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Shortform's 100 Best Fiction Books of All Time - Page 2

Shortform has researched and ranked the best fiction books in the world, based on recommendations from world experts, sales data, and millions of reader ratings. *NB the list contains The Lord of the Rings twice - the second time it seems it is recommending the audiobook. This list seems to have an emphasis on fiction that provides enjoyment, relaxation and thrills - basically enthralling reads.
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
41
John Steinbeck
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
42
Anthony Doerr
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
43
Joseph Heller
Angels and Demons (Vatican City)
Angels and Demons (Vatican City)
44
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
45
Arthur Golden
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
46
Mary Shelley
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
47
Ernest Cline
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
48
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
49
Louisa May Alcott
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
50
Stephen Chbosky
The Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
51
J. R. R. Tolkien
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
52
Neil Gaiman
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
53
Mark Twain
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
54
Orson Scott Card
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
55
Oscar Wilde
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
56
Audrey Niffenegger
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
57
Ernest Hemingway
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
58
Sara Gruen
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
59
Vladimir Nabokov
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
60
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
61
John Steinbeck
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
62
Lois Lowry
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
63
Emily Brontë
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
64
Paula Hawkins
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
65
C.S. Lewis
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
66
Alice Sebold
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
67
Leo Tolstoy
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
68
Fredrik Backman
The Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
69
J. R. R. Tolkien
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
70
John Steinbeck
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
71
Stieg Larsson
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
72
Celeste Ng
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
73
Bram Stoker
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
74
George Orwell
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
75
Albert Camus
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
76
Sue Monk Kidd
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
77
Ayn Rand
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
78
Terry Pratchett
A Clash of Kings (George R.R. Martin)
A Clash of Kings
79
George R.R. Martin
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
80
Chuck Palahniuk
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