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100 Best Paperbacks of All Time Chosen by WHSmith Customers

"Every reader has experienced a book like that, and we like to think that every reader is searching for the next book to leave an impression like that on them. And so we took to Facebook and Twitter to ask our followers for the paperbacks that made an impact on them, the ones that they're constantly recommending to friends - the best paperbacks of all time."
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
2
Markus Zusak
Lord of the Rings (Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
3
Tolkien
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
4
Jane Austen
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
5
J.D. Salinger
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
6
J.K. Rowling
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
7
Khaled Hosseini
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
8
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
9
Daphne Du Maurier
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
10
Gillian Flynn
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
11
John Green
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
12
Sebastian Faulks
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
13
William Golding
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
14
Yann Martel
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
15
Suzanne Collins
Me Before You (Jojo Moyes)
Me Before You
16
Jojo Moyes
One Day (David Nicholls)
One Day
17
David Nicholls
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
18
Mark Haddon
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
19
George Orwell
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
20
Charlotte Bronte
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
21
A Game of Thrones (George RR Martin)
A Game of Thrones
22
George RR Martin
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
23
Khaled Hosseini
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
24
David Mitchell
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
25
Stieg Larsson
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
26
Joseph Heller
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
27
Emily Brontë
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
28
Arthur Golden
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernieres)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
29
Louis De Bernieres
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
30
Stephen Chbosky
The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
The Magic Faraway Tree
31
Enid Blyton
Plain Truth (Jodi Picoult)
Plain Truth
32
Jodi Picoult
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
33
Dan Brown
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
34
Audrey Niffenegger
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
35
Donna Tartt
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
36
Emma Donoghue
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
37
Charles Dickens
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
38
Margaret Mitchell
Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
Shantaram
39
Gregory David Roberts
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
40
Margaret Atwood
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