PBS’s The Great American Read: List of America’s Top 100 Books

1.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,624 ratings
2.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,051 ratings
3.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,385 ratings
4.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,525 ratings
5.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,239 ratings
6.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,522 ratings
7.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,485 ratings
8.
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web 4.21 avg rating — 1,994,128 ratings
9.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,849 ratings
10.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,224 ratings
11.
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) 4.28 avg rating — 694,130 ratings
12.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,917 ratings
13.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,149 ratings
14.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,116 ratings
15.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,024 ratings
16.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,160 ratings
17.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,900 ratings
18.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,344 ratings
19.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,599 ratings
20.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,532 ratings
21.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,674,004 ratings
22.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,544,201 ratings
23.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,970,031 ratings
24.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,804 ratings
25.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,216 ratings
26.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,221 ratings
27.
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 1,266,874 ratings
28.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,238,809 ratings
29.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,132,000 ratings
30.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,712 ratings
31.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,244 ratings
32.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,375,505 ratings
33.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,336 ratings
34.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,593 ratings
35.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 992,067 ratings
36.
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating — 2,475,372 ratings
37.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,266 ratings
38.
Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows 4.12 avg rating — 433,111 ratings
39.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 423,025 ratings
40.
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 1,031,592 ratings
41.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,414 ratings
42.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 222,356 ratings
43.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,471 ratings
44.
Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)
Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,345 ratings
45.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,884 ratings
46.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,794 ratings
47.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating — 857,550 ratings
48.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,059 ratings
49.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,568,864 ratings
50.
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 7,126,363 ratings
51.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,548 ratings
52.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,528 ratings
53.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,070,013 ratings
54.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating — 602,795 ratings
55.
Beloved
Beloved 3.97 avg rating — 476,961 ratings
56.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
The Clan of the Cave Bear 4.10 avg rating — 278,697 ratings
57.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating — 3,430,441 ratings
58.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,394 ratings
59.
Hatchet
Hatchet 3.79 avg rating — 439,427 ratings
60.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,336 ratings
61.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,636 ratings
62.
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska 3.96 avg rating — 1,716,047 ratings
63.
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises 3.79 avg rating — 482,038 ratings
64.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,908 ratings
65.
A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace 3.60 avg rating — 229,389 ratings
66.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,732 ratings
67.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 356,983 ratings
68.
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 1,809,260 ratings
69.
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
by: Ayn Rand
3.69 avg rating — 402,796 ratings
70.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,092 ratings
71.
Siddhartha
Siddhartha 4.08 avg rating — 846,887 ratings
72.
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces 3.89 avg rating — 291,783 ratings
73.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,750 ratings
74.
Americanah
Americanah 4.31 avg rating — 401,511 ratings
75.
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 580,920 ratings
76.
The Shack
The Shack 3.84 avg rating — 682,811 ratings
77.
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 575,796 ratings
78.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote 3.91 avg rating — 297,028 ratings
79.
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 2,808,898 ratings
80.
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 232,270 ratings
81.
Gulliver’s Travels
Gulliver’s Travels 3.59 avg rating — 293,922 ratings
82.
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3)
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 385,144 ratings
83.
Left Behind (Left Behind, #1)
Left Behind (Left Behind, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 243,933 ratings
84.
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress 4.07 avg rating — 154,141 ratings
85.
Watchers
Watchers 4.19 avg rating — 170,061 ratings
86.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 3.89 avg rating — 274,962 ratings
87.
Gilead (Gilead, #1)
Gilead (Gilead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 121,017 ratings
88.
The Sirens of Titan
The Sirens of Titan 4.15 avg rating — 153,675 ratings
89.
This Present Darkness (Darkness, #1)
This Present Darkness (Darkness, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 113,038 ratings
90.
Ghost (Track, #1)
Ghost (Track, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 50,139 ratings
91.
Bless Me, Ultima
Bless Me, Ultima 3.82 avg rating — 36,616 ratings
92.
Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #1)
Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 46,892 ratings
93.
Swan Song
Swan Song 4.30 avg rating — 73,989 ratings
94.
Another Country
Another Country 4.30 avg rating — 32,343 ratings
95.
White Teeth
White Teeth 3.79 avg rating — 170,751 ratings
96.
The Coldest Winter Ever (The Coldest Winter Ever, #1)
The Coldest Winter Ever (The Coldest Winter Ever, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 42,218 ratings
97.
I, Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #16)
I, Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #16) 4.05 avg rating — 48,042 ratings
98.
The Intuitionist
The Intuitionist 3.62 avg rating — 16,071 ratings
99.
Doña Bárbara
Doña Bárbara 3.81 avg rating — 5,873 ratings
100.
The Mind Invaders
The Mind Invaders
by: Dave Hunt
2.93 avg rating — 321 ratings
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