Best Books From Reading Challenges Past and Present

1.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,213 ratings
2.
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,011,168 ratings
3.
I Shall Wear Midnight (Discworld, #38; Tiffany Aching, #4)
I Shall Wear Midnight (Discworld, #38; Tiffany Aching, #4) 4.36 avg rating — 59,577 ratings
4.
Shutter Island
Shutter Island 4.13 avg rating — 215,595 ratings
5.
Sourcery (Discworld, #5; Rincewind, #3)
Sourcery (Discworld, #5; Rincewind, #3) 3.91 avg rating — 107,985 ratings
6.
Feet of Clay (Discworld, #19; City Watch, #3)
Feet of Clay (Discworld, #19; City Watch, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 90,963 ratings
7.
Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
by: K. Ritz
4.30 avg rating — 28,042 ratings
8.
Just After Sunset
Just After Sunset 3.88 avg rating — 59,309 ratings
9.
Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3)
Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3) 4.30 avg rating — 17,261 ratings
10.
Coraline
Coraline 4.13 avg rating — 760,474 ratings
11.
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 228,861 ratings
12.
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 1,266,731 ratings
13.
Black House (The Talisman, #2)
Black House (The Talisman, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 67,550 ratings
14.
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,593,059 ratings
15.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,429 ratings
16.
V.
V. 3.97 avg rating — 24,777 ratings
17.
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 376,611 ratings
18.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,348,727 ratings
19.
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 7,125,572 ratings
20.
Blood Canticle (The Vampire Chronicles, #10)
Blood Canticle (The Vampire Chronicles, #10)
by: Anne Rice
3.75 avg rating — 25,823 ratings
21.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,013 ratings
22.
Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression
Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression 4.31 avg rating — 4,152 ratings
23.
A MAN WHO SEEMED REAL: a story of love, lies, fear and kindness
A MAN WHO SEEMED REAL: a story of love, lies, fear and kindness 4.39 avg rating — 1,438 ratings
24.
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska 3.96 avg rating — 1,715,890 ratings
25.
Soul Music (Discworld, #16; Death, #3)
Soul Music (Discworld, #16; Death, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 85,066 ratings
26.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,169 ratings
27.
Diary
Diary 3.65 avg rating — 80,381 ratings
28.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,677,054 ratings
29.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,801,939 ratings
30.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating — 560,836 ratings
31.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,580,124 ratings
32.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,593,460 ratings
33.
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) 3.61 avg rating — 2,077,914 ratings
34.
The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 118,201 ratings
35.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) 4.50 avg rating — 3,690,666 ratings
36.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,072,703 ratings
37.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,312 ratings
38.
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) 3.75 avg rating — 1,832,523 ratings
39.
Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code—Socialism with a Human Face:
Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code—Socialism with a Human Face: 4.31 avg rating — 6,029 ratings
40.
The Host (The Host, #1)
The Host (The Host, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,039,883 ratings
41.
Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8)
Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8) 4.01 avg rating — 57,907 ratings
42.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,069,058 ratings
43.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,506 ratings
43.
Digging for God
Digging for God 4.31 avg rating — 5,906 ratings
45.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,148 ratings
46.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,433 ratings
47.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,848 ratings
48.
Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)
Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 228,812 ratings
49.
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,303 ratings
50.
Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,332,871 ratings
51.
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 — 3,058,786 ratings
52.
Homecoming Queen
Homecoming Queen 4.34 avg rating — 1,066 ratings
53.
Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2)
Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 480,996 ratings
54.
Joey and His Friend Water
Joey and His Friend Water 4.30 avg rating — 5,593 ratings
55.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating — 233,346 ratings
56.
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 453,192 ratings
57.
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 — 3,050,653 ratings
58.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,375,093 ratings
59.
A Hat Full of Sky (Discworld, #32; Tiffany Aching, #2)
A Hat Full of Sky (Discworld, #32; Tiffany Aching, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 78,782 ratings
60.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,277 ratings
61.
Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3)
Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 405,837 ratings
62.
A Walk to Remember
A Walk to Remember 4.20 avg rating — 837,833 ratings
63.
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,901,463 ratings
64.
Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies 4.31 avg rating — 1,089,170 ratings
65.
One Day
One Day 3.87 avg rating — 399,191 ratings
65.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,502 ratings
67.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary 4.08 avg rating — 668,761 ratings
68.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,392,847 ratings
69.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,732,837 ratings
70.
The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale 3.98 avg rating — 323,002 ratings
71.
Get Rich or Get Lucky
Get Rich or Get Lucky
by: Max Nowaz
4.26 avg rating — 21,024 ratings
72.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 4.01 avg rating — 885,791 ratings
73.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,172 ratings
74.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,517 ratings
75.
To the Nines (Stephanie Plum, #9)
To the Nines (Stephanie Plum, #9) 4.17 avg rating — 125,003 ratings
76.
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business 4.13 avg rating — 549,070 ratings
77.
Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For 4.28 avg rating — 26,273 ratings
78.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,262,929 ratings
79.
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train 3.96 avg rating — 3,202,199 ratings
80.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,215 ratings
81.
His Forefathers and Mick
His Forefathers and Mick 4.31 avg rating — 8,980 ratings
82.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,476 ratings
83.
Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
by: Dan Brown
3.90 avg rating — 580,826 ratings
84.
Insomnia
Insomnia 3.84 avg rating — 165,076 ratings
85.
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 267,294 ratings
86.
The Tommyknockers
The Tommyknockers 3.60 avg rating — 161,872 ratings
87.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 4.02 avg rating — 556,591 ratings
88.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,613 ratings
89.
Tripwire (Jack Reacher, #3)
Tripwire (Jack Reacher, #3)
by: Lee Child
4.12 avg rating — 138,158 ratings
90.
Dexter Is Delicious (Dexter, #5)
Dexter Is Delicious (Dexter, #5) 3.82 avg rating — 22,829 ratings
91.
Snuff
Snuff 3.22 avg rating — 66,020 ratings
91.
Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)
Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3) 4.35 avg rating — 6,313 ratings
93.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,543,929 ratings
94.
Everything I Never Told You
Everything I Never Told You 3.84 avg rating — 598,184 ratings
95.
The Last Lecture
The Last Lecture 4.26 avg rating — 359,302 ratings
96.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 786,986 ratings
97.
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 739,715 ratings
98.
Wintersmith (Discworld, #35; Tiffany Aching, #3)
Wintersmith (Discworld, #35; Tiffany Aching, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 66,589 ratings
99.
Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere 4.07 avg rating — 1,279,451 ratings
100.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,414,933 ratings
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