The Top 10 Highest Rated Books of All Time

According to Goodreads

Robin Nemesszeghy
3 min readSep 17, 2022
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There are a lot of great books out there, but which are the best? According to Goodreads, these are the top 10 highest rated books of all time:

1. 1984 by George Orwell

https://www.amazon.com/1984-Signet-Classics-George-Orwell/dp/0451524934

2. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

https://www.amazon.com/Catcher-Rye-J-D-Salinger/dp/0316769487

3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Mockingbird-Harperperennial-Modern-Classics-ebook/dp/B00K0OI42W

4. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

https://www.amazon.com/Great-Gatsby-F-Scott-Fitzgerald/dp/1684224845

5. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

https://www.amazon.com/Pride-prejudice-Jane-Austen/dp/151876438X

6. Lord of the Flies by William Golding

https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Flies-Casebook-Notes-Criticism/dp/B00A2MMRKM

7. Animal Farm by George Orwell

https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Farm-George-Orwell-ebook/dp/B06XXJFWX2

8. The Color Purple by Alice Walker

https://www.amazon.com/Color-Purple-Alice-Walker-ebook/dp/B005NY4QGM

9. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

https://www.amazon.com/Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy-Douglas-Adams-ebook/dp/B000XUBC2C

10. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

https://www.amazon.com/Hundred-Solitude-Gabriel-Garcia-Marquez/dp/0060114185

Each of these books is a classic that has been loved by readers for generations. But what do you think of these books? Would you put them in your personal list of top 10? Feel free to list your favorites in the comments.

My personal favorite out of this list is #4 The Great Gatsby. Which one is yours?

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Robin Nemesszeghy
Robin Nemesszeghy

Written by Robin Nemesszeghy

Little Red Bird, flitting around to deliver words to the page | Creative Thinker & Writer | MBTI Specialist & Personality Coach | Editor & Book Coach

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