Modern-day Classics

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,690,076 ratings
2.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,770 ratings
3.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,705 ratings
4.
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 — 1,970,280 ratings
5.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,730 ratings
6.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,402,633 ratings
7.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,596,713 ratings
8.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,651 ratings
9.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,678,592 ratings
10.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,293 ratings
11.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,461 ratings
12.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 552,043 ratings
13.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,569,042 ratings
14.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,405 ratings
15.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,350,041 ratings
16.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,604 ratings
17.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,637 ratings
18.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,154,248 ratings
19.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,221 ratings
20.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,346,541 ratings
21.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating — 401,164 ratings
22.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,628 ratings
23.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating — 387,308 ratings
24.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating — 321,408 ratings
25.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 496,059 ratings
26.
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 — 569,021 ratings
27.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,997 ratings
28.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,504 ratings
29.
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 — 3,059,782 ratings
30.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,968 ratings
31.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,453 ratings
32.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,581,573 ratings
33.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,892 ratings
34.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,548 ratings
35.
The Man Without Qualities
The Man Without Qualities 4.19 avg rating — 7,191 ratings
36.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,151 ratings
37.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,464 ratings
38.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,371 ratings
39.
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 1,031,789 ratings
40.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,721 ratings
41.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating — 3,431,100 ratings
42.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,753 ratings
43.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,576 ratings
44.
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 — 2,674,328 ratings
45.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,913 ratings
46.
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge 3.93 avg rating — 9,669 ratings
47.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,617 ratings
48.
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,475 ratings
49.
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried 4.14 avg rating — 337,517 ratings
50.
Jaws (Jaws, #1)
Jaws (Jaws, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 174,193 ratings
51.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,502 ratings
52.
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera 3.94 avg rating — 535,643 ratings
53.
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules 4.17 avg rating — 192,687 ratings
54.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,966 ratings
55.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 222,436 ratings
56.
Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,333,239 ratings
57.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,391 ratings
58.
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls 3.86 avg rating — 75,321 ratings
59.
Matilda
Matilda 4.33 avg rating — 1,073,069 ratings
60.
The Incredible Journey
The Incredible Journey 4.16 avg rating — 52,462 ratings
61.
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3)
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 385,167 ratings
62.
The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story 4.18 avg rating — 215,992 ratings
63.
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp 4.11 avg rating — 235,982 ratings
64.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating — 153,686 ratings
65.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 4.04 avg rating — 92,120 ratings
66.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,468 ratings
67.
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 — 696,819 ratings
68.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,873 ratings
69.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,093 ratings
70.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,876 ratings
71.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 3.92 avg rating — 289,257 ratings
72.
The Shipping News
The Shipping News 3.88 avg rating — 150,753 ratings
73.
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 4.01 avg rating — 241,866 ratings
74.
Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating — 150,016 ratings
75.
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun 3.98 avg rating — 22,083 ratings
76.
The Shell Seekers
The Shell Seekers 4.20 avg rating — 118,258 ratings
77.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating — 288,167 ratings
77.
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 978,869 ratings
79.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating — 108,224 ratings
80.
Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1)
Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 124,249 ratings
81.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,818 ratings
82.
Gilead (Gilead, #1)
Gilead (Gilead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 121,034 ratings
83.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,932 ratings
84.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 248,127 ratings
85.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 116,717 ratings
86.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4.25 avg rating — 809,942 ratings
87.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 3.97 avg rating — 431,626 ratings
88.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating — 156,867 ratings
89.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,297 ratings
90.
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 140,318 ratings
91.
The Client
The Client 4.06 avg rating — 458,555 ratings
91.
The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene 4.16 avg rating — 189,070 ratings
93.
Coma
Coma 3.88 avg rating — 52,887 ratings
94.
Centennial
Centennial 4.26 avg rating — 44,551 ratings
94.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,173 ratings
96.
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief 4.06 avg rating — 442,671 ratings
97.
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 426,944 ratings
97.
Red Storm Rising
Red Storm Rising 4.21 avg rating — 83,688 ratings
99.
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 267,330 ratings
100.
The Prince of Tides
The Prince of Tides 4.26 avg rating — 213,997 ratings
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