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

101.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,178 ratings
102.
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest 4.17 avg rating — 397,697 ratings
103.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 356,980 ratings
104.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,872 ratings
105.
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,762,245 ratings
106.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,328 ratings
107.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,375,400 ratings
107.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,913 ratings
109.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything 4.22 avg rating — 412,832 ratings
110.
The Elephant Tree
The Elephant Tree 3.85 avg rating — 35,338 ratings
111.
The Faraway Tree Stories (The Faraway Tree #1-3)
The Faraway Tree Stories (The Faraway Tree #1-3) 4.30 avg rating — 16,070 ratings
112.
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate 4.16 avg rating — 27,262 ratings
113.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,528 ratings
114.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by: Homer
3.92 avg rating — 494,650 ratings
115.
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) 4.55 avg rating — 830,507 ratings
116.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,237 ratings
117.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream 4.07 avg rating — 370,588 ratings
118.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,146 ratings
119.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 362,954 ratings
120.
Emma
Emma 4.05 avg rating — 950,110 ratings
120.
The Zombie Room
The Zombie Room 3.88 avg rating — 35,859 ratings
122.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,036 ratings
123.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Captain Corelli's Mandolin 4.03 avg rating — 91,609 ratings
124.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,585 ratings
125.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 499,095 ratings
126.
Invisible Monsters
Invisible Monsters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 149,316 ratings
127.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating — 401,074 ratings
128.
Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days 3.95 avg rating — 274,962 ratings
129.
Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden 4.05 avg rating — 27,472 ratings
130.
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2)
Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 174,911 ratings
131.
The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating — 1,315,500 ratings
132.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,227 ratings
133.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,307 ratings
134.
The Passage (The Passage, #1)
The Passage (The Passage, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 220,296 ratings
135.
Off the Grid: The Catalyst
Off the Grid: The Catalyst 4.19 avg rating — 348 ratings
136.
The Player of Games (Culture #2)
The Player of Games (Culture #2) 4.28 avg rating — 78,340 ratings
137.
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 978,807 ratings
138.
Factotum
Factotum 3.92 avg rating — 74,339 ratings
139.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,428 ratings
140.
Watchmen
Watchmen 4.39 avg rating — 585,797 ratings
140.
For the Love of Armin
For the Love of Armin 4.30 avg rating — 1,140 ratings
142.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 765,874 ratings
143.
Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 17,412 ratings
144.
Lunar Park
Lunar Park 3.65 avg rating — 30,300 ratings
145.
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
by: Dr. Seuss
4.31 avg rating — 830,142 ratings
146.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare 4.48 avg rating — 57,543 ratings
147.
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating — 530,100 ratings
148.
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 1,000,125 ratings
149.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 320,276 ratings
150.
The BFG
The BFG 4.23 avg rating — 516,135 ratings
151.
Middlesex
Middlesex 4.04 avg rating — 657,103 ratings
152.
Raincheck
Raincheck 4.17 avg rating — 492 ratings
153.
Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd 3.97 avg rating — 162,867 ratings
154.
Notes from a Small Island
Notes from a Small Island 3.92 avg rating — 117,839 ratings
155.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,746 ratings
156.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 3.98 avg rating — 122,134 ratings
157.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,356 ratings
158.
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating — 60,761 ratings
159.
Hometown Girl at Heart (Hometown, #1)
Hometown Girl at Heart (Hometown, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 3,954 ratings
160.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 71,602 ratings
161.
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2)
The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 282,817 ratings
162.
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 580,906 ratings
163.
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 4.01 avg rating — 241,829 ratings
164.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin 4.08 avg rating — 207,211 ratings
165.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,829 ratings
166.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,544,153 ratings
167.
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary 3.71 avg rating — 363,653 ratings
168.
How to Be a Woman
How to Be a Woman 3.71 avg rating — 109,843 ratings
169.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,655 ratings
170.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits 4.29 avg rating — 304,619 ratings
171.
Coraline
Coraline 4.13 avg rating — 760,548 ratings
171.
Mistress Suffragette
Mistress Suffragette 4.29 avg rating — 4,571 ratings
173.
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 584,667 ratings
173.
Botanical Shakespeare: An Illustrated Compendium of All the Flowers, Fruits, Herbs, Trees, Seeds, and Grasses Cited by the World's Greatest Playwright
Botanical Shakespeare: An Illustrated Compendium of All the Flowers, Fruits, Herbs, Trees, Seeds, and Grasses Cited by the World's Greatest Playwright 4.21 avg rating — 457 ratings
175.
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers 4.10 avg rating — 340,220 ratings
176.
Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)
Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 32,454 ratings
177.
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating — 1,861,603 ratings
178.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating — 321,374 ratings
178.
Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1)
Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 69,059 ratings
180.
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream 4.11 avg rating — 63,284 ratings
181.
Beowulf
Beowulf
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating — 338,029 ratings
181.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 992,044 ratings
183.
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 1,266,850 ratings
184.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,228 ratings
185.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 4.11 avg rating — 524,838 ratings
186.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 3.94 avg rating — 568,066 ratings
187.
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating — 324,971 ratings
187.
The Road
The Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,001,705 ratings
189.
Black Beauty
Black Beauty really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 293,945 ratings
189.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,714 ratings
191.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,174 ratings
192.
Just So Stories
Just So Stories 4.05 avg rating — 49,167 ratings
193.
How To NOT Be An Idiot When You Get Divorced
How To NOT Be An Idiot When You Get Divorced 4.18 avg rating — 206 ratings
194.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating — 137,382 ratings
194.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 330,496 ratings
196.
I Am Legend
I Am Legend 4.05 avg rating — 147,526 ratings
197.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating — 138,341 ratings
198.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating — 83,121 ratings
198.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) 4.27 avg rating — 68,768 ratings
198.
Shot Down: The True Story of Pilot Howard Snyder and the Crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth
Shot Down: The True Story of Pilot Howard Snyder and the Crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth 4.21 avg rating — 8,568 ratings
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