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The 101 Best Novels Ever Written (Ranker-Oct2023) - Page 2

"This is the ultimate list of the best novels of all time, which is based on influence, originality, popularity, and personal affections. You can make the case for many books to be on this list, but only a few can be considered the best novel ever written. For as long as books have been around, there has been debate amongst book enthusiasts over what truly is the best book ever. The one criteria on this list is that we are only taking fiction books into account. Classics are all on here and deservedly so as they've stood the test of the time and have become important pieces of literature. That's not to say that modern books are neglected, in fact, they're well represented as well." - ranker.com
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The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
41
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
42
Margaret Mitchell
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
43
H.G. Wells
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
44
Louisa May Alcott
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
45
L.M. Montgomery
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
46
Agatha Christie
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
47
Erich Maria Remarque
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
48
S.E. Hinton
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
49
William Goldman
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
50
Aldous Huxley
Through the Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking-Glass
51
Lewis Carroll
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
52
John Steinbeck
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
53
Ernest Hemingway
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
54
John Steinbeck
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
55
Daniel Defoe
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
56
J.K. Rowling
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
57
Emily Bronte
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
58
Agatha Christie
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
59
J.D. Salinger
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
60
J. K. Rowling
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
61
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
62
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
63
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
64
William Golding
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
65
Kurt Vonnegut
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
66
Miguel De Cervantes
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
67
J. K. Rowling
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
68
H.G. Wells
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
69
Ernest Hemingway
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
70
Stephen King
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
71
Victor Hugo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
72
J.K. Rowling
White Fang (Jack London)
White Fang
73
Jack London
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
74
J.K. Rowling
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
75
Jules Verne
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
76
J.K. Rowling
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
77
Joseph Heller
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
78
Douglas Adams
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
79
J.K. Rowling
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
80
Markus Zusak
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