Recreational Reading List For College Years

1.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,930 ratings
2.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,363 ratings
3.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,934 ratings
4.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,674 ratings
5.
Still Life with Woodpecker
Still Life with Woodpecker 4.04 avg rating — 82,593 ratings
6.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 650,976 ratings
7.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating — 369,548 ratings
7.
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating — 2,475,439 ratings
9.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating — 996,450 ratings
10.
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest 4.17 avg rating — 397,712 ratings
11.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark 4.29 avg rating — 78,418 ratings
12.
The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond, #10)
The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond, #10) 3.40 avg rating — 14,708 ratings
13.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 3,051,195 ratings
14.
Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)
Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2) 3.63 avg rating — 35,424 ratings
15.
Goldfinger (James Bond, #7)
Goldfinger (James Bond, #7) 3.83 avg rating — 26,600 ratings
15.
Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
Casino Royale (James Bond, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 92,718 ratings
17.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,100 ratings
18.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,362 ratings
19.
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 455,057 ratings
20.
Zombie
Zombie 3.32 avg rating — 12,630 ratings
21.
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah 4.15 avg rating — 65,954 ratings
22.
Sophie’s World
Sophie’s World 3.97 avg rating — 275,140 ratings
23.
Proust Was a Neuroscientist
Proust Was a Neuroscientist 3.85 avg rating — 9,016 ratings
24.
Essays and Poems
Essays and Poems 4.01 avg rating — 13,494 ratings
24.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,653 ratings
26.
How to Win Friends & Influence People
How to Win Friends & Influence People 4.22 avg rating — 1,110,894 ratings
26.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 357,001 ratings
28.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! 3.99 avg rating — 47,016 ratings
29.
When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales of Neurosurgery
When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales of Neurosurgery 4.35 avg rating — 11,413 ratings
29.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,704 ratings
31.
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
by: Sam Kean
3.93 avg rating — 54,827 ratings
32.
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness 4.09 avg rating — 233,271 ratings
32.
Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories
Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories 3.77 avg rating — 3,438 ratings
34.
Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century
Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century 3.88 avg rating — 30,003 ratings
34.
Octopussy and the Living Daylights (James Bond, #14)
Octopussy and the Living Daylights (James Bond, #14) 3.58 avg rating — 9,756 ratings
36.
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Last Exit to Brooklyn 3.92 avg rating — 28,775 ratings
36.
The Man With the Golden Gun (James Bond, #13)
The Man With the Golden Gun (James Bond, #13) 3.60 avg rating — 14,015 ratings
38.
The Atrocity Exhibition
The Atrocity Exhibition 3.76 avg rating — 7,024 ratings
39.
You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)
You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12) 3.74 avg rating — 15,948 ratings
40.
Earth: An Intimate History
Earth: An Intimate History 3.90 avg rating — 1,334 ratings
40.
For Your Eyes Only (James Bond, #8)
For Your Eyes Only (James Bond, #8) 3.67 avg rating — 15,909 ratings
42.
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century 3.69 avg rating — 102,338 ratings
42.
Thunderball (James Bond, #9)
Thunderball (James Bond, #9) 3.83 avg rating — 18,017 ratings
44.
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present 4.08 avg rating — 259,701 ratings
44.
Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)
Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4) 3.64 avg rating — 24,130 ratings
46.
Tao Te Ching
Tao Te Ching
by: Lao Tzu
4.29 avg rating — 176,948 ratings
46.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond, #11)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond, #11) 3.97 avg rating — 21,829 ratings
48.
Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
Moonraker (James Bond, #3) 3.81 avg rating — 30,218 ratings
49.
Jay's Journal
Jay's Journal 3.23 avg rating — 7,713 ratings
49.
Doctor No (James Bond, #6)
Doctor No (James Bond, #6) 3.81 avg rating — 25,665 ratings
51.
Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika Decides to Die 3.73 avg rating — 237,053 ratings
52.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,353 ratings
53.
How to Fossilise Your Hamster: And Other Amazing Experiments for The Armchair Scientist
How to Fossilise Your Hamster: And Other Amazing Experiments for The Armchair Scientist 3.50 avg rating — 410 ratings
53.
From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)
From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 37,934 ratings
55.
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: 100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: 100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher 3.74 avg rating — 4,765 ratings
56.
The End of Alice
The End of Alice 3.48 avg rating — 10,856 ratings
57.
The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan 4.03 avg rating — 8,788 ratings
58.
Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife 3.73 avg rating — 63,605 ratings
59.
Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days 3.95 avg rating — 274,982 ratings
60.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds 3.83 avg rating — 340,307 ratings
61.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating — 552,954 ratings
62.
Blindness
Blindness 4.18 avg rating — 324,700 ratings
63.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin 4.08 avg rating — 207,228 ratings
64.
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1)
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 76,598 ratings
65.
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare 3.82 avg rating — 44,819 ratings
66.
White Oleander
White Oleander really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 363,351 ratings
67.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating — 108,216 ratings
68.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 496,016 ratings
69.
Walden or, Life in the Woods
Walden or, Life in the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 200,852 ratings
70.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,353 ratings
71.
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal 3.93 avg rating — 50,609 ratings
72.
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway 3.78 avg rating — 341,978 ratings
73.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,178 ratings
74.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides 3.78 avg rating — 395,368 ratings
75.
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory 3.76 avg rating — 104,983 ratings
76.
Survivor
Survivor 3.93 avg rating — 122,588 ratings
77.
Snuff
Snuff 3.22 avg rating — 66,022 ratings
78.
Molecules Of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine
Molecules Of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine 4.15 avg rating — 4,256 ratings
79.
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 81,904 ratings
80.
The Room
The Room 3.70 avg rating — 6,546 ratings
81.
The Raw Shark Texts
The Raw Shark Texts 3.83 avg rating — 21,317 ratings
82.
Gravity’s Rainbow
Gravity’s Rainbow 4.01 avg rating — 46,897 ratings
83.
Money
Money 3.70 avg rating — 25,094 ratings
84.
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me 3.85 avg rating — 24,518 ratings
85.
The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 44,598 ratings
86.
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night 3.77 avg rating — 146,440 ratings
87.
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 4.21 avg rating — 369,924 ratings
88.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating — 191,482 ratings
89.
The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating — 1,315,704 ratings
90.
The Holographic Universe
The Holographic Universe 4.09 avg rating — 10,270 ratings
91.
The Biology of Belief: Unleasing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles
The Biology of Belief: Unleasing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles 4.15 avg rating — 17,063 ratings
92.
Kiss Me, Judas
Kiss Me, Judas 3.81 avg rating — 4,624 ratings
93.
Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments
Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments 3.76 avg rating — 4,684 ratings
94.
I Was Doctor Mengele's Assistant
I Was Doctor Mengele's Assistant 4.32 avg rating — 23,988 ratings
95.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,741 ratings
96.
Portnoy’s Complaint
Portnoy’s Complaint 3.71 avg rating — 72,172 ratings
97.
Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities
Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities 3.99 avg rating — 90,420 ratings
98.
DNA: The Secret of Life
DNA: The Secret of Life 4.11 avg rating — 2,805 ratings
99.
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors 3.77 avg rating — 400,435 ratings
100.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4.14 avg rating — 306,603 ratings
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