The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books
- Description
- 125 famous authors, British and American writers, including Norman Mailer, Ann Patchett, Jonathan Franzen, Claire Messud, and Joyce Carol Oates, provided a personal top ten list, ranked, in order, of what they consider the ten greatest books and to each title is assigned a reverse-order point value based on the number position at which it appears on any list.
- Based on bookaward
- The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books
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- 15 Members
- hipdeep, booksinbed, ebeach, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, jeffza, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
2
82,728 members
1,301 reviews
3.8
Score 42.9
Added 2013-10-29, 10:26 AM
- 18 Members
- hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, merrystar, blackdove07, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, cej1027, Jys-g, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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4
- 14 Members
- booksinbed, pitjrw, ebeach, roby72, amanda4242, cindyst2000, thecoroner, alex68, Tess_W, Bretzky1, Laura1124, rplinke, Mary_Charlotte, MccMichaelR
5
by Harper Lee
89,807 members
1,560 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 34.93
Added 2013-10-29, 10:26 AM
- 15 Members
- hipdeep, booksinbed, KimarieBee, roby72, amanda4242, morryb, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
6
- 15 Members
- booksinbed, ebeach, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, thecoroner, Tess_W, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Mary_Charlotte, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
7
by Mark Twain
49,303 members
585 reviews
3.9
Score 31.52
Added 2013-10-29, 10:28 AM
- 13 Members
- hipdeep, booksinbed, pitjrw, roby72, amanda4242, cindyst2000, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
- Explanations
- MccMichaelR : A good, even 'brilliant', commentary wrapped in a comedic story. But ... top 100 of 'all time' no, so no also to 'top 10'
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- 11 Members
- pitjrw, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, MccMichaelR, Nonconformisto
9
- 14 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, thecoroner, alex68, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
10
32,791 members
308 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 26.87
Added 2013-10-29, 10:25 AM
- 12 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, steller0707
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- 12 Members
- booksinbed, pitjrw, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
12
- 13 Members
- booksinbed, ebeach, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
13
51,540 members
574 reviews
4.2
Score 25.33
Added 2013-10-29, 10:26 AM
- 10 Members
- ebeach, roby72, cindyst2000, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, Mary_Charlotte, MccMichaelR, Nonconformisto
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- 11 Members
- booksinbed, KimarieBee, amanda4242, cindyst2000, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, steller0707
15
41,703 members
416 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 23.53
Added 2013-10-29, 10:25 AM
- 14 Members
- roby72, amanda4242, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, Tess_W, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,auntSteelbreaker ,MccMichaelR
16
- 13 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, Tess_W, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
18
43,936 members
478 reviews
3.9
Score 22.53
Added 2013-10-29, 10:25 AM
- 13 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, Tess_W, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
19
- 9 Members
- pitjrw, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, mspixieears, MccMichaelR, Nonconformisto
20
94,044 members
1,448 reviews
4.2
Score 21.65
Added 2013-10-29, 10:26 AM
- 12 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
21
- 12 Members
- pitjrw, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
22
- 11 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, MccMichaelR
23
- 11 Members
- roby72, merrystar, cindyst2000, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
24
- 9 Members
- roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, MccMichaelR,Bretzky1
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34,380 members
393 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 20.63
Added 2013-10-29, 10:25 AM
- 9 Members
- roby72, cindyst2000, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, rplinke, Mary_Charlotte, steller0707, MccMichaelR
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- 9 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, jeffza, Laura1124, Mary_Charlotte, steller0707,Bretzky1
27
by Oscar Wilde
12,064 members
195 reviews
4.2
Score 19.16
Added 2013-10-29, 10:26 AM
- 9 Members
- hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
28
77,028 members
1,196 reviews
3.8
Score 18.54
Added 2013-10-29, 10:26 AM
- 12 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, merrystar, blackdove07, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
29
411 members
6 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 18.37
Added 2013-10-29, 10:28 AM
- 11 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, Nonconformisto,MccMichaelR
30
26,339 members
221 reviews
4.1
Score 17.58
Added 2013-10-29, 10:27 AM
- 7 Members
- roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda, MccMichaelR, Nonconformisto
31
24,092 members
325 reviews
4.1
Score 17.55
Added 2013-10-29, 10:27 AM
- 9 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, morryb, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, MccMichaelR
- Explanations
- MccMichaelR: Dickens ranks among the very best writers and selecting 1 book is and was difficult for me. This, of his books, is representative of his best writings and doesn't suffer (read Bleak House for an example) from demonstrated ability in need of some judicious editing!
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by Jane Austen
43,977 members
574 reviews
4.1
Score 17.34
Added 2013-10-29, 10:28 AM
- 10 Members
- booksinbed, ebeach, roby72, amanda4242, merrystar, thecoroner, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda
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- 10 Members
- hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124,MccMichaelR
34
14,674 members
189 reviews
3.9
Score 17.07
Added 2013-10-29, 10:27 AM
- 9 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, botch_snap
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- 9 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, blackdove07, thecoroner, alex68, mspixieears, rplinke, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
36
- 10 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, mspixieears, steller0707, MccMichaelR
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39,019 members
517 reviews
4.1
Score 16.81
Added 2013-10-29, 10:25 AM
- 10 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, cej1027, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda
38
19,449 members
247 reviews
4
Score 16.58
Added 2013-10-29, 10:27 AM
- 8 Members
- roby72, amanda4242, auntSteelbreaker, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124
39
25,020 members
185 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 16.19
Added 2013-10-29, 10:28 AM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, Laura1124
41
- 10 Members
- ebeach, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
42
- 10 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
43
- 9 Members
- hipdeep, pitjrw, roby72, blackdove07, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124
44
- 8 Members
- booksinbed, merrystar, cindyst2000, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124
45
by Mark Twain
38,334 members
369 reviews
3.9
Score 14.78
Added 2013-10-29, 03:09 PM
- 9 Members
- hipdeep, booksinbed, amanda4242, cindyst2000, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
46
- 10 Members
- roby72, amanda4242, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Nonconformisto,MccMichaelR
47
23,755 members
514 reviews
4.2
Score 14.49
Added 2013-10-29, 10:27 AM
- 7 Members
- roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, cindyst2000, thecoroner, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda
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49
- 8 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Nonconformisto
50
49,194 members
776 reviews
4.1
Score 13.74
Added 2013-10-29, 10:29 AM
- 9 Members
- hipdeep, amanda4242, blackdove07, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, botch_snap,alex68 ,Bretzky1 ,MccMichaelR
51
19,661 members
367 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 13.69
Added 2013-10-29, 10:27 AM
- 8 Members
- roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124
52
- 8 Members
- booksinbed, merrystar, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
53
by James Joyce
23,496 members
251 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 13.25
Added 2013-10-29, 10:28 AM
- 8 Members
- roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda
54
by Virgil
26,683 members
229 reviews
3.9
Score 13.18
Added 2013-10-29, 10:28 AM
- 6 Members
- roby72, amanda4242, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, Nonconformisto
55
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, cindyst2000, Bretzky1, kara.shamy, Laura1124, Nonconformisto,MccMichaelR
57
14,814 members
188 reviews
4.1
Score 12.82
Added 2013-10-29, 10:27 AM
- 6 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, Nonconformisto
58
7,623 members
171 reviews
4.1
Score 12.67
Added 2013-10-29, 10:34 AM
- 7 Members
- pitjrw, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, Laura1124, steller0707
59
- 8 Members
- booksinbed, amanda4242, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
61
22,247 members
384 reviews
4
Score 12.28
Added 2013-10-30, 12:53 AM
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, amanda4242, cindyst2000, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, steller0707,MccMichaelR
62
by George Eliot
9,741 members
131 reviews
3.8
Score 12.14
Added 2013-10-29, 10:33 AM
- 7 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
63
8,560 members
125 reviews
3.9
Score 12.11
Added 2013-10-29, 10:34 AM
- 7 Members
- roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
64
9,247 members
112 reviews
3.9
Score 12.1
Added 2013-10-29, 10:34 AM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
66
40,794 members
489 reviews
3.8
Score 11.74
Added 2013-10-29, 10:28 AM
- 7 Members
- roby72, amanda4242, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
67
- 8 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
69
by C. S. Lewis
29,905 members
297 reviews
4
Score 11.18
Added 2013-10-29, 03:09 PM
- 6 Members
- amanda4242, merrystar, cindyst2000, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
70
- 8 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, Nonconformisto,MccMichaelR
71
56,894 members
496 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 10.93
Added 2013-10-29, 03:09 PM
- 8 Members
- KimarieBee, blackdove07, cindyst2000, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,pitjrw ,auntSteelbreaker ,alex68
72
16,372 members
201 reviews
3.9
Score 10.85
Added 2013-10-29, 10:27 AM
- 7 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
73
35,773 members
531 reviews
4.1
Score 10.82
Added 2015-03-24, 08:18 AM
- 6 Members
- hipdeep, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, ManWithAnAgenda
75
4,354 members
50 reviews
½ 4.6
Score 10.22
Added 2013-10-29, 10:35 AM
- 4 Members
- ebeach, roby72, thecoroner, alex68
76
5,869 members
126 reviews
4.2
Score 10.16
Added 2013-10-29, 10:35 AM
- 6 Members
- roby72, merrystar, blackdove07, thecoroner, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
77
23,528 members
508 reviews
3.9
Score 10.06
Added 2015-03-24, 08:14 AM
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, amanda4242, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,Nonconformisto
78
35,272 members
561 reviews
3.8
Score 9.91
Added 2013-10-29, 10:28 AM
- 7 Members
- roby72, amanda4242, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, steller0707,MccMichaelR
79
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, roby72, cindyst2000, ahef1963, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
80
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, roby72, merrystar, Bretzky1, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
85
14,251 members
138 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 9.41
Added 2013-10-30, 12:53 AM
- 7 Members
- booksinbed, amanda4242, cindyst2000, thecoroner, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
86
- 7 Members
- merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
90
49,631 members
779 reviews
4.2
Score 8.9
Added 2013-10-29, 10:26 AM
- 7 Members
- roby72, merrystar, blackdove07, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, Laura1124,Bretzky1 ,MccMichaelR
91
11,937 members
271 reviews
4
Score 8.51
Added 2013-10-29, 03:09 PM
- 7 Members
- booksinbed, cindyst2000, alex68, ahef1963, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,Bretzky1 ,MccMichaelR
94
by Muriel Spark
5,868 members
189 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 8.28
Added 2013-10-29, 10:35 AM
- 7 Members
- booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, thecoroner, ahef1963, steller0707,MccMichaelR
96
by Henry James
12,126 members
139 reviews
3.9
Score 8.09
Added 2013-10-29, 10:27 AM
- 4 Members
- roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda
97
21,532 members
221 reviews
3.9
Score 7.8
Added 2013-10-30, 12:53 AM
- 5 Members
- amanda4242, Bretzky1, ahef1963, Laura1124, Nonconformisto
98
19,109 members
521 reviews
4.2
Score 7.76
Added 2013-10-29, 03:09 PM
- 5 Members
- booksinbed, amanda4242, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
100
2,745 members
42 reviews
4.1
Score 7.58
Added 2013-10-29, 03:10 PM
- 5 Members
- amanda4242, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, steller0707