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Top 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians

Who better to ask for a book recommendation than a librarian? This list was complied by Brodart Company.
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
1
Jane Austen
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
2
Harper Lee
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
3
Charlotte Brontë
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
4
Margaret Mitchell
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
5
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
6
J.D. Salinger
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
7
Louisa May Alcott
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
8
John Irving
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
9
Stephen King
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
10
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
11
Marion Zimmer Bradley
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
12
Charles Dickens
Kristen Lavransdotter
Kristen Lavransdotter
13
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
14
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
15
Edith Wharton
The Shell Seekers (Rosamunde Pilcher)
The Shell Seekers
16
Rosamunde Pilcher
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
17
Thomas Hardy
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
18
John Irving
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
19
Joseph Heller
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
20
Jean Auel
The Horse Whisperer (Nicholas Evans)
The Horse Whisperer
21
Nicholas Evans
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
22
Ken Follett
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
23
Pat Conroy
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
24
A.S. Byatt
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
25
Daphne Du Maurier
Follow the River
Follow the River
26
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
27
Willa Cather
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
28
Ernest Hemingway
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
29
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
30
William Styron
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
31
David Guterson
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
32
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
33
Umberto Eco
The Giver Series
The Giver Series
34
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
35
Charles Frazier
Cold Sassy Tree (Olive Ann Burns)
Cold Sassy Tree
36
Olive Ann Burns
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
37
Ayn Rand
Bridge to Terebithia
Bridge to Terebithia
38
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
39
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
40
J.R.R. Tolkien
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