Australian Literature
75th out of 564 books — 673 voters

A Town Like Alice by Nevil ShuteThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonOn the Beach by Nevil ShutePicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
Books Set in Australia
21st out of 673 books — 201 voters
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShuteTomorrow, When the War Began by John MarsdenCloudstreet by Tim WintonIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Best Books Set in Australia
90th out of 1,072 books — 593 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark HaddonCloud Atlas by David  Mitchell
Non-Winners of the Man Booker
101st out of 274 books — 245 voters

ثلاثية غرناطة by Radwa AshourThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniAzazil by Youssef ZiedanThe Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz
Best Middle East Fiction
104th out of 442 books — 486 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
603rd out of 3,182 books — 3,684 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"
408th out of 1,021 books — 604 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Postcolonial Literature (fiction and nonfiction)
39th out of 186 books — 141 voters

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodAtonement by Ian McEwanOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodRoom by Emma Donoghue
Man Booker Shortlist
43rd out of 272 books — 84 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceBeloved by Toni Morrison
(Not) Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
80th out of 104 books — 165 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Fires of Heaven by Robert JordanThe Shipping News by Annie ProulxVoyager by Diana Gabaldon
Best Books of 1993
68th out of 396 books — 161 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
17053rd out of 78,687 books — 293,226 voters

De Niro's Game by Rawi HageA Heart So White by Javier MaríasOut Stealing Horses by Per PettersonLet the Great World Spin by Colum McCannThe Elementary Particles by Michel Houellebecq
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Winners
6th out of 30 books — 12 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books Under 200 Pages
390th out of 961 books — 435 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonAtonement by Ian McEwanLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Major Award-Winning Fiction Since 1990
197th out of 253 books — 568 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAtonement by Ian McEwanRed Dog by Louis de BernièresThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Dymocks 101 2012
24th out of 100 books — 4 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Favorites from 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die
375th out of 509 books — 1,061 voters
The Hours by Michael CunninghamThe Reader by Bernhard SchlinkLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
IMPAC
75th out of 205 books — 31 voters

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Merchant of Venice by William ShakespeareLiving Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
A Place In The Title
264th out of 479 books — 27 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Boxall's 1001 overlap with Guardian's 1000
148th out of 150 books — 4 voters

Cleat Cute by Meryl WilsnerAngelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le NguyenThe Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José SaramagoConsent Laid Bare by Chanel ContosMimesis by Erich Auerbach
EOY #26 reads
14th out of 19 books — 1 voter
Nobody's Princess by Esther M. FriesnerThe Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis KlauseFroi of the Exiles by Melina MarchettaA Kiss in Time by Alex FlinnAcademy 7 by Anne Osterlund
Books You Wish More People Knew About
11006th out of 17,432 books — 10,187 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Arnolfini Art Mysteries by Rich DiSilvioThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLord of the Flies by William Golding
Short & Sweet Treats Under 250 Pages
733rd out of 990 books — 406 voters
Protectors of The Wood #1 by John KixMillerBlack Beauty by Anna SewellThe Beast of Cretacea by Todd StrasserProtectors of The Wood #2 by John KixMillerDiary of a Dieting Madhouse by Paige Singleton
Best eco-fiction
216th out of 241 books — 138 voters

Hawksmoor by Peter AckroydHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaBehind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate AtkinsonThe Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
100 Must Read Prize Winning Novels
57th out of 100 books — 1 voter
The Long Green Shore by John HepworthDeath in Brunswick by Boyd OxladeThe home girls by Olga MastersWake in Fright by Kenneth CookThe Delinquents by Criena Rohan
Short Australian Classics
31st out of 33 books — 2 voters

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