Favorite Novels About Professors or Academics

1.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating β€” 950,729 ratings
2.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating β€” 83,126 ratings
3.
Stoner
Stoner 4.35 avg rating β€” 221,289 ratings
4.
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim 3.75 avg rating β€” 31,470 ratings
5.
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 123,566 ratings
6.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating β€” 387,293 ratings
7.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating β€” 273,590 ratings
8.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch 4.03 avg rating β€” 174,988 ratings
9.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating β€” 11,065,459 ratings
10.
Pygmalion
Pygmalion 3.89 avg rating β€” 108,305 ratings
11.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3.70 avg rating β€” 59,335 ratings
12.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating β€” 919,297 ratings
13.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating β€” 2,259,999 ratings
14.
Gabriel's Inferno (Gabriel's Inferno, #1)
Gabriel's Inferno (Gabriel's Inferno, #1) 3.98 avg rating β€” 160,661 ratings
15.
Pnin
Pnin 3.88 avg rating β€” 28,110 ratings
16.
Matilda
Matilda 4.33 avg rating β€” 1,072,957 ratings
17.
Straight Man
Straight Man really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 29,973 ratings
18.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 4.06 avg rating β€” 72,637 ratings
19.
Villette
Villette 3.78 avg rating β€” 78,440 ratings
20.
White Noise
White Noise 3.86 avg rating β€” 123,857 ratings
21.
Pale Fire
Pale Fire 4.17 avg rating β€” 55,896 ratings
22.
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society 4.17 avg rating β€” 143,740 ratings
23.
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) 4.20 avg rating β€” 31,537 ratings
24.
Disgrace
Disgrace 3.86 avg rating β€” 114,215 ratings
25.
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse 3.81 avg rating β€” 207,209 ratings
26.
Faust, First Part
Faust, First Part 3.83 avg rating β€” 84,130 ratings
27.
Herzog
Herzog 3.76 avg rating β€” 22,521 ratings
28.
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell 3.87 avg rating β€” 249,861 ratings
29.
The Corrections
The Corrections 3.84 avg rating β€” 194,262 ratings
30.
The Professor's House
The Professor's House 3.77 avg rating β€” 9,904 ratings
31.
Changing Places (The Campus Trilogy, #1)
Changing Places (The Campus Trilogy, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 8,988 ratings
32.
A Single Man
A Single Man 4.06 avg rating β€” 36,553 ratings
33.
The Magus
The Magus 4.05 avg rating β€” 62,329 ratings
34.
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) 4.02 avg rating β€” 542,121 ratings
35.
On Beauty
On Beauty 3.78 avg rating β€” 89,029 ratings
36.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys 3.93 avg rating β€” 36,825 ratings
37.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips 3.98 avg rating β€” 14,427 ratings
38.
Crossing to Safety
Crossing to Safety 4.16 avg rating β€” 49,597 ratings
39.
The Rebel Angels (The Cornish Trilogy, #1)
The Rebel Angels (The Cornish Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating β€” 5,975 ratings
40.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating β€” 4,349,674 ratings
41.
The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3) 3.92 avg rating β€” 44,601 ratings
42.
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 96,279 ratings
43.
Small World (The Campus Trilogy, #2)
Small World (The Campus Trilogy, #2) 3.88 avg rating β€” 6,313 ratings
44.
Gabriel's Rapture (Gabriel's Inferno, #2)
Gabriel's Rapture (Gabriel's Inferno, #2) 4.20 avg rating β€” 115,516 ratings
45.
The Dante Club (The Dante Club, #1)
The Dante Club (The Dante Club, #1) 3.42 avg rating β€” 42,428 ratings
46.
The Housekeeper and the Professor
The Housekeeper and the Professor 4.05 avg rating β€” 91,332 ratings
47.
The Call of the Void
The Call of the Void 4.33 avg rating β€” 33 ratings
48.
The Glass Bead Game
The Glass Bead Game 4.10 avg rating β€” 41,305 ratings
49.
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating β€” 2,475,473 ratings
50.
The Archivist
The Archivist 3.43 avg rating β€” 2,523 ratings
51.
To Sir, With Love
To Sir, With Love 4.19 avg rating β€” 14,769 ratings
52.
Dear Committee Members
Dear Committee Members 3.77 avg rating β€” 21,191 ratings
53.
Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1)
Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 20,127 ratings
54.
Nice Work (The Campus Trilogy, #3)
Nice Work (The Campus Trilogy, #3) 3.86 avg rating β€” 5,921 ratings
55.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating β€” 176,477 ratings
56.
The Lake of Dead Languages
The Lake of Dead Languages 3.78 avg rating β€” 15,246 ratings
57.
An Instance of the Fingerpost
An Instance of the Fingerpost 3.94 avg rating β€” 26,661 ratings
58.
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
by: Dan Brown
3.76 avg rating β€” 640,247 ratings
59.
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 β€” 696,782 ratings
60.
The Professor
The Professor 3.54 avg rating β€” 28,809 ratings
61.
The Dying Animal
The Dying Animal 3.62 avg rating β€” 12,951 ratings
62.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating β€” 71,609 ratings
63.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 349,008 ratings
64.
Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8)
Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8) 4.01 avg rating β€” 57,912 ratings
65.
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
Special Topics in Calamity Physics 3.70 avg rating β€” 48,385 ratings
66.
Moo
Moo 3.47 avg rating β€” 8,498 ratings
67.
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief 4.06 avg rating β€” 442,657 ratings
68.
The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase 3.54 avg rating β€” 930 ratings
69.
Ravelstein
Ravelstein 3.63 avg rating β€” 4,116 ratings
70.
The History Man
The History Man 3.61 avg rating β€” 1,959 ratings
71.
The Rule of Four
The Rule of Four 3.29 avg rating β€” 38,246 ratings
72.
Blue Angel
Blue Angel 3.38 avg rating β€” 3,845 ratings
73.
Equal Rites (Discworld, #3)
Equal Rites (Discworld, #3) 4.07 avg rating β€” 194,563 ratings
74.
Miss Pym Disposes
Miss Pym Disposes 3.95 avg rating β€” 9,102 ratings
75.
The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1) 3.49 avg rating β€” 46,451 ratings
76.
Maurice
Maurice 4.08 avg rating β€” 55,453 ratings
77.
Wit
Wit 4.14 avg rating β€” 17,229 ratings
78.
Old School
Old School 3.84 avg rating β€” 13,742 ratings
79.
Zuleika Dobson
Zuleika Dobson 3.52 avg rating β€” 4,867 ratings
80.
The Marriage Plot
The Marriage Plot 3.47 avg rating β€” 123,510 ratings
81.
Sophie's World
Sophie's World 3.97 avg rating β€” 275,148 ratings
82.
Pictures from an Institution
Pictures from an Institution 3.46 avg rating β€” 508 ratings
83.
Mary, Everything (The Flapper Covenant, #1)
Mary, Everything (The Flapper Covenant, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 212 ratings
84.
Graven Images
Graven Images 3.97 avg rating β€” 89 ratings
85.
Hallucinating Foucault
Hallucinating Foucault 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,155 ratings
86.
A Scholar of Magics (A College of Magics, #2)
A Scholar of Magics (A College of Magics, #2) 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,670 ratings
87.
Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1)
Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 46,127 ratings
88.
What Was She Thinking? [Notes on a Scandal]
What Was She Thinking? [Notes on a Scandal] 3.74 avg rating β€” 24,747 ratings
89.
People of the Book
People of the Book 4.04 avg rating β€” 153,740 ratings
90.
As She Climbed Across the Table
As She Climbed Across the Table 3.67 avg rating β€” 5,674 ratings
91.
The End of Mr. Y
The End of Mr. Y 3.77 avg rating β€” 18,149 ratings
92.
The Mummy (Ramses the Damned, #1)
The Mummy (Ramses the Damned, #1)
by: Anne Rice
3.86 avg rating β€” 48,330 ratings
93.
The Robber Bride
The Robber Bride 3.83 avg rating β€” 49,009 ratings
94.
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1) 3.72 avg rating β€” 214,031 ratings
95.
The Wire in the Blood (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #2)
The Wire in the Blood (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #2) 4.16 avg rating β€” 19,923 ratings
95.
Beneath the Wheel
Beneath the Wheel 3.88 avg rating β€” 21,481 ratings
97.
2666
2666 4.21 avg rating β€” 46,703 ratings
98.
Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley, #3)
Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley, #3) 4.13 avg rating β€” 27,675 ratings
99.
Asterios Polyp
Asterios Polyp 4.22 avg rating β€” 28,560 ratings
100.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,772,424 ratings
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