Becoming Culturally Literate

1.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,158 ratings
2.
Journey to the West: A Long March from Eastern Dream to Western Reality
Journey to the West: A Long March from Eastern Dream to Western Reality
by: Biao Wang
4.27 avg rating — 142 ratings
3.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,507 ratings
4.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,361 ratings
5.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,051 ratings
6.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,532 ratings
7.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,485 ratings
8.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,514 ratings
9.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,751,998 ratings
10.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,514 ratings
11.
The Daughter of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind
The Daughter of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind 4.20 avg rating — 409 ratings
12.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,998 ratings
13.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,723 ratings
14.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,962 ratings
15.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,841 ratings
16.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,578 ratings
17.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,342 ratings
18.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,884 ratings
19.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,212 ratings
20.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,302 ratings
21.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,336 ratings
22.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,212 ratings
23.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,929 ratings
24.
Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #1)
Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #1) 4.70 avg rating — 115 ratings
25.
Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2)
Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2) 4.74 avg rating — 106 ratings
26.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,059,213 ratings
27.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,599 ratings
28.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,227 ratings
29.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,209 ratings
30.
Roots of To-Be Templars (The Viking's Kurdish Love #3)
Roots of To-Be Templars (The Viking's Kurdish Love #3) 4.71 avg rating — 55 ratings
31.
Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2)
Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2) 4.74 avg rating — 106 ratings
32.
Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #1)
Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #1) 4.70 avg rating — 115 ratings
33.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,970,025 ratings
34.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,244 ratings
35.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,625 ratings
36.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,183 ratings
37.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 4.06 avg rating — 597,650 ratings
38.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 320,277 ratings
39.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,857 ratings
40.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun 3.85 avg rating — 107,568 ratings
41.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,243 ratings
42.
The Trial
The Trial 3.94 avg rating — 377,323 ratings
43.
The Republic
The Republic
by: Plato
3.96 avg rating — 220,197 ratings
44.
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman 3.58 avg rating — 252,762 ratings
45.
The Reader
The Reader 3.78 avg rating — 226,231 ratings
46.
The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights
by: Anonymous
4.03 avg rating — 80,395 ratings
47.
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web 4.21 avg rating — 1,994,128 ratings
48.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,103 ratings
49.
The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating — 452,167 ratings
50.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating — 1,156,653 ratings
51.
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice 3.78 avg rating — 199,206 ratings
52.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,555 ratings
53.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,116 ratings
54.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 551,980 ratings
54.
Cat's Cradle
Cat's Cradle 4.15 avg rating — 428,392 ratings
56.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,227 ratings
57.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,525 ratings
58.
Bartleby the Scrivener
Bartleby the Scrivener 3.93 avg rating — 72,176 ratings
59.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 4.12 avg rating — 131,995 ratings
60.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 4.03 avg rating — 395,720 ratings
61.
The Holy Bible: King James Version
The Holy Bible: King James Version
by: Anonymous
4.44 avg rating — 308,857 ratings
62.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,092 ratings
62.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote 3.91 avg rating — 297,028 ratings
64.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms 3.82 avg rating — 344,485 ratings
65.
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress 4.07 avg rating — 154,140 ratings
66.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,183 ratings
67.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,546 ratings
68.
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 3.30 avg rating — 108,687 ratings
68.
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating — 192,272 ratings
70.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,024 ratings
70.
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach 4.03 avg rating — 505,740 ratings
72.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,375,505 ratings
73.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,160 ratings
74.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,852 ratings
75.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,255 ratings
76.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,439 ratings
76.
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers 4.10 avg rating — 340,223 ratings
78.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,666 ratings
79.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 4.11 avg rating — 524,861 ratings
80.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,717 ratings
81.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,220 ratings
82.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,344 ratings
82.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,059 ratings
84.
How to Win Friends & Influence People
How to Win Friends & Influence People 4.22 avg rating — 1,110,795 ratings
85.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,365 ratings
86.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,055 ratings
87.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,251 ratings
88.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring 4.05 avg rating — 53,317 ratings
89.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating — 311,412 ratings
89.
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 — 568,955 ratings
91.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories 3.83 avg rating — 286,576 ratings
92.
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 3.95 avg rating — 333,058 ratings
93.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,791 ratings
94.
Quiet American
Quiet American 3.98 avg rating — 68,871 ratings
95.
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock 3.66 avg rating — 29,098 ratings
96.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,414 ratings
96.
There Are Crimes and Crimes
There Are Crimes and Crimes 3.43 avg rating — 143 ratings
98.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,762 ratings
99.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull 3.86 avg rating — 267,236 ratings
100.
Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1)
Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 139,023 ratings
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