100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,066 ratings
2.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,225,266 ratings
3.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,632,438 ratings
4.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,072,562 ratings
5.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,062,718 ratings
6.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,435 ratings
7.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,730,533 ratings
8.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,355,511 ratings
9.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,390 ratings
10.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,574 ratings
11.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,409 ratings
12.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,324 ratings
13.
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web 4.21 avg rating — 1,993,865 ratings
14.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,392,758 ratings
15.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,801,837 ratings
16.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,055 ratings
17.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,257,965 ratings
18.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,151 ratings
19.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,593,077 ratings
20.
The Elephant Tree
The Elephant Tree 3.85 avg rating — 35,313 ratings
21.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,058,653 ratings
22.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,961,801 ratings
23.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,819 ratings
24.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,101 ratings
25.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,401,647 ratings
26.
The Zombie Room
The Zombie Room 3.88 avg rating — 35,853 ratings
27.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,485 ratings
28.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,374,961 ratings
29.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,063 ratings
30.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,043 ratings
31.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,751,570 ratings
32.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,969,794 ratings
33.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,394 ratings
34.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,262,889 ratings
35.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,433 ratings
36.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating — 996,351 ratings
37.
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,281 ratings
38.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,657 ratings
39.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,732,747 ratings
40.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) 4.62 avg rating — 4,008,986 ratings
41.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,118 ratings
42.
A Story of Yesterday
A Story of Yesterday 4.53 avg rating — 16,471 ratings
43.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,958,919 ratings
44.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,579,917 ratings
45.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends 4.35 avg rating — 1,482,895 ratings
46.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,716 ratings
47.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text 3.89 avg rating — 1,771,914 ratings
48.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,837 ratings
49.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 991,902 ratings
50.
Mystic River
Mystic River 4.17 avg rating — 158,945 ratings
51.
Lock Every Door
Lock Every Door 3.89 avg rating — 277,505 ratings
52.
None of This Is True
None of This Is True 4.09 avg rating — 978,312 ratings
53.
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
by: Ruth Ware
3.73 avg rating — 714,463 ratings
54.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 362,885 ratings
55.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 991,977 ratings
56.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,584 ratings
57.
You (You, #1)
You (You, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 281,098 ratings
58.
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train 3.96 avg rating — 3,202,104 ratings
59.
Never Lie
Never Lie 4.08 avg rating — 1,236,794 ratings
60.
The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)
The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 528,966 ratings
61.
Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies 4.31 avg rating — 1,089,135 ratings
62.
The Paris Apartment
The Paris Apartment 3.65 avg rating — 675,275 ratings
63.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,101 ratings
64.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,676,868 ratings
65.
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
by: A.J. Finn
3.94 avg rating — 862,162 ratings
66.
Dark Places
Dark Places 3.94 avg rating — 815,974 ratings
67.
Before I Go to Sleep
Before I Go to Sleep 3.90 avg rating — 360,163 ratings
68.
The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2)
The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 1,305,231 ratings
69.
The Holy Bible: King James Version
The Holy Bible: King James Version
by: Anonymous
4.44 avg rating — 308,810 ratings
70.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,051 ratings
71.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 4.03 avg rating — 395,716 ratings
72.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,423 ratings
73.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,673,694 ratings
74.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,661 ratings
75.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,268 ratings
76.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,172 ratings
77.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,611 ratings
78.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,130 ratings
79.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,281 ratings
80.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,232 ratings
81.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,161 ratings
82.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,909 ratings
83.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,494 ratings
84.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating — 857,468 ratings
85.
Shutter Island
Shutter Island 4.13 avg rating — 215,580 ratings
86.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) 4.58 avg rating — 3,562,972 ratings
87.
Pretty Girls
Pretty Girls 4.01 avg rating — 631,355 ratings
88.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,138 ratings
89.
No Exit
No Exit 3.99 avg rating — 203,705 ratings
90.
Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors 3.97 avg rating — 720,004 ratings
91.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,414,859 ratings
92.
The Only One Left
The Only One Left 4.13 avg rating — 518,259 ratings
93.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,430 ratings
94.
A Flicker in the Dark
A Flicker in the Dark 3.98 avg rating — 554,839 ratings
95.
Then She Was Gone
Then She Was Gone 4.04 avg rating — 913,238 ratings
96.
The Last Thing He Told Me
The Last Thing He Told Me 3.83 avg rating — 1,100,261 ratings
97.
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1)
The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 190,784 ratings
98.
The Couple Next Door
The Couple Next Door 3.80 avg rating — 682,637 ratings
99.
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) 4.28 avg rating — 694,051 ratings
100.
Final Girls
Final Girls 3.82 avg rating — 243,345 ratings
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