Reddit 100 Must-Read Books - 2017

1.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,225,361 ratings
2.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating β€” 6,688,128 ratings
3.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating β€” 4,355,583 ratings
4.
Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7)
Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7) 4.73 avg rating β€” 299,527 ratings
5.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating β€” 763,463 ratings
6.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 4.34 avg rating β€” 1,201,516 ratings
7.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 2,322,696 ratings
8.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating β€” 5,730,628 ratings
9.
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 580,838 ratings
10.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything 4.22 avg rating β€” 412,795 ratings
11.
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 β€” 1,969,818 ratings
11.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating β€” 4,345,414 ratings
13.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating β€” 716,447 ratings
14.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating β€” 991,918 ratings
15.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,117,130 ratings
16.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating β€” 4,632,498 ratings
17.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,570,013 ratings
18.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,451,156 ratings
19.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating β€” 919,118 ratings
20.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,015,426 ratings
21.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,718,360 ratings
22.
The Stormlight Archive, Books 1-3: The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer
The Stormlight Archive, Books 1-3: The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer 4.78 avg rating β€” 3,332 ratings
23.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,771,934 ratings
24.
The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating β€” 1,315,198 ratings
25.
Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore 4.12 avg rating β€” 528,142 ratings
26.
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 β€” 422,947 ratings
27.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating β€” 2,375,010 ratings
28.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating β€” 1,782,424 ratings
29.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating β€” 814,234 ratings
30.
Meditations
Meditations 4.28 avg rating β€” 320,601 ratings
31.
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) 4.34 avg rating β€” 228,857 ratings
32.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating β€” 2,259,590 ratings
33.
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) 4.29 avg rating β€” 166,684 ratings
34.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,024,398 ratings
35.
Go, Dog. Go!
Go, Dog. Go! 4.15 avg rating β€” 94,928 ratings
36.
Matilda
Matilda 4.33 avg rating β€” 1,072,606 ratings
37.
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth 4.20 avg rating β€” 301,775 ratings
38.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,449,625 ratings
39.
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) 4.55 avg rating β€” 604,281 ratings
40.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating β€” 2,801,871 ratings
41.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 4.01 avg rating β€” 885,782 ratings
42.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating β€” 873,270 ratings
43.
The BFG
The BFG 4.23 avg rating β€” 516,076 ratings
44.
Siddhartha
Siddhartha 4.08 avg rating β€” 846,756 ratings
45.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 753,861 ratings
46.
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating β€” 555,412 ratings
47.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating β€” 3,800,088 ratings
48.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating β€” 906,182 ratings
49.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating β€” 377,744 ratings
49.
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction 4.34 avg rating β€” 36,320 ratings
51.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating β€” 317,128 ratings
52.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating β€” 116,687 ratings
53.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating β€” 249,813 ratings
54.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,069,854 ratings
55.
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle 4.15 avg rating β€” 428,340 ratings
55.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life 3.87 avg rating β€” 1,335,097 ratings
57.
Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set (Mistborn, #1-3)
Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set (Mistborn, #1-3) 4.61 avg rating β€” 58,620 ratings
58.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends 4.35 avg rating β€” 1,482,901 ratings
59.
Dragonlance Chronicles (Dragonlance, #1-3)
Dragonlance Chronicles (Dragonlance, #1-3) 4.25 avg rating β€” 21,779 ratings
60.
Every Man Dies Alone
Every Man Dies Alone 4.27 avg rating β€” 35,331 ratings
61.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin 4.08 avg rating β€” 207,187 ratings
62.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating β€” 1,051,084 ratings
63.
The Witches
The Witches 4.18 avg rating β€” 420,234 ratings
64.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan 4.03 avg rating β€” 366,927 ratings
64.
The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso 4.08 avg rating β€” 167,085 ratings
66.
GalΓ‘pagos
GalΓ‘pagos 3.87 avg rating β€” 86,757 ratings
67.
The Origin of Species
The Origin of Species 4.01 avg rating β€” 120,181 ratings
68.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating β€” 779,707 ratings
69.
Metro 2033 (Metro, #1)
Metro 2033 (Metro, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 72,381 ratings
70.
The Sirens of Titan
The Sirens of Titan 4.15 avg rating β€” 153,653 ratings
71.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating β€” 857,473 ratings
72.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating β€” 369,455 ratings
73.
The Holy Bible: King James Version
The Holy Bible: King James Version
by: Anonymous
4.44 avg rating β€” 308,816 ratings
74.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating β€” 629,388 ratings
75.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating β€” 602,062 ratings
75.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating β€” 499,144 ratings
77.
Player Piano
Player Piano 3.90 avg rating β€” 61,466 ratings
78.
Feet of Clay (Discworld, #19; City Watch, #3)
Feet of Clay (Discworld, #19; City Watch, #3) 4.33 avg rating β€” 90,961 ratings
79.
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2) 4.11 avg rating β€” 267,165 ratings
80.
Old Mother West Wind (Old Mother West Wind, #1)
Old Mother West Wind (Old Mother West Wind, #1) 4.19 avg rating β€” 1,557 ratings
81.
Bluebeard
Bluebeard 4.07 avg rating β€” 43,499 ratings
82.
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human 3.88 avg rating β€” 4,044 ratings
83.
The Denial of Death
The Denial of Death 4.05 avg rating β€” 15,164 ratings
84.
The Republic
The Republic
by: Plato
3.96 avg rating β€” 220,173 ratings
85.
Faust
Faust 3.90 avg rating β€” 48,389 ratings
86.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 3.99 avg rating β€” 116,828 ratings
87.
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion 4.03 avg rating β€” 324,983 ratings
88.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating β€” 323,257 ratings
89.
Finnegans Wake
Finnegans Wake 3.68 avg rating β€” 13,450 ratings
90.
War with the Newts
War with the Newts 4.17 avg rating β€” 16,876 ratings
91.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 809,373 ratings
92.
Skin and Other Stories
Skin and Other Stories 4.02 avg rating β€” 8,249 ratings
93.
Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion
by: Ken Kesey
4.26 avg rating β€” 23,499 ratings
94.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating β€” 356,949 ratings
95.
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose 4.29 avg rating β€” 8,251 ratings
96.
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting 3.95 avg rating β€” 53,056 ratings
97.
Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd 3.97 avg rating β€” 162,847 ratings
98.
Worm (Parahumans, #1)
Worm (Parahumans, #1)
by: Wildbow
4.60 avg rating β€” 10,116 ratings
99.
The Dresden Files Book Set (Dresden Files, #1-12)
The Dresden Files Book Set (Dresden Files, #1-12) 4.66 avg rating β€” 312 ratings
100.
Red Dwarf Omnibus: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers & Better Than Life (Red Dwarf #1-2)
Red Dwarf Omnibus: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers & Better Than Life (Red Dwarf #1-2) 4.35 avg rating β€” 4,058 ratings