Big Fat Books Worth the Effort

1.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,452 ratings
2.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,257,970 ratings
3.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,609 ratings
4.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 991,936 ratings
5.
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 — 2,673,746 ratings
6.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,174 ratings
7.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,189 ratings
8.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,386 ratings
9.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,244 ratings
10.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,080 ratings
11.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,926 ratings
12.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 356,956 ratings
13.
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,842,969 ratings
14.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,037 ratings
15.
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers 4.10 avg rating — 340,200 ratings
16.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5) 4.38 avg rating — 334,637 ratings
17.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,295 ratings
18.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating — 369,468 ratings
19.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating — 1,156,515 ratings
20.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating — 387,240 ratings
21.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,717 ratings
22.
ShĹŤgun (Asian Saga, #1)
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 206,458 ratings
23.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating — 857,481 ratings
24.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 222,274 ratings
25.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,816 ratings
26.
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
by: Ayn Rand
3.69 avg rating — 402,768 ratings
27.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,200 ratings
28.
David Copperfield
David Copperfield 4.04 avg rating — 253,072 ratings
29.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,050 ratings
30.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,370 ratings
31.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,564 ratings
32.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by: Homer
3.92 avg rating — 494,583 ratings
33.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating — 602,737 ratings
34.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Sherlock Holmes 4.51 avg rating — 214,382 ratings
35.
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) 4.55 avg rating — 830,463 ratings
36.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,675 ratings
37.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,098 ratings
38.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote 3.91 avg rating — 297,007 ratings
39.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch 4.03 avg rating — 174,960 ratings
40.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family 4.45 avg rating — 163,542 ratings
41.
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Tess of the D’Urbervilles 3.84 avg rating — 297,788 ratings
42.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,435 ratings
43.
American Gods
American Gods 4.10 avg rating — 978,748 ratings
44.
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 1,000,056 ratings
45.
I Know This Much Is True
I Know This Much Is True 4.21 avg rating — 320,902 ratings
46.
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 268,968 ratings
47.
Bleak House
Bleak House 4.02 avg rating — 112,453 ratings
48.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest 4.25 avg rating — 98,648 ratings
49.
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 — 116,433 ratings
50.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,506 ratings
51.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4.14 avg rating — 306,557 ratings
52.
11/22/63
11/22/63 4.35 avg rating — 614,012 ratings
53.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame 4.02 avg rating — 213,346 ratings
54.
Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park 3.86 avg rating — 371,649 ratings
55.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,854 ratings
56.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,215 ratings
57.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,710 ratings
58.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,956 ratings
59.
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp 4.11 avg rating — 235,956 ratings
60.
The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso 4.08 avg rating — 167,087 ratings
61.
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales 3.52 avg rating — 234,616 ratings
62.
Under the Dome
Under the Dome 3.93 avg rating — 317,765 ratings
63.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating — 138,335 ratings
64.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating — 156,843 ratings
65.
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
by: Ayn Rand
3.89 avg rating — 333,837 ratings
66.
The Prince of Tides
The Prince of Tides 4.26 avg rating — 213,968 ratings
67.
The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights
by: Anonymous
4.03 avg rating — 80,393 ratings
68.
Shantaram
Shantaram 4.28 avg rating — 233,145 ratings
69.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,866 ratings
70.
Schindler’s List
Schindler’s List 4.34 avg rating — 164,322 ratings
71.
John Adams
John Adams 4.08 avg rating — 373,218 ratings
72.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,470 ratings
73.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,702 ratings
74.
Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating — 80,870 ratings
75.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,156 ratings
76.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating — 191,427 ratings
77.
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist 3.88 avg rating — 419,602 ratings
78.
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 378,210 ratings
79.
Cryptonomicon
Cryptonomicon 4.23 avg rating — 115,694 ratings
80.
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.10 avg rating — 122,714 ratings
81.
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago 4.01 avg rating — 101,097 ratings
82.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating — 323,260 ratings
83.
The Complete Stories and Poems
The Complete Stories and Poems 4.40 avg rating — 291,472 ratings
84.
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1)
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 58,920 ratings
85.
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage 4.15 avg rating — 60,340 ratings
86.
The Forsyte Saga (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1-3)
The Forsyte Saga (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1-3) 4.18 avg rating — 20,496 ratings
87.
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 1,004,357 ratings
88.
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules 4.17 avg rating — 192,656 ratings
89.
The Secret History
The Secret History 4.16 avg rating — 950,264 ratings
90.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating — 83,117 ratings
91.
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany 4.22 avg rating — 144,564 ratings
92.
The Far Pavilions
The Far Pavilions
by: M.M. Kaye
4.20 avg rating — 44,840 ratings
93.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 765,830 ratings
94.
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales 4.23 avg rating — 219,170 ratings
95.
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1)
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 49,452 ratings
96.
Sarum: The Novel of England
Sarum: The Novel of England 4.08 avg rating — 45,868 ratings
97.
Gravity’s Rainbow
Gravity’s Rainbow 4.01 avg rating — 46,889 ratings
98.
Foucault’s Pendulum
Foucault’s Pendulum 3.91 avg rating — 73,671 ratings
99.
The Corrections
The Corrections 3.84 avg rating — 194,235 ratings
100.
In Search of Lost Time
In Search of Lost Time 4.34 avg rating — 13,695 ratings
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