Jonathan Yardley’s favorite books

1.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 551,999 ratings
2.
Any Human Heart
Any Human Heart 4.27 avg rating — 26,013 ratings
3.
The Siege of Krishnapur (Empire Trilogy, #2)
The Siege of Krishnapur (Empire Trilogy, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 8,354 ratings
4.
Barren Ground
Barren Ground 3.73 avg rating — 342 ratings
5.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,091 ratings
6.
The Aspern Papers
The Aspern Papers 3.70 avg rating — 6,639 ratings
7.
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady 3.80 avg rating — 84,058 ratings
8.
Lost in the City
Lost in the City 4.07 avg rating — 3,483 ratings
9.
The Known World
The Known World 3.84 avg rating — 44,325 ratings
10.
The Congressman Who Loved Flaubert: 21 Stories and Novellas
The Congressman Who Loved Flaubert: 21 Stories and Novellas
by: Ward Just
4.05 avg rating — 57 ratings
11.
American Romantic
American Romantic
by: Ward Just
3.67 avg rating — 444 ratings
12.
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera 3.94 avg rating — 535,604 ratings
13.
The Old Forest and Other Stories
The Old Forest and Other Stories 3.95 avg rating — 379 ratings
14.
A Summons to Memphis
A Summons to Memphis 3.63 avg rating — 6,770 ratings
15.
The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist 3.90 avg rating — 107,780 ratings
16.
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter 3.95 avg rating — 22,787 ratings
17.
Late Innings
Late Innings 4.33 avg rating — 465 ratings
18.
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 22,178 ratings
19.
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #2)
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 15,512 ratings
20.
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #3)
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #3) 4.48 avg rating — 10,572 ratings
21.
Growing Up
Growing Up 4.10 avg rating — 7,495 ratings
22.
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 4.35 avg rating — 10,719 ratings
23.
Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II
Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II 4.23 avg rating — 4,485 ratings
24.
Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families
Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families 4.32 avg rating — 2,727 ratings
25.
West with the Night
West with the Night 4.15 avg rating — 40,233 ratings
26.
Living to Tell the Tale
Living to Tell the Tale 4.03 avg rating — 12,492 ratings
27.
Poets in Their Youth
Poets in Their Youth 4.17 avg rating — 212 ratings
28.
Grant
Grant 4.03 avg rating — 12,933 ratings
29.
FDR
FDR 4.08 avg rating — 12,110 ratings
30.
The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White
The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White 4.25 avg rating — 451 ratings