Timeless Classics for Reading Challengers

1.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,169 ratings
2.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,579 ratings
3.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) 4.62 avg rating — 4,009,431 ratings
4.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,622 ratings
5.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,090 ratings
6.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,638 ratings
7.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,580,626 ratings
8.
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,843,032 ratings
9.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) 4.58 avg rating — 3,563,375 ratings
10.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,238,770 ratings
11.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,699 ratings
12.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,069,462 ratings
13.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,216 ratings
14.
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream 4.11 avg rating — 63,284 ratings
14.
The Zombie Room
The Zombie Room 3.88 avg rating — 35,859 ratings
16.
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 4.16 avg rating — 612,699 ratings
17.
The Nightingale
The Nightingale 4.64 avg rating — 1,894,605 ratings
18.
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2)
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 174,909 ratings
19.
The Elephant Tree
The Elephant Tree 3.85 avg rating — 35,337 ratings
20.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,913 ratings
21.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,178 ratings
22.
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 1,266,845 ratings
23.
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory 3.76 avg rating — 104,976 ratings
24.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,418 ratings
25.
American Gods
American Gods 4.10 avg rating — 978,803 ratings
26.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,516 ratings
27.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) 4.50 avg rating — 3,691,034 ratings
28.
Lunar Park
Lunar Park 3.65 avg rating — 30,300 ratings
29.
Invisible Monsters
Invisible Monsters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 149,316 ratings
30.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,675 ratings
31.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,402,051 ratings
32.
Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 17,412 ratings
33.
A Man Called Ove
A Man Called Ove 4.38 avg rating — 1,164,813 ratings
34.
11/22/63
11/22/63 4.35 avg rating — 614,114 ratings
35.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,369 ratings
36.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Five People You Meet in Heaven 4.01 avg rating — 781,612 ratings
37.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,424 ratings
38.
Station Eleven
Station Eleven 4.07 avg rating — 590,270 ratings
38.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating — 582,641 ratings
40.
Factotum
Factotum 3.92 avg rating — 74,338 ratings
41.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,881 ratings
42.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,220 ratings
43.
Coraline
Coraline 4.13 avg rating — 760,547 ratings
44.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 787,052 ratings
45.
Americanah
Americanah 4.31 avg rating — 401,496 ratings
46.
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,702 ratings
47.
Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore 4.12 avg rating — 528,225 ratings
48.
Saga, Volume 1
Saga, Volume 1 4.16 avg rating — 354,235 ratings
49.
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train 3.96 avg rating — 3,202,497 ratings
50.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,838 ratings
51.
The Snow Child
The Snow Child 4.01 avg rating — 166,412 ratings
52.
Still Alice
Still Alice 4.32 avg rating — 355,942 ratings
53.
Middlesex
Middlesex 4.04 avg rating — 657,102 ratings
54.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,414 ratings
55.
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,762,238 ratings
56.
Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love 3.64 avg rating — 1,819,800 ratings
57.
A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow 4.32 avg rating — 636,909 ratings
58.
Salt to the Sea
Salt to the Sea 4.35 avg rating — 244,780 ratings
59.
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 281,939 ratings
60.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,163 ratings
61.
Uprooted
Uprooted 4.03 avg rating — 256,813 ratings
62.
We Should All Be Feminists
We Should All Be Feminists 4.40 avg rating — 320,734 ratings
63.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4.34 avg rating — 310,122 ratings
64.
Beartown (Beartown, #1)
Beartown (Beartown, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 549,532 ratings
65.
Winter's Bone
Winter's Bone 3.86 avg rating — 38,156 ratings
66.
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 897,326 ratings
67.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,059 ratings
68.
Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating — 386,265 ratings
69.
Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels 3.98 avg rating — 53,566 ratings
70.
Survivor
Survivor 3.93 avg rating — 122,584 ratings
71.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating — 950,502 ratings
72.
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 3.95 avg rating — 333,048 ratings
73.
My Sister's Grave (Tracy Crosswhite, #1)
My Sister's Grave (Tracy Crosswhite, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 163,951 ratings
74.
Mudbound
Mudbound 4.05 avg rating — 69,751 ratings
74.
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) 4.67 avg rating — 625,815 ratings
76.
The Blade Artist (Mark Renton, #4)
The Blade Artist (Mark Renton, #4) 3.83 avg rating — 7,937 ratings
77.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,424 ratings
77.
The Rum Diary
The Rum Diary 3.85 avg rating — 64,704 ratings
79.
Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1)
Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 331,911 ratings
80.
The Rules of Attraction
The Rules of Attraction 3.72 avg rating — 50,552 ratings
81.
The Great Alone
The Great Alone 4.45 avg rating — 1,075,650 ratings
81.
You (You, #1)
You (You, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 281,159 ratings
81.
Less Than Zero
Less Than Zero 3.60 avg rating — 95,135 ratings
84.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating — 108,213 ratings
85.
The Informers
The Informers 3.40 avg rating — 19,728 ratings
86.
Small Great Things
Small Great Things 4.36 avg rating — 423,962 ratings
87.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn 3.74 avg rating — 151,323 ratings
87.
Nobody Move
Nobody Move 3.35 avg rating — 5,032 ratings
89.
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden 3.54 avg rating — 34,486 ratings
90.
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls 4.35 avg rating — 283,993 ratings
90.
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3)
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) 3.86 avg rating — 84,261 ratings
90.
Delta of Venus
Delta of Venus 3.61 avg rating — 24,714 ratings
90.
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating — 530,090 ratings
94.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating — 369,514 ratings
95.
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating — 2,475,318 ratings
96.
You Will Know Me
You Will Know Me 3.43 avg rating — 44,735 ratings
97.
Filth
Filth 3.82 avg rating — 31,464 ratings
98.
Gilead (Gilead, #1)
Gilead (Gilead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 121,014 ratings
98.
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 371,085 ratings
100.
NYPD Red: A maniac killer targets Hollywood’s biggest stars
NYPD Red: A maniac killer targets Hollywood’s biggest stars 3.97 avg rating — 41,135 ratings
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