Best Books For Mature Readers

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,140 ratings
2.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,488 ratings
3.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,811 ratings
4.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,268 ratings
5.
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 237,989 ratings
6.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,188 ratings
7.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 551,993 ratings
8.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,035 ratings
9.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,845 ratings
10.
Howards End
Howards End 3.96 avg rating — 93,452 ratings
11.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 356,987 ratings
12.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,020 ratings
13.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,916 ratings
14.
Elsewhere
Elsewhere 3.77 avg rating — 8,244 ratings
15.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,611 ratings
16.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,598 ratings
17.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,941 ratings
18.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,375,551 ratings
19.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,922 ratings
20.
Blessings
Blessings 3.66 avg rating — 19,471 ratings
21.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,375 ratings
22.
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
by: Ayn Rand
3.69 avg rating — 402,796 ratings
23.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,667 ratings
24.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,568,879 ratings
25.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility 4.09 avg rating — 1,266,196 ratings
26.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 793,981 ratings
27.
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist 3.88 avg rating — 419,634 ratings
27.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,603 ratings
29.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,544,235 ratings
30.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating — 996,438 ratings
31.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,737 ratings
32.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating — 473,463 ratings
33.
The Mysterious Stranger
The Mysterious Stranger 4.12 avg rating — 11,373 ratings
34.
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie’s Choice 4.17 avg rating — 93,609 ratings
35.
The Glass Lake
The Glass Lake 3.99 avg rating — 24,642 ratings
36.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,539 ratings
37.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,132,011 ratings
38.
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats (The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, #1)
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats (The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 87,072 ratings
39.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating — 623,991 ratings
40.
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm 3.88 avg rating — 53,853 ratings
41.
Saving Fish from Drowning
Saving Fish from Drowning
by: Amy Tan
3.47 avg rating — 32,828 ratings
41.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,875 ratings
43.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4.13 avg rating — 787,073 ratings
44.
1776
1776 4.10 avg rating — 243,344 ratings
45.
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen 3.71 avg rating — 160,372 ratings
46.
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp 4.11 avg rating — 235,964 ratings
47.
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating — 2,475,394 ratings
48.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,517 ratings
49.
The King's Pleasure
The King's Pleasure 3.91 avg rating — 1,210 ratings
50.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,228 ratings
51.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,341 ratings
52.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,259 ratings
53.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,133 ratings
54.
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Where'd You Go, Bernadette 3.87 avg rating — 592,721 ratings
54.
The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life 3.60 avg rating — 3,433 ratings
56.
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett and Montdore, #1)
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett and Montdore, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 21,965 ratings
57.
The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story
The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story 3.96 avg rating — 16,713 ratings
58.
The Snow Child
The Snow Child 4.01 avg rating — 166,418 ratings
59.
Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3)
Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 160,790 ratings
60.
Messages From Heaven
Messages From Heaven 4.25 avg rating — 75 ratings
61.
The Grand Sophy
The Grand Sophy 4.17 avg rating — 35,598 ratings
61.
The Poetry of Robert Frost
The Poetry of Robert Frost 4.24 avg rating — 48,975 ratings
63.
Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980
Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980 3.85 avg rating — 691 ratings
64.
Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)
Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4) 3.64 avg rating — 24,130 ratings
65.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,580,875 ratings
65.
D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches
D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches 4.31 avg rating — 30,949 ratings
67.
The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond, #10)
The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond, #10) 3.40 avg rating — 14,707 ratings
68.
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,287,077 ratings
68.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 650,969 ratings
68.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau 3.73 avg rating — 131,605 ratings
71.
84, Charing Cross Road
84, Charing Cross Road 4.16 avg rating — 93,098 ratings
71.
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 2,808,919 ratings
71.
Democracy in America
Democracy in America 4.05 avg rating — 26,630 ratings
74.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 992,081 ratings
75.
Spoon River Anthology
Spoon River Anthology 4.04 avg rating — 13,414 ratings
76.
Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne 3.94 avg rating — 166,128 ratings
76.
One True Thing
One True Thing 4.05 avg rating — 39,904 ratings
76.
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier 4.23 avg rating — 66,334 ratings
79.
Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd 3.97 avg rating — 162,870 ratings
80.
Rise and Shine
Rise and Shine 3.37 avg rating — 14,420 ratings
80.
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed 3.93 avg rating — 73,872 ratings
82.
Rules of Civility
Rules of Civility 4.09 avg rating — 262,582 ratings
82.
The Shack
The Shack 3.84 avg rating — 682,818 ratings
84.
The Uncommon Reader
The Uncommon Reader 3.73 avg rating — 58,262 ratings
85.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,669 ratings
85.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 4.05 avg rating — 311,641 ratings
85.
Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)
Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2) 3.63 avg rating — 35,423 ratings
88.
Goldfinger (James Bond, #7)
Goldfinger (James Bond, #7) 3.83 avg rating — 26,598 ratings
88.
Empire of the Summer Moon
Empire of the Summer Moon 4.24 avg rating — 64,215 ratings
90.
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 4.36 avg rating — 80,365 ratings
91.
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road 3.93 avg rating — 92,053 ratings
91.
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by: Dan Brown
3.95 avg rating — 3,343,909 ratings
93.
The Granny Diaries: An Insider's Guide for New Grandmothers
The Granny Diaries: An Insider's Guide for New Grandmothers 3.74 avg rating — 89 ratings
94.
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street 4.03 avg rating — 7,970 ratings
95.
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock 3.66 avg rating — 29,098 ratings
96.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,443 ratings
97.
The Lifeboat
The Lifeboat 3.20 avg rating — 25,242 ratings
98.
The Forgotten Garden
The Forgotten Garden 4.15 avg rating — 234,171 ratings
99.
The Story of My Life
The Story of My Life 4.08 avg rating — 150,148 ratings
100.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 992,126 ratings
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