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100 Books Everyone Should Read (Ranked by the Users of Goodreads!)

100 books to read in a lifetime, as voted on and ranked by users of Goodreads, the largest book recommendation site on the web.
122,575 users · 430,325 views
 
avg. score: 39 of 100 (39%)
required scores: 1, 24, 33, 42, 54 
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
2
Jane Austen
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
3
Anne Frank
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
4
George Orwell
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
5
J.K. Rowling
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
6
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
7
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
8
E.B. White
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
9
J.R.R. Tolkien
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
10
Louisa May Alcott
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
11
Ray Bradbury
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
12
Charlotte Bronte
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
13
George Orwell
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
14
Margaret Mitchell
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
15
J.D. Salinger
The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
16
Markus Zusak
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
17
Mark Twain
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
18
Suzanne Collins
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
19
Kathryn Stockett
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
20
C.S. Lewis
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
21
John Steinbeck
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
22
William Golding
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
23
Khaled Hosseini
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
24
Elie Wiesel
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
25
William Shakespeare
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
26
Madeleine L'engle
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
27
John Steinbeck
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
28
Charles Dickens
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
29
William Shakespeare
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
30
Douglas Adams
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
31
Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
32
Charles Dickens
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
33
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
34
Aldous Huxley
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
35
J.K.Rowling
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
36
Lois Lowry
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
37
Margaret Atwood
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
38
Shel Silverstein
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
39
Emily Bronte
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
40
John Green
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