UK 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks

1.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,063,504 ratings
2.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,225,775 ratings
3.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,632,801 ratings
4.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,489 ratings
5.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,355,941 ratings
6.
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 — 1,969,901 ratings
7.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,072,810 ratings
8.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,677,227 ratings
9.
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 — 3,050,749 ratings
10.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,727 ratings
11.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 911,904 ratings
12.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,348,882 ratings
13.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) 4.62 avg rating — 4,009,221 ratings
14.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,069,198 ratings
15.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,528 ratings
16.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,392,916 ratings
17.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,024 ratings
18.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) 4.50 avg rating — 3,690,805 ratings
19.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) 4.58 avg rating — 3,563,171 ratings
20.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,689 ratings
21.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,620 ratings
22.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,593,813 ratings
23.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,414,989 ratings
24.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,475 ratings
25.
Matilda
Matilda 4.33 avg rating — 1,072,697 ratings
26.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,626 ratings
27.
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 — 2,673,826 ratings
28.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,188 ratings
29.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,616 ratings
30.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,401,858 ratings
31.
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by: Dan Brown
3.93 avg rating — 2,475,225 ratings
32.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,282 ratings
33.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,059 ratings
34.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,568,713 ratings
35.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating — 857,505 ratings
36.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 4.03 avg rating — 395,718 ratings
37.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,263 ratings
38.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,751,762 ratings
39.
Narnia Slipcase
Narnia Slipcase 4.28 avg rating — 694,081 ratings
40.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,905 ratings
41.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 255,377 ratings
42.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,270 ratings
43.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,730,987 ratings
44.
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 — 3,058,895 ratings
45.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,074 ratings
46.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,580,298 ratings
47.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,262,974 ratings
48.
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 389,826 ratings
49.
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,012,859 ratings
50.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,545 ratings
51.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4.25 avg rating — 809,800 ratings
52.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,492 ratings
53.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,961,939 ratings
54.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,257,992 ratings
55.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility 4.09 avg rating — 1,266,100 ratings
56.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,148 ratings
57.
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 51,237 ratings
58.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating — 933,501 ratings
59.
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,842,995 ratings
60.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,130 ratings
61.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,220 ratings
62.
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Tess of the D’Urbervilles 3.84 avg rating — 297,793 ratings
63.
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 453,200 ratings
64.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,580 ratings
65.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,161 ratings
66.
Birdsong
Birdsong 4.11 avg rating — 82,674 ratings
67.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,265 ratings
68.
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 702,417 ratings
69.
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web 4.21 avg rating — 1,993,975 ratings
70.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 992,044 ratings
71.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,614 ratings
72.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 650,940 ratings
73.
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 555,433 ratings
74.
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 228,869 ratings
75.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 4.30 avg rating — 120,272 ratings
76.
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 376,617 ratings
77.
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Good Night, Mr. Tom 4.32 avg rating — 52,249 ratings
78.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,226 ratings
79.
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist 3.88 avg rating — 419,615 ratings
79.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 495,929 ratings
81.
Chocolat (Chocolat, #1)
Chocolat (Chocolat, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 129,684 ratings
82.
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by: Dan Brown
3.95 avg rating — 3,343,729 ratings
83.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,506 ratings
84.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 376,277 ratings
85.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating — 115,101 ratings
86.
First Term at Malory Towers (Malory Towers, #1)
First Term at Malory Towers (Malory Towers, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 20,646 ratings
87.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,015 ratings
88.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 551,947 ratings
89.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,271 ratings
90.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,640 ratings
91.
Persuasion
Persuasion 4.15 avg rating — 752,779 ratings
92.
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,657 ratings
93.
Les Miserables (Classics Illustrated #9)
Les Miserables (Classics Illustrated #9) 4.28 avg rating — 5,056 ratings
94.
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1)
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 61,491 ratings
95.
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory 3.76 avg rating — 104,974 ratings
96.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,879 ratings
97.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,531 ratings
98.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (George Smiley #5)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (George Smiley #5) 4.06 avg rating — 102,491 ratings
99.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,816 ratings
100.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,416 ratings
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