BURGESS' 99 BEST ENGLISH-LANGUAGE NOVELS

1.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,302 ratings
2.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,476 ratings
3.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,330 ratings
4.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,732 ratings
5.
Pale Fire
Pale Fire 4.17 avg rating — 55,889 ratings
6.
Gravity’s Rainbow
Gravity’s Rainbow 4.01 avg rating — 46,895 ratings
7.
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces 3.89 avg rating — 291,781 ratings
8.
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1)
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 23,030 ratings
9.
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 123,558 ratings
10.
The Razor’s Edge
The Razor’s Edge 4.19 avg rating — 52,473 ratings
11.
Wise Blood
Wise Blood 3.82 avg rating — 36,561 ratings
12.
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth 3.97 avg rating — 1,602 ratings
13.
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano 3.76 avg rating — 26,361 ratings
14.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating — 311,407 ratings
15.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,666 ratings
15.
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
17.
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 45,500 ratings
18.
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
The French Lieutenant’s Woman 3.88 avg rating — 54,867 ratings
19.
Riddley Walker
Riddley Walker 4.02 avg rating — 8,553 ratings
20.
The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory 3.98 avg rating — 42,535 ratings
21.
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim 3.75 avg rating — 31,468 ratings
22.
The Golden Notebook
The Golden Notebook 3.77 avg rating — 24,228 ratings
23.
The Alexandria Quartet (The Alexandria Quartet, #1-4)
The Alexandria Quartet (The Alexandria Quartet, #1-4) 4.18 avg rating — 12,160 ratings
24.
A Single Man
A Single Man 4.06 avg rating — 36,548 ratings
25.
Finnegans Wake
Finnegans Wake 3.68 avg rating — 13,450 ratings
26.
Portnoy’s Complaint
Portnoy’s Complaint 3.71 avg rating — 72,167 ratings
27.
At Swim-Two-Birds
At Swim-Two-Birds 3.85 avg rating — 14,061 ratings
28.
The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter 3.96 avg rating — 30,375 ratings
29.
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead 3.94 avg rating — 26,163 ratings
30.
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny 4.29 avg rating — 26,468 ratings
31.
Another Country
Another Country 4.30 avg rating — 32,341 ratings
32.
Room at the Top
Room at the Top 3.69 avg rating — 2,578 ratings
33.
Riders in the Chariot
Riders in the Chariot really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 979 ratings
34.
Pavane
Pavane 3.70 avg rating — 3,535 ratings
35.
Humboldt's Gift
Humboldt's Gift 3.84 avg rating — 9,915 ratings
36.
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie’s Choice 4.17 avg rating — 93,608 ratings
37.
Darconville's Cat
Darconville's Cat 4.28 avg rating — 599 ratings
38.
The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast 3.81 avg rating — 13,612 ratings
39.
The Unlimited Dream Company
The Unlimited Dream Company 3.63 avg rating — 2,059 ratings
39.
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River 3.77 avg rating — 18,435 ratings
41.
The Aerodrome
The Aerodrome 3.59 avg rating — 380 ratings
42.
The Disenchanted
The Disenchanted 4.14 avg rating — 460 ratings
43.
The Victim
The Victim 3.55 avg rating — 2,297 ratings
44.
The Sword of Honour Trilogy
The Sword of Honour Trilogy 4.21 avg rating — 2,073 ratings
45.
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning 3.80 avg rating — 5,339 ratings
46.
The Bell
The Bell 3.92 avg rating — 10,038 ratings
47.
The Girls of Slender Means
The Girls of Slender Means 3.65 avg rating — 8,112 ratings
48.
Giles Goat-Boy
Giles Goat-Boy 3.75 avg rating — 2,231 ratings
49.
The Last Gentleman
The Last Gentleman 3.81 avg rating — 2,651 ratings
49.
Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams 3.52 avg rating — 198 ratings
51.
A Man of the People
A Man of the People 3.89 avg rating — 5,430 ratings
52.
The Doctor's Wife
The Doctor's Wife 3.77 avg rating — 962 ratings
53.
The History Man
The History Man 3.61 avg rating — 1,959 ratings
54.
Lanark
Lanark 4.10 avg rating — 7,664 ratings
55.
The Rebel Angels (The Cornish Trilogy, #1)
The Rebel Angels (The Cornish Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 5,975 ratings
56.
Staying On (The Raj Quartet, #5)
Staying On (The Raj Quartet, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 4,148 ratings
57.
Party Going
Party Going 3.49 avg rating — 961 ratings
58.
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: A Novel
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: A Novel 3.71 avg rating — 3,255 ratings
59.
Strangers and Brothers
Strangers and Brothers
by: C.P. Snow
3.74 avg rating — 38 ratings
60.
Ape and Essence
Ape and Essence 3.73 avg rating — 6,179 ratings
61.
No Highway
No Highway really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,051 ratings
62.
The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day 3.40 avg rating — 2,739 ratings
63.
The Body
The Body 3.83 avg rating — 63 ratings
64.
Scenes from Provincial Life, including Scenes from Married Life
Scenes from Provincial Life, including Scenes from Married Life 3.66 avg rating — 64 ratings
65.
A Dance to the Music of Time, Complete Set: 1st Movement, 2nd Movement, 3rd Movement, 4th Movement
A Dance to the Music of Time, Complete Set: 1st Movement, 2nd Movement, 3rd Movement, 4th Movement 4.39 avg rating — 155 ratings
66.
The Dark Lantern
The Dark Lantern 4.20 avg rating — 80 ratings
67.
The Groves of Academe
The Groves of Academe 3.33 avg rating — 448 ratings
68.
The London Novels
The London Novels 3.99 avg rating — 116 ratings
69.
The Assistant
The Assistant 3.90 avg rating — 11,024 ratings
70.
The Mansion (The Snopes Trilogy, #3)
The Mansion (The Snopes Trilogy, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 1,535 ratings
71.
Goldfinger (James Bond, #7)
Goldfinger (James Bond, #7) 3.83 avg rating — 26,597 ratings
72.
Facial Justice
Facial Justice 3.39 avg rating — 319 ratings
73.
The Balkan Trilogy
The Balkan Trilogy 4.17 avg rating — 2,855 ratings
74.
The Mighty and Their Fall
The Mighty and Their Fall 3.46 avg rating — 52 ratings
75.
The Fox in the Attic (The Human Predicament, #1)
The Fox in the Attic (The Human Predicament, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 474 ratings
76.
The Old Men at the Zoo
The Old Men at the Zoo 3.36 avg rating — 132 ratings
77.
An Error of Judgement
An Error of Judgement 3.41 avg rating — 49 ratings
78.
Island
Island 3.85 avg rating — 34,950 ratings
79.
The Spire
The Spire 3.49 avg rating — 4,074 ratings
80.
Heartland
Heartland 3.12 avg rating — 32 ratings
81.
The Luzhin Defense
The Luzhin Defense 3.94 avg rating — 15,462 ratings
82.
Late Call
Late Call 3.52 avg rating — 86 ratings
83.
The Lockwood Concern
The Lockwood Concern 3.69 avg rating — 108 ratings
84.
The Mandelbaum Gate
The Mandelbaum Gate 3.54 avg rating — 919 ratings
85.
The Anti-Death League
The Anti-Death League 3.38 avg rating — 396 ratings
86.
The Late Bourgeois World
The Late Bourgeois World 3.50 avg rating — 491 ratings
87.
The Vendor of Sweets
The Vendor of Sweets 3.75 avg rating — 2,858 ratings
88.
The Image Men
The Image Men 4.04 avg rating — 57 ratings
89.
Cocksure
Cocksure 3.21 avg rating — 746 ratings
90.
Bomber
Bomber 4.19 avg rating — 3,315 ratings
91.
Falstaff: A Novel
Falstaff: A Novel 3.68 avg rating — 258 ratings
92.
How to Save Your Own Life
How to Save Your Own Life 3.61 avg rating — 1,711 ratings
93.
Farewell Companions
Farewell Companions 3.88 avg rating — 42 ratings
94.
The Coup
The Coup 3.37 avg rating — 1,011 ratings
95.
Dubin's Lives
Dubin's Lives 3.75 avg rating — 470 ratings
96.
Life in the West
Life in the West 3.08 avg rating — 64 ratings
97.
How Far Can You Go?
How Far Can You Go? 3.75 avg rating — 1,642 ratings
98.
Ancient Evenings
Ancient Evenings 3.45 avg rating — 2,005 ratings
99.
Creation
Creation 4.22 avg rating — 4,935 ratings