Books You Must Read At Least Once in Your Lifetime

1.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,882 ratings
2.
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 3,336,985 ratings
3.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,541 ratings
4.
Love You Forever
Love You Forever 4.38 avg rating — 245,149 ratings
5.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,551 ratings
6.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,260,012 ratings
7.
Frog and Toad All Year (Frog and Toad, #3)
Frog and Toad All Year (Frog and Toad, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 37,591 ratings
7.
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida 3.94 avg rating — 72 ratings
7.
The Haunting of Room 909 (Junior Paranormal Investigators #1)
The Haunting of Room 909 (Junior Paranormal Investigators #1) 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings
7.
Don't Close Your Eyes
Don't Close Your Eyes 3.76 avg rating — 608 ratings
11.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,412 ratings
11.
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2)
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 307 ratings
13.
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1)
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 37 ratings
14.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,358 ratings
14.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating — 345,775 ratings
14.
Mad Love (DCYE, #3)
Mad Love (DCYE, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 210 ratings
17.
Cabello: Mineau (Cabello #1)
Cabello: Mineau (Cabello #1) 3.80 avg rating — 54 ratings
17.
Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay
Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings
19.
Number the Stars
Number the Stars 4.19 avg rating — 608,441 ratings
20.
The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2)
The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 178,461 ratings
20.
Miael: Family
Miael: Family 3.95 avg rating — 40 ratings
22.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 4.17 avg rating — 183,698 ratings
23.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 4.16 avg rating — 217,112 ratings
23.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 912,043 ratings
25.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 128,898 ratings
26.
The Devil's Arithmetic
The Devil's Arithmetic 4.03 avg rating — 61,493 ratings
26.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,958 ratings
28.
Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Botts, #1)
Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Botts, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 41,675 ratings
29.
Snowmen at Night
Snowmen at Night 4.26 avg rating — 20,161 ratings
30.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 4.06 avg rating — 71,348 ratings
31.
Poppleton (Poppleton, #1)
Poppleton (Poppleton, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 1,495 ratings
32.
The Hat
The Hat
by: Jan Brett
4.28 avg rating — 21,063 ratings
33.
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 281,990 ratings
34.
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 299,226 ratings
35.
Frog and Toad Are Friends (Frog and Toad, #1)
Frog and Toad Are Friends (Frog and Toad, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 96,155 ratings
36.
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are 4.25 avg rating — 1,043,027 ratings
37.
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web 4.21 avg rating — 1,994,234 ratings
37.
Love That Dog (Jack, #1)
Love That Dog (Jack, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 47,525 ratings
39.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,234 ratings
40.
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street 3.69 avg rating — 222,981 ratings
41.
The Pearl
The Pearl 3.56 avg rating — 261,817 ratings
42.
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
by: Pat Frank
4.09 avg rating — 47,859 ratings
43.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,300 ratings
44.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,752,174 ratings
45.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,880 ratings
46.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,086 ratings
47.
The Chronicle of Secret Riven (Keeper of Tales Trilogy, #2)
The Chronicle of Secret Riven (Keeper of Tales Trilogy, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 188 ratings
47.
Bucking the Tiger
Bucking the Tiger 3.78 avg rating — 69 ratings
47.
English Passengers
English Passengers 4.07 avg rating — 7,475 ratings
47.
Fateful Destiny: An Epic Struggle to Change the Course of American History
Fateful Destiny: An Epic Struggle to Change the Course of American History 3.68 avg rating — 348 ratings
51.
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories 4.30 avg rating — 5,429 ratings
52.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 751,948 ratings
52.
Has Anybody Seen My Shoes?
Has Anybody Seen My Shoes? 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
54.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 4.01 avg rating — 885,849 ratings
54.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch 4.03 avg rating — 174,988 ratings
56.
I Am Not a Serial Killer (John Cleaver, #1)
I Am Not a Serial Killer (John Cleaver, #1)
by: Dan Wells
3.79 avg rating — 41,186 ratings
56.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,962 ratings
58.
Matilda
Matilda 4.33 avg rating — 1,072,957 ratings
58.
Tom Jones
Tom Jones 3.75 avg rating — 34,039 ratings
60.
The Witches
The Witches 4.18 avg rating — 420,311 ratings
60.
The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy
The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy 3.73 avg rating — 22,671 ratings
62.
Het verdriet van België
Het verdriet van België 3.64 avg rating — 3,756 ratings
63.
Let the Circle Be Unbroken (Logans, #5)
Let the Circle Be Unbroken (Logans, #5) 4.22 avg rating — 6,254 ratings
63.
De stille kracht
De stille kracht 3.58 avg rating — 3,346 ratings
65.
The Cay (The Cay, #1)
The Cay (The Cay, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 37,825 ratings
65.
Max Havelaar, of de Koffieveilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij
Max Havelaar, of de Koffieveilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij
by: Multatuli
3.53 avg rating — 10,236 ratings
67.
The Trolley to Yesterday
The Trolley to Yesterday 3.82 avg rating — 835 ratings
67.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,474 ratings
67.
De Leeuw van Vlaanderen
De Leeuw van Vlaanderen 3.42 avg rating — 991 ratings
70.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,527 ratings
70.
Tijl Uilenspiegel: Zijn legende, alsmede de heldhaftige, koldige en roemruchtige avonturen door hem en Lamme Goedzak beleefd in Vlaanderenland en elders
Tijl Uilenspiegel: Zijn legende, alsmede de heldhaftige, koldige en roemruchtige avonturen door hem en Lamme Goedzak beleefd in Vlaanderenland en elders 3.83 avg rating — 1,024 ratings
72.
Rood en zwart
Rood en zwart
by: Stendhal
3.86 avg rating — 81,053 ratings
73.
Bonjour Tristesse
Bonjour Tristesse 3.73 avg rating — 66,254 ratings
74.
In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen (Cobble Street Cousins, #1)
In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen (Cobble Street Cousins, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 936 ratings
74.
Het lijden van de jonge Werther
Het lijden van de jonge Werther 3.69 avg rating — 148,976 ratings
76.
A Little Shopping (Cobble Street Cousins, #2)
A Little Shopping (Cobble Street Cousins, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 490 ratings
76.
Poems of William Blake
Poems of William Blake 4.23 avg rating — 11,667 ratings
76.
Oeroeg
Oeroeg 3.47 avg rating — 8,307 ratings
79.
Summer Party (Cobble Street Cousins #5)
Summer Party (Cobble Street Cousins #5) 4.18 avg rating — 321 ratings
79.
Heren van de thee
Heren van de thee 3.71 avg rating — 3,208 ratings
81.
De Scharlaken Stad
De Scharlaken Stad 3.60 avg rating — 705 ratings
82.
Mr. Putter and Tabby Bake the Cake
Mr. Putter and Tabby Bake the Cake 4.31 avg rating — 916 ratings
82.
Een nieuwer testament
Een nieuwer testament 3.52 avg rating — 279 ratings
84.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,260 ratings
85.
The Kissing Hand
The Kissing Hand 4.44 avg rating — 72,520 ratings
85.
Love Medicine
Love Medicine 4.01 avg rating — 28,026 ratings
87.
Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars, #1)
Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 211,138 ratings
87.
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2) 3.70 avg rating — 101,129 ratings
89.
Flawless (Pretty Little Liars, #2)
Flawless (Pretty Little Liars, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 87,746 ratings
89.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War 3.30 avg rating — 108,693 ratings
91.
Perfect (Pretty Little Liars, #3)
Perfect (Pretty Little Liars, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 73,989 ratings
91.
My Name Is Asher Lev (Asher Lev, #1)
My Name Is Asher Lev (Asher Lev, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 42,914 ratings
93.
Unbelievable (Pretty Little Liars, #4)
Unbelievable (Pretty Little Liars, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 66,563 ratings
93.
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,480 ratings
95.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 70,146 ratings
95.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,543 ratings
97.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,687 ratings
98.
The Twits
The Twits 3.97 avg rating — 151,551 ratings
98.
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating — 192,285 ratings
100.
Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in 12 Fish
Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in 12 Fish 3.70 avg rating — 5,774 ratings
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