The List's 100 Best Scottish Books (2005)

1.
One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night
One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night 4.16 avg rating — 5,046 ratings
2.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3.70 avg rating — 59,329 ratings
3.
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner 3.68 avg rating — 9,550 ratings
4.
Annals of the Parish: or, The Chronicle of Dalmailing during the Ministry of the Rev. Micah Balwhidder
Annals of the Parish: or, The Chronicle of Dalmailing during the Ministry of the Rev. Micah Balwhidder
by: John Galt
3.35 avg rating — 89 ratings
5.
An Oidhche Mus Do Sheol Sinn: The Night Before We Sailed
An Oidhche Mus Do Sheol Sinn: The Night Before We Sailed 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
6.
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Behind the Scenes at the Museum 3.98 avg rating — 42,714 ratings
7.
Black and Blue (Inspector Rebus, #8)
Black and Blue (Inspector Rebus, #8) 4.09 avg rating — 18,359 ratings
8.
Born Free
Born Free 3.72 avg rating — 173 ratings
9.
The Break Up of Britain: Crisis and Neo-Nationalism
The Break Up of Britain: Crisis and Neo-Nationalism
by: Tom Nairn
3.92 avg rating — 51 ratings
10.
Brond
Brond 3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings
11.
The Bull Calves
The Bull Calves 3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings
12.
Buddha Da
Buddha Da 3.79 avg rating — 2,314 ratings
13.
But n Ben A-Go-Go
But n Ben A-Go-Go 3.85 avg rating — 80 ratings
14.
Children of the Dead End
Children of the Dead End 4.25 avg rating — 209 ratings
15.
The Citadel
The Citadel 4.24 avg rating — 10,316 ratings
16.
A Concussed History of Scotland (Polygons Sigma Series)
A Concussed History of Scotland (Polygons Sigma Series) 2.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
17.
The Cone Gatherers
The Cone Gatherers 3.56 avg rating — 2,003 ratings
18.
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
Confessions of an English Opium Eater 3.28 avg rating — 10,818 ratings
19.
Consider the Lilies
Consider the Lilies 3.95 avg rating — 928 ratings
20.
The Coral Island
The Coral Island 3.69 avg rating — 4,708 ratings
21.
The Cutting Room
The Cutting Room 3.55 avg rating — 4,454 ratings
22.
A Day at the Office
A Day at the Office 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings
23.
The Dear Green Place
The Dear Green Place 3.61 avg rating — 111 ratings
24.
A Disaffection
A Disaffection 3.82 avg rating — 741 ratings
25.
The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness
The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness 4.11 avg rating — 6,310 ratings
26.
Docherty
Docherty 4.13 avg rating — 683 ratings
27.
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding 3.94 avg rating — 21,935 ratings
28.
Electric Brae
Electric Brae 4.02 avg rating — 246 ratings
29.
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker 3.43 avg rating — 3,530 ratings
30.
Flemington (Asls Annual Volume Series)
Flemington (Asls Annual Volume Series) 3.97 avg rating — 34 ratings
31.
For the Love of Willie
For the Love of Willie 4.12 avg rating — 41 ratings
32.
From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)
From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 37,929 ratings
33.
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 9,983 ratings
34.
Garnethill (Garnethill, #1)
Garnethill (Garnethill, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 9,738 ratings
35.
The Golden Bough
The Golden Bough 4.02 avg rating — 8,610 ratings
36.
The Gowk Storm (Canongate Classic)
The Gowk Storm (Canongate Classic) 4.13 avg rating — 111 ratings
37.
Grace Notes
Grace Notes 3.76 avg rating — 1,617 ratings
38.
Greenvoe
Greenvoe really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 472 ratings
39.
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone 4.13 avg rating — 19,378 ratings
40.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,063,041 ratings
41.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,691 ratings
42.
The Highland Clearances
The Highland Clearances 3.91 avg rating — 430 ratings
43.
Hotel World
Hotel World
by: Ali Smith
3.59 avg rating — 7,876 ratings
44.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 376,262 ratings
45.
The House with the Green Shutters
The House with the Green Shutters 3.50 avg rating — 548 ratings
46.
Imagined Corners (Canongate Classic)
Imagined Corners (Canongate Classic) 3.87 avg rating — 68 ratings
47.
Jelly Roll
Jelly Roll 3.74 avg rating — 27 ratings
48.
Jericho Sleeps Alone
Jericho Sleeps Alone 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
49.
Joseph Knight
Joseph Knight 4.03 avg rating — 506 ratings
50.
The Holy Bible: King James Version
The Holy Bible: King James Version
by: Anonymous
4.44 avg rating — 308,819 ratings
51.
Lanark
Lanark 4.10 avg rating — 7,665 ratings
52.
The Lantern Bearers
The Lantern Bearers 3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings
53.
The Life of Samuel Johnson
The Life of Samuel Johnson 3.80 avg rating — 5,264 ratings
54.
The Lighthouse Stevensons
The Lighthouse Stevensons 3.98 avg rating — 722 ratings
55.
Lilith
Lilith 3.88 avg rating — 7,164 ratings
56.
Living Nowhere
Living Nowhere 3.81 avg rating — 53 ratings
57.
Madame Doubtfire
Madame Doubtfire
by: Anne Fine
3.60 avg rating — 3,819 ratings
58.
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute 3.83 avg rating — 69 ratings
59.
Me and Ma Gal
Me and Ma Gal 3.88 avg rating — 51 ratings
60.
Miss Marjoribanks
Miss Marjoribanks 3.77 avg rating — 2,619 ratings
61.
Morvern Callar (Morvern Callar Cycle, #1)
Morvern Callar (Morvern Callar Cycle, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 4,600 ratings
62.
Mr. Alfred M.A.
Mr. Alfred M.A. 3.88 avg rating — 41 ratings
63.
The New Road
The New Road 4.24 avg rating — 34 ratings
64.
The New Testament in Scots
The New Testament in Scots 4.61 avg rating — 23 ratings
65.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.20 avg rating — 5,225,454 ratings
66.
No Mean City
No Mean City 3.84 avg rating — 493 ratings
67.
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 — 273,158 ratings
68.
Open the Door (Canongate Classics)
Open the Door (Canongate Classics) 3.70 avg rating — 82 ratings
69.
Our Fathers
Our Fathers 3.60 avg rating — 677 ratings
70.
Paradise
Paradise 3.65 avg rating — 603 ratings
71.
Psychoraag
Psychoraag 3.45 avg rating — 33 ratings
72.
The Quarry Wood
The Quarry Wood 3.57 avg rating — 444 ratings
73.
Rob Roy (Waverley Novels, #4)
Rob Roy (Waverley Novels, #4) 3.69 avg rating — 10,218 ratings
74.
Sartor Resartus
Sartor Resartus 3.63 avg rating — 1,142 ratings
75.
Scar Culture
Scar Culture 3.31 avg rating — 169 ratings
76.
The Sea Road
The Sea Road 3.85 avg rating — 610 ratings
77.
A Sense of Freedom
A Sense of Freedom 4.13 avg rating — 495 ratings
78.
The Shipbuilders
The Shipbuilders 3.75 avg rating — 28 ratings
79.
The Siege of Trencher's Farm
The Siege of Trencher's Farm 3.50 avg rating — 611 ratings
80.
The Silver Darlings
The Silver Darlings 4.10 avg rating — 573 ratings
81.
The Sound of My Voice
The Sound of My Voice 3.90 avg rating — 550 ratings
82.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,263 ratings
83.
Swing Hammer Swing!
Swing Hammer Swing! 3.89 avg rating — 354 ratings
84.
Sunset Song (A Scots Quair, #1)
Sunset Song (A Scots Quair, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 5,405 ratings
85.
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 45,005 ratings
86.
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse 3.81 avg rating — 207,158 ratings
87.
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2)
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 174,900 ratings
88.
The Trick is to Keep Breathing
The Trick is to Keep Breathing 3.83 avg rating — 3,379 ratings
89.
Trumpet
Trumpet 4.06 avg rating — 7,265 ratings
90.
A Twelvemonth and a Day
A Twelvemonth and a Day 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings
91.
Under the Skin
Under the Skin 3.75 avg rating — 28,715 ratings
92.
A Voyage to Arcturus
A Voyage to Arcturus 3.54 avg rating — 3,826 ratings
93.
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory 3.76 avg rating — 104,971 ratings
94.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 3.88 avg rating — 34,377 ratings
95.
Whisky Galore
Whisky Galore 3.79 avg rating — 1,735 ratings
96.
The White Bird Passes
The White Bird Passes 3.72 avg rating — 244 ratings
97.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,213 ratings
98.
Young Adam
Young Adam 3.74 avg rating — 1,228 ratings
99.
Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory 4.15 avg rating — 85 ratings
100.
Adam Blair
Adam Blair 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings