Books Stephen King Recommends

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 — 11,064,778 ratings
2.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,140 ratings
3.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,346,052 ratings
4.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,178 ratings
5.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,598 ratings
6.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,595,037 ratings
7.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,133 ratings
8.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,588 ratings
9.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,557 ratings
10.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 3,051,098 ratings
11.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,855 ratings
12.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,443 ratings
13.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 992,126 ratings
14.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,508 ratings
15.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,348 ratings
16.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,585 ratings
17.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,335 ratings
18.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,179 ratings
19.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,183 ratings
20.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 911,988 ratings
21.
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 — 696,732 ratings
22.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,811 ratings
23.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,691 ratings
24.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,528 ratings
25.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,381 ratings
26.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,304 ratings
27.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating — 857,554 ratings
28.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,313 ratings
29.
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings 4.19 avg rating — 243,679 ratings
30.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,259 ratings
31.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,740 ratings
32.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,840 ratings
33.
Jaws (Jaws, #1)
Jaws (Jaws, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 174,136 ratings
34.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating — 323,283 ratings
35.
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 978,822 ratings
36.
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 1,004,546 ratings
37.
The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6) 4.05 avg rating — 588,305 ratings
38.
Ghost Story
Ghost Story 3.92 avg rating — 81,722 ratings
39.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,395 ratings
40.
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist 3.88 avg rating — 419,634 ratings
41.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 146,005 ratings
42.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating — 602,802 ratings
43.
Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter, #3)
Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 114,437 ratings
44.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 273,170 ratings
45.
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 1,084,286 ratings
46.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 650,969 ratings
47.
The Passage (The Passage, #1)
The Passage (The Passage, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 220,297 ratings
48.
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
by: Pat Frank
4.09 avg rating — 47,859 ratings
49.
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 4.21 avg rating — 369,913 ratings
50.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 222,357 ratings
51.
A Death in the Family
A Death in the Family 3.89 avg rating — 17,372 ratings
51.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 116,704 ratings
51.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating — 137,383 ratings
54.
The Ruins
The Ruins 3.69 avg rating — 63,269 ratings
55.
The Monk
The Monk 3.85 avg rating — 31,710 ratings
56.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 135,099 ratings
57.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 330,501 ratings
58.
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus 4.16 avg rating — 119,583 ratings
59.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating — 153,667 ratings
60.
The House Next Door
The House Next Door 3.89 avg rating — 13,318 ratings
60.
Battle Royale
Battle Royale 4.26 avg rating — 83,110 ratings
62.
Drood
Drood 3.54 avg rating — 17,353 ratings
63.
Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort 3.91 avg rating — 24,891 ratings
64.
The Other
The Other 3.98 avg rating — 22,602 ratings
65.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,132,011 ratings
66.
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me 3.85 avg rating — 24,518 ratings
67.
The Thin Man
The Thin Man 3.90 avg rating — 37,391 ratings
68.
Intensity
Intensity 4.03 avg rating — 91,372 ratings
69.
Hell House
Hell House 3.71 avg rating — 59,838 ratings
70.
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 281,946 ratings
71.
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives
by: Ira Levin
3.87 avg rating — 51,739 ratings
72.
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire 3.98 avg rating — 328,887 ratings
73.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories 4.17 avg rating — 48,600 ratings
74.
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle 4.15 avg rating — 428,396 ratings
75.
The Terror
The Terror 4.09 avg rating — 70,640 ratings
76.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,714 ratings
77.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,852 ratings
77.
The Millennium Trilogy (Millennium Trilogy, #1-3)
The Millennium Trilogy (Millennium Trilogy, #1-3) 4.47 avg rating — 57,007 ratings
79.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating — 623,988 ratings
80.
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Tess of the D’Urbervilles 3.84 avg rating — 297,806 ratings
81.
The Little Stranger
The Little Stranger 3.57 avg rating — 58,373 ratings
82.
The Lottery and Other Stories
The Lottery and Other Stories 4.02 avg rating — 82,493 ratings
83.
Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking 3.94 avg rating — 12,932 ratings
84.
The Lincoln Lawyer (The Lincoln Lawyer, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #16)
The Lincoln Lawyer (The Lincoln Lawyer, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #16) 4.22 avg rating — 250,374 ratings
85.
The Great and Secret Show (Book of the Art #1)
The Great and Secret Show (Book of the Art #1) 4.06 avg rating — 31,136 ratings
86.
Time and Again
Time and Again 3.94 avg rating — 24,612 ratings
87.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,753 ratings
88.
Heartsick (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #1)
Heartsick (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 42,835 ratings
89.
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 — 2,674,043 ratings
90.
The Chrysalids
The Chrysalids 3.93 avg rating — 60,782 ratings
91.
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana 3.94 avg rating — 39,689 ratings
92.
The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style 4.18 avg rating — 86,240 ratings
93.
Psycho (Psycho, #1)
Psycho (Psycho, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 74,130 ratings
94.
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 123,562 ratings
95.
Swamplandia!
Swamplandia! 3.28 avg rating — 59,345 ratings
96.
Collected Fictions
Collected Fictions 4.56 avg rating — 25,156 ratings
97.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,070,030 ratings
98.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 4.06 avg rating — 72,632 ratings
99.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 110,519 ratings
100.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,715 ratings
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