Worst of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

1.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,117,263 ratings
2.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating β€” 438,488 ratings
3.
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises 3.79 avg rating β€” 482,007 ratings
4.
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera 3.94 avg rating β€” 535,559 ratings
5.
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1)
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1) 3.66 avg rating β€” 76,597 ratings
6.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating β€” 5,730,987 ratings
7.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating β€” 3,800,270 ratings
7.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating β€” 103,266 ratings
9.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating β€” 919,157 ratings
9.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating β€” 4,345,626 ratings
11.
Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1)
Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1) 3.59 avg rating β€” 62,559 ratings
12.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating β€” 1,265,585 ratings
13.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 4.11 avg rating β€” 524,800 ratings
14.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating β€” 6,688,489 ratings
15.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,069,913 ratings
16.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating β€” 2,375,182 ratings
17.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating β€” 545,706 ratings
18.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating β€” 2,751,762 ratings
19.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating β€” 528,226 ratings
20.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,959,059 ratings
21.
Almost Transparent Blue
Almost Transparent Blue 3.29 avg rating β€” 12,924 ratings
22.
The 120 Days of Sodom
The 120 Days of Sodom 3.07 avg rating β€” 14,378 ratings
22.
Emma
Emma 4.05 avg rating β€” 950,032 ratings
24.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating β€” 2,082,492 ratings
25.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating β€” 172,351 ratings
26.
The Lover
The Lover 3.71 avg rating β€” 68,140 ratings
27.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 211,202 ratings
28.
Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika Decides to Die 3.73 avg rating β€” 237,023 ratings
29.
The Sea
The Sea 3.55 avg rating β€” 34,123 ratings
30.
Saturday
Saturday 3.64 avg rating β€” 72,553 ratings
30.
The Devil and Miss Prym
The Devil and Miss Prym 3.62 avg rating β€” 73,504 ratings
32.
Everything is Illuminated
Everything is Illuminated 3.89 avg rating β€” 182,761 ratings
33.
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text 3.46 avg rating β€” 96,894 ratings
34.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating β€” 896,479 ratings
35.
Crash
Crash 3.59 avg rating β€” 28,417 ratings
36.
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) 4.07 avg rating β€” 116,431 ratings
37.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,414,989 ratings
38.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 3.73 avg rating β€” 89,516 ratings
39.
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago 4.01 avg rating β€” 101,104 ratings
40.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating β€” 137,374 ratings
41.
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales 3.52 avg rating β€” 234,619 ratings
42.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog 3.80 avg rating β€” 195,787 ratings
43.
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans 3.70 avg rating β€” 101,119 ratings
44.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating β€” 813,129 ratings
44.
Fear and Trembling
Fear and Trembling 3.74 avg rating β€” 42,498 ratings
46.
Adjunct: An Undigest
Adjunct: An Undigest 2.91 avg rating β€” 184 ratings
47.
Falling Man
Falling Man 3.26 avg rating β€” 17,037 ratings
48.
The Kindly Ones
The Kindly Ones 4.02 avg rating β€” 14,659 ratings
49.
Story of the Eye
Story of the Eye 3.65 avg rating β€” 24,368 ratings
50.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Journey to the Centre of the Earth 3.85 avg rating β€” 218,534 ratings
51.
Billy Budd, Sailor
Billy Budd, Sailor 3.19 avg rating β€” 19,173 ratings
52.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 2,392,916 ratings
52.
Wise Blood
Wise Blood 3.82 avg rating β€” 36,556 ratings
54.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 3.76 avg rating β€” 97,930 ratings
54.
Pamela
Pamela 2.76 avg rating β€” 13,352 ratings
56.
The Sorrows of Young Werther
The Sorrows of Young Werther 3.69 avg rating β€” 148,951 ratings
57.
We
We 3.88 avg rating β€” 107,848 ratings
58.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,726,531 ratings
59.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating β€” 906,220 ratings
60.
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 140,265 ratings
61.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating β€” 950,374 ratings
62.
The Holy Terrors
The Holy Terrors 3.70 avg rating β€” 7,834 ratings
63.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating β€” 873,303 ratings
64.
The Golden Notebook
The Golden Notebook 3.77 avg rating β€” 24,227 ratings
65.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3.70 avg rating β€” 59,329 ratings
66.
Bonjour tristesse
Bonjour tristesse 3.73 avg rating β€” 66,203 ratings
67.
The princess of Cleves Volume 1
The princess of Cleves Volume 1 3.21 avg rating β€” 150 ratings
68.
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating β€” 324,957 ratings
69.
The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto 3.19 avg rating β€” 39,779 ratings
70.
Candide
Candide
by: Voltaire
3.76 avg rating β€” 294,509 ratings
71.
In Watermelon Sugar
In Watermelon Sugar 3.78 avg rating β€” 24,495 ratings
72.
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
The Castle of Crossed Destinies 3.45 avg rating β€” 10,851 ratings
73.
The Body Artist
The Body Artist 3.29 avg rating β€” 12,083 ratings
74.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating β€” 138,340 ratings
75.
Justine
Justine 3.42 avg rating β€” 16,431 ratings
76.
A Sentimental Journey
A Sentimental Journey 3.31 avg rating β€” 6,288 ratings
77.
The Awakening and Selected Stories
The Awakening and Selected Stories 3.92 avg rating β€” 10,668 ratings
78.
High-Rise
High-Rise 3.60 avg rating β€” 36,506 ratings
79.
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 β€” 370,572 ratings
80.
Tarzan of the Apes
Tarzan of the Apes 3.90 avg rating β€” 47,212 ratings
81.
Tono-Bungay
Tono-Bungay 3.43 avg rating β€” 1,466 ratings
82.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,024,511 ratings
82.
A Tale of a Tub
A Tale of a Tub 3.45 avg rating β€” 2,045 ratings
82.
Les Liaisons dangereuses
Les Liaisons dangereuses 4.05 avg rating β€” 57,179 ratings
85.
The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead
The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead 3.53 avg rating β€” 4,187 ratings
86.
Franny and Zooey
Franny and Zooey 3.96 avg rating β€” 235,148 ratings
87.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating β€” 113,184 ratings
88.
L'Γ©cume des jours
L'Γ©cume des jours 3.92 avg rating β€” 41,528 ratings
88.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides 3.78 avg rating β€” 395,280 ratings
90.
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun 3.98 avg rating β€” 22,083 ratings
90.
Look Homeward, Angel
Look Homeward, Angel 3.92 avg rating β€” 15,521 ratings
92.
The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses 3.71 avg rating β€” 70,299 ratings
93.
The Corrections
The Corrections 3.84 avg rating β€” 194,239 ratings
94.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 3.98 avg rating β€” 122,124 ratings
94.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating β€” 779,735 ratings
96.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits 4.29 avg rating β€” 304,582 ratings
97.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating β€” 4,355,941 ratings
97.
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces 3.89 avg rating β€” 291,767 ratings
99.
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 3.95 avg rating β€” 333,034 ratings
100.
Story of O
Story of O 3.30 avg rating β€” 21,732 ratings
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