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The 999 Most Popular Books in the World

Library Thing is a website and app where 2.5 million people have catalogued their libraries. This a list of the 999 most commonly owned books and its in reverse order - we start with #999 and finish with #1. Sometimes there may look like there is a duplication eg "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through The Looking Glass" are listed as separate books but that's because of the way Library Thing classifies author's work. Enjoy!
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avg. score: 175 of 999 (18%)
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Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
1
Kim Stanley Robinson
Pawn of Prophecy (David Eddings)
Pawn of Prophecy
2
David Eddings
Galapagos (Kurt Vonnegut)
Galapagos
3
Kurt Vonnegut
Foundation and Earth (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation and Earth
4
Isaac Asimov
The Grim Grotto (Lemony Snicket)
The Grim Grotto
5
Lemony Snicket
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
6
Connie Willis
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Alan Bradley)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
7
Alan Bradley
Good to Great (Jim Collins)
Good to Great
8
Jim Collins
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
9
Julian Barnes
Heretics of Dune (Frank Herbert)
Heretics of Dune
10
Frank Herbert
Summer Knight (Jim Butcher)
Summer Knight
11
Jim Butcher
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
12
Lionel Shriver
The Dante Club (Matthew Pearl)
The Dante Club
13
Matthew Pearl
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
14
Frederick Douglass
The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
15
Franz Kafka
Old Man's War (John Scalzi)
Old Man's War
16
John Scalzi
Gerald's Game (Stephen King)
Gerald's Game
17
Stephen King
Knife of Dreams (Robert Jordan)
Knife of Dreams
18
Robert Jordan
Four to Score (Janet Evanovich)
Four to Score
19
Janet Evanovich
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carre)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
20
John Le Carre
Dear John (Nicholas Sparks)
Dear John
21
Nicholas Sparks
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
22
Irvine Welsh
The Red Pyramid (Rick Riordan)
The Red Pyramid
23
Rick Riordan
The Return of the Native (Thomas Hardy)
The Return of the Native
24
Thomas Hardy
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers (Kate Turabian)
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers
25
Kate Turabian
Me Before You (Jojo Moyes)
Me Before You
26
Jojo Moyes
The Hotel New Hampshire (John Irving)
The Hotel New Hampshire
27
John Irving
The Cost of Disciple (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
The Cost of Disciple
28
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
29
James Clavell
Prelude to Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Prelude to Foundation
30
Isaac Asimov
Mr Popper's Penguins (Richard and Florence Atwater)
Mr Popper's Penguins
31
Richard and Florence Atwater
Three to Get Deadly (Janet Evanovich)
Three to Get Deadly
32
Janet Evanovich
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
33
Vladimir Nabokov
Little Town on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little Town on the Prairie
34
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
Tom Jones
35
Henry Fielding
Specials (Scott Westerfeld)
Specials
36
Scott Westerfeld
Haunted (Chuck Palahniuk)
Haunted
37
Chuck Palahniuk
Dolores Claiborne (Stephen King)
Dolores Claiborne
38
Stephen King
A Wild Sheep Chase (Haruki Murakami)
A Wild Sheep Chase
39
Haruki Murakami
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
40
Jean Rhys
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