Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once

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1	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.26 avg rating — 6,525,599 ratings score: 2,448,697, and 24,822 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4.29 avg rating — 4,491,435 ratings score: 1,526,852, and 15,636 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 4.20 avg rating — 3,965,607 ratings score: 1,456,676, and 14,929 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling 4.47 avg rating — 10,762,389 ratings score: 1,394,707, and 14,172 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Animal Farm by George Orwell really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,189,021 ratings score: 1,102,694, and 11,421 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	1984 by George Orwell 4.20 avg rating — 5,015,302 ratings score: 1,048,698, and 10,721 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 4.33 avg rating — 2,282,139 ratings score: 1,030,620, and 10,672 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 3.93 avg rating — 5,568,420 ratings score: 942,578, and 9,854 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 3.80 avg rating — 3,715,016 ratings score: 883,922, and 9,188 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.53 avg rating — 703,291 ratings score: 848,195, and 8,931 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 2,729,894 ratings score: 834,202, and 8,788 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 4.15 avg rating — 2,206,811 ratings score: 793,615, and 8,368 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) by C.S. Lewis 4.28 avg rating — 682,633 ratings score: 741,428, and 7,812 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Lord of the Flies by William Golding 3.70 avg rating — 3,050,573 ratings score: 724,301, and 7,692 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 3.74 avg rating — 2,714,510 ratings score: 711,720, and 7,530 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling 4.62 avg rating — 3,918,485 ratings score: 702,230, and 7,481 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 3,318,382 ratings score: 697,576, and 7,352 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 2,656,052 ratings score: 668,548, and 7,077 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein 4.38 avg rating — 1,184,612 ratings score: 652,475, and 6,899 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Little Women (Little Women, #1) by Louisa May Alcott 4.16 avg rating — 2,340,116 ratings score: 599,496, and 6,519 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 4.20 avg rating — 1,946,410 ratings score: 598,874, and 6,456 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.34 avg rating — 9,256,639 ratings score: 594,786, and 6,319 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (The Lord of the Rings, #0) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.29 avg rating — 4,247,184 ratings score: 581,029, and 6,075 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.96 avg rating — 2,613,072 ratings score: 567,772, and 6,044 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3.89 avg rating — 2,686,360 ratings score: 567,409, and 6,221 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss 4.31 avg rating — 813,096 ratings score: 539,735, and 5,736 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling 4.58 avg rating — 4,527,931 ratings score: 539,615, and 5,918 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 3.90 avg rating — 1,912,129 ratings score: 530,281, and 5,775 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll 4.06 avg rating — 586,740 ratings score: 524,308, and 5,677 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4.13 avg rating — 1,700,758 ratings score: 522,050, and 5,705 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Night by Elie Wiesel 4.38 avg rating — 1,304,836 ratings score: 503,992, and 5,355 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling 4.47 avg rating — 10,762,389 ratings score: 497,030, and 5,112 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 4.31 avg rating — 1,244,952 ratings score: 495,930, and 5,393 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Holy Bible: King James Version by Anonymous 4.44 avg rating — 302,736 ratings score: 494,678, and 5,259 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling 4.57 avg rating — 3,956,106 ratings score: 488,815, and 5,457 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams 4.23 avg rating — 1,929,755 ratings score: 475,147, and 5,172 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Hamlet by William Shakespeare 4.02 avg rating — 999,639 ratings score: 455,663, and 5,064 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) by J.K. Rowling 4.58 avg rating — 3,474,787 ratings score: 450,840, and 5,110 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 3.83 avg rating — 1,299,400 ratings score: 447,806, and 4,970 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Tolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.32 avg rating — 4,471 ratings score: 430,272, and 4,492 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Les Misérables by Victor Hugo 4.21 avg rating — 822,787 ratings score: 419,676, and 4,639 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley 4.16 avg rating — 169,191 ratings score: 413,081, and 4,523 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.28 avg rating — 981,876 ratings score: 406,859, and 4,471 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 2,907,561 ratings score: 381,619, and 4,295 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 4.16 avg rating — 1,233,097 ratings score: 379,688, and 4,365 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) by C.S. Lewis 4.24 avg rating — 2,969,520 ratings score: 373,158, and 4,274 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 4.16 avg rating — 2,057,332 ratings score: 372,421, and 4,131 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Odyssey by Homer 3.82 avg rating — 1,131,757 ratings score: 363,059, and 4,130 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 4.09 avg rating — 883,862 ratings score: 358,956, and 4,212 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Cat in the Hat (Cat in the Hat, #1) by Dr. Seuss 4.19 avg rating — 564,726 ratings score: 343,944, and 3,883 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 1,473,298 ratings score: 334,366, and 3,774 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 1,630,448 ratings score: 324,235, and 3,573 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez 4.12 avg rating — 1,035,763 ratings score: 324,125, and 3,587 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) by L.M. Montgomery 4.32 avg rating — 1,047,110 ratings score: 320,650, and 3,677 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 4.02 avg rating — 950,249 ratings score: 320,406, and 3,712 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein 4.34 avg rating — 1,457,549 ratings score: 313,277, and 3,553 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 4.31 avg rating — 962,983 ratings score: 313,225, and 3,601 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card 4.31 avg rating — 1,426,615 ratings score: 306,506, and 3,357 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak 4.25 avg rating — 1,031,909 ratings score: 304,890, and 3,552 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Color Purple by Alice Walker 4.27 avg rating — 720,873 ratings score: 301,192, and 3,403 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 2,212,933 ratings score: 298,109, and 3,423 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 3.92 avg rating — 977,084 ratings score: 297,454, and 3,519 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 3.87 avg rating — 982,511 ratings score: 297,361, and 3,502 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Life of Pi by Yann Martel 3.94 avg rating — 1,694,084 ratings score: 296,108, and 3,364 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 3.88 avg rating — 1,716,849 ratings score: 289,859, and 3,436 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey 4.20 avg rating — 755,968 ratings score: 285,665, and 3,293 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss 4.37 avg rating — 425,603 ratings score: 279,981, and 3,199 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 4.10 avg rating — 885,777 ratings score: 279,784, and 3,254 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 1,109,077 ratings score: 272,118, and 3,039 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.40 avg rating — 2,961,247 ratings score: 271,715, and 3,217 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1) by A.A. Milne 4.38 avg rating — 385,805 ratings score: 268,146, and 3,167 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.10 avg rating — 1,421,336 ratings score: 267,723, and 3,064 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 3.81 avg rating — 1,229,102 ratings score: 267,229, and 3,172 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 3.99 avg rating — 858,396 ratings score: 263,685, and 3,026 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 3.44 avg rating — 890,880 ratings score: 244,933, and 2,967 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 3,310,608 ratings score: 238,904, and 2,631 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Macbeth by William Shakespeare 3.89 avg rating — 962,713 ratings score: 238,697, and 2,937 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.66 avg rating — 6,964,037 ratings score: 226,297, and 2,524 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 3.89 avg rating — 1,260,832 ratings score: 222,272, and 2,621 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 3.87 avg rating — 895,054 ratings score: 218,807, and 2,537 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 4.08 avg rating — 821,584 ratings score: 216,386, and 2,487 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Stranger by Albert Camus 4.03 avg rating — 1,240,875 ratings score: 216,257, and 2,505 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,827,326 ratings score: 211,566, and 2,438 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown 4.31 avg rating — 384,916 ratings score: 193,788, and 2,317 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling 4.43 avg rating — 4,223,884 ratings score: 191,975, and 2,341 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 4.16 avg rating — 348,016 ratings score: 186,180, and 2,289 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 4.30 avg rating — 486,892 ratings score: 185,046, and 2,179 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 3,310,608 ratings score: 181,356, and 1,944 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 4.09 avg rating — 487,613 ratings score: 180,028, and 2,153 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 741,095 ratings score: 179,040, and 2,141 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.36 avg rating — 155,321 ratings score: 178,784, and 2,123 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Stand by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 797,180 ratings score: 172,181, and 1,996 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 3.90 avg rating — 289,649 ratings score: 170,730, and 2,091 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe 3.91 avg rating — 235,122 ratings score: 167,290, and 2,058 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	القرآن الكريم by Anonymous 4.38 avg rating — 70,290 ratings score: 162,747, and 1,758 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 3.69 avg rating — 398,971 ratings score: 159,340, and 1,826 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.38 avg rating — 355,328 ratings score: 157,972, and 1,873 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) by Maya Angelou 4.30 avg rating — 554,804 ratings score: 152,955, and 1,864 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville 3.56 avg rating — 590,518 ratings score: 152,134, and 1,926 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 4.10 avg rating — 767,569 ratings score: 151,895, and 1,775 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Debbie (new)

Aug 10, 2008 11:51PM

i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more

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message 2: by Mary Todd (new)

Aug 15, 2008 10:39AM

What a great list!

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message 3: by Wendy (new)

Sep 01, 2008 09:21PM

Of course you can get Uncle tom's Cabin... why wouldn't you be able to.? It's required reading in many school districts.

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message 4: by [deleted user] (new)

Sep 13, 2008 02:35PM

Not only can you still get it, there's a handsome new illustrated and annotated edition, published in 2007, with an introduction by Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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message 5: by Robbie (new)

Jan 24, 2009 07:24PM

I am absolutely delighted by this great list of books. A thousand thanks. I have read quite a few of these myself. Right now I'm into an Indian philosophy phase!

Try these Epic Indian philosophical books if you find the time> The BHAGAVAD GITA, The MAHABHARATA and RAMAYANA.

Keep on reading folks! It's the best way to be healthy and have a sound mind! Cheers to all!

Regards,
Robbie

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message 6: by Tony (new)

Jan 24, 2009 08:59PM

About the tenacity and the strength of the human heart. About true courage and goodness in the face of horror and evil. About the reason for living, about life and love, about enduring rock solid faith tried to the limit of endurance and yet unshaken.

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message 7: by Faera (new)

Jan 25, 2009 12:08PM

I skimmed through this list and there are some very horribly written books on it. Like Twilight and the Bible for instance.

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message 8: by Melynna (new)

Jan 25, 2009 06:47PM

Faera wrote: "I skimmed through this list and there are some very horribly written books on it. Like Twilight and the Bible for instance."

No matter your personal opinion about those books, there are good reasons why they're on this list. The fact is that both of them are very influential to people, and the Bible has been influential in shaping the way people and societies act for centuries. Even if you hate it the whole way through, it behooves you to read it at least once.

As for Twilight, I personally hate it. But it's at least something to be familiar with, since it's such a cultural phenomenon. I would agree with you, though, that Twilight is an abysmally written book. It and its sequels are some of the worst things I've ever read. I did read them, though, because I think I'm better off informed.

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message 9: by Robbie (new)

Jan 29, 2009 08:01AM

Tony wrote: "About the tenacity and the strength of the human heart. About true courage and goodness in the face of horror and evil. About the reason for living, about life and love, about enduring rock solid f..."

Thank you Tony, I couldn't have put it better myself. I have found all these in the Books I recommended. It is pocket of fresh air to say the least. The mind behind these writings is fantastic! Cheers again for the great review!

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message 10: by Maral (new)

Feb 01, 2009 05:39AM

this list is so great! i'm gonna start reading them!

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message 11: by [deleted user] (new)

Feb 08, 2009 06:02PM

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

Um. Yes you can, I have one. Try going to Barnes and Noble.

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message 12: by Mary (new)

Feb 09, 2009 07:58AM

Animal Farm and Atlas Shrugged are absolutely books you must read AT THIS TIME in the USA before it is too late to change our path

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message 13: by Melynda (new)

Feb 09, 2009 10:55AM

Mary wrote: "Animal Farm and Atlas Shrugged are absolutely books you must read AT THIS TIME in the USA before it is too late to change our path"

I've been saying this about Atlas Shrugged to a lot of my friends for years and they seem to think i'm just trying to proselytise about objectivism but seriously. It's downright uncanny. You can practically use it as a play book now. It is both terrifying and uplifting to read this novel at this time in our history.

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message 14: by arianna (new)

Mar 09, 2009 08:30AM

This list is great! i hope people keep adding books to it!

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message 15: by arianna (new)

Mar 09, 2009 08:33AM

Melynna wrote: "Faera wrote: "I skimmed through this list and there are some very horribly written books on it. Like Twilight and the Bible for instance."

No matter your personal opinion about those books, there ..."

I have to agree with you on twilight and once again i would like to emphaisze the bile. I think the bible is one of the greatest worsk of fiction i have ever read, and has a lot of good moral stories in it. Killing people is bad, be nice to your neighbors, don't be a dickhead. All of these lessons are taught in the bible just like in Aseop's fables using rich enigmatic characters. It's just when you take it is Literal infallible truth no questions asked that the battle begins, you know?

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message 16: by John (new)

Mar 10, 2009 04:58AM

The Name of the Rose including Postscript to the Name of the Rose

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message 17: by arianna (new)

Mar 10, 2009 11:17AM

John wrote: "[b:The Name of the Rose including Postscript to the Name of the Rose|119073|The Name of the Rose including Postscript to the Name of the Rose|Umberto Eco|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I......"

when i click on this it comes up as an error...

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message 18: by edna (new)

Mar 15, 2009 07:59AM

the book of mormon and twilight? you've got to be kididng me, now i do like twilight but not to be put aside with to kill a mocking bird or the catcher and the rye. shouldnt even be in this list, and dont get me started on the book of mormon, uuuuuughhh

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message 19: by [deleted user] (new)

Mar 15, 2009 09:55PM

LOL! I agree with you about the book of Mormon! But altho I had to read To Kill a Mockingbird it bored me, however, I could barely put Twilight down!!! Much more entertaining IMO.

Then I had to buy the next 3 and I was never bored.

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message 20: by Poe (new)

Mar 19, 2009 07:49PM

I love that Dr Suess made it onto the list, and more than once! And the Tao of Pooh. However I'm disappointed that One Hundred Years of Solitude made it onto the list, and not Love in the Time of Cholera. Ah well, different strokes.

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message 21: by [deleted user] (new)

Mar 19, 2009 11:52PM

Poe wrote: "I love that Dr Suess made it onto the list, and more than once! And the Tao of Pooh. However I'm disappointed that One Hundred Years of Solitude made it onto the list, and not Love in the Time of C..."

Well, you can certainly add it, can't you?

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message 22: by arianna (new)

Mar 20, 2009 05:41AM

Canary Alice wrote: "Poe wrote: "I love that Dr Suess made it onto the list, and more than once! And the Tao of Pooh. However I'm disappointed that One Hundred Years of Solitude made it onto the list, and not Love in t..."

i'm adding it right now...

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message 23: by Debbie (last edited Mar 30, 2009 06:11PM) (new)

Mar 30, 2009 06:08PM

James McBride's Song Yet Sung should be added to the list.

Regarding the books already on the list...it doesn't that they are necessarily well written or fiction/non-fiction...the group is "Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once - Books that Impact Thinking." Quality is not required...however, enlightenment might be, which does not require agreement. Live a little!

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message 24: by arianna (new)

Mar 31, 2009 07:16AM

Debbie wrote: "James McBride's Song Yet Sung should be added to the list.

Regarding the books already on the list...it doesn't that they are necessarily well written or fiction/non-fiction...the group is "Book..."

AMEN!

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message 25: by arianna (new)

Mar 31, 2009 07:16AM

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message 26: by Melissa (new)

Apr 15, 2009 05:53AM

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

I just got a copy a few months ago at Barnes and Nobel in thier classic books for under $10.

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message 27: by Caitlin (new)

May 05, 2009 06:52AM

Is there a way to save a list so I can return to it without searching?

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message 28: by Karen (new)

May 26, 2009 06:17PM

From Beirut to Jerusalem
Thomas Friedman can take the most complicated subject (here the Arab/Israeli conflict) and make it read like a novel. This is my favorite of his books but all are worth reading.

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message 29: by arianna (new)

May 28, 2009 06:03AM

TURQOISE* wrote: "You must remove those comercial books, like HP and Twilight"

i don't think you can, once they are on there, they're on there.

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message 30: by Tracie (new)

May 31, 2009 01:57PM

The Screwtape Letters

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message 31: by [deleted user] (new)

Jun 06, 2009 11:27AM

I have never read Twilight but I have seen the movie! Is the book better then the movie?

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message 32: by Julie (new)

Jun 11, 2009 08:20AM

The Call of the Wild

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message 33: by Julie (new)

Jun 11, 2009 08:20AM

This is my favorite book of all time. But it didn't make the list:( booo

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message 34: by Mandy (new)

Jun 18, 2009 05:04PM

Erg. Why does every one always feel the need to share how much they hate Twilight in these types of lists? All these books are so popular that there are tons of people who like and dont like them. Twilights popular. Get over it.

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message 35: by Mark (new)

Jun 24, 2009 01:17PM

Wendy wrote: "Of course you can get Uncle tom's Cabin... why wouldn't you be able to.? It's required reading in many school districts. "

in addition to uncle tom's cabin u might be interested in "To Master, A Long Goodnight" by Brion Gysin a bio ov josiah henson thee "real" uncle tom and on an unrelated matter read ANTICHRIST SUPERSTUD painless at scribd.com

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message 36: by Vanessa (new)

Jun 27, 2009 02:50PM

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

Yes, you can get Uncle Tom's Cabin. My daughter had to read it last year in school. I got a copy from the library and then bought a copy as well at Barnes and Noble.

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message 37: by Kitty (new)

Jul 06, 2009 11:29AM

Debbie, its probably at your local library

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message 38: by Zeinab (new)

Aug 19, 2009 11:50AM

Awesome list! :]

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message 39: by [deleted user] (new)

Aug 21, 2009 10:33AM

Amazing list - I've realised, that I already read quite a few if them and that I have a lot of them on my to-read list.
But as many of you said before, it's weird which books also find their place in this list - Bible I understand and Mormon book also. But Twilight? Weird. I'm just waiting to find Asterix and Obelix up here...

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message 40: by Angryy0uth (new)

Aug 24, 2009 09:04AM

41: Erg. Why does every one always feel the need to share how much they hate Twilight in these types of lists? All these books are so popular that there are tons of people who like and dont like them. Twilights popular. Get over it.

it's quite simple really. as long as there are people out there who rave and rant about how great twilight is (and nominating it for best book of ______), you're going to have a backlash. get used to it.

but to be fair, i agree that it should be on this list, so people can read it and realise how bad it is.

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message 41: by Mml (new)

Aug 25, 2009 07:23PM

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message 42: by Patrick (new)

Aug 27, 2009 12:39PM

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

are you serious? check out some used-book stores

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message 43: by Leslie (new)

Sep 07, 2009 05:56AM

I got a copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin, new from Books a Million

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message 44: by Laikhuram (last edited Sep 07, 2009 07:53AM) (new)

Sep 07, 2009 07:47AM

Recently I went searching for this very enlightening book by Ivan Illich, Deschooling Society, only to find that it has been out of print for ages...

BTW, my friends here, please be very careful what you read. Books changes life and society. Reading books like Twilight will send the human mind back to the days of stones and cavalry, if not amoebas.

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message 45: by Laikhuram (new)

Sep 07, 2009 07:58AM

m wrote: "Mary wrote: "Animal Farm and Atlas Shrugged are absolutely books you must read AT THIS TIME in the USA before it is too late to change our path"

I've been saying this about Atlas Shrugged to a lot..."

Same goes with Nineteen Eightyfour. This is the age of distortion, not reason. America and the world need another Thomas Paine.

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message 46: by Jan C (new)

Oct 03, 2009 07:22AM

" I skimmed through this list and there are some very horribly written books on it. Like Twilight and the Bible for instance. "

Twilight somehow always makes every list. Along with The Book of Mormon.

What I objected to about the Bible being on the list was the version used - the MORMON version. Should have been the KING JAMES.

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message 47: by Marianne (new)

Oct 04, 2009 08:52PM

I do not understand finishing a book ones finds abyssmal or continuing to read the whole series to be better informed. I read up to page 84 of Twilight and could get no further, it was so poorly written. I read for enjoyment, enlightment, new knowledge, self-growth or just plain escape. Twilight offered me none of those, I returned it to my very good friend who enjoyed it immensely. To each his own.

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message 48: by Mary_z (new)

Oct 07, 2009 07:17PM