Best of: All Pulitzer Winners

1.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,134 ratings
2.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,356 ratings
3.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 222,284 ratings
4.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,519 ratings
5.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,423 ratings
6.
The Stories of John Cheever
The Stories of John Cheever 4.26 avg rating — 15,587 ratings
7.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,549 ratings
8.
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence 3.97 avg rating — 189,894 ratings
9.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,588 ratings
10.
The Yearling
The Yearling 4.03 avg rating — 30,132 ratings
11.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 476,905 ratings
12.
All the King's Men
All the King's Men 4.09 avg rating — 65,738 ratings
13.
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad 4.06 avg rating — 433,267 ratings
14.
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces 3.89 avg rating — 291,761 ratings
15.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family 4.45 avg rating — 163,543 ratings
16.
Gilead (Gilead, #1)
Gilead (Gilead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 121,009 ratings
17.
Ironweed
Ironweed 3.87 avg rating — 17,431 ratings
18.
Rabbit Is Rich (Rabbit Angstrom, #3)
Rabbit Is Rich (Rabbit Angstrom, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 17,702 ratings
19.
Interpreter of Maladies
Interpreter of Maladies 4.18 avg rating — 203,022 ratings
20.
Gone With the Wind
Gone With the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,257,978 ratings
21.
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song 4.05 avg rating — 22,784 ratings
22.
The Shipping News
The Shipping News 3.88 avg rating — 150,726 ratings
23.
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons 3.79 avg rating — 11,957 ratings
24.
Breathing Lessons
Breathing Lessons 3.66 avg rating — 32,315 ratings
25.
Less (Arthur Less, #1)
Less (Arthur Less, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 219,040 ratings
26.
Middlesex
Middlesex 4.04 avg rating — 657,081 ratings
27.
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1)
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 259,587 ratings
28.
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs 3.76 avg rating — 12,823 ratings
29.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,370 ratings
30.
Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose 4.24 avg rating — 61,304 ratings
31.
A Death in the Family
A Death in the Family 3.89 avg rating — 17,370 ratings
32.
A River Runs Through It, and Other Stories
A River Runs Through It, and Other Stories 4.19 avg rating — 29,559 ratings
33.
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith 3.84 avg rating — 8,373 ratings
34.
The Overstory
The Overstory 4.12 avg rating — 185,922 ratings
35.
Independence Day
Independence Day 3.86 avg rating — 16,625 ratings
36.
Dragon's Teeth
Dragon's Teeth 4.07 avg rating — 1,075 ratings
37.
Gravity's Rainbow
Gravity's Rainbow 4.01 avg rating — 46,890 ratings
38.
A Fable
A Fable 3.50 avg rating — 4,302 ratings
39.
Empire Falls
Empire Falls 3.94 avg rating — 124,802 ratings
40.
One of Ours
One of Ours 3.95 avg rating — 9,719 ratings
41.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 257,760 ratings
42.
Humboldt's Gift
Humboldt's Gift 3.84 avg rating — 9,914 ratings
43.
A Visit from the Goon Squad
A Visit from the Goon Squad 3.70 avg rating — 244,139 ratings
44.
Tales of the South Pacific
Tales of the South Pacific 4.04 avg rating — 16,438 ratings
45.
Honey in the Horn
Honey in the Horn 3.56 avg rating — 1,189 ratings
46.
The Stone Diaries
The Stone Diaries 3.89 avg rating — 41,484 ratings
47.
Alice Adams
Alice Adams 3.63 avg rating — 4,724 ratings
48.
The Sympathizer
The Sympathizer 4.01 avg rating — 132,971 ratings
48.
So Big
So Big 4.08 avg rating — 12,233 ratings
50.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 3.89 avg rating — 274,943 ratings
51.
The Optimist's Daughter
The Optimist's Daughter 3.52 avg rating — 15,055 ratings
52.
Rabbit at Rest (Rabbit Angstrom, #4)
Rabbit at Rest (Rabbit Angstrom, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 16,293 ratings
53.
The Reivers
The Reivers 3.77 avg rating — 7,982 ratings
54.
The Known World
The Known World 3.84 avg rating — 44,316 ratings
55.
The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford
The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford 3.72 avg rating — 1,523 ratings
56.
American Pastoral
American Pastoral 3.95 avg rating — 86,063 ratings
57.
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter 3.97 avg rating — 6,229 ratings
58.
A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres 3.82 avg rating — 71,369 ratings
59.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 3.79 avg rating — 37,707 ratings
60.
The Town
The Town 3.97 avg rating — 4,208 ratings
61.
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters 3.97 avg rating — 3,250 ratings
62.
Early Autumn: A Story of a Lady
Early Autumn: A Story of a Lady 3.68 avg rating — 1,581 ratings
63.
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters 3.97 avg rating — 3,250 ratings
64.
Andersonville
Andersonville 4.10 avg rating — 8,299 ratings
65.
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano 3.98 avg rating — 8,829 ratings
66.
Advise and Consent
Advise and Consent 4.09 avg rating — 10,016 ratings
67.
The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family
The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family 3.80 avg rating — 17,414 ratings
68.
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny 4.29 avg rating — 26,468 ratings
69.
The Keepers of the House
The Keepers of the House 4.01 avg rating — 13,373 ratings
70.
The Edge of Sadness
The Edge of Sadness 3.92 avg rating — 2,525 ratings
71.
Elbow Room
Elbow Room 3.71 avg rating — 1,818 ratings
72.
The Way West (The Big Sky, #2)
The Way West (The Big Sky, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 5,782 ratings
73.
The Orphan Master's Son
The Orphan Master's Son 4.07 avg rating — 102,948 ratings
74.
In This Our Life
In This Our Life 3.56 avg rating — 1,060 ratings
75.
Journey in the Dark
Journey in the Dark 3.62 avg rating — 840 ratings
76.
Now in November
Now in November 3.72 avg rating — 2,211 ratings
77.
The Able McLaughlins (The McLaughlins, #1)
The Able McLaughlins (The McLaughlins, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 1,438 ratings
78.
His Family
His Family 3.68 avg rating — 2,223 ratings
79.
The Late George Apley
The Late George Apley 3.67 avg rating — 2,369 ratings
80.
Guard of Honor
Guard of Honor 3.46 avg rating — 1,241 ratings
81.
The Confessions of Nat Turner
The Confessions of Nat Turner 3.96 avg rating — 15,965 ratings
82.
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer 3.55 avg rating — 10,500 ratings
83.
Years of Grace
Years of Grace 3.71 avg rating — 986 ratings
84.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,866 ratings
85.
March
March 3.81 avg rating — 76,159 ratings
86.
The Fixer
The Fixer 3.98 avg rating — 11,819 ratings
87.
The Hours
The Hours 3.96 avg rating — 146,848 ratings
88.
A Summons to Memphis
A Summons to Memphis 3.63 avg rating — 6,770 ratings
89.
Lamb in His Bosom
Lamb in His Bosom 3.86 avg rating — 1,827 ratings
90.
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain 3.95 avg rating — 9,278 ratings
91.
The Store
The Store 3.65 avg rating — 712 ratings
92.
Tinkers
Tinkers 3.41 avg rating — 37,931 ratings
93.
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love 3.66 avg rating — 12,666 ratings
94.
House Made of Dawn
House Made of Dawn 3.62 avg rating — 10,237 ratings
95.
Laughing Boy
Laughing Boy 3.75 avg rating — 4,173 ratings
96.
Scarlet Sister Mary
Scarlet Sister Mary 3.54 avg rating — 1,268 ratings