What is the best book of all time?
Explore a thrilling face-off between timeless classics and contemporary treasures, where iconic narratives clash with daring hidden gems, each vying for the ultimate title. Dive in and share your perspective—what's your pick for the best book of all time?
11984Dystopian novel by George Orwell, published in 1949
2To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from 1960
3The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel set in the 1920s
4Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen's romantic novel published in 1813
5Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneFirst book in J.K. Rowling's fantasy series, released in 1997
6The Lord of the RingsEpic fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, published in 1954
7The Catcher in the RyeNovel by J.D. Salinger, exploring teenage angst, published in 1951
8One Hundred Years of SolitudeMagical realism novel by Gabriel García Márquez, published in 1967
9The HobbitChildren's fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, published in 1937
10Brave New WorldAldous Huxley's dystopian novel published in 1932
11Animal FarmAllegorical novella by George Orwell, published in 1945
12Crime and PunishmentPsychological novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, published in 1866
13War and PeaceEpic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1869
14The Brothers KaramazovPhilosophical novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, published in 1880
15Don QuixoteClassic Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes, published in 1605
16Moby-DickHerman Melville's novel about obsession, published in 1851
17UlyssesModernist novel by James Joyce, published in 1922
18The OdysseyAncient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer
19The Divine ComedyDante Alighieri's epic poem, completed in the 14th century
20HamletShakespeare's tragedy exploring themes of revenge and madness
21The IliadAncient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer
22Jane EyreGothic novel by Charlotte Brontë, published in 1847
23Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë's novel about love and revenge, published in 1847
24The Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde's philosophical novel about vanity, published in 1890
25FrankensteinMary Shelley's novel about creation and monstrosity, published in 1818
26DraculaGothic horror novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897
27The Count of Monte CristoAdventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, published in 1844
28Les MisérablesVictor Hugo's historical novel about justice, published in 1862
29The Little PrincePhilosophical tale by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, published in 1943
30Catch-22Satirical novel by Joseph Heller, published in 1961
31Slaughterhouse-FiveScience fiction novel by Kurt Vonnegut, published in 1969
32The Handmaid's TaleDystopian novel by Margaret Atwood, published in 1985
33The RoadPost-apocalyptic novel by Cormac McCarthy, published in 2006
34BelovedPulitzer Prize-winning novel by Toni Morrison, published in 1987
35The Grapes of WrathJohn Steinbeck's novel about the Great Depression, published in 1939
36Of Mice and MenNovella by John Steinbeck about friendship and dreams, published in 1937
37The Sound and the FuryWilliam Faulkner's modernist novel, published in 1929
38As I Lay DyingNovel by William Faulkner about a family's journey, published in 1930
39Heart of DarknessJoseph Conrad's novella exploring imperialism, published in 1899
40Lord of the FliesWilliam Golding's novel about stranded boys, published in 1954
41The StrangerExistential novel by Albert Camus, published in 1942
42The MetamorphosisFranz Kafka's novella about transformation, published in 1915
43The TrialNovel by Franz Kafka about a man facing an incomprehensible legal system
44LolitaControversial novel by Vladimir Nabokov, published in 1955
45On the RoadJack Kerouac's defining work of the Beat Generation, published in 1957
46The Bell JarSylvia Plath's semi-autobiographical novel, published in 1963
47A Clockwork OrangeDystopian novel by Anthony Burgess, published in 1962
48Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury's novel about a future without books, published in 1953
49FoundationIsaac Asimov's science fiction series beginning in 1951
50DuneEpic science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, published in 1965
51The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyComic science fiction series by Douglas Adams, first published in 1979
52Ender's GameScience fiction novel by Orson Scott Card, published in 1985
53The Name of the RoseHistorical mystery novel by Umberto Eco, published in 1980
54The AlchemistPhilosophical novel by Paulo Coelho, published in 1988
55Life of PiNovel by Yann Martel about survival and faith, published in 2001
56The Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini's novel about friendship and betrayal, published in 2003
57The Book ThiefHistorical novel by Markus Zusak, narrated by Death, published in 2005
58The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeMystery novel by Mark Haddon, published in 2003
59Gone with the WindHistorical novel by Margaret Mitchell, published in 1936
60RebeccaGothic novel by Daphne du Maurier, published in 1938
61Memoirs of a GeishaHistorical novel by Arthur Golden, published in 1997
62The Lovely BonesNovel by Alice Sebold about loss and the afterlife, published in 2002
63The Da Vinci CodeThriller novel by Dan Brown, published in 2003
64The Girl with the Dragon TattooCrime novel by Stieg Larsson, published in 2005
Comments
Bloomsbury printed 500 hardbacks in June 1997, three hundred for libraries, and that book now stands among 64 titles next to Dostoevsky: https://youpick.best/articles/harry-potter-ranked-many-ways
