My Short List of Exceptional Books

1.
Desert Solitaire
Desert Solitaire 4.18 avg rating — 53,115 ratings
2.
Abbey's Road
Abbey's Road 4.08 avg rating — 1,284 ratings
3.
The Fool's Progress
The Fool's Progress 4.22 avg rating — 3,790 ratings
3.
Down the River
Down the River 4.18 avg rating — 2,477 ratings
5.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,070,153 ratings
6.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 650,989 ratings
7.
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating — 192,286 ratings
8.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,315 ratings
9.
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk 4.31 avg rating — 44,287 ratings
10.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,495 ratings
11.
Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning 4.37 avg rating — 832,589 ratings
12.
Interpreter of Maladies
Interpreter of Maladies 4.18 avg rating — 203,048 ratings
13.
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll 4.63 avg rating — 54 ratings
14.
Life on the Mississippi
Life on the Mississippi 3.87 avg rating — 15,347 ratings
15.
Death Valley in '49
Death Valley in '49 4.25 avg rating — 424 ratings
16.
Middlesex
Middlesex 4.04 avg rating — 657,129 ratings
17.
The People of the Mist
The People of the Mist 3.83 avg rating — 3,686 ratings
18.
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson 3.75 avg rating — 19,183 ratings
19.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,691 ratings
20.
Winter's Bone
Winter's Bone 3.86 avg rating — 38,157 ratings
21.
They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933-45
They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933-45 4.11 avg rating — 4,183 ratings
22.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,154,114 ratings
23.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis 3.90 avg rating — 1,338,703 ratings
24.
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer 4.34 avg rating — 111,154 ratings
25.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream 4.07 avg rating — 370,612 ratings
26.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,547 ratings
27.
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom 4.38 avg rating — 12,161 ratings
28.
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly 4.18 avg rating — 359,924 ratings
29.
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains 3.85 avg rating — 280 ratings
30.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,319,007 ratings
31.
Roughing It
Roughing It 3.88 avg rating — 10,055 ratings
32.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,794 ratings
33.
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America 4.40 avg rating — 15,753 ratings
34.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 3.69 avg rating — 182,719 ratings
35.
The Origin Of Species
The Origin Of Species 4.01 avg rating — 120,196 ratings
36.
Tomato Red
Tomato Red 3.80 avg rating — 3,480 ratings
37.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,843 ratings
38.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,422 ratings
39.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 787,121 ratings
40.
Mississippi Solo: A River Quest
Mississippi Solo: A River Quest 3.81 avg rating — 700 ratings
41.
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze 4.28 avg rating — 13,673 ratings
42.
Walking It Off: A Veteran's Chronicle of War and Wilderness
Walking It Off: A Veteran's Chronicle of War and Wilderness 4.24 avg rating — 278 ratings