The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"

101.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,873 ratings
102.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3.70 avg rating — 59,337 ratings
103.
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers 4.10 avg rating — 340,252 ratings
104.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,748 ratings
105.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,293 ratings
106.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds 3.83 avg rating — 340,333 ratings
106.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,309 ratings
108.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating — 317,183 ratings
109.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 3.99 avg rating — 116,853 ratings
110.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,409 ratings
111.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel 4.07 avg rating — 140,073 ratings
112.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating — 83,129 ratings
113.
North and South
North and South 4.15 avg rating — 179,604 ratings
114.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 477,043 ratings
115.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 349,030 ratings
116.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,173 ratings
117.
A Passage to India
A Passage to India 3.68 avg rating — 84,389 ratings
118.
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 172,344 ratings
118.
Les Liaisons dangereuses
Les Liaisons dangereuses 4.05 avg rating — 57,188 ratings
120.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch 4.03 avg rating — 174,995 ratings
121.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories 3.83 avg rating — 286,600 ratings
122.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating — 323,302 ratings
123.
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Tess of the D’Urbervilles 3.84 avg rating — 297,830 ratings
124.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,057 ratings
125.
The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1)
The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 27,949 ratings
126.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 4.06 avg rating — 102,517 ratings
127.
Black Beauty
Black Beauty really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 293,970 ratings
128.
Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 97,932 ratings
129.
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 978,860 ratings
130.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4.14 avg rating — 306,627 ratings
131.
The Leopard
The Leopard 4.01 avg rating — 44,238 ratings
132.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating — 311,434 ratings
133.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country 3.92 avg rating — 78,544 ratings
134.
Schindler's Ark
Schindler's Ark 4.34 avg rating — 164,326 ratings
135.
Foucault’s Pendulum
Foucault’s Pendulum 3.91 avg rating — 73,679 ratings
136.
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair 3.90 avg rating — 68,998 ratings
137.
The Thin Man
The Thin Man 3.90 avg rating — 37,397 ratings
138.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,247 ratings
139.
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating — 245,705 ratings
140.
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure 3.83 avg rating — 74,829 ratings
141.
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2)
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 141,710 ratings
142.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 116,717 ratings
143.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,754 ratings
144.
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 37,204 ratings
145.
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse 3.81 avg rating — 207,223 ratings
145.
Childhood’s End
Childhood’s End 4.12 avg rating — 170,022 ratings
147.
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm 3.88 avg rating — 53,856 ratings
148.
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1)
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 61,503 ratings
149.
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler 4.02 avg rating — 108,228 ratings
150.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,834 ratings
151.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,499 ratings
152.
My Name Is Red
My Name Is Red 3.87 avg rating — 60,043 ratings
153.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,997 ratings
153.
Hunger
Hunger 4.04 avg rating — 62,415 ratings
155.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 3.64 avg rating — 161,014 ratings
156.
Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating — 293,476 ratings
157.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,732 ratings
158.
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock 3.69 avg rating — 34,855 ratings
159.
Dead Souls
Dead Souls 3.98 avg rating — 93,272 ratings
160.
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana 3.94 avg rating — 39,696 ratings
161.
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 580,972 ratings
162.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating — 172,390 ratings
163.
The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum 3.95 avg rating — 45,960 ratings
164.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,558 ratings
165.
Portnoy’s Complaint
Portnoy’s Complaint 3.71 avg rating — 72,181 ratings
166.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 241,476 ratings
167.
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory 3.76 avg rating — 104,993 ratings
168.
The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7)
The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves, #7) 4.32 avg rating — 30,711 ratings
169.
Death in Venice and Other Tales
Death in Venice and Other Tales 3.92 avg rating — 16,076 ratings
170.
The Commitments (The Barrytown Trilogy, #1; Jimmy Rabbitte, #1)
The Commitments (The Barrytown Trilogy, #1; Jimmy Rabbitte, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 17,149 ratings
171.
We
We 3.88 avg rating — 107,880 ratings
172.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 3.77 avg rating — 106,762 ratings
173.
The Magus
The Magus 4.05 avg rating — 62,331 ratings
174.
Suite Francaise
Suite Francaise 3.86 avg rating — 77,023 ratings
175.
Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating — 115,250 ratings
176.
High Fidelity
High Fidelity 3.90 avg rating — 211,793 ratings
176.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,090 ratings
178.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating — 156,865 ratings
178.
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth 3.97 avg rating — 103,548 ratings
180.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge 3.86 avg rating — 65,080 ratings
181.
The Shipping News
The Shipping News 3.88 avg rating — 150,750 ratings
182.
The Magic Mountain
The Magic Mountain 4.13 avg rating — 56,606 ratings
183.
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist 3.88 avg rating — 419,670 ratings
184.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,252 ratings
185.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin 3.92 avg rating — 239,383 ratings
186.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating — 191,515 ratings
187.
Fatherland
Fatherland 4.02 avg rating — 53,952 ratings
188.
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House 3.81 avg rating — 365,427 ratings
189.
The Earthsea Trilogy (Earthsea Cycle, #1-3)
The Earthsea Trilogy (Earthsea Cycle, #1-3) 4.28 avg rating — 21,564 ratings
189.
Regeneration (Regeneration, #1)
Regeneration (Regeneration, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 33,029 ratings
191.
Tintin in Tibet (Tintin #20)
Tintin in Tibet (Tintin #20)
by: Hergé
4.24 avg rating — 18,910 ratings
192.
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,226 ratings
193.
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 45,018 ratings
194.
Disgrace
Disgrace 3.86 avg rating — 114,221 ratings
195.
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2)
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 174,925 ratings
196.
Howards End
Howards End 3.96 avg rating — 93,457 ratings
197.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau 3.73 avg rating — 131,619 ratings
198.
White Teeth
White Teeth 3.79 avg rating — 170,768 ratings
199.
Solaris
Solaris 3.99 avg rating — 124,340 ratings
200.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle 3.59 avg rating — 229,272 ratings
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