Best Books of 1000-1999 A.D.

1.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,302 ratings
2.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,371 ratings
3.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,147 ratings
4.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,688 ratings
5.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,248 ratings
6.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,942 ratings
7.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,512 ratings
8.
The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso 4.08 avg rating — 167,101 ratings
9.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,048 ratings
10.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 992,095 ratings
11.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,375,419 ratings
12.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,222 ratings
13.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,605 ratings
14.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,404 ratings
15.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,683 ratings
16.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,925 ratings
17.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis 3.90 avg rating — 1,338,352 ratings
18.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,813 ratings
19.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,816 ratings
20.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,751,935 ratings
21.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,589 ratings
22.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,287 ratings
23.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote 3.91 avg rating — 297,025 ratings
24.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto
by: Karl Marx
3.67 avg rating — 189,253 ratings
25.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,069,998 ratings
26.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 356,981 ratings
27.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating — 857,536 ratings
28.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,082 ratings
29.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,334 ratings
30.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 4.11 avg rating — 524,847 ratings
31.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 495,975 ratings
32.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,927 ratings
33.
Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate Collection (4 Novels, 44 Short Stories, and Exclusive Bonus Features)
Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate Collection (4 Novels, 44 Short Stories, and Exclusive Bonus Features) 4.51 avg rating — 214,389 ratings
34.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 4.06 avg rating — 597,639 ratings
35.
The Call of the Wild / White Fang
The Call of the Wild / White Fang 4.12 avg rating — 78,579 ratings
36.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,226 ratings
37.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,240 ratings
38.
Siddhartha
Siddhartha 4.08 avg rating — 846,869 ratings
39.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,211 ratings
40.
Down and Out in Paris and London
Down and Out in Paris and London 4.09 avg rating — 97,512 ratings
41.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating — 369,519 ratings
42.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,453 ratings
43.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 992,047 ratings
44.
Dr. Faustus
Dr. Faustus 3.80 avg rating — 71,005 ratings
45.
The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating — 452,159 ratings
46.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,062 ratings
47.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,817 ratings
48.
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales 3.52 avg rating — 234,625 ratings
48.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,224 ratings
50.
The Tempest
The Tempest 3.78 avg rating — 222,555 ratings
51.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,465 ratings
52.
The Social Contract
The Social Contract 3.78 avg rating — 55,696 ratings
53.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,090 ratings
54.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating — 47,114 ratings
55.
Beowulf
Beowulf 3.40 avg rating — 7,972 ratings
56.
Post Office
Post Office 3.93 avg rating — 135,718 ratings
56.
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass 4.11 avg rating — 114,641 ratings
58.
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage 4.15 avg rating — 60,343 ratings
58.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman 3.92 avg rating — 26,300 ratings
60.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,907 ratings
61.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,945 ratings
61.
The Idiot
The Idiot 4.21 avg rating — 207,643 ratings
63.
Richard III
Richard III 3.91 avg rating — 57,233 ratings
64.
Faust
Faust 3.90 avg rating — 48,394 ratings
65.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,642 ratings
66.
Ubik
Ubik 4.11 avg rating — 118,738 ratings
67.
Ham on Rye
Ham on Rye 4.14 avg rating — 115,665 ratings
67.
Candide
Candide
by: Voltaire
3.76 avg rating — 294,525 ratings
69.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,712 ratings
70.
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 176,931 ratings
71.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating — 401,079 ratings
72.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating — 311,407 ratings
73.
The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating — 1,315,522 ratings
74.
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating — 245,662 ratings
75.
Mere Christianity
Mere Christianity 4.36 avg rating — 447,065 ratings
76.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,338 ratings
77.
Confessions
Confessions 3.99 avg rating — 71,260 ratings
77.
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary 3.71 avg rating — 363,655 ratings
79.
On the Incarnation
On the Incarnation 4.35 avg rating — 14,570 ratings
80.
In Search of Lost Time
In Search of Lost Time 4.34 avg rating — 13,693 ratings
81.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,018 ratings
81.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,207 ratings
83.
King Lear
King Lear 3.91 avg rating — 232,687 ratings
84.
Ask the Dust (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #3)
Ask the Dust (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 38,234 ratings
85.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating — 84,209 ratings
86.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 4.30 avg rating — 120,284 ratings
86.
A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace 3.60 avg rating — 229,388 ratings
88.
Walden and Civil Disobedience
Walden and Civil Disobedience 3.94 avg rating — 38,623 ratings
89.
Mockingbird
Mockingbird 4.16 avg rating — 11,693 ratings
89.
The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1-4)
The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1-4) 4.38 avg rating — 389,843 ratings
91.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country 3.92 avg rating — 78,544 ratings
92.
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost 3.85 avg rating — 177,949 ratings
92.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating — 768,696 ratings
94.
A Modest Proposal
A Modest Proposal 4.02 avg rating — 48,425 ratings
95.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji 3.72 avg rating — 14,370 ratings
96.
Journey to the End of the Night
Journey to the End of the Night 4.19 avg rating — 46,251 ratings
97.
The Lover
The Lover 3.71 avg rating — 68,154 ratings
98.
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce 3.93 avg rating — 10,537 ratings
99.
The Death of Ivan Ilych
The Death of Ivan Ilych 4.14 avg rating — 205,065 ratings
100.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo 3.98 avg rating — 14,401 ratings
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