Random House 100

1.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,750 ratings
2.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,724 ratings
3.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,698 ratings
4.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,767 ratings
5.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,264 ratings
6.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,345 ratings
7.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,358 ratings
8.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,612 ratings
9.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,675 ratings
10.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,938 ratings
11.
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse 3.81 avg rating — 207,199 ratings
12.
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating — 192,277 ratings
13.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,766 ratings
14.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,622 ratings
15.
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust 3.89 avg rating — 28,247 ratings
16.
A Room with a View
A Room with a View 3.90 avg rating — 197,382 ratings
17.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms 3.82 avg rating — 344,504 ratings
18.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating — 138,353 ratings
19.
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises 3.79 avg rating — 482,051 ratings
20.
The Rainbow
The Rainbow 3.70 avg rating — 21,411 ratings
21.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 71,605 ratings
22.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 3.64 avg rating — 161,006 ratings
23.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 3.99 avg rating — 116,842 ratings
24.
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth 3.97 avg rating — 103,538 ratings
25.
Winesburg, Ohio
Winesburg, Ohio 3.84 avg rating — 36,326 ratings
26.
Ragtime
Ragtime 3.89 avg rating — 45,694 ratings
27.
Light in August
Light in August 3.94 avg rating — 65,244 ratings
28.
A Passage to India
A Passage to India 3.68 avg rating — 84,385 ratings
29.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,519 ratings
30.
Howards End
Howards End 3.96 avg rating — 93,454 ratings
31.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,736 ratings
32.
Women in Love
Women in Love 3.66 avg rating — 33,143 ratings
33.
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie’s Choice 4.17 avg rating — 93,612 ratings
34.
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers 3.64 avg rating — 55,126 ratings
35.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,479 ratings
36.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,073 ratings
37.
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night 3.77 avg rating — 146,438 ratings
38.
Scoop
Scoop 3.79 avg rating — 22,003 ratings
39.
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 123,566 ratings
40.
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead 3.94 avg rating — 26,164 ratings
41.
Kim
Kim 3.70 avg rating — 39,391 ratings
42.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3.70 avg rating — 59,334 ratings
43.
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence 3.97 avg rating — 189,933 ratings
44.
Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon 4.12 avg rating — 32,887 ratings
45.
Pale Fire
Pale Fire 4.17 avg rating — 55,893 ratings
46.
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano 3.76 avg rating — 26,362 ratings
46.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,194 ratings
46.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,714 ratings
49.
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage 4.15 avg rating — 60,346 ratings
50.
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion 3.67 avg rating — 28,235 ratings
51.
Parade's End
Parade's End 3.87 avg rating — 6,753 ratings
52.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 3.79 avg rating — 37,713 ratings
53.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop 3.97 avg rating — 41,768 ratings
54.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating — 103,281 ratings
55.
Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 103,289 ratings
56.
The Wings of the Dove
The Wings of the Dove 3.79 avg rating — 17,385 ratings
57.
Henderson the Rain King
Henderson the Rain King 3.76 avg rating — 15,910 ratings
58.
All the King's Men
All the King's Men 4.09 avg rating — 65,742 ratings
58.
A High Wind in Jamaica
A High Wind in Jamaica 3.76 avg rating — 10,338 ratings
60.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating — 47,119 ratings
61.
Deliverance
Deliverance 3.89 avg rating — 33,569 ratings
62.
The Magus
The Magus 4.05 avg rating — 62,323 ratings
63.
The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter 3.96 avg rating — 30,377 ratings
64.
The Moviegoer
The Moviegoer 3.64 avg rating — 30,279 ratings
65.
Sister Carrie
Sister Carrie 3.77 avg rating — 41,369 ratings
66.
Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose 4.24 avg rating — 61,308 ratings
67.
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1)
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 76,597 ratings
68.
The Ginger Man
The Ginger Man 3.61 avg rating — 11,100 ratings
69.
U.S.A.
U.S.A. 4.12 avg rating — 4,966 ratings
70.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy 3.97 avg rating — 38,269 ratings
71.
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road 3.71 avg rating — 15,712 ratings
72.
Finnegans Wake (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)
Finnegans Wake (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) 3.68 avg rating — 13,450 ratings
73.
Appointment in Samarra
Appointment in Samarra 3.81 avg rating — 16,052 ratings
74.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain 4.05 avg rating — 78,211 ratings
75.
Nostromo
Nostromo 3.81 avg rating — 17,605 ratings
76.
Zuleika Dobson
Zuleika Dobson 3.52 avg rating — 4,866 ratings
77.
Portnoy’s Complaint
Portnoy’s Complaint 3.71 avg rating — 72,172 ratings
78.
The Ambassadors
The Ambassadors 3.63 avg rating — 12,857 ratings
79.
The Wapshot Chronicle
The Wapshot Chronicle 3.75 avg rating — 7,498 ratings
80.
The Death of the Heart
The Death of the Heart 3.64 avg rating — 8,893 ratings
81.
The Adventures of Augie March
The Adventures of Augie March 3.84 avg rating — 18,692 ratings
81.
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent 3.58 avg rating — 24,255 ratings
83.
Under the Net
Under the Net 3.77 avg rating — 16,016 ratings
84.
Lord Jim
Lord Jim 3.61 avg rating — 32,457 ratings
85.
A House for Mr Biswas
A House for Mr Biswas 3.81 avg rating — 21,971 ratings
86.
The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky 3.89 avg rating — 30,064 ratings
87.
Studs Lonigan
Studs Lonigan 3.82 avg rating — 2,328 ratings
88.
Main Street
Main Street 3.78 avg rating — 26,594 ratings
89.
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust 3.70 avg rating — 23,730 ratings
90.
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons 3.79 avg rating — 11,959 ratings
91.
The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh 3.60 avg rating — 9,577 ratings
92.
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity 4.08 avg rating — 17,968 ratings
93.
The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl 3.77 avg rating — 11,715 ratings
94.
A Dance to the Music of Time: 1st Movement (A Dance to the Music of Time, #1-3)
A Dance to the Music of Time: 1st Movement (A Dance to the Music of Time, #1-3) 3.93 avg rating — 4,779 ratings
95.
The Alexandria Quartet (The Alexandria Quartet, #1-4)
The Alexandria Quartet (The Alexandria Quartet, #1-4) 4.18 avg rating — 12,160 ratings
96.
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River 3.77 avg rating — 18,435 ratings
97.
The Old Wives' Tale (The Five Towns #5)
The Old Wives' Tale (The Five Towns #5) 3.85 avg rating — 4,724 ratings
98.
Loving
Loving 3.52 avg rating — 3,806 ratings
99.
Ironweed (The Albany Cycle, #3)
Ironweed (The Albany Cycle, #3) 3.87 avg rating — 17,431 ratings
100.
Point Counter Point
Point Counter Point 3.87 avg rating — 12,093 ratings