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The Roaming Reader's World Cup of Books 5th Anniversary

Every year from 2017-2021, popular Bookstagrammer The Roaming Reader has hosted an annual World Cup Of Books where her followers have nominated their favourite books of all time, the ones that particularly touched them and they think the whole world should read. The following books have been entered the most frequently into the 5 competitions. 1-9 have been entered into all 5 years, the next 17 titles have been entered into 4 years and the rest of the books have been entered 3 times.
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A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
1
Hanya Yanagihara
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
2
Terry Pratchett
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
3
Erin Morgenstern
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
4
Harper Lee
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
5
L.M. Montgomery
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
6
Emily Brontë
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
7
Donna Tartt
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
8
Angie Thomas
The Count of Monte Christo (Dumas, Alexander)
The Count of Monte Christo
9
Dumas, Alexander
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
10
George Orwell
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
11
Philip Pullman
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
12
Sylvia Plath
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
13
J.K. Rowling
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
14
Jane Austen
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
15
Markus Zusak
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
16
Louisa May Alcott
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
17
Kristin Hannah
Tuesdays With Morrie
Tuesdays With Morrie
18
Everything I Know About Love (Dolly Alderton)
Everything I Know About Love
19
Dolly Alderton
Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
20
J.R.R. Tolkien
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
21
Mary Shelley
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
22
Shirley Jackson
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
23
J.D. Salinger
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
24
Vladimir Nabokov
Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner
25
John Williams
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
26
Daphne Du Maurier
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
27
Gail Honeyman
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
28
Cormac McCarthy
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
29
John Steinbeck
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
30
S.E. Hinton
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
31
Yaa Gyasi
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
32
Bram Stoker
Endurance (Alfred Lansing)
Endurance
33
Alfred Lansing
The Heart's Invisible Furies (John Boyne)
The Heart's Invisible Furies
34
John Boyne
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
35
Khalid Hosseini
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
36
Elizabeth Gaskell
84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross Road
37
Helene Hanff
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
38
Margaret Atwood
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
39
Hannah Kent
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Patrick Ness)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
40
Patrick Ness
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