Initial Success

1.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,065,215 ratings
2.
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web 4.21 avg rating — 1,994,208 ratings
3.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,346,204 ratings
4.
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 389,864 ratings
5.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 4.24 avg rating — 3,059,425 ratings
6.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,955 ratings
7.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,543 ratings
8.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) 4.62 avg rating — 4,009,719 ratings
9.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) 4.58 avg rating — 3,563,646 ratings
10.
A Room with a View
A Room with a View 3.90 avg rating — 197,387 ratings
11.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,742 ratings
12.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,349,597 ratings
13.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan 4.03 avg rating — 366,980 ratings
14.
The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7)
The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7) 4.32 avg rating — 30,709 ratings
15.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,678,058 ratings
15.
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 — 3,691,365 ratings
17.
The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1)
The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 27,945 ratings
18.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,069,811 ratings
19.
The Go-Between
The Go-Between really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13,859 ratings
20.
A Passage to India
A Passage to India 3.68 avg rating — 84,386 ratings
20.
The African Queen
The African Queen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9,132 ratings
22.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats 4.07 avg rating — 29,326 ratings
23.
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds 3.83 avg rating — 340,309 ratings
24.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph 3.91 avg rating — 11,817 ratings
25.
The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters 4.27 avg rating — 499,727 ratings
26.
The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6) 4.05 avg rating — 588,332 ratings
26.
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) 4.07 avg rating — 116,437 ratings
28.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 4.16 avg rating — 217,112 ratings
29.
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare 3.82 avg rating — 44,819 ratings
30.
Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3)
Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 26,771 ratings
31.
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover 3.50 avg rating — 134,628 ratings
32.
Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1)
Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1)
by: E. Nesbit
3.86 avg rating — 27,830 ratings
33.
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 60,129 ratings
34.
The Siege of Krishnapur (Empire Trilogy, #2)
The Siege of Krishnapur (Empire Trilogy, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 8,354 ratings
35.
The Horse and His Boy (The Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
The Horse and His Boy (The Chronicles of Narnia, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 382,025 ratings
36.
Howards End
Howards End 3.96 avg rating — 93,454 ratings
37.
Nutcracker
Nutcracker 3.88 avg rating — 24,066 ratings
38.
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Other Poems
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Other Poems 4.32 avg rating — 22,467 ratings
39.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating — 83,126 ratings
40.
A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country
by: J.L. Carr
4.09 avg rating — 23,482 ratings
41.
Open Season (Joe Pickett, #1)
Open Season (Joe Pickett, #1)
by: C.J. Box
4.01 avg rating — 56,109 ratings
42.
Collected Poems
Collected Poems 4.27 avg rating — 6,084 ratings
43.
The Waste Land
The Waste Land 4.11 avg rating — 57,826 ratings
44.
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror 4.25 avg rating — 24,671 ratings
45.
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man 3.63 avg rating — 211,153 ratings
45.
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver 3.87 avg rating — 3,616 ratings
47.
Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)
Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 472,866 ratings
48.
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone 3.73 avg rating — 16,261 ratings
48.
The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 322,527 ratings
48.
The Drowned World
The Drowned World 3.47 avg rating — 20,159 ratings
51.
Father Brown Stories
Father Brown Stories 3.78 avg rating — 2,435 ratings
52.
The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories
The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories
by: O. Henry
4.12 avg rating — 6,239 ratings
53.
Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon
by: I.J. Kay
3.45 avg rating — 412 ratings
54.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) 4.09 avg rating — 497,924 ratings
55.
The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh, #14)
The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh, #14) 3.81 avg rating — 19,182 ratings
56.
M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work
M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work 3.93 avg rating — 70,761 ratings
57.
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) 4.28 avg rating — 694,158 ratings
58.
An Inspector Calls and Other Plays
An Inspector Calls and Other Plays 3.91 avg rating — 3,572 ratings
59.
Ragtime
Ragtime 3.89 avg rating — 45,695 ratings
60.
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers 3.64 avg rating — 55,126 ratings
60.
Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh, #1)
Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 41,172 ratings
62.
Mere Christianity
Mere Christianity 4.36 avg rating — 447,097 ratings
62.
Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2)
Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 31,750 ratings
64.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,477 ratings
65.
The Accidental Sorcerer (Rogue Agent, #1)
The Accidental Sorcerer (Rogue Agent, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 4,549 ratings
66.
The Rainbow
The Rainbow 3.70 avg rating — 21,411 ratings
67.
Corridors of Power (Strangers and Brothers, #9)
Corridors of Power (Strangers and Brothers, #9)
by: C.P. Snow
3.85 avg rating — 328 ratings
67.
The Best Short Stories of O. Henry
The Best Short Stories of O. Henry
by: O. Henry
4.25 avg rating — 4,350 ratings
69.
Women in Love
Women in Love 3.66 avg rating — 33,144 ratings
70.
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Where Angels Fear to Tread 3.59 avg rating — 17,391 ratings
70.
Shakespearean Tragedy
Shakespearean Tragedy 4.11 avg rating — 815 ratings
70.
A Taste for Death (Adam Dalgliesh, #7)
A Taste for Death (Adam Dalgliesh, #7) 4.02 avg rating — 16,392 ratings
73.
Foreigner (Foreigner, #1)
Foreigner (Foreigner, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 10,804 ratings
73.
The Elizabethan Renaissance: The Life of the Society
The Elizabethan Renaissance: The Life of the Society 3.55 avg rating — 40 ratings
75.
Super Stupor #1 (Super Stupor, #1)
Super Stupor #1 (Super Stupor, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
76.
Fractured Fairy Tales
Fractured Fairy Tales 3.79 avg rating — 660 ratings
77.
Happenstance Found (The Books of Umber, #1)
Happenstance Found (The Books of Umber, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 4,792 ratings
78.
Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)
Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 96,847 ratings
78.
Star Wars: The Paradise Snare (The Han Solo Trilogy, #1)
Star Wars: The Paradise Snare (The Han Solo Trilogy, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 11,723 ratings
80.
Age of Iron
Age of Iron 3.85 avg rating — 5,509 ratings
80.
Frost at Christmas (Inspector Frost, #1)
Frost at Christmas (Inspector Frost, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 4,984 ratings
82.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating — 552,957 ratings
83.
The Idea of History
The Idea of History 3.94 avg rating — 693 ratings
84.
The Unfortunates
The Unfortunates 3.87 avg rating — 1,144 ratings
84.
The Mirror and the Lamp: Romantic Theory and the Critical Tradition
The Mirror and the Lamp: Romantic Theory and the Critical Tradition 4.14 avg rating — 866 ratings
84.
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River 3.77 avg rating — 18,435 ratings
87.
The Headless Ghost (Goosebumps, #37)
The Headless Ghost (Goosebumps, #37) 3.73 avg rating — 6,814 ratings
87.
The Emigrants
The Emigrants 4.16 avg rating — 11,062 ratings
87.
What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1)
What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 18,146 ratings
90.
The Baker's Boy (Book of Words, #1)
The Baker's Boy (Book of Words, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 8,080 ratings
90.
Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1)
Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 27,482 ratings
92.
This Book Will Save Your Life
This Book Will Save Your Life 3.68 avg rating — 12,195 ratings
93.
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3)
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 32,090 ratings
94.
A Reader's Manifesto: An Attack on the Growing Pretentiousness in American Literary Prose
A Reader's Manifesto: An Attack on the Growing Pretentiousness in American Literary Prose 3.90 avg rating — 596 ratings
95.
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (Raffles, #1)
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (Raffles, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 2,617 ratings
95.
The Lost Years of Merlin (Merlin, #1)
The Lost Years of Merlin (Merlin, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 20,544 ratings
95.
Father's Arcane Daughter
Father's Arcane Daughter 3.74 avg rating — 1,051 ratings
98.
Before I Go to Sleep
Before I Go to Sleep 3.90 avg rating — 360,227 ratings
98.
God Stalk (Kencyrath, #1)
God Stalk (Kencyrath, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 2,463 ratings
98.
In Conquest Born (In Conquest Born, #1)
In Conquest Born (In Conquest Born, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 2,917 ratings
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