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501 Must Read Books Shelf
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The Secret Garden (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,281,625 ratings — published 1911
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,828,512 ratings — published 1925
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,584,432 ratings — published 2003
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,248,757 ratings — published 1997
Sense and Sensibility (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,283,315 ratings — published 1811
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,427,219 ratings — published 1868
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.17 — 923,040 ratings — published 1964
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.00 — 505,592 ratings — published 1900
Where the Wild Things Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,053,552 ratings — published 1963
The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,851,579 ratings — published 1951
Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,294,635 ratings — published 1847
The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,429,766 ratings — published 1943
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,355,816 ratings — published 1949
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,098,912 ratings — published 1908
The Wind in the Willows (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.02 — 238,343 ratings — published 1908
Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,002,653 ratings — published 1847
Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,161,849 ratings — published 1954
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,137,421 ratings — published 1947
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,836,891 ratings — published 1890
Charlotte’s Web (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,022,828 ratings — published 1952
Treasure Island (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.85 — 535,521 ratings — published 1882
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,330,817 ratings — published 1885
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.99 — 25,589 ratings — published 1937
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.38 — 392,745 ratings — published 1926
Pinocchio (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.84 — 88,117 ratings — published 1883
Peter Pan (Peter Pan, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.03 — 372,020 ratings — published 1911
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.99 — 430,850 ratings — published 1865
Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,741,723 ratings — published 2001
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,273,128 ratings — published 1962
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,833,915 ratings — published 1818
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.75 — 116,910 ratings — published -2000
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.16 — 121,180 ratings — published 1968
Sophie’s World (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.97 — 279,308 ratings — published 1991
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,110,137 ratings — published 1950
Dracula (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,450,556 ratings — published 1897
The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,378,416 ratings — published 1985
The Scarlet Letter (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.44 — 911,058 ratings — published 1850
Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.01 — 140,100 ratings — published 1934
Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,469,384 ratings — published 1969
Madame Bovary (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.71 — 370,454 ratings — published 1856
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,995,764 ratings — published 1979
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)
by (shelved 13 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.04 — 210,079 ratings — published 1880
The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,292,197 ratings — published 1952
Candide (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.76 — 298,549 ratings — published 1759
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.23 — 257,159 ratings — published 1902
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.02 — 643,399 ratings — published 1976
Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.00 — 125,562 ratings — published 1945
Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 3.87 — 934,488 ratings — published 1955
Rebecca (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.25 — 708,194 ratings — published 1938
The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as 501-must-read-books)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,362,721 ratings — published 1942
