If You've Read at Least 50% of the Top 100 Books in America, You're a True Book Lover (BuzzFeed) - Page 2

The Great American Read on PBS put together their ~definitive list~ of America's 100 most-loved books — how many have you read?
Basically, they asked a bunch of people for their "most-loved novel." (Yes they put this list out last year, but IMO the last 365 days haven't diminished its shine!)

Oh, and if you love books, you'll be interested to know: Penguin Random House (one of the big book publishers) is giving one person 50 free books of their choice and a free pair of Airpods! The books can be in any format or mix of formats that you prefer: hard cover, soft cover, ebooks, or audiobooks. Here's where you enter the sweepstakes, which is open through September 30th. But before you do that...

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Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)

Anne of Green Gables

41

L.M. Montgomery

A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)

A Prayer for Owen Meany

42

John Irving

The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)

The Little Prince

43

Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)

Don Quixote

44

Miguel De Cervantes

The Davinci Code (Dan Brown)

The Davinci Code

45

Dan Brown

Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)

Flowers in the Attic

46

V.C. Andrews

Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)

Gulliver's Travels

47

Jonathan Swift

Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)

Rebecca

48

Daphne Du Maurier

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

49

Mark Twain

The Godfather (Mario Puzo)

The Godfather

50

Mario Puzo

Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)

Atlas Shrugged

51

Ayn Rand

Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)

Heart of Darkness

52

Joseph Conrad

Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)

Crime and Punishment

53

Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)

The Sun Also Rises

54

Ernest Hemingway

A Separate Peace (John Knowles)

A Separate Peace

55

John Knowles

Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)

Harry Potter

56

J. K. Rowling

Another Country (James Baldwin)

Another Country

57

James Baldwin

Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)

Where the Red Fern Grows

58

Wilson Rawls

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

59

Lewis Carroll

The Shack (William Paul Young)

The Shack

60

William Paul Young

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

61

Mark Haddon

The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)

The Pillars of the Earth

62

Ken Follett

The Hunger Games Series (Suzanne Collins)

The Hunger Games Series

63

Suzanne Collins

The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)

The Joy Luck Club

64

Amy Tan

One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)

One Hundred Years of Solitude

65

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)

Memoirs of a Geisha

66

Arthur Golden

The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)

The Chronicles of Narnia

67

C.S. Lewis

Alex Cross Series

Alex Cross Series

68

Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolpho Anaya)

Bless Me, Ultima

69

Rudolpho Anaya

The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)

The Sirens of Titan

70

Kurt Vonnegut

Outlander Series (Diana Gabaldon)

Outlander Series

71

Diana Gabaldon

The Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)

The Pilgrim's Progress

72

John Bunyan

Ghost (Jason Reynolds)

Ghost

73

Jason Reynolds

The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)

The Alchemist

74

Paulo Coelho

The Intuitionist (Colson Whitehead)

The Intuitionist

75

Colson Whitehead

Foundation (Isaac Asimov)

Foundation

76

Isaac Asimov

The Lord of the Rings Series (J. R. R. Tolkien)

The Lord of the Rings Series

77

J. R. R. Tolkien

Watchers (Dean R. Koontz)

Watchers

78

Dean R. Koontz

Dona Barbara (Romulo Gallegos)

Dona Barbara

79

Romulo Gallegos

This Present Darkness (Frank Peretti)

This Present Darkness

80

Frank Peretti

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