Pennell's votes on the list 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks

Listopia > Pennell's votes on the list 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks (55 Books)

1	Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4.34 avg rating — 188,115 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 1,776,631 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 4.04 avg rating — 668,466 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry 4.38 avg rating — 162,245 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 3.94 avg rating — 329,612 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 4.11 avg rating — 802,921 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 3.89 avg rating — 1,616,319 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 330,704 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.26 avg rating — 7,007,276 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 4.16 avg rating — 2,128,040 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,715,024 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Sophie’s Choice by William Styron 4.17 avg rating — 95,044 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Stone Diaries by Carol Shields 3.89 avg rating — 42,437 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	A Change in Altitude by Anita Shreve 3.26 avg rating — 12,490 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 390,452 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Wake of the Wind by J. California Cooper 4.48 avg rating — 1,633 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	I Wish I Had a Red Dress (Idlewild #2) by Pearl Cleage 4.10 avg rating — 3,391 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Some Love, Some Pain, Sometime: Stories by J. California Cooper 4.51 avg rating — 2,672 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Third Life Of Grange Copeland by Alice Walker 4.14 avg rating — 4,677 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	The Wedding by Dorothy West 3.96 avg rating — 6,789 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines 3.99 avg rating — 64,908 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton 3.82 avg rating — 74,371 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat 3.90 avg rating — 31,410 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay 3.39 avg rating — 29,822 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 4.20 avg rating — 4,262,844 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	1984 by George Orwell 4.20 avg rating — 5,618,616 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.30 avg rating — 4,542,820 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.97 avg rating — 2,916,092 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Little Women (Little Women, #1) by Louisa May Alcott 4.17 avg rating — 2,503,499 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Animal Farm by George Orwell 4.02 avg rating — 4,683,145 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 3.80 avg rating — 3,954,563 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 4.03 avg rating — 1,010,541 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Night by Elie Wiesel 4.38 avg rating — 1,385,814 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 3,552,346 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 3.88 avg rating — 1,024,037 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 2,495,009 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3.98 avg rating — 2,116,451 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Stand by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 849,680 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 4.30 avg rating — 522,824 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) by Richard Adams 4.09 avg rating — 510,404 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	East of Eden by John Steinbeck 4.45 avg rating — 672,277 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Color Purple by Alice Walker 4.28 avg rating — 763,444 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 4.33 avg rating — 2,542,369 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 4.11 avg rating — 950,048 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.30 avg rating — 330,462 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 1,363,774 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 340,873 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) by Pearl S. Buck 4.01 avg rating — 262,873 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,869,432 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 4.27 avg rating — 1,664,200 ratings Pennell rated it 3 stars See Review	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 Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 3.44 avg rating — 931,639 ratings Pennell rated it 3 stars See Review	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	One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez 4.12 avg rating — 1,127,658 ratings Pennell rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Beloved by Toni Morrison 3.98 avg rating — 502,350 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.39 avg rating — 401,217 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 433,524 ratings Pennell rated it 4 stars See Review	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