The Great American Read - What They Missed (547 books)

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This list is for novels that you think should have been included as a finalist for "The Great American Read" sponsored by PBS.

The books that are not eligible for this list, and you shouldn't add, are here: PBS’s The Great American Read: List of America’s Top 100 Books This list is for Fiction only

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1	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.97 avg rating — 2,905,776 ratings score: 12,553, and 129 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	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2) by Mark Twain 3.83 avg rating — 1,345,910 ratings score: 10,039, and 103 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	Animal Farm by George Orwell 4.02 avg rating — 4,665,560 ratings score: 8,455, and 87 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	A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle 3.97 avg rating — 1,299,056 ratings score: 8,395, and 87 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	The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 3,544,478 ratings score: 7,843, and 80 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	Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.21 avg rating — 288,264 ratings score: 7,633, and 80 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	Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3.98 avg rating — 2,111,332 ratings score: 6,819, and 71 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	All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 2,019,497 ratings score: 5,848, and 61 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	One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey 4.20 avg rating — 787,417 ratings score: 5,842, and 61 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	Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein 4.35 avg rating — 1,523,506 ratings score: 5,811, and 61 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	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.10 avg rating — 1,502,451 ratings score: 5,789, and 60 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	The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 4.11 avg rating — 801,635 ratings score: 4,756, and 50 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	Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card 4.31 avg rating — 1,487,341 ratings score: 4,754, and 51 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	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.30 avg rating — 4,530,689 ratings score: 4,614, and 51 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	Lord of the Flies by William Golding 3.70 avg rating — 3,249,721 ratings score: 4,539, and 49 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	Matilda by Roald Dahl 4.34 avg rating — 1,128,440 ratings score: 4,532, and 47 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	Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe 3.92 avg rating — 244,770 ratings score: 4,510, and 47 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	Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) by Agatha Christie 4.20 avg rating — 749,355 ratings score: 4,425, and 46 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 Princess Bride by William Goldman 4.27 avg rating — 955,357 ratings score: 4,267, and 46 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	Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) by Richard Adams 4.09 avg rating — 509,781 ratings score: 4,244, and 46 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	The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) by Angie Thomas (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 1,026,300 ratings score: 4,189, and 44 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	Dracula by Bram Stoker 4.02 avg rating — 1,506,255 ratings score: 4,099, and 44 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 Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 4.24 avg rating — 2,031,546 ratings score: 4,091, and 43 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	The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 5,794,234 ratings score: 3,764, and 39 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	The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 2,236,178 ratings score: 3,638, and 38 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	A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 4.23 avg rating — 332,773 ratings score: 3,616, and 39 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	Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3.90 avg rating — 2,885,881 ratings score: 3,584, and 40 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	How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss 4.39 avg rating — 451,444 ratings score: 3,514, and 39 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	Wonder (Wonder, #1) by R.J. Palacio 4.35 avg rating — 1,209,410 ratings score: 3,262, and 35 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	A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 1,243,903 ratings score: 3,235, and 35 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	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 4.19 avg rating — 820,748 ratings score: 3,232, and 34 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	Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 636,971 ratings score: 3,207, and 35 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	Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak 4.26 avg rating — 1,074,903 ratings score: 3,146, and 36 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 Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 3.81 avg rating — 1,339,558 ratings score: 3,105, and 33 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	11/22/63 by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 678,963 ratings score: 3,054, and 33 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	Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 4.11 avg rating — 947,658 ratings score: 2,802, and 31 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	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) by Roald Dahl 4.17 avg rating — 940,656 ratings score: 2,775, and 33 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	The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) by Pearl S. Buck 4.01 avg rating — 262,596 ratings score: 2,704, and 30 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	My Ántonia by Willa Cather 3.85 avg rating — 149,539 ratings score: 2,689, and 30 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	East of Eden by John Steinbeck 4.45 avg rating — 666,870 ratings score: 2,676, and 29 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	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,868,084 ratings score: 2,632, and 28 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	The Road by Cormac McCarthy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,059,973 ratings score: 2,584, and 28 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	Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 628,621 ratings score: 2,415, and 27 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 Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 4.19 avg rating — 309,865 ratings score: 2,400, and 27 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 Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 1,116,335 ratings score: 2,373, and 25 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 Works of Edgar Allen Poe by Edgar Allan Poe 4.35 avg rating — 4,072 ratings score: 2,363, and 27 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	The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson 4.18 avg rating — 3,484,234 ratings score: 2,296, and 26 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 Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman 4.03 avg rating — 1,630,512 ratings score: 2,283, and 25 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	Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett 4.25 avg rating — 833,353 ratings score: 2,263, and 25 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 Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane 3.30 avg rating — 110,947 ratings score: 2,237, and 24 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 Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1–5) by T.H. White 4.06 avg rating — 119,895 ratings score: 2,199, and 24 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	All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 4.12 avg rating — 529,205 ratings score: 2,192, and 24 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	The Chosen (Reuven Malter, #1) by Chaim Potok 4.08 avg rating — 99,228 ratings score: 2,132, and 24 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	The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy 4.26 avg rating — 218,786 ratings score: 2,058, and 22 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 Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) by Marion Zimmer Bradley 4.13 avg rating — 213,960 ratings score: 2,042, and 23 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	American Gods (American Gods, #1) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 996,967 ratings score: 2,023, and 23 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	Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein 3.92 avg rating — 328,363 ratings score: 1,996, and 22 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	My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,283,420 ratings score: 1,980, and 22 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	The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 4.16 avg rating — 289,391 ratings score: 1,975, and 22 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 Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 4.04 avg rating — 1,262,553 ratings score: 1,926, and 21 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	Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss 4.32 avg rating — 855,333 ratings score: 1,854, and 22 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 Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner 3.86 avg rating — 198,385 ratings score: 1,830, and 21 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 Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway 3.82 avg rating — 359,909 ratings score: 1,782, and 20 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	Black Beauty by Anna Sewell really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 301,099 ratings score: 1,779, and 20 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	The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman 4.58 avg rating — 259,416 ratings score: 1,779, and 20 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	The Crucible by Arthur Miller 3.61 avg rating — 470,184 ratings score: 1,745, and 21 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	The Odyssey by Homer 3.84 avg rating — 1,217,269 ratings score: 1,679, and 19 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	Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes 3.70 avg rating — 51,837 ratings score: 1,674, and 20 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	Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 4.09 avg rating — 1,314,256 ratings score: 1,631, and 19 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	A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 829,856 ratings score: 1,605, and 18 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	The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 3,494,842 ratings score: 1,603, and 19 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	Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss 4.37 avg rating — 446,715 ratings score: 1,601, and 19 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	All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren 4.09 avg rating — 67,177 ratings score: 1,538, and 17 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	Winnie-The-Pooh by A.A. Milne 4.37 avg rating — 355,934 ratings score: 1,527, and 19 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	A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) by Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 563,498 ratings score: 1,509, and 17 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 Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 671,783 ratings score: 1,504, and 17 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	Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 4.04 avg rating — 667,770 ratings score: 1,489, and 17 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	The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 3.97 avg rating — 1,059,386 ratings score: 1,473, and 16 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	Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) by Hilary Mantel 3.91 avg rating — 236,769 ratings score: 1,470, and 17 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	Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 3.95 avg rating — 287,165 ratings score: 1,429, and 17 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	The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1) by Barbara Robinson 4.26 avg rating — 70,805 ratings score: 1,414, and 16 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	On the Road by Jack Kerouac 3.61 avg rating — 453,587 ratings score: 1,400, and 15 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 Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 4.17 avg rating — 1,315,145 ratings score: 1,394, and 17 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	A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 4.09 avg rating — 950,990 ratings score: 1,384, and 16 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	The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 1,362,311 ratings score: 1,338, and 16 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	The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 4.31 avg rating — 734,536 ratings score: 1,337, and 15 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	The Neverending Story by Michael Ende 4.18 avg rating — 224,074 ratings score: 1,313, and 16 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 Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon 4.19 avg rating — 214,608 ratings score: 1,309, and 15 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	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 277,606 ratings score: 1,291, and 15 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	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 3.87 avg rating — 258,617 ratings score: 1,268, and 14 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 World According to Garp by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 240,564 ratings score: 1,253, and 14 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	Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.47 avg rating — 27,435 ratings score: 1,248, and 15 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	Neverwhere (London Below, #1) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 565,148 ratings score: 1,242, and 14 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	The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle 4.35 avg rating — 552,294 ratings score: 1,239, and 16 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	Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 4.24 avg rating — 816,235 ratings score: 1,225, and 14 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	Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 317,605 ratings score: 1,223, and 13 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 Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 366,840 ratings score: 1,197, and 13 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	The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein 4.15 avg rating — 140,188 ratings score: 1,153, and 13 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	The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) by Agatha Christie 4.26 avg rating — 359,561 ratings score: 1,139, and 13 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	Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt 3.91 avg rating — 298,887 ratings score: 1,062, and 14 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 Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

May 16, 2018 07:15PM

Almost voted for the Canterbury Tales and Shakespeare, and then realized it's all novels.

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message 2: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited May 19, 2018 02:35PM) (new)

May 19, 2018 02:24PM

Removed because they made the "Great American Read" list:

Harry Potter Box Set
The Lord of the Rings
Jane Eyre
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
To Kill a Mockingbird

ETA: Adding link to the list of the books that were actually selected for the list by PBS.

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message 3: by Silvia (new)

May 19, 2018 11:30PM

A Wrinkle in Time is on there twice (1 and 43). Also, I think Macbeth should be removed, as well as the nonfiction at the bottom. Novels only, right?

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message 4: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited May 20, 2018 08:45AM) (new)

May 20, 2018 08:44AM

Removed for already being on the list:

Twilight

Removed for not being a novel:

MacBeth

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message 5: by Silvia (new)

May 20, 2018 10:02AM

Non-fictions and memoirs on the list:
Diary of Anne Frank
The Glass Castle
Bitter is the New Black
Humanism - The Whore of Babylon and the Sleeping Church (although I suspect someone will keep putting this one back)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Everything You Ever Wanted: A Memoir
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Splendors Of China's Forbidden City: The Glorious Reign Of Emperor Qianlong
Lost on Planet China
T.H. White's the Once and Future King (about the novel)
When You Were Born in China: A Memory Book for Children Adopted from China

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message 6: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

May 20, 2018 12:06PM

Did you remove these, or do they just need to be removed?

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message 7: by Pamela (new)

May 20, 2018 01:01PM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Did you remove these, or do they just need to be removed?"

I'm traveling until Wednesday and won't be able to make any corrections until then. It looks like they are still on there.

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message 8: by Clio (new)

May 23, 2018 12:36PM

Deleted the nonfiction books mentioned above and 1984 and Frankenstein which are on the list for The Great American Read and therefore shouldn't be on the What They Missed list. :)

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message 9: by Pamela (new)

May 23, 2018 12:52PM

Clio wrote: "Deleted the nonfiction books mentioned above and 1984 and Frankenstein which are on the list for The Great American Read and therefore shouldn't be on the What They Missed list. :)"

Thanks! It's nice to have several people keeping an eye on the list and able to make corrections.

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message 10: by Carolyn (new)

May 28, 2018 09:41AM

Wuthering Heights is on here, and it is on the official list too. Just a different edition. I'm not able to edit the list so can someone grab that one?

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message 11: by Pamela (new)

May 28, 2018 10:21AM

Carolyn wrote: "Wuthering Heights is on here, and it is on the official list too. Just a different edition. I'm not able to edit the list so can someone grab that one?"

Got it!

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message 12: by Steven (new)

Jun 22, 2018 07:13AM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Removed because they made the "Great American Read" list:

Harry Potter Box Set
The Lord of the Rings
Jane Eyre
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
To Kill a Mockingbird

ETA: Adding link to the list of ..."

Remove Lonesome Dove it made the list.

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message 13: by Pamela (new)

Jun 22, 2018 09:50AM

Steven wrote: "Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Removed because they made the "Great American Read" list:

Harry Potter Box Set
The Lord of the Rings
Jane Eyre
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
To Kill a Mocki..."

Lonesome Dove and Gone with the Wind were removed because they are on The Great American Read list.

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message 14: by Linda (new)

Jun 30, 2018 09:14PM

So should Grapes of Wrath
Dune
and a couple of others

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message 15: by Pamela (new)

Jul 01, 2018 07:55AM

Removed several novels that made the GAR list and nonfiction books.

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message 16: by Sarah (new)

Jul 08, 2018 07:32AM

Pamela wrote: "Sarah wrote: "PLEASE!!! James Patterson is on here but not John Steinbeck!!! That choice alone totally disqualifies this contest. No credibility."

John Steinbeck's [book:The Grapes of Wrath|181143..."..

Thanks for the info!! :-) . I have erased my comment. Please erase your reply. Thank you :-)

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message 17: by Pamela (new)

Jul 09, 2018 09:35AM

Sarah wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Sarah wrote: "PLEASE!!! James Patterson is on here but not John Steinbeck!!! That choice alone totally disqualifies this contest. No credibility."

John Steinbeck's [book:The Grapes ..."

I erased my reply. I've been watching the votes on the list for the finalists and have been pleased to see that most of those I consider of lesser quality are towards the bottom of the list. My faith in Goodreads members grows!

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message 18: by Pamela (new)

Jul 12, 2018 01:52PM

Deleted several nonfiction titles and 7 titles that are finalists in the Great American Read.

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message 19: by Serena (new)

Jul 16, 2018 05:38PM

The Hunger Games is on The Great American Read list.

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message 20: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Jul 16, 2018 09:58PM

Serena wrote: "The Hunger Games is on The Great American Read list."

Deleted.

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message 21: by Brian (last edited Jul 19, 2018 09:36AM) (new)

Jul 19, 2018 09:06AM

Removed, books that are on Great American Read List:
The Outsiders" - S.E. Hinton
Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
The Stand - Stephen King

Removed, non-fiction:
"Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair ... - Erik Larson
In Cold Blood - Truman Capote

Added "This list is only for fiction" to description

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message 22: by Pamela (new)

Jul 19, 2018 09:51AM

Brian wrote: "Removed, books that are on Great American Read List:
The Outsiders" - S.E. Hinton
Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
The Stand - Stephen King

Removed, non-fiction:
"Into the Wild" by Jon Krak..."

Thanks!

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message 23: by Brian (new)

Jul 20, 2018 11:42AM

Removed non-fiction:
Hiroshima - John Hersey
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair ... - Erik Larson (which reappeared after prior deletion)

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message 24: by Silvia (last edited Jul 21, 2018 12:32PM) (new)

Jul 21, 2018 12:29PM

T.H. White's the Once and Future King
by Elisabeth Brewer
This is literary criticism of the novel. I suspect someone wanted to add the novel. Oops.

Also Julius Caesar is a play.

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message 25: by Brian (new)

Jul 22, 2018 07:10AM

Removed non-fiction, biography Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

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message 26: by Julie (last edited Jul 28, 2018 12:59AM) (new)

Jul 28, 2018 12:56AM

NIght and Farewell to Manzanar are nonfiction and as much as I love them, they should both be removed from this list of fiction.

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message 27: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jul 28, 2018 03:54AM) (new)

Jul 28, 2018 03:48AM

Julie wrote: "NIght and Farewell to Manzanar are nonfiction and as much as I love them, they should both be removed from this list of fiction."

Farewell to Manzanar has been removed. Night has been removed too. Took me a while longer to find, so next time, please, mention the author, the current number you noticed it at, or give a link :-)

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message 28: by Nat (new)

Jul 28, 2018 04:50AM

246 Rebecca is on the PBS list.
Non Fiction - 236 Miracle Worker, 260 Last Lecture, 251 Dances with Wolves, 341 Sweet Potatoes Queens.
Thanks for making this list.

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message 29: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jul 28, 2018 07:41AM) (new)

Jul 28, 2018 07:40AM

NatalieY wrote: "246 Rebecca is on the PBS list.
Non Fiction - 236 Miracle Worker, 260 Last Lecture, 251 Dances with Wolves, 341 Sweet Potatoes Queens.
Thanks for making this list."

Except for Dances with Wolves (of which I'm not sure it is non-fiction) I've removed all of the above.

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message 30: by Carissa (new)

Jul 31, 2018 01:40AM

I'd add Mr. Lemoncello's Library

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message 31: by Carissa (new)

Jul 31, 2018 01:43AM

Also, the BFG. I dont think that was on the PBS list, but it was the one that made me devour all of Dahl!

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message 32: by Pamela (new)

Aug 08, 2018 01:51PM

Removed The Great Bridge by David McCullough. It is a great book, but it is nonfiction.

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message 33: by Brian (new)

Aug 09, 2018 09:45AM

Removed #211 211 Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow - non-fiction

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message 34: by Jim (last edited Aug 10, 2018 03:45PM) (new)

Aug 10, 2018 03:44PM

Les Misérables
Can't imagine how this one got missed! One of the great classics of all time.

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message 35: by Brian (new)

Aug 17, 2018 12:12PM

Jim wrote: "Les Misérables
Can't imagine how this one got missed! One of the great classics of all time."
Jim - It IS on list, currently 204

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message 36: by Ben (new)

Aug 25, 2018 12:15PM

Many of these books were not selected because they are not novels - eg, the works of Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe.

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message 37: by K D (new)

Aug 26, 2018 11:17AM

Brian wrote: "Jim wrote: "Les Misérables
Can't imagine how this one got missed! One of the great classics of all time."
Jim - It IS on list, currently 204"

Thanks.

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message 38: by Steven (new)

Mar 29, 2019 05:43AM

"The help" was on the "Great American Read" list and should be removed.
It's a 211 at the time of this posting.

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message 39: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Mar 29, 2019 06:43AM

Steven wrote: ""The help" was on the "Great American Read" list and should be removed.
It's a 211 at the time of this posting."

It has been removed.

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message 40: by Melba (new)

Mar 30, 2019 08:07AM

The rules of The Great American Read list included the restriction that only one book per author on the list: only one Jane Austen, only one Steinbeck, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, Twain, Ann Ryan, Dostoevsky, Agatha Christie, Stephen King, Dickens, and so on. That restriction creates an interesting twist for debate. For example, I would have picked Stephen King's The Shining over The Stand and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn over The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I do concur with the representation of Fitzgerald, Austen, and Christie. Other opinions on the representations and omissions.

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