Best Books of Your Lifetime

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating β€” 6,688,838 ratings
2.
Where Are You Now?
Where Are You Now? 4.93 avg rating β€” 28 ratings
3.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating β€” 3,800,419 ratings
4.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating β€” 716,505 ratings
5.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating β€” 5,226,098 ratings
6.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 2,323,079 ratings
7.
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie’s Choice 4.17 avg rating β€” 93,607 ratings
8.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 3,378,398 ratings
9.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating β€” 499,173 ratings
10.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 227,519 ratings
11.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating β€” 4,345,834 ratings
12.
The Lorax
The Lorax
by: Dr. Seuss
4.35 avg rating β€” 363,674 ratings
13.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 4.04 avg rating β€” 92,115 ratings
14.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating β€” 130,709 ratings
14.
The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating β€” 1,315,456 ratings
16.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating β€” 767,632 ratings
17.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating β€” 249,834 ratings
18.
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web 4.21 avg rating β€” 1,994,072 ratings
19.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating β€” 873,324 ratings
20.
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 β€” 696,693 ratings
21.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating β€” 332,388 ratings
22.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,015,637 ratings
23.
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp 4.11 avg rating β€” 235,959 ratings
24.
If I Were You (Inside Out, #1)
If I Were You (Inside Out, #1) 4.11 avg rating β€” 26,408 ratings
25.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating β€” 1,334,194 ratings
26.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating β€” 344,047 ratings
27.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating β€” 4,356,228 ratings
28.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating β€” 161,164 ratings
28.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating β€” 551,968 ratings
30.
My Name Is Asher Lev
My Name Is Asher Lev 4.24 avg rating β€” 42,914 ratings
31.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating β€” 813,191 ratings
32.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating β€” 279,634 ratings
33.
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 650,950 ratings
34.
84, Charing Cross Road
84, Charing Cross Road 4.16 avg rating β€” 93,092 ratings
35.
The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses 3.71 avg rating β€” 70,301 ratings
36.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating β€” 779,768 ratings
37.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating β€” 971,577 ratings
38.
Oryx and Crake
Oryx and Crake really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 281,937 ratings
39.
Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 1,332,991 ratings
40.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating β€” 83,121 ratings
41.
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow 3.73 avg rating β€” 51,270 ratings
42.
The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree 4.38 avg rating β€” 1,209,751 ratings
43.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 4.16 avg rating β€” 217,106 ratings
44.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating β€” 2,718,842 ratings
45.
Mad Love (DCYE, #3)
Mad Love (DCYE, #3) 4.37 avg rating β€” 210 ratings
46.
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2)
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2) 4.37 avg rating β€” 307 ratings
47.
Don't Close Your Eyes
Don't Close Your Eyes 3.76 avg rating β€” 608 ratings
48.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating β€” 495,966 ratings
48.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating β€” 968,922 ratings
50.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating β€” 2,802,157 ratings
51.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating β€” 156,850 ratings
52.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating β€” 814,321 ratings
53.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,726,601 ratings
53.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,449,738 ratings
55.
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 96,279 ratings
56.
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces 3.89 avg rating β€” 291,777 ratings
57.
Franny and Zooey
Franny and Zooey 3.96 avg rating β€” 235,155 ratings
58.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating β€” 387,263 ratings
59.
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman 3.58 avg rating β€” 252,755 ratings
59.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 809,450 ratings
61.
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century 4.05 avg rating β€” 43,235 ratings
62.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 2,733,096 ratings
63.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 3.98 avg rating β€” 122,130 ratings
64.
Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1)
Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1) 3.59 avg rating β€” 62,563 ratings
65.
Harriet the Spy
Harriet the Spy 3.95 avg rating β€” 100,373 ratings
66.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating β€” 3,117,413 ratings
67.
Rabbit Is Rich (Rabbit Angstrom, #3)
Rabbit Is Rich (Rabbit Angstrom, #3) 3.93 avg rating β€” 17,702 ratings
68.
A Wind in the Door (Time, #2)
A Wind in the Door (Time, #2) 3.99 avg rating β€” 130,960 ratings
68.
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 60,126 ratings
68.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 476,946 ratings
71.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating β€” 710,352 ratings
72.
Rabbit at Rest (Rabbit Angstrom, #4)
Rabbit at Rest (Rabbit Angstrom, #4) 4.01 avg rating β€” 16,293 ratings
73.
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules 4.17 avg rating β€” 192,666 ratings
73.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 3.92 avg rating β€” 289,208 ratings
75.
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach 4.03 avg rating β€” 505,724 ratings
76.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating β€” 198,730 ratings
77.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating β€” 153,258 ratings
78.
The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist 3.90 avg rating β€” 107,779 ratings
79.
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) 4.07 avg rating β€” 130,987 ratings
80.
Flaubert's Parrot
Flaubert's Parrot 3.65 avg rating β€” 16,252 ratings
80.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating β€” 90,453 ratings
82.
The Gift of Asher Lev
The Gift of Asher Lev 4.19 avg rating β€” 8,470 ratings
83.
Arcadia
Arcadia 4.13 avg rating β€” 23,781 ratings
84.
Skin Lane
Skin Lane 4.05 avg rating β€” 373 ratings
85.
Solaris
Solaris 3.99 avg rating β€” 124,286 ratings
85.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 211,204 ratings
85.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating β€” 3,430,259 ratings
88.
Last Days of Summer
Last Days of Summer 4.38 avg rating β€” 5,330 ratings
89.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest 4.25 avg rating β€” 98,658 ratings
90.
The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, #7)
The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, #7) 4.29 avg rating β€” 185,379 ratings
90.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating β€” 5,580,571 ratings
92.
Mornings on Horseback
Mornings on Horseback 4.10 avg rating β€” 34,705 ratings
93.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating β€” 568,937 ratings
94.
Disgrace
Disgrace 3.86 avg rating β€” 114,205 ratings
95.
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2)
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2) 3.81 avg rating β€” 16,267 ratings
95.
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating β€” 2,475,300 ratings
97.
Inside the Victorian Home: A Portrait of Domestic Life in Victorian England
Inside the Victorian Home: A Portrait of Domestic Life in Victorian England 4.18 avg rating β€” 2,690 ratings
97.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 278,692 ratings
99.
Notes from a Small Island
Notes from a Small Island 3.92 avg rating β€” 117,839 ratings
100.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating β€” 11,064,092 ratings
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