Discover the most influential and captivating books that have shaped literature and culture throughout history.
1
To Kill a Mockingbird
9.7
Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece about a child's awakening to racism and injustice in the American South of the 1930s.
2
1984
9.6
George Orwell's dystopian classic portrays a totalitarian world where Big Brother is always watching and independent thought is persecuted.
3
The Great Gatsby
9.5
F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece captures the opulence and excess of the Jazz Age, and one man's pursuit of the American Dream.
4
One Hundred Years of Solitude
9.4
Gabriel García Márquez's landmark novel follows seven generations of the Buendía family in the fictional town of Macondo.
5
Pride and Prejudice
9.3
Jane Austen's beloved novel of manners follows Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of upbringing, morality, and marriage in 19th-century England.
6
The Lord of the Rings
9.2
J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy trilogy follows hobbit Frodo Baggins on his quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron.
7
The Catcher in the Rye
9.1
J.D. Salinger's classic novel of teenage angst and alienation follows Holden Caulfield's experiences in New York City after being expelled from prep school.
8
The Alchemist
9.0
Paulo Coelho's enchanting novel about an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found.
9
Brave New World
8.9
Aldous Huxley's prophetic novel envisions a future society where humans are genetically bred and pharmaceutically controlled to serve a ruling order.
10
Crime and Punishment
8.8
Fyodor Dostoevsky's psychological thriller follows the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov after he commits murder.
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