Best Books You Had to Read for School

101.
Bartleby the Scrivener
Bartleby the Scrivener 3.93 avg rating — 72,176 ratings
102.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,692 ratings
103.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh
by: Anonymous
3.75 avg rating — 114,176 ratings
104.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating — 137,381 ratings
105.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,751,966 ratings
106.
The Pearl (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
The Pearl (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) 3.56 avg rating — 261,798 ratings
107.
Give a Boy a Gun
Give a Boy a Gun 3.79 avg rating — 8,400 ratings
107.
Journey's End
Journey's End 3.87 avg rating — 4,486 ratings
107.
Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals (Great Books in Philosophy)
Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals (Great Books in Philosophy) 3.83 avg rating — 22,112 ratings
107.
In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant (Captain Nemo, #1)
In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant (Captain Nemo, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 14,289 ratings
107.
Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787
Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787 4.06 avg rating — 1,983 ratings
112.
Les Mandarins: Tome 1
Les Mandarins: Tome 1 4.12 avg rating — 697 ratings
112.
Deliverance
Deliverance 3.89 avg rating — 33,569 ratings
112.
Aeneid
Aeneid
by: Virgil
4.04 avg rating — 1,904 ratings
112.
Journey into the Whirlwind
Journey into the Whirlwind 4.33 avg rating — 3,854 ratings
116.
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises 3.79 avg rating — 482,035 ratings
116.
The Teutonic Knights
The Teutonic Knights 3.39 avg rating — 6,295 ratings
118.
Les Fleurs du Mal
Les Fleurs du Mal 4.20 avg rating — 77,702 ratings
118.
The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia
The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia 4.26 avg rating — 3,108 ratings
118.
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1)
The Mote in God's Eye (Moties, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 72,230 ratings
118.
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult 3.52 avg rating — 14,377 ratings
118.
Silas Marner
Silas Marner 3.69 avg rating — 91,977 ratings
123.
Kitchen
Kitchen 3.90 avg rating — 121,504 ratings
123.
Le Médecin Malgré Lui
Le Médecin Malgré Lui 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
123.
Finding Manana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus
Finding Manana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus 3.94 avg rating — 712 ratings
123.
The Psychology of Lust Murder: Paraphilia, Sexual Killing, and Serial Homicide
The Psychology of Lust Murder: Paraphilia, Sexual Killing, and Serial Homicide 3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings
127.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,732 ratings
127.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories 3.76 avg rating — 2,995 ratings
129.
Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising 4.04 avg rating — 111,371 ratings
129.
No Exit and Three Other Plays
No Exit and Three Other Plays 4.08 avg rating — 29,811 ratings
131.
Grendel
Grendel 3.69 avg rating — 41,620 ratings
131.
The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson, #1)
The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 64,463 ratings
131.
Death Be Not Proud
Death Be Not Proud 3.86 avg rating — 12,769 ratings
134.
The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1)
The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 95,533 ratings
134.
Cold Sassy Tree
Cold Sassy Tree 4.02 avg rating — 104,862 ratings
136.
Tristan et Yseut
Tristan et Yseut
by: Béroul
3.60 avg rating — 3,811 ratings
136.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 3.73 avg rating — 22,670 ratings
136.
The Waste Land and Other Poems
The Waste Land and Other Poems 4.22 avg rating — 72,694 ratings
136.
Light in August
Light in August 3.94 avg rating — 65,244 ratings
140.
Number the Stars
Number the Stars 4.19 avg rating — 608,418 ratings
140.
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating — 192,273 ratings
142.
The Raven and Other Poems
The Raven and Other Poems 4.30 avg rating — 46,361 ratings
143.
Dawn
Dawn 3.83 avg rating — 22,541 ratings
143.
The Raven
The Raven 4.29 avg rating — 163,398 ratings
145.
Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do
Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do 4.24 avg rating — 5,742 ratings
145.
My Place
My Place 3.99 avg rating — 6,670 ratings
147.
My Place
My Place 4.31 avg rating — 951 ratings
148.
Cujo
Cujo 3.80 avg rating — 312,768 ratings
149.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,251 ratings
150.
Stig of the Dump
Stig of the Dump 3.92 avg rating — 11,400 ratings
151.
The Red Pony
The Red Pony 3.49 avg rating — 58,799 ratings
152.
Our Man In Havana
Our Man In Havana 3.94 avg rating — 39,687 ratings
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