The Queen's Library: Best of the Commonwealth

1.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,632,862 ratings
2.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,225,810 ratings
3.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,697 ratings
4.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,918 ratings
5.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,063,568 ratings
6.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,536 ratings
7.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,355,979 ratings
8.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating — 996,390 ratings
9.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,475 ratings
10.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,262,985 ratings
11.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating — 317,142 ratings
12.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,706 ratings
13.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating — 156,843 ratings
14.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating — 857,506 ratings
15.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,662 ratings
16.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,401,884 ratings
17.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,541 ratings
18.
The Complete Works
The Complete Works 4.48 avg rating — 57,544 ratings
19.
A Passage to India
A Passage to India 3.68 avg rating — 84,381 ratings
20.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,510 ratings
21.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,048 ratings
22.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 551,952 ratings
23.
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 — 3,058,909 ratings
24.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating — 137,374 ratings
25.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,063 ratings
26.
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 123,553 ratings
27.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,637 ratings
28.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,969,908 ratings
29.
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1)
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 49,452 ratings
30.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,273 ratings
31.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,231 ratings
32.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,414,993 ratings
33.
Bleak House
Bleak House 4.02 avg rating — 112,454 ratings
34.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,445 ratings
35.
The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes 4.47 avg rating — 90,241 ratings
36.
North and South
North and South 4.15 avg rating — 179,577 ratings
37.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 4.06 avg rating — 102,492 ratings
38.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,068 ratings
39.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,026 ratings
40.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 911,911 ratings
41.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,791 ratings
42.
A Room with a View
A Room with a View 3.90 avg rating — 197,356 ratings
43.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,544,035 ratings
44.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,955 ratings
45.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating — 103,267 ratings
46.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,314 ratings
47.
On the Beach
On the Beach 3.98 avg rating — 48,156 ratings
48.
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm 3.88 avg rating — 53,850 ratings
49.
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 281,931 ratings
50.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,891 ratings
51.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,162 ratings
52.
The Siege of Krishnapur (Empire Trilogy, #2)
The Siege of Krishnapur (Empire Trilogy, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 8,351 ratings
53.
Disgrace
Disgrace 3.86 avg rating — 114,201 ratings
54.
A Long Way Gone
A Long Way Gone 4.16 avg rating — 192,410 ratings
55.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating — 153,254 ratings
56.
Kim
Kim 3.70 avg rating — 39,386 ratings
57.
Coinman: An Untold Conspiracy
Coinman: An Untold Conspiracy 3.81 avg rating — 267 ratings
58.
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover 3.50 avg rating — 134,606 ratings
59.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus 4.18 avg rating — 137,105 ratings
60.
The Razor’s Edge
The Razor’s Edge 4.19 avg rating — 52,472 ratings
61.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating — 933,517 ratings
62.
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair 3.90 avg rating — 68,985 ratings
63.
The Inheritance of Loss
The Inheritance of Loss 3.45 avg rating — 54,325 ratings
64.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country 3.92 avg rating — 78,539 ratings
64.
The Hound of Baskervilles
The Hound of Baskervilles 4.13 avg rating — 376,279 ratings
66.
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest 4.17 avg rating — 397,684 ratings
67.
Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1)
Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 20,123 ratings
68.
The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene 4.16 avg rating — 189,049 ratings
69.
The Glass Palace
The Glass Palace really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27,578 ratings
70.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 35,874 ratings
70.
The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding
The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding 4.09 avg rating — 10,199 ratings
72.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist 3.73 avg rating — 82,632 ratings
73.
Cat’s Eye
Cat’s Eye 3.95 avg rating — 71,395 ratings
74.
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley 4.21 avg rating — 18,451 ratings
75.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 71,599 ratings
76.
The Stone Angel
The Stone Angel 3.77 avg rating — 13,219 ratings
77.
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz 3.73 avg rating — 9,209 ratings
78.
The Origin of Species
The Origin of Species 4.01 avg rating — 120,186 ratings
79.
The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses 3.71 avg rating — 70,299 ratings
80.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating — 83,121 ratings
81.
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 130,986 ratings
82.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,568,720 ratings
83.
Small Island
Small Island 4.01 avg rating — 37,169 ratings
84.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 3.64 avg rating — 160,990 ratings
85.
Solomon Gursky Was Here
Solomon Gursky Was Here 3.98 avg rating — 3,142 ratings
85.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet 4.03 avg rating — 66,777 ratings
87.
Shake Hands with the Devil
Shake Hands with the Devil 4.25 avg rating — 13,603 ratings
88.
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 102,598 ratings
89.
Gulliver’s Travels
Gulliver’s Travels 3.59 avg rating — 293,909 ratings
90.
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss 3.83 avg rating — 58,099 ratings
91.
The White Tiger
The White Tiger 3.77 avg rating — 200,081 ratings
92.
Regeneration
Regeneration 4.02 avg rating — 33,024 ratings
93.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch 4.03 avg rating — 174,965 ratings
94.
American Gods
American Gods 4.10 avg rating — 978,773 ratings
95.
The Paper Bag Princess
The Paper Bag Princess 4.31 avg rating — 51,997 ratings
96.
High Fidelity
High Fidelity 3.90 avg rating — 211,772 ratings
97.
Cranford
Cranford 3.83 avg rating — 46,850 ratings
98.
Goldfinger (James Bond, #7)
Goldfinger (James Bond, #7) 3.83 avg rating — 26,593 ratings
99.
Saint Joan
Saint Joan 3.78 avg rating — 9,494 ratings
100.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam 3.47 avg rating — 58,437 ratings
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