The 100 best novels

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,390 ratings
2.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,225,676 ratings
3.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,730,892 ratings
4.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,575 ratings
5.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,218 ratings
6.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 4.03 avg rating — 395,717 ratings
7.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,660 ratings
8.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,502 ratings
9.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,865 ratings
10.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,151 ratings
11.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,392,895 ratings
12.
Gulliver’s Travels
Gulliver’s Travels 3.59 avg rating — 293,907 ratings
13.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,024 ratings
14.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,523 ratings
15.
A Passage to India
A Passage to India 3.68 avg rating — 84,380 ratings
16.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,291 ratings
17.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,227 ratings
18.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating — 138,338 ratings
19.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3.70 avg rating — 59,329 ratings
20.
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair 3.90 avg rating — 68,984 ratings
21.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,032 ratings
22.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,876 ratings
23.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,414,965 ratings
24.
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises 3.79 avg rating — 481,998 ratings
25.
David Copperfield
David Copperfield 4.04 avg rating — 253,079 ratings
26.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating — 602,749 ratings
26.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch 4.03 avg rating — 174,964 ratings
28.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,955 ratings
28.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,298 ratings
30.
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence 3.97 avg rating — 189,894 ratings
31.
Babbitt
Babbitt 3.69 avg rating — 24,525 ratings
32.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,457 ratings
33.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,184 ratings
34.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,600 ratings
35.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,475 ratings
36.
Disgrace
Disgrace 3.86 avg rating — 114,196 ratings
37.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,702 ratings
38.
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway 3.78 avg rating — 341,904 ratings
39.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling 3.75 avg rating — 34,037 ratings
39.
True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang 3.83 avg rating — 23,797 ratings
41.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 3.73 avg rating — 22,670 ratings
41.
Emma
Emma 4.05 avg rating — 950,014 ratings
43.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 3.50 avg rating — 14,201 ratings
44.
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 172,308 ratings
45.
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating — 324,955 ratings
46.
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress 4.07 avg rating — 154,125 ratings
47.
The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 97,247 ratings
48.
Sister Carrie
Sister Carrie 3.77 avg rating — 41,366 ratings
49.
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion 3.67 avg rating — 28,235 ratings
50.
Kim
Kim 3.70 avg rating — 39,386 ratings
51.
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure 3.83 avg rating — 74,821 ratings
52.
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 3.30 avg rating — 108,682 ratings
52.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,022 ratings
54.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,220 ratings
55.
At Swim-Two-Birds
At Swim-Two-Birds 3.85 avg rating — 14,060 ratings
56.
Voss
Voss 3.78 avg rating — 3,488 ratings
57.
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm 3.88 avg rating — 53,850 ratings
58.
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2)
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 16,266 ratings
59.
A Single Man
A Single Man 4.06 avg rating — 36,543 ratings
60.
The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day 3.40 avg rating — 2,739 ratings
61.
Underworld
Underworld 3.95 avg rating — 33,125 ratings
62.
Portnoy’s Complaint
Portnoy’s Complaint 3.71 avg rating — 72,162 ratings
62.
An Artist of the Floating World
An Artist of the Floating World 3.78 avg rating — 43,678 ratings
64.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,220 ratings
65.
The Beginning of Spring
The Beginning of Spring 3.71 avg rating — 3,484 ratings
66.
Amongst Women
Amongst Women 3.95 avg rating — 5,141 ratings
67.
Clarissa, or, The History of a Young Lady
Clarissa, or, The History of a Young Lady 3.39 avg rating — 8,499 ratings
68.
Nightmare Abbey
Nightmare Abbey 3.45 avg rating — 2,034 ratings
69.
Sybil, or the Two Nations
Sybil, or the Two Nations 3.29 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
70.
The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now 4.09 avg rating — 13,882 ratings
71.
Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 67,098 ratings
72.
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1)
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 78,263 ratings
73.
New Grub Street
New Grub Street 3.78 avg rating — 6,406 ratings
74.
The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl 3.77 avg rating — 11,714 ratings
75.
Hadrian the Seventh
Hadrian the Seventh 3.46 avg rating — 568 ratings
76.
The History of Mr. Polly
The History of Mr. Polly 3.65 avg rating — 2,105 ratings
77.
Zuleika Dobson
Zuleika Dobson 3.52 avg rating — 4,866 ratings
78.
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 45,005 ratings
79.
The Rainbow
The Rainbow 3.70 avg rating — 21,411 ratings
80.
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage 4.15 avg rating — 60,341 ratings
81.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 3.60 avg rating — 6,830 ratings
82.
Lolly Willowes
Lolly Willowes 3.70 avg rating — 12,117 ratings
83.
1919 (U.S.A., #2)
1919 (U.S.A., #2) 3.97 avg rating — 3,236 ratings
84.
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1)
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 76,597 ratings
85.
Scoop
Scoop 3.79 avg rating — 21,998 ratings
86.
Murphy
Murphy 3.81 avg rating — 6,325 ratings
87.
Party Going
Party Going 3.49 avg rating — 961 ratings
88.
Joy in the Morning (Jeeves, #8)
Joy in the Morning (Jeeves, #8) 4.28 avg rating — 12,929 ratings
89.
All the King's Men
All the King's Men 4.09 avg rating — 65,738 ratings
90.
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano 3.76 avg rating — 26,360 ratings
91.
The Adventures of Augie March
The Adventures of Augie March 3.84 avg rating — 18,692 ratings
92.
The Golden Notebook
The Golden Notebook 3.77 avg rating — 24,227 ratings
93.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,310 ratings
94.
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont 3.99 avg rating — 11,390 ratings
95.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating — 123,919 ratings
96.
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River 3.77 avg rating — 18,434 ratings
97.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,703 ratings
98.
Housekeeping
Housekeeping 3.81 avg rating — 57,344 ratings
99.
Money
Money 3.70 avg rating — 25,092 ratings
100.
Breathing Lessons
Breathing Lessons 3.66 avg rating — 32,316 ratings