Complete 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die

1.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,346,517 ratings
2.
Carrie
Carrie 3.99 avg rating — 813,867 ratings
3.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,587 ratings
4.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,780 ratings
5.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,894 ratings
6.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 222,432 ratings
7.
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 — 1,970,266 ratings
8.
11/22/63
11/22/63 4.35 avg rating — 614,299 ratings
9.
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating — 2,475,563 ratings
10.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 3.94 avg rating — 568,115 ratings
11.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,924 ratings
12.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Sherlock Holmes 4.51 avg rating — 214,400 ratings
13.
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 580,976 ratings
14.
Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 220,374 ratings
15.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 349,032 ratings
16.
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 — 3,059,757 ratings
17.
Les Miserables
Les Miserables 4.21 avg rating — 830,294 ratings
18.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,070,199 ratings
19.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,066,211 ratings
20.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,311 ratings
21.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,876 ratings
21.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,567 ratings
23.
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
The Death and Life of Great American Cities 4.29 avg rating — 19,193 ratings
24.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,375,977 ratings
25.
Gulliver’s Travels
Gulliver’s Travels 3.59 avg rating — 293,941 ratings
26.
Epitaph of a Small Winner
Epitaph of a Small Winner 4.26 avg rating — 36,398 ratings
27.
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions 3.81 avg rating — 75,639 ratings
27.
The Death of the Heart
The Death of the Heart 3.64 avg rating — 8,894 ratings
27.
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey 4.49 avg rating — 6,497 ratings
27.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch 4.03 avg rating — 174,995 ratings
27.
Hunger
Hunger 4.04 avg rating — 62,415 ratings
27.
Kilvert's Diary
Kilvert's Diary 3.93 avg rating — 202 ratings
27.
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 — 2,674,311 ratings
27.
Ring of Bright Water (Ring of Bright Water, #1)
Ring of Bright Water (Ring of Bright Water, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 3,382 ratings
27.
Medieval In La (Harvest Book)
Medieval In La (Harvest Book)
by: Jim Paul
3.14 avg rating — 36 ratings
27.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,467 ratings
27.
Democracy in America
Democracy in America 4.05 avg rating — 26,629 ratings
38.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,130 ratings
38.
The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky 3.89 avg rating — 30,069 ratings
38.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,596,628 ratings
38.
Four Quartets
Four Quartets 4.37 avg rating — 19,409 ratings
38.
A Sorrow Beyond Dreams
A Sorrow Beyond Dreams 3.75 avg rating — 6,541 ratings
38.
Why We Can't Wait
Why We Can't Wait 4.54 avg rating — 8,975 ratings
38.
A Year in Provence (Provence, #1)
A Year in Provence (Provence, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 81,435 ratings
38.
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1)
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 23,033 ratings
38.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,276 ratings
47.
My Dog Tulip
My Dog Tulip 3.30 avg rating — 2,220 ratings
47.
The Ascent of Rum Doodle
The Ascent of Rum Doodle 3.77 avg rating — 3,303 ratings
47.
The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 97,260 ratings
47.
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 3.95 avg rating — 46,973 ratings
47.
84, Charing Cross Road
84, Charing Cross Road 4.16 avg rating — 93,117 ratings
47.
Gormenghast (Gormenghast, #2)
Gormenghast (Gormenghast, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 14,682 ratings
47.
King Henry IV, Part 1
King Henry IV, Part 1 3.80 avg rating — 32,539 ratings
54.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,557 ratings
54.
The Worm Forgives the Plough
The Worm Forgives the Plough 3.98 avg rating — 215 ratings
54.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,749 ratings
54.
Sleepless Nights
Sleepless Nights 3.62 avg rating — 4,118 ratings
54.
Make Way for Ducklings
Make Way for Ducklings 4.25 avg rating — 90,422 ratings
54.
Titus Alone (Gormenghast, #3)
Titus Alone (Gormenghast, #3) 3.45 avg rating — 6,046 ratings
54.
Henry IV, Part Two
Henry IV, Part Two 3.77 avg rating — 20,901 ratings
54.
The Death of Ivan Ilych
The Death of Ivan Ilych 4.14 avg rating — 205,155 ratings
62.
The Education of Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams 3.63 avg rating — 4,868 ratings
62.
The Chaneysville Incident
The Chaneysville Incident really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,235 ratings
62.
Memoirs of a Medieval Woman: The Life and Times of Margery Kempe
Memoirs of a Medieval Woman: The Life and Times of Margery Kempe 3.70 avg rating — 274 ratings
62.
Crazy Salad: Some Things About Women
Crazy Salad: Some Things About Women 3.57 avg rating — 2,439 ratings
62.
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure 3.83 avg rating — 74,829 ratings
62.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,871 ratings
62.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 651,002 ratings
62.
Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason 3.77 avg rating — 3,648 ratings
62.
Henry V
Henry V 3.85 avg rating — 52,300 ratings
62.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,424 ratings
72.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,218 ratings
72.
A Bullet in the Ballet (Inspector Quill, #1)
A Bullet in the Ballet (Inspector Quill, #1) 3.44 avg rating — 144 ratings
72.
The Fringes of Power: 10 Downing Street Diaries, 1939 - 1955
The Fringes of Power: 10 Downing Street Diaries, 1939 - 1955 4.28 avg rating — 162 ratings
72.
By Ralph Waldo Emerson - Essays and Lectures: (Nature: Addresses and Lectures, Essays: Fir (2009-01-16) [Paperback]
By Ralph Waldo Emerson - Essays and Lectures: (Nature: Addresses and Lectures, Essays: Fir (2009-01-16) [Paperback] 3.99 avg rating — 667 ratings
72.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,216 ratings
72.
Just So Stories
Just So Stories 4.05 avg rating — 49,171 ratings
72.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 3.99 avg rating — 116,855 ratings
72.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
The Diary of Samuel Pepys 3.96 avg rating — 3,302 ratings
72.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar 3.71 avg rating — 215,381 ratings
72.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 357,028 ratings
82.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,489 ratings
82.
Parting the Waters: Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement 1954-63
Parting the Waters: Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement 1954-63 4.36 avg rating — 9,962 ratings
82.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh
by: Anonymous
3.75 avg rating — 114,200 ratings
82.
Forests: The Shadow of Civilization
Forests: The Shadow of Civilization 4.22 avg rating — 260 ratings
82.
Old House of Fear
Old House of Fear 3.88 avg rating — 206 ratings
82.
Truman
Truman 4.17 avg rating — 90,312 ratings
82.
Life: A User's Manual
Life: A User's Manual 4.18 avg rating — 9,837 ratings
82.
King Lear
King Lear 3.91 avg rating — 232,716 ratings
82.
The Sea and the Jungle
The Sea and the Jungle 3.79 avg rating — 208 ratings
91.
The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
by: Aeschylus
4.02 avg rating — 45,637 ratings
91.
Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65
Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65 4.35 avg rating — 3,007 ratings
91.
Son of the Morning Star: General Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Son of the Morning Star: General Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn 4.13 avg rating — 3,203 ratings
91.
Praise of Folly
Praise of Folly
by: Erasmus
3.83 avg rating — 19,732 ratings
91.
Act One
Act One
by: Moss Hart
4.31 avg rating — 1,700 ratings
91.
Death of My Aunt (Malcolm Warren Mysteries, #1)
Death of My Aunt (Malcolm Warren Mysteries, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 250 ratings
91.
The Most of S.J. Perelman
The Most of S.J. Perelman 4.20 avg rating — 309 ratings
91.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 992,234 ratings
91.
Small Talk at Wreyland
Small Talk at Wreyland 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
100.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men 3.97 avg rating — 3,972 ratings
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