Modern Library 100 Best Novels - The Readers' List

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,690,127 ratings
2.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,675 ratings
3.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,016,025 ratings
4.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,619 ratings
5.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,357,492 ratings
6.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,790 ratings
7.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,995 ratings
8.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,732,473 ratings
9.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,718 ratings
10.
Light in August
Light in August 3.94 avg rating — 65,247 ratings
11.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,801,064 ratings
12.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,356 ratings
13.
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 123,575 ratings
14.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,751 ratings
15.
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating — 192,294 ratings
16.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms 3.82 avg rating — 344,535 ratings
17.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! 3.99 avg rating — 47,022 ratings
18.
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises 3.79 avg rating — 482,114 ratings
19.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,407 ratings
20.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,997 ratings
21.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 3.99 avg rating — 116,858 ratings
22.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,566 ratings
23.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating — 138,363 ratings
24.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,494 ratings
25.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 71,610 ratings
26.
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage 4.15 avg rating — 60,348 ratings
27.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 3.64 avg rating — 161,014 ratings
28.
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano 3.76 avg rating — 26,364 ratings
29.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,816 ratings
30.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,592 ratings
31.
My Ántonia
My Ántonia 3.84 avg rating — 144,878 ratings
32.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,107 ratings
33.
Wise Blood
Wise Blood 3.82 avg rating — 36,566 ratings
34.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,411 ratings
35.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,502 ratings
36.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 477,050 ratings
36.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,970,290 ratings
38.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,897 ratings
39.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,639 ratings
40.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 241,478 ratings
41.
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp 4.11 avg rating — 235,982 ratings
42.
On the Beach
On the Beach 3.98 avg rating — 48,169 ratings
43.
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse 3.81 avg rating — 207,222 ratings
43.
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 4.16 avg rating — 204,562 ratings
45.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,709 ratings
46.
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith 3.84 avg rating — 8,373 ratings
47.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,106 ratings
48.
Shane
Shane 3.95 avg rating — 14,381 ratings
49.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,222 ratings
50.
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating — 60,771 ratings
51.
The Moviegoer
The Moviegoer 3.64 avg rating — 30,281 ratings
52.
The Magus
The Magus 4.05 avg rating — 62,331 ratings
53.
The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky 3.89 avg rating — 30,071 ratings
54.
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text 3.46 avg rating — 96,907 ratings
55.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,436 ratings
56.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,676 ratings
57.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 4.15 avg rating — 136,884 ratings
58.
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
The French Lieutenant’s Woman 3.88 avg rating — 54,873 ratings
59.
The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses 3.71 avg rating — 70,311 ratings
60.
At Swim-Two-Birds
At Swim-Two-Birds 3.85 avg rating — 14,062 ratings
60.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating — 323,305 ratings
62.
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
by: Ayn Rand
3.69 avg rating — 402,820 ratings
63.
Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1)
Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 20,129 ratings
64.
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
by: Ayn Rand
3.89 avg rating — 333,876 ratings
65.
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 3.55 avg rating — 23,906 ratings
66.
Anthem
Anthem
by: Ayn Rand
3.61 avg rating — 164,236 ratings
67.
We the Living
We the Living
by: Ayn Rand
3.96 avg rating — 30,439 ratings
68.
The Invaders Plan (Mission Earth, #1)
The Invaders Plan (Mission Earth, #1) 3.44 avg rating — 3,504 ratings
69.
Fear
Fear 3.21 avg rating — 1,877 ratings
70.
Gravity’s Rainbow
Gravity’s Rainbow 4.01 avg rating — 46,905 ratings
71.
Trustee from the Toolroom
Trustee from the Toolroom 4.31 avg rating — 5,547 ratings
72.
The Worm Ouroboros
The Worm Ouroboros 3.70 avg rating — 5,025 ratings
73.
Moonheart
Moonheart 4.05 avg rating — 6,715 ratings
74.
Someplace to Be Flying (Newford, #5)
Someplace to Be Flying (Newford, #5) 4.32 avg rating — 5,839 ratings
75.
Yarrow
Yarrow 3.91 avg rating — 2,635 ratings
76.
One Lonely Night (Mike Hammer #4)
One Lonely Night (Mike Hammer #4) 3.63 avg rating — 979 ratings
77.
Memory and Dream (Newford, #2)
Memory and Dream (Newford, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 5,461 ratings
78.
Trader (Newford, #4)
Trader (Newford, #4) 4.10 avg rating — 2,994 ratings
79.
Greenmantle
Greenmantle 4.01 avg rating — 3,414 ratings
80.
The Little Country
The Little Country 4.08 avg rating — 4,276 ratings
81.
The Recognitions
The Recognitions 4.20 avg rating — 6,166 ratings
82.
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers 4.01 avg rating — 241,866 ratings
83.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 146,016 ratings
84.
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1)
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 76,602 ratings
85.
The Wood Wife
The Wood Wife 4.20 avg rating — 3,533 ratings
86.
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror 4.25 avg rating — 24,674 ratings
87.
The Door Into Summer
The Door Into Summer 4.02 avg rating — 28,118 ratings
88.
Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1)
Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 152,251 ratings
89.
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3)
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 385,167 ratings
89.
Modesty Blaise 8: The Puppet Master (Modesty Blaise Graphic Novel #22-24)
Modesty Blaise 8: The Puppet Master (Modesty Blaise Graphic Novel #22-24) 4.20 avg rating — 104 ratings
91.
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters 3.89 avg rating — 33,863 ratings
92.
V.
V. 3.97 avg rating — 24,778 ratings
93.
Double Star
Double Star 3.91 avg rating — 24,060 ratings
94.
Citizen of the Galaxy
Citizen of the Galaxy 4.01 avg rating — 17,627 ratings
95.
Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion
by: Ken Kesey
4.26 avg rating — 23,504 ratings
96.
Mulengro
Mulengro 3.91 avg rating — 1,485 ratings
97.
Suttree
Suttree 4.20 avg rating — 27,026 ratings
98.
Mythago Wood (Mythago Wood, #1)
Mythago Wood (Mythago Wood, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 10,802 ratings
99.
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah 4.15 avg rating — 65,957 ratings
100.
The Cunning Man (Toronto Trilogy, #2)
The Cunning Man (Toronto Trilogy, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 2,913 ratings