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The best of the classics included in Peter Boxall's "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" (list can be found at http://www.listology.com/content_show...)

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1	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.27 avg rating — 5,658,204 ratings score: 33,952, and 347 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4.28 avg rating — 3,916,357 ratings score: 28,014, and 288 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	1984 by George Orwell 4.19 avg rating — 4,168,439 ratings score: 22,122, and 231 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 4.14 avg rating — 1,965,027 ratings score: 20,722, and 217 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Animal Farm by George Orwell 3.98 avg rating — 3,548,881 ratings score: 15,906, and 171 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 3.93 avg rating — 4,807,936 ratings score: 15,132, and 161 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 4.30 avg rating — 1,175,964 ratings score: 14,324, and 152 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.28 avg rating — 3,637,718 ratings score: 13,591, and 148 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 3.81 avg rating — 3,299,124 ratings score: 13,587, and 147 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 4.14 avg rating — 1,923,887 ratings score: 13,219, and 139 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 3.88 avg rating — 1,674,055 ratings score: 12,321, and 135 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.52 avg rating — 642,196 ratings score: 11,510, and 123 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Lord of the Flies by William Golding 3.69 avg rating — 2,724,218 ratings score: 10,683, and 117 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 860,610 ratings score: 10,588, and 114 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams 4.23 avg rating — 1,730,844 ratings score: 10,539, and 114 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 3.83 avg rating — 1,234,462 ratings score: 10,478, and 114 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 4.14 avg rating — 2,073,396 ratings score: 10,401, and 116 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 4.32 avg rating — 1,907,146 ratings score: 9,934, and 111 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3.88 avg rating — 2,382,588 ratings score: 9,397, and 108 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 1,878,970 ratings score: 9,164, and 104 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.25 avg rating — 813,455 ratings score: 9,063, and 98 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 3.85 avg rating — 1,459,658 ratings score: 8,796, and 102 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 4.07 avg rating — 775,796 ratings score: 8,292, and 96 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 3.89 avg rating — 1,406,222 ratings score: 8,236, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez 4.11 avg rating — 906,121 ratings score: 8,088, and 89 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4.12 avg rating — 1,355,626 ratings score: 8,055, and 94 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Dracula by Bram Stoker 4.01 avg rating — 1,167,614 ratings score: 7,997, and 91 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3.79 avg rating — 760,830 ratings score: 7,981, and 92 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 4.08 avg rating — 1,124,817 ratings score: 7,881, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3.99 avg rating — 1,732,815 ratings score: 7,783, and 93 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Life of Pi by Yann Martel 3.93 avg rating — 1,545,882 ratings score: 7,473, and 84 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 4.29 avg rating — 863,982 ratings score: 7,328, and 79 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 3.99 avg rating — 801,827 ratings score: 7,185, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 4.24 avg rating — 579,345 ratings score: 7,111, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 3.80 avg rating — 1,053,402 ratings score: 7,099, and 84 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Emma by Jane Austen 4.04 avg rating — 817,787 ratings score: 6,921, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Persuasion by Jane Austen 4.15 avg rating — 648,985 ratings score: 6,851, and 79 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Les Misérables by Victor Hugo 4.20 avg rating — 764,689 ratings score: 6,548, and 75 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 3.86 avg rating — 908,503 ratings score: 6,474, and 78 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 4.20 avg rating — 702,665 ratings score: 6,389, and 73 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 3.43 avg rating — 822,115 ratings score: 6,357, and 78 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 3.88 avg rating — 789,869 ratings score: 6,311, and 75 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 4.04 avg rating — 819,929 ratings score: 6,137, and 71 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 4.08 avg rating — 795,655 ratings score: 5,795, and 72 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Atonement by Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 496,113 ratings score: 5,290, and 62 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 4.09 avg rating — 714,859 ratings score: 5,193, and 60 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 678,885 ratings score: 5,128, and 60 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.30 avg rating — 284,007 ratings score: 5,069, and 60 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Color Purple by Alice Walker 4.26 avg rating — 630,362 ratings score: 5,014, and 63 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez 3.93 avg rating — 478,045 ratings score: 4,952, and 56 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 4.13 avg rating — 346,530 ratings score: 4,812, and 58 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 3.43 avg rating — 483,962 ratings score: 4,809, and 61 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 3.83 avg rating — 519,777 ratings score: 4,773, and 59 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 310,335 ratings score: 4,758, and 55 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Candide by Voltaire 3.76 avg rating — 261,941 ratings score: 4,691, and 58 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Anne Rice 4.01 avg rating — 555,523 ratings score: 4,644, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 4.15 avg rating — 308,999 ratings score: 4,478, and 57 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 3.97 avg rating — 321,893 ratings score: 4,425, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 4.03 avg rating — 623,844 ratings score: 4,294, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson 3.84 avg rating — 462,475 ratings score: 4,154, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 4.05 avg rating — 422,899 ratings score: 4,147, and 53 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 3.88 avg rating — 368,738 ratings score: 4,144, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind 4.03 avg rating — 422,863 ratings score: 4,125, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Call of the Wild by Jack London 3.90 avg rating — 403,609 ratings score: 4,117, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel 3.95 avg rating — 353,185 ratings score: 4,102, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 271,324 ratings score: 4,100, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 3.82 avg rating — 270,888 ratings score: 3,972, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The World According to Garp by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 221,623 ratings score: 3,863, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 4.06 avg rating — 715,984 ratings score: 3,854, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Secret History by Donna Tartt 4.17 avg rating — 564,242 ratings score: 3,818, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera 4.11 avg rating — 424,940 ratings score: 3,761, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Cider House Rules by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 178,114 ratings score: 3,710, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Beloved by Toni Morrison 3.93 avg rating — 402,040 ratings score: 3,558, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.36 avg rating — 302,482 ratings score: 3,507, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Alice in Wonderland by Jane Carruth (Adapted By) 4.03 avg rating — 385,635 ratings score: 3,420, and 44 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 3.80 avg rating — 417,853 ratings score: 3,416, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.09 avg rating — 1,296,949 ratings score: 3,400, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert 3.70 avg rating — 310,494 ratings score: 3,376, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2) by Lewis Carroll 4.03 avg rating — 130,659 ratings score: 3,311, and 41 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 3.89 avg rating — 252,737 ratings score: 3,249, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The Shining (The Shining, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 1,379,064 ratings score: 3,218, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf 3.79 avg rating — 277,758 ratings score: 3,141, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Stories by Truman Capote 3.86 avg rating — 249,184 ratings score: 3,133, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Middlemarch by George Eliot really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 154,015 ratings score: 3,126, and 41 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.13 avg rating — 320,282 ratings score: 3,072, and 44 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.20 avg rating — 165,771 ratings score: 3,030, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Stranger by Albert Camus 4.01 avg rating — 949,656 ratings score: 2,985, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil 4.19 avg rating — 6,410 ratings score: 2,806, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 241,949 ratings score: 2,804, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe 3.90 avg rating — 218,529 ratings score: 2,779, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 3.90 avg rating — 489,509 ratings score: 2,729, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton 3.96 avg rating — 162,863 ratings score: 2,695, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Trial by Franz Kafka 3.96 avg rating — 291,268 ratings score: 2,646, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 3.77 avg rating — 198,276 ratings score: 2,645, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe 3.91 avg rating — 55,605 ratings score: 2,514, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray 3.80 avg rating — 125,014 ratings score: 2,478, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 3.94 avg rating — 230,158 ratings score: 2,356, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 4.09 avg rating — 309,668 ratings score: 2,275, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway 3.81 avg rating — 303,627 ratings score: 2,255, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 4.08 avg rating — 619,452 ratings score: 2,252, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Gwendolyn (new)

Jun 08, 2009 08:14PM

Hey, this list is missing Twilight and the DaVinci Code. Those are supposed to be on every list. Come on, guys. Get it together!

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message 2: by Andreea (new)

Jul 02, 2009 03:38AM

Gwendolyn wrote: "Hey, this list is missing Twilight and the DaVinci Code. Those are supposed to be on every list. Come on, guys. Get it together!" Possibly because both Twilight and The Da Vinci Code are not on the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.

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message 3: by Christina (new)

Sep 28, 2009 02:53PM

What about "the road home" ?? Probably the best book I have ever read. This book made me get away from myevery day life for the few days it took me to read it.
This story took me to a world & a culture I do not know.
Since reading this novel, I have read many from the same author & I have never ever benn disappointed.

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message 4: by Frank (new)

Oct 13, 2009 03:52AM

The Poem of the Man God should be here. Not very well known, I know, but compelling. All 5000 (or so) pages of it. From the above list my top 3 would be:
1. The Brothers Karamazov
2. Wuthering Heights
3. Pride and Prejudice
And where, oh where is 'War and Peace'.

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message 5: by Frank (new)

Oct 13, 2009 03:53AM

The Poem of the Man God should be here. Not very well known, I know, but compelling. All 5000 (or so) pages of it! From the above list my top 3 would be:
1. The Brothers Karamazov
2. Wuthering Heights
3. Pride and Prejudice
And where, oh where is 'War and Peace'?

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message 6: by Jeff (new)

Nov 02, 2009 08:33PM

War and Peace was on here Im pretty sure...

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message 7: by Eternaldisturbance (new)

Dec 21, 2009 06:04PM

I didn't find Fountainhead.
It is without exception-one of the books to be read before you die, and not once but over and over again.

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message 8: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 26, 2010 01:44PM

I do not believe it is on the list in question.

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message 9: by Katie (new)

Jan 26, 2010 02:51PM

It would be interesting to have all 1001 books on the list so that voters could have the whole list to pick their favorite from.

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message 10: by Eternaldisturbance (new)

Jan 26, 2010 09:10PM

Margaret wrote: "these are all classics, which is fine, but i was looking for a 1001 favorites list that has some interesting ones on it. the lesser known 1001 faves or something. "

hmm.. i dont know abt the 1001 lesser knowns, but i could recommend a few. "Touching the rock" would be one of them-it is one of the best books i have read. and then "Deafening" would be another one. maybe, i'll put together a list one of these days. what are some of yours?

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message 11: by Carla (new)

Jan 28, 2010 05:40AM

missing some really good modern fiction--where is Stephen King on this list? How about Agatha Christie? Some of these are really good but what about To Kill A Mockingbird?!? Think you guys dropped the ball on this one!

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message 12: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 28, 2010 11:30AM

There are a few Stephen King novels on the list in question. To Kill a Mockingbird is not only on the list, it is at the top of this one.

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message 13: by oliviasbooks (last edited Jun 17, 2010 04:38AM) (new)

Jun 16, 2010 10:58PM

Do some of you ignore the description of a listopia list? It is plainly stated, that the list to chose from is fixed (see offered link). If you like books not on that list of 1001 pre-chosen-ones, just start an alternative list. Otherwise each list ends up being just a random list of books people happen to like for different reasons.
Examples for books, that DO NOT BELONG on this list (although they may be great):
The Time Traveller's Wife, The Thief, The Vampire Academy Series, Holes, Water for the Elephants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Thirteen's Tale, Help and others. If you add titles, you can simple check the linked list first.

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message 14: by Jenny (new)

Sep 18, 2010 01:22AM

My vote goes to Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which is not on this list.

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message 15: by oliviasbooks (new)

Sep 18, 2010 05:00AM

Yes, Jenny, it seems that the books you favors has not been mentioned by the author of the 1000-books-book (check link). It consits of his subjective choices anyway. Maybe you can start a list and add it there?

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message 16: by Phoenixfalls (new)

Nov 23, 2010 06:18PM

As far as I can tell, And Then There Were None is not on the list. (Though it's a LONG list, so it's *possible* I missed it.) Can someone remove it?

(I love the book, but it's isn't there!) :(

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message 17: by J_BlueFlower (last edited Jun 24, 2011 12:09PM) (new)

Jun 24, 2011 12:08PM

Book 222 Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race
by Robert A. Wascher should not be here as it is not on the 1001-list.

Also book 202 Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card - the best book ever, and so on - but it is still not on the 1001-list.

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message 18: by Melissa (new)

Sep 01, 2011 04:19AM

Hi. My books Farsighted got added to this list but doesn't fit the criteria. I know this is about Boxall's anthology, because I lead a book group that reads exclusively from the list! Please feel free to remove my novel. Thanks :-)

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message 19: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

May 18, 2012 09:18AM

Going through this list, I noticed that some books I voted for showed up more than once.
As I have librarian status, I checked for dupicates: There were 21 duplicates in this list! Please, do be a bit careful...

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message 20: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited May 18, 2012 09:23AM) (new)

May 18, 2012 09:21AM

Jeff wrote: "War and Peace was on here Im pretty sure..."

War and Peace is still on the list, as it is one of the books I voted for (and I haven't been adding books :-) only deleting duplicates). At the moment it is no. 69.

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message 21: by Rosemary (new)

Sep 01, 2012 07:31AM

I have removed a lot of books that are not on the 1001 list, since this list is supposed to be the 'best of' that list.

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message 22: by Thom (new)

Jan 14, 2013 05:06PM

I'm putting The Odyssey and Canterbury Tales on my list. If they aren't on the 1001 list....

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message 23: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 10, 2013 12:06PM

They should be, but they aren't. If it's poetry or drama, it's not on the list. (Neither is Shakespeare.)

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message 24: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 10, 2013 03:37PM

Removed, for not being on the original list:

Isn't It Pretty To Think So?

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message 25: by Ginger (new)

Nov 14, 2013 09:25AM

Gwendolyn wrote: "Hey, this list is missing Twilight and the DaVinci Code. Those are supposed to be on every list. Come on, guys. Get it together!"

Hehe, I knew we forgot something!

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message 26: by Ginger (new)

Nov 14, 2013 09:25AM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Removed, for not being on the original list:

Isn't It Pretty To Think So?"

Guess we can't blame the author for trying ;)

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message 27: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Nov 14, 2013 09:31AM

He put his book on over 20 pages of Listopias.

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message 28: by Sarah (new)

May 29, 2014 02:13PM

No Wallace Stegner? No Lonsome Dove? For shame!

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message 29: by Greg (new)

Sep 27, 2015 02:55PM

I've read 13 of the top 15. That leaves "Geisha" and "Wrath" to be read soon!

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message 30: by Greg (new)

Sep 27, 2015 03:03PM

Carla wrote: "missing some really good modern fiction--where is Stephen King on this list? How about Agatha Christie? Some of these are really good but what about To Kill A Mockingbird?!? Think you guys droppe..."
Carla, Christie is here at #143 or so, and rightly so.

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message 31: by Tyler (new)

Apr 22, 2016 11:20AM

I just can't get onboard with Gatsby or Catcher in the Rye... they are just not good from where I stand.

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message 32: by ~☆~Autumn♥♥☔ (new)

May 30, 2016 09:06PM

Tyler wrote: "I just can't get onboard with Gatsby or Catcher in the Rye... they are just not good from where I stand."

I sure agree about Gatsby which was required reading for me but I have always liked The Catcher in the Rye. (read it twice) There are a large number of books I would never read even if someone paid me to read them. They are just horrible.

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message 33: by Chiara (new)

Mar 14, 2021 07:39PM

Ok, ok, ok. This list is pretty good but it is missing some things:
-The Shadow of the Wind
-The Picture of Dorian Gray
-The Count of Montecristo
(I ac dk if the last two were or weren't in the list, but I'm not gonna search 1001 books to find if they are).

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message 34: by Alan (new)

Aug 14, 2022 01:11AM