The Guardian's 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read

1

Les Raisins de la colère

de John Steinbeck

34,259 membres

471 critiques

4.1

Rang global 18

124 Members: mark, millefleurs, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, lavergne_rsl, tyrosine, Rtrace, ayaeckel, cpg, Jambyfool, pamelad, goldenmoon, booksinbed, Mirabai, gjh265, johnpdeever, charl08, annamorphic, varielle, kiwiflowa, thart528, VivienneR, FlorenceArt, Cariola, claire.rivers, aulsmith, Schallon, familyproud, Cecrow, m_island, soffitta1, roby72, desertbloom, amanda4242, DorsVenabili, JacqiB, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, sturlington, happybookie, paruline, brenzi, miekekwant, kaida46, edparks, tororojo, LouiseJones, thecoroner, elkiedee, Simone2, Devlindusty, MaskedMumbler, jemmatcf, Kristelh, BonnieJune54, alex68, Lapsus16, Bluewolf0411, crabbei, Jennine, runde, PaulCranswick, kappasigma, MaddieBloom, Bretzky1, cej1027, pinkhouselady, Andrew_Lear, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, saramh, Luisali, puckers, InLiverpool, jaysbooks, Bookkat33, page520, leslie.98, hgtjoa, kara.shamy, NinieB, blakeje, linlef, FlorianKarpfinger, Ktemene, jenitech, Laura1124, kristilabrie, Rubenwiering, taxonet, pan0ramix, Khiarhu, nonil, floremolla, BentleyMay, HilaryS1947, RandomOReilly, Ell12, emmafclarke, AndrewMSherman, conorduignan, eppp, AngelaPerelliEbbott, NJP, galaxias, mindymaybe, MoIRH, FranzK72, Sisif, janvaljan, neicybee, Melobiotic, ManWithAnAgenda, inskip, kingtimmy8282, lori6868, senex212, jon_bobo, riddikulus, WhiteRaven.17, JackieMay197, quovadissime, kaykoeni, Mizutori_Jun,yarb

2

La servante écarlate

de Margaret Atwood

42,213 membres

1,137 critiques

4.1

Rang global 23

123 Members: Aquila, mark, millefleurs, mkunruh, gennyt, the_red_shoes, lavergne_rsl, Rtrace, ayaeckel, Jambyfool, goldenmoon, booksinbed, starfishian, Nickelini, annamorphic, summonedbyfells, varielle, kiwiflowa, thart528, VivienneR, FlorenceArt, Cariola, claire.rivers, laifke, nancyewhite, wlindboe, DellaWanna, soffitta1, roby72, desertbloom, amanda4242, DorsVenabili, JacqiB, foof2you, CarltonC, hildretha, DeltaQueen50, quigui, lilywren, deldevries, sturlington, happybookie, paruline, brenzi, kaida46, otheraudra, LouiseJones, perennialreader, alsocass, souloftherose, thecoroner, elkiedee, ALWINN, LARA335, dearkarla, Simone2, Dilara86, Kristelh, BonnieJune54, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, runde, PaulCranswick, mangolike, Twixi, MaddieBloom, Bretzky1, smudgeroony, jll1976, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, BomboChipolata, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, puckers, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Ignatius777, page520, WritingSanctuary, leslie.98, VW_Williams, NHNick, kara.shamy, GHPeacock, Katy11, taxonet, pan0ramix, nonil, BentleyMay, loogawa, karmiel, RandomOReilly, beckibell, emmafclarke, Jim.Shine, NJP, BookRadio, galaxias, mindymaybe, RavenHill, MoIRH, beanymen, quondame, RachelS_89, janvaljan, mcountr, neicybee, Melobiotic, ManWithAnAgenda, inskip, SunflowerLibby, steller0707, Jdlaing, Brandy1411, riddikulus, JackieMay197, pauljonathanrowland, adekker06, PureChaos, Ank1983, melshaw, Mizutori_Jun,yarb ,aulsmith ,unlucky ,HilaryS1947 , ,
Explications: aulsmith : It's an allegory and a heavy-handed one at that. Not on my list of must reads

3

Emma

de Jane Austen

37,917 membres

505 critiques

4.1

Rang global 30

116 Members: Aquila, Only2rs, millefleurs, gennyt, benfulton, generalkala, the_red_shoes, mlfhlibrarian, cpg, Jambyfool, pamelad, booksinbed, Mirabai, starfishian, smcwl, Nickelini, johnpdeever, charl08, annamorphic, summonedbyfells, varielle, J.Sealy, kiwiflowa, CDVicarage, VivienneR, FlorenceArt, Cariola, wlindboe, Eat_Read_Knit, lipi, Cecrow, otterlake, soffitta1, foof2you, CarltonC, hildretha, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, DeboraNunes, sturlington, paruline, brenzi, otheraudra, LouiseJones, perennialreader, alsocass, souloftherose, eowynfaramir, elkiedee, LARA335, Dilara86, jemmatcf, Kristelh, BonnieJune54, rretzler, Jennine, hscherry, JuliaMaria, Bretzky1, fuzzi, pinkhouselady, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, puckers, nagasravika.bodapati, jaysbooks, indeedox, ahef1963, Bookkat33, MissJessie, jeffza, leslie.98, VW_Williams, kara.shamy, MichaelMoreau, Elizabeth088, NinieB, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, Ktemene, allgenresbookworm, Laura1124, splendidcakes, taxonet, Khiarhu, dadito, BentleyMay, HilaryS1947, karmiel, Ell12, emmafclarke, eppp, NJP, ainutak, galaxias, Rusty37, quondame, KMcPhail, Sisif, cindyi1218, drakeg, Melobiotic, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, pewpee, hatapota, katetheshrew, Elidiane.Lima, pauljonathanrowland, adekker06, quovadissime, MaureenONeill, Ank1983, melshaw, valeriepatton, Mizutori_Jun,yarb ,aulsmith ,Bluewolf0411 ,page520
Explications: aulsmith : For me, this one hasn't held up on rereading the way Persuasion has.

4

Catch 22

de Joseph Heller

39,996 membres

525 critiques

4.1

Rang global 37

105 Members: mark, Only2rs, gilroy, joyceclark, hipdeep, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, mlfhlibrarian, ayaeckel, pamelad, goldenmoon, booksinbed, yarb, Mirabai, starfishian, gjh265, johnpdeever, annamorphic, summonedbyfells, J.Sealy, kiwiflowa, VivienneR, aulsmith, lipi, otterlake, soffitta1, roby72, arne.frey, JacqiB, BriannaNo2, merrystar, blackdove07, lilywren, sturlington, advincent, augustau, brenzi, tororojo, mrmapcase, otheraudra, LouiseJones, thecoroner, elkiedee, LARA335, rory1000, Simone2, jemmatcf, Kristelh, rretzler, crabbei, Jennine, runde, PaulCranswick, Twixi, MaddieBloom, Bretzky1, smudgeroony, jll1976, pinkhouselady, BomboChipolata, gypsysmom, puckers, jaysbooks, Bookkat33, 0wllight, jeffza, leslie.98, carringbush69, linlef, TimBushell, FlorianKarpfinger, Laura1124, darllenwr_brwd, taxonet, Khiarhu, smichaelwilson, nonil, floremolla, BentleyMay, karmiel, RandomOReilly, Ell12, emmafclarke, AndrewMSherman, Jim.Shine, conorduignan, eppp, shemthepenman, NJP, inti-0462, galaxias, mindymaybe, RavenHill, MoIRH, clmcneilly, quondame, Jbritz, Sharlene_Kerr, TravelerGreg, Melobiotic, inskip, JackieMay197, quovadissime, DPGF, melshaw, ,andreas.wpv ,Bluewolf0411 ,page520 ,HilaryS1947
Explications: aulsmith: I suspect this hasn't held up for the younger generations, but it was great in its day.

5

La couleur pourpre

de Alice Walker

19,695 membres

334 critiques

4.1

Rang global 55

84 Members: Aquila, mark, Only2rs, gennyt, joyceclark, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, mlfhlibrarian, Jambyfool, goldenmoon, MurphyJesus, booksinbed, Nickelini, charl08, annamorphic, aelenf, kiwiflowa, VivienneR, Cariola, nancyewhite, DellaWanna, soffitta1, roby72, desertbloom, DorsVenabili, JacqiB, foof2you, bfolds, DeltaQueen50, BriannaNo2, sturlington, advincent, augustau, brenzi, miekekwant, otheraudra, souloftherose, elkiedee, Simone2, Dilara86, Kristelh, BonnieJune54, mangolike, Twixi, MaddieBloom, SonoranDreamer, pinkhouselady, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, lin003, ahef1963, page520, leslie.98, MichaelMoreau, NinieB, TimBushell, taxonet, Khiarhu, nonil, BentleyMay, karmiel, janie1, tubbysdub, Ell12, shemthepenman, NJP, BookRadio, galaxias, mindymaybe, infiniteweirdo, dh-writer, quondame, Jbritz, MrsPeachesLindsey, Melobiotic, ManWithAnAgenda, SunflowerLibby, steller0707, Jdlaing, Brandy1411, riddikulus, pauljonathanrowland, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton

6

À l'ouest, rien de nouveau

de Erich Maria Remarque

19,056 membres

403 critiques

4.1

Rang global 57

86 Members: mark, Only2rs, millefleurs, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, willwin, ayaeckel, pamelad, starfishian, gjh265, Nickelini, annamorphic, summonedbyfells, varielle, kiwiflowa, thart528, aulsmith, nancyewhite, AikeP, Cecrow, DellaWanna, soffitta1, roby72, desertbloom, DorsVenabili, foof2you, CarltonC, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, deldevries, augustau, paruline, brenzi, kucher, thecoroner, elkiedee, Lthauskeeper, rory1000, Simone2, Kristelh, Ameise1, CarterPJ, alex68, rretzler, PaulCranswick, mangolike, Twixi, MaddieBloom, Bretzky1, pinkhouselady, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, lin003, jaysbooks, indeedox, ahef1963, 0wllight, Chrischi_HH, leslie.98, Elizabeth088, linlef, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, Ktemene, Laura1124, dadito, nonil, BentleyMay, HilaryS1947, karmiel, tubbysdub, Ell12, emmafclarke, jimmyo64, eppp, NJP, galaxias, FranzK72, quondame, KMcPhail, mcountr, Melobiotic, SunflowerLibby, pewpee, Colin400, valeriepatton,page520

7

Le dieu des petits riens

de Arundhati Roy

19,614 membres

372 critiques

3.9

Rang global 56

78 Members: Aquila, mark, gennyt, tyrosine, willwin, pamelad, goldenmoon, booksinbed, vincemccarrie, Mirabai, starfishian, Nickelini, charl08, annamorphic, summonedbyfells, kiwiflowa, VivienneR, FlorenceArt, Cariola, claire.rivers, nancyewhite, DellaWanna, soffitta1, DorsVenabili, JacqiB, foof2you, DeboraNunes, Pamela110, robedia, Steedo, brenzi, auntSteelbreaker, elkiedee, ALWINN, Simone2, Dilara86, Kristelh, CarterPJ, Lapsus16, crabbei, PaulCranswick, Twixi, SonoranDreamer, pinkhouselady, Andrew_Lear, lin003, puckers, ahef1963, Bookkat33, WritingSanctuary, lkmiuk, leslie.98, PippaKitambaa, kara.shamy, linlef, Peace2, theradis, TimBushell, Ktemene, lurlene_tx, LadyReadA, nonil, HilaryS1947, RandomOReilly, emmafclarke, Jim.Shine, eppp, shemthepenman, NJP, ainutak, galaxias, Jbritz, Melobiotic, steller0707, hatapota, senex212, minkscat, pauljonathanrowland,yarb ,page520 ,dadito

8

La Cloche de détresse

de Sylvia Plath

28,061 membres

500 critiques

4

Rang global 53

89 Members: mark, millefleurs, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, mlfhlibrarian, ianianian, pamelad, goldenmoon, Mirabai, smcwl, johnpdeever, annamorphic, varielle, kiwiflowa, thart528, Cariola, claire.rivers, DellaWanna, soffitta1, roby72, desertbloom, DorsVenabili, foof2you, bfolds, Pamela110, lilywren, sturlington, happybookie, augustau, otheraudra, Kadia, alsocass, elkiedee, LARA335, dearkarla, Simone2, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, Kristelh, BonnieJune54, rretzler, PaulCranswick, mangolike, JuliaMaria, MaddieBloom, SonoranDreamer, pinkhouselady, Crazymamie, jaysbooks, ahef1963, Ignatius777, WritingSanctuary, leslie.98, VW_Williams, MichaelMoreau, NinieB, Peace2, mspixieears, jenitech, Laura1124, Khiarhu, nonil, floremolla, BentleyMay, HilaryS1947, karmiel, janie1, tubbysdub, shemthepenman, NJP, galaxias, RavenHill, mbeek, FranzK72, Sisif, Melobiotic, ManWithAnAgenda, SunflowerLibby, steller0707, hatapota, CyndiCiavarella, Colin400, tannerjameswv, WhiteRaven.17, pauljonathanrowland, adekker06, HAITUNA, melshaw, Mizutori_Jun, ,Bluewolf0411 ,page520 ,

9

Northanger Abbey

de Jane Austen

21,605 membres

418 critiques

3.8

Rang global 60

92 Members: Aquila, Only2rs, gennyt, benfulton, the_red_shoes, mlfhlibrarian, cpg, Jambyfool, pamelad, booksinbed, Mirabai, starfishian, gjh265, Nickelini, charl08, annamorphic, aelenf, summonedbyfells, varielle, J.Sealy, kiwiflowa, CDVicarage, thart528, VivienneR, FlorenceArt, Cariola, wlindboe, lipi, otterlake, soffitta1, amanda4242, JacqiB, foof2you, hildretha, DeltaQueen50, DeboraNunes, sturlington, brenzi, otheraudra, perennialreader, alsocass, souloftherose, elkiedee, Simone2, Dilara86, Kristelh, BonnieJune54, Jennine, PaulCranswick, JuliaMaria, fuzzi, pinkhouselady, gypsysmom, puckers, indeedox, ahef1963, MissJessie, jeffza, leslie.98, VW_Williams, kara.shamy, NinieB, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Laura1124, Khiarhu, dadito, ClaudiaLeticia, BentleyMay, HilaryS1947, karmiel, Ell12, emmafclarke, shemthepenman, NJP, ainutak, galaxias, Gnomenreigen, Rusty37, quondame, Sharlene_Kerr, Sisif, drakeg, Melobiotic, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, katetheshrew, riddikulus, MaureenONeill, Ank1983, melshaw,generalkala ,yarb ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,page520
Explications: aulsmith : Isn't there enough Austen on the list as it is?
Gnomenreigen: C'est bien, mais n'a pas sa place dans cette liste.

10

Suite française

de Irène Némirovsky

9,908 membres

342 critiques

4

Rang global 198

39 Members: kerry1897, pamelad, booksinbed, starfishian, gjh265, johnpdeever, annamorphic, jwarmond, Cariola, soffitta1, roby72, foof2you, bfolds, augustau, paruline, brenzi, eowynfaramir, elkiedee, rory1000, Simone2, Kristelh, Twixi, gypsysmom, Luisali, ahef1963, WritingSanctuary, leslie.98, theradis, Laura1124, dadito, kremlin_blue, BentleyMay, HilaryS1947, karmiel, Rusty37, Sisif, RachelS_89, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,page520

11

Sourires de loup

de Zadie Smith

13,644 membres

247 critiques

½ 3.7

Rang global 170

44 Members: mark, mkunruh, gennyt, booksinbed, annamorphic, Cariola, TAir, soffitta1, roby72, DorsVenabili, foof2you, bfolds, CarltonC, advincent, brenzi, souloftherose, thecoroner, elkiedee, rory1000, dearkarla, Simone2, bw94612, rretzler, PaulCranswick, mangolike, Twixi, smudgeroony, cooch45, gypsysmom, Luisali, puckers, leslie.98, VW_Williams, theradis, Laura1124, darllenwr_brwd, jlwinter, smichaelwilson, BentleyMay, shemthepenman, ainutak, Sisif, steller0707, MaureenONeill,pamelad ,page520

12

Le Journal secret d'Adrien 13 ans 3/4

de Sue Townsend

3,568 membres

64 critiques

3.8

Rang global 150

52 Members: Aquila, gennyt, joyceclark, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, tyrosine, pamelad, booksinbed, smcwl, Nickelini, charl08, annamorphic, summonedbyfells, CDVicarage, jwarmond, lipi, m_island, soffitta1, JacqiB, foof2you, CarltonC, lilywren, advincent, souloftherose, elkiedee, rory1000, Simone2, PaulCranswick, hscherry, booksmurf, ucla70, lin003, ahef1963, Bookkat33, MissJessie, Ignatius777, jeffza, leslie.98, VW_Williams, Elizabeth088, carringbush69, linlef, Peace2, mspixieears, pan0ramix, emmafclarke, Jim.Shine, shemthepenman, NJP, ainutak, MaureenONeill, melshaw,mlfhlibrarian ,yarb ,sturlington ,0wllight ,page520
Explications: sturlington : Children's book.
0wllight : Good book for kids. Not particularly interesting for adults.

13

Le bel âge de miss Brodie

de Muriel Spark

5,197 membres

169 critiques

½ 3.7

Rang global 156

14

Femmes en trop

de George Gissing

1,051 membres

20 critiques

3.9

Rang global 865

3 Members: foof2you, elkiedee, leslie.98

15

Le Meilleur des mondes

de Aldous Huxley

53,827 membres

770 critiques

3.9

Rang global 9

160 Members: Aquila, mark, Only2rs, gilroy, millefleurs, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, Osbaldistone, mlfhlibrarian, Rtrace, ayaeckel, cpg, Jambyfool, longway, pamelad, goldenmoon, booksinbed, yarb, gjh265, smcwl, Nickelini, annamorphic, summonedbyfells, varielle, kiwiflowa, thart528, VivienneR, FlorenceArt, Cariola, claire.rivers, familyproud, TAir, Cecrow, m_island, DellaWanna, soffitta1, roby72, desertbloom, arne.frey, amanda4242, JacqiB, foof2you, CarltonC, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, DeboraNunes, blackdove07, quigui, lilywren, deldevries, sturlington, gusorv, advincent, paruline, explorer21, kaida46, edparks, unlucky, Selliers, LouiseJones, perennialreader, alsocass, thecoroner, Eowyn1, elkiedee, ALWINN, ro155, LARA335, rory1000, Simone2, MaskedMumbler, jemmatcf, bw94612, Kristelh, Bluewolf0411, rretzler, crabbei, Jennine, pjmvdb, PaulCranswick, mangolike, Twixi, kappasigma, JuliaMaria, MaddieBloom, Bretzky1, smudgeroony, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, fuzzi, Andrew_Lear, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, saramh, puckers, nagasravika.bodapati, indeedox, ahef1963, Bookkat33, MissJessie, Ignatius777, 0wllight, jeffza, Chrischi_HH, leslie.98, linlef, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, jenitech, allgenresbookworm, Rubenwiering, laipeng, alberto.lupi.127, taxonet, pan0ramix, Khiarhu, Dylan.Clites, smichaelwilson, dadito, ClaudiaLeticia, nonil, BentleyMay, Darraroche, karmiel, RandomOReilly, beckibell, Ell12, emmafclarke, AndrewMSherman, Jim.Shine, conorduignan, eppp, NJP, ainutak, galaxias, RavenHill, MoIRH, quondame, Quasifesto, KMcPhail, Sisif, janvaljan, drakeg, doraisadora, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda, inskip, SunflowerLibby, steller0707, trex17, jon_bobo, roojs, archanads, WhiteRaven.17, quovadissime, JohnGault, HAITUNA, DPGF, valeriepatton, Mizutori_Jun,generalkala ,aulsmith ,page520
Explications: aulsmith : Not anywhere as good as 1984

16

Alice au pays des merveilles

de Lewis Carroll

27,013 membres

476 critiques

4

Rang global 8

156 Members: Aquila, mark, Only2rs, millefleurs, gennyt, benfulton, hipdeep, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, mlfhlibrarian, Rtrace, ayaeckel, cpg, Jambyfool, ianianian, longway, pamelad, goldenmoon, booksinbed, yarb, starfishian, gjh265, smcwl, Nickelini, annamorphic, varielle, kiwiflowa, thart528, VivienneR, FlorenceArt, Patient, jwarmond, Cariola, Schallon, nancyewhite, wlindboe, Amante, lipi, TAir, Cecrow, otterlake, DellaWanna, soffitta1, roby72, amanda4242, DorsVenabili, JacqiB, foof2you, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, telopea, voster, sturlington, happybookie, advincent, augustau, paruline, unlucky, Selliers, kucher, auntSteelbreaker, LouiseJones, tmknkl, alsocass, souloftherose, thecoroner, Eowyn1, elkiedee, LARA335, anneLaure, Simone2, MaskedMumbler, jemmatcf, bw94612, Kristelh, BonnieJune54, alex68, rretzler, Jennine, pjmvdb, PaulCranswick, hscherry, mangolike, Twixi, soradsauce, MaddieBloom, jll1976, SonoranDreamer, cej1027, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, lin003, puckers, jaysbooks, indeedox, ahef1963, Bookkat33, page520, jeffza, leslie.98, hgtjoa, MichaelMoreau, Elizabeth088, ccmbdavis, NinieB, linlef, mspixieears, Ktemene, Laura1124, kristilabrie, alberto.lupi.127, taxonet, pan0ramix, Khiarhu, yokg27, ClaudiaLeticia, BentleyMay, Darraroche, loogawa, HilaryS1947, karmiel, RandomOReilly, beckibell, Ell12, emmafclarke, AndrewMSherman, conorduignan, NJP, ainutak, galaxias, RavenHill, Rusty37, JessGalchutt, dh-writer, quondame, KMcPhail, SamMonzer, Sisif, RachelS_89, drakeg, doraisadora, Melobiotic, ManWithAnAgenda, inskip, SunflowerLibby, pewpee, kingtimmy8282, katetheshrew, lori6868, Curran2, adekker06, quovadissime, HAITUNA, CarolynBurke7, MaureenONeill, DPGF,aulsmith ,andreas.wpv ,Anjali.Negi ,Gnomenreigen
Explications: aulsmith : This is fun, but I don't know why you have to read it.
sturlington: This is a children's book that adults will actually get something out of too.
Gnomenreigen : Drôle...au début.

17

Les quatre filles du docteur March

de Louisa May Alcott

26,395 membres

398 critiques

4

Rang global 21

123 Members: Aquila, Only2rs, millefleurs, mkunruh, generalkala, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, ayaeckel, Jambyfool, pamelad, goldenmoon, booksinbed, Mirabai, starfishian, smcwl, johnpdeever, charl08, annamorphic, varielle, J.Sealy, kiwiflowa, CDVicarage, thart528, VivienneR, FlorenceArt, Cariola, claire.rivers, nancyewhite, Amante, Cecrow, otterlake, m_island, DonQuijote, DellaWanna, soffitta1, sarahlpriest, JacqiB, foof2you, bfolds, ericandsue, maryzee, hildretha, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, lilywren, deldevries, sturlington, happybookie, paruline, cataloga, otheraudra, LouiseJones, alsocass, souloftherose, elkiedee, devonport, dearkarla, Simone2, MaskedMumbler, Kristelh, BonnieJune54, rretzler, Jennine, pjmvdb, PaulCranswick, hscherry, mangolike, peterveen, MaddieBloom, Bretzky1, jll1976, booksmurf, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, puckers, cmhammond, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Bookkat33, MissJessie, jeffza, leslie.98, Elizabeth088, NinieB, linlef, Peace2, mspixieears, allgenresbookworm, Laura1124, Sarahlinbook, taxonet, Khiarhu, dadito, ClaudiaLeticia, nonil, BentleyMay, karmiel, Ell12, emmafclarke, NJP, galaxias, Rusty37, dh-writer, quondame, BolstenDorder, cindyi1218, mcountr, MrsPeachesLindsey, Melobiotic, SunflowerLibby, pewpee, katetheshrew, lori6868, senex212, qndeng2, dianelouise100, WhiteRaven.17, adekker06, HAITUNA, PureChaos, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, Mizutori_Jun,yarb ,aulsmith , ,jaysbooks ,page520 ,HilaryS1947 ,
Explications: sturlington: Not sure if this qualifies as a must-read anymore. Sentimental.

18

Tess d'Urberville

de Thomas Hardy

19,148 membres

244 critiques

3.8

Rang global 48

92 Members: Aquila, mkunruh, gennyt, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, mlfhlibrarian, Jambyfool, pamelad, booksinbed, starfishian, gjh265, smcwl, Nickelini, johnpdeever, aelenf, summonedbyfells, varielle, kiwiflowa, CDVicarage, thart528, VivienneR, FlorenceArt, Cariola, Schallon, Cecrow, soffitta1, roby72, desertbloom, DorsVenabili, JacqiB, foof2you, CarltonC, merrystar, Pamela110, sturlington, augustau, otheraudra, LouiseJones, alsocass, souloftherose, thecoroner, elkiedee, Lthauskeeper, LARA335, Simone2, Dilara86, Kristelh, BonnieJune54, alex68, Jennine, PaulCranswick, mangolike, SonoranDreamer, pinkhouselady, Andrew_Lear, booksmurf, gypsysmom, puckers, nagasravika.bodapati, jaysbooks, ahef1963, Bookkat33, page520, AmourFou, leslie.98, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, allgenresbookworm, Laura1124, taxonet, Khiarhu, yokg27, dadito, nonil, floremolla, BentleyMay, HilaryS1947, karmiel, RandomOReilly, emmafclarke, shemthepenman, NJP, galaxias, infiniteweirdo, FranzK72, quondame, drakeg, Melobiotic, steller0707, riddikulus, quovadissime, melshaw,yarb
Explications: sturlington: The problem I have with these lists is that they load up too many books by the same author. I think every single one of Hardy's novels is on this list. Read one, sure, but do you need to read them all? I'd love to see a list like this with a lot more balance showcasing different authors.

19

Alice. De l'autre côté du miroir

de Lewis Carroll

7,830 membres

124 critiques

4

Rang global 62

91 Members: Aquila, Only2rs, millefleurs, gennyt, benfulton, hipdeep, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, mlfhlibrarian, Rtrace, cpg, Jambyfool, pamelad, goldenmoon, starfishian, gjh265, smcwl, Nickelini, annamorphic, varielle, CDVicarage, thart528, VivienneR, FlorenceArt, claire.rivers, wlindboe, Amante, lipi, Cecrow, otterlake, DellaWanna, soffitta1, sarahlpriest, amanda4242, JacqiB, foof2you, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, sturlington, happybookie, paruline, kucher, alsocass, souloftherose, Eowyn1, elkiedee, Simone2, MaskedMumbler, BonnieJune54, rretzler, Jennine, PaulCranswick, Twixi, MaddieBloom, cej1027, Crazymamie, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Bookkat33, jeffza, leslie.98, Elizabeth088, NinieB, linlef, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, taxonet, Khiarhu, ClaudiaLeticia, BentleyMay, Darraroche, HilaryS1947, karmiel, RandomOReilly, Ell12, emmafclarke, AndrewMSherman, NJP, galaxias, RavenHill, Rusty37, dh-writer, quondame, TravelerGreg, drakeg, Melobiotic, ManWithAnAgenda, pewpee, katetheshrew, Curran2, MaureenONeill,aulsmith ,page520 ,Gnomenreigen

20

La Promenade au phare

de Virginia Woolf

17,560 membres

268 critiques

3.9

Rang global 69

73 Members: mark, mkunruh, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, mlfhlibrarian, ayaeckel, Jambyfool, goldenmoon, scotiviator, yarb, starfishian, Nickelini, johnpdeever, charl08, annamorphic, summonedbyfells, varielle, otterlake, soffitta1, roby72, DorsVenabili, foof2you, merrystar, happybookie, brenzi, souloftherose, eowynfaramir, thecoroner, elkiedee, Lthauskeeper, ALWINN, Simone2, Kristelh, alex68, rretzler, crabbei, Jennine, runde, PaulCranswick, mangolike, JuliaMaria, MaddieBloom, SonoranDreamer, pinkhouselady, Luisali, jaysbooks, 0wllight, jeffza, VW_Williams, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Laura1124, Khiarhu, nonil, BentleyMay, HilaryS1947, RebeccaSP, shemthepenman, ainutak, galaxias, infiniteweirdo, rileyhuff, FranzK72, Sisif, drakeg, Melobiotic, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Patricia.Ralston, senex212, jon_bobo, WhiteRaven.17, DPGF,page520 ,RandomOReilly

21

Le Tueur aveugle

de Margaret Atwood

16,471 membres

384 critiques

3.9

Rang global 99

22

Nord et Sud

de Elizabeth Gaskell

7,410 membres

245 critiques

4.1

Rang global 168

23

Le Temps de l'innocence

de Edith Wharton

13,906 membres

300 critiques

4

Rang global 117

24

La Fille du temps

de Josephine Tey

5,887 membres

226 critiques

3.9

Rang global 131

49 Members: gennyt, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, pamelad, booksinbed, gjh265, annamorphic, kiwiflowa, CDVicarage, Cariola, Schallon, AikeP, wlindboe, Cecrow, amanda4242, foof2you, bfolds, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, sturlington, brenzi, kaida46, perennialreader, elkiedee, LARA335, CarterPJ, rretzler, runde, PaulCranswick, MaddieBloom, pinkhouselady, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Bookkat33, leslie.98, NinieB, Ktemene, Laura1124, jlwinter, nonil, floremolla, HilaryS1947, janie1, Rusty37, quondame, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, hatapota, katetheshrew,aulsmith ,page520
Explications: aulsmith : I liked her ideas, but I'm not sure this was the best way to present them.
sturlington: Need to reread.

25

Bleak-House

de Charles Dickens

13,681 membres

247 critiques

4.2

Rang global 124

53 Members: Only2rs, mkunruh, gennyt, the_red_shoes, mlfhlibrarian, cpg, Jambyfool, booksinbed, yarb, Nickelini, J.Sealy, CDVicarage, m_island, soffitta1, foof2you, CarltonC, merrystar, happybookie, brenzi, tororojo, alsocass, souloftherose, eowynfaramir, elkiedee, ALWINN, Kristelh, BonnieJune54, CarterPJ, Jennine, runde, Twixi, Bretzky1, gypsysmom, puckers, ahef1963, page520, jeffza, leslie.98, MichaelMoreau, NinieB, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, dadito, BentleyMay, Ell12, FranzK72, quondame, mcountr, drakeg, ManWithAnAgenda, katetheshrew, senex212, MaureenONeill,sturlington

26

Le Jour des Triffides

de John Wyndham

7,441 membres

207 critiques

4

Rang global 116

58 Members: Aquila, mark, Only2rs, joyceclark, benfulton, kerry1897, mlfhlibrarian, Jambyfool, pamelad, KimarieBee, Nickelini, annamorphic, aelenf, wlindboe, soffitta1, amanda4242, DorsVenabili, JacqiB, foof2you, CarltonC, DeltaQueen50, lilywren, sturlington, advincent, paruline, LouiseJones, souloftherose, elkiedee, ALWINN, Simone2, bw94612, Kristelh, CarterPJ, Bluewolf0411, crabbei, Jennine, PaulCranswick, Twixi, pinkhouselady, Crazymamie, ucla70, puckers, ahef1963, Ignatius777, jeffza, leslie.98, NinieB, linlef, TimBushell, jlwinter, taxonet, Ell12, emmafclarke, Jim.Shine, mcountr, drakeg, pauljonathanrowland, MaureenONeill,page520 ,bluepiano ,HilaryS1947 ,FranzK72
Explications: bluepiano: It's fun but it's certainly not special; just a run-of-the-mill horror/sci-fi story.

27

Cold Comfort Farm

de Stella Gibbons

5,764 membres

221 critiques

4

Rang global 160

51 Members: gennyt, kerry1897, Rtrace, pamelad, booksinbed, yarb, gjh265, charl08, annamorphic, varielle, J.Sealy, CDVicarage, Cariola, Eat_Read_Knit, soffitta1, amanda4242, JacqiB, foof2you, CarltonC, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, sturlington, tandah, souloftherose, elkiedee, Simone2, Kristelh, BonnieJune54, rretzler, PaulCranswick, Twixi, pinkhouselady, Crazymamie, lin003, puckers, ahef1963, 0wllight, jeffza, leslie.98, VW_Williams, NinieB, mspixieears, lee-mervin, floremolla, HilaryS1947, emmafclarke, NJP, Rusty37, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, MaureenONeill,aulsmith ,page520 ,dadito
Explications: aulsmith : Why does anyone have to read this pastiche of Emma?
sturlington: Adored it.
elkiedee: It's not a pastiche of Emma, it's a pastiche of some 20th century popular fiction, for example, Mary Webb. It probably has more in common with Northanger Abbey, in which Jane Austen mocked some of the popular Gothic fiction of her own time, than with Emma. I don't believe any book is a required read for everyone, but Cold Comfort Farm is very entertaining and interesting as a social comedy of its period.

28

Le château de Cassandra

de Dodie Smith

9,188 membres

294 critiques

4.1

Rang global 151

50 Members: Aquila, gennyt, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, Osbaldistone, tyrosine, Jambyfool, gjh265, Nickelini, charl08, annamorphic, varielle, J.Sealy, kiwiflowa, CDVicarage, Cariola, Amante, otterlake, soffitta1, desertbloom, JacqiB, foof2you, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, paruline, brenzi, LouiseJones, perennialreader, souloftherose, elkiedee, BonnieJune54, CarterPJ, rretzler, PaulCranswick, Crazymamie, ucla70, ahef1963, leslie.98, Elizabeth088, Peace2, mspixieears, jlwinter, dadito, floremolla, HilaryS1947, janie1, Rchlwtsn, Rusty37, quondame, ManWithAnAgenda,pamelad ,page520 ,TashMason ,melshaw
Explications: pamelad : Too twee.

29

L'Adieu aux armes

de Ernest Hemingway

22,377 membres

243 critiques

½ 3.7

Rang global 155

51 Members: mark, Only2rs, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, ayaeckel, Jambyfool, gjh265, charl08, annamorphic, varielle, CDVicarage, thart528, Cariola, Cecrow, m_island, soffitta1, roby72, amanda4242, JacqiB, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, augustau, edparks, elkiedee, LARA335, dearkarla, Simone2, Bluewolf0411, Jennine, runde, mangolike, Twixi, MaddieBloom, Crazymamie, cooch45, puckers, ahef1963, leslie.98, FlorianKarpfinger, Laura1124, Rubenwiering, floremolla, BentleyMay, karmiel, tubbysdub, AndrewMSherman, NJP, quondame, drakeg, SunflowerLibby, kingtimmy8282,aulsmith ,sturlington ,page520
Explications: aulsmith : I can not abide the way Hemingway treats women and don't think any woman should be required to put up with it.

30

Le Moulin sur la Floss

de George Eliot

8,698 membres

119 critiques

3.8

Rang global 153

48 Members: mkunruh, gennyt, kerry1897, cpg, Jambyfool, pamelad, booksinbed, starfishian, Nickelini, charl08, summonedbyfells, CDVicarage, Cariola, otterlake, soffitta1, roby72, JacqiB, foof2you, sturlington, augustau, alsocass, souloftherose, eowynfaramir, thecoroner, elkiedee, ALWINN, Simone2, BonnieJune54, alex68, Jennine, JuliaMaria, MaddieBloom, gypsysmom, ucla70, ahef1963, lkmiuk, leslie.98, NinieB, FlorianKarpfinger, floremolla, BentleyMay, karmiel, shemthepenman, FranzK72, drakeg, ManWithAnAgenda, senex212, melshaw,page520
Explications: sturlington: Did not enjoy reading this.

31

Régénération

de Pat Barker

4,497 membres

112 critiques

4

Rang global 185

32

Mon Antonia

de Willa Cather

13,591 membres

286 critiques

3.9

Rang global 166

33

Des femmes remarquables

de Barbara Pym

2,731 membres

125 critiques

4

Rang global 283

29 Members: gennyt, kerry1897, pamelad, booksinbed, annamorphic, J.Sealy, kiwiflowa, CDVicarage, Cariola, nancyewhite, Eat_Read_Knit, otterlake, amanda4242, DorsVenabili, foof2you, CarltonC, merrystar, brenzi, souloftherose, elkiedee, Simone2, Kristelh, CarterPJ, puckers, leslie.98, NinieB, BentleyMay, HilaryS1947, NJP

34

Bonjour tristesse

de Françoise Sagan

3,339 membres

103 critiques

½ 3.5

Rang global 280

28 Members: longway, pamelad, gjh265, annamorphic, FlorenceArt, DellaWanna, soffitta1, foof2you, DeltaQueen50, DeboraNunes, paruline, elkiedee, Simone2, Kristelh, Ameise1, BonnieJune54, PaulCranswick, Twixi, JuliaMaria, Bookkat33, Chrischi_HH, lkmiuk, NinieB, FlorianKarpfinger, Rubenwiering, dadito, BentleyMay, HilaryS1947

35

Homme invisible, pour qui chantes-tu?

de Ralph Ellison

16,358 membres

212 critiques

4

Rang global 221

37 Members: mark, hipdeep, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, Osbaldistone, pamelad, goldenmoon, booksinbed, yarb, gjh265, annamorphic, Cariola, DellaWanna, soffitta1, roby72, DorsVenabili, foof2you, BriannaNo2, merrystar, elkiedee, Kristelh, BonnieJune54, alex68, PaulCranswick, MaddieBloom, Bretzky1, leslie.98, kara.shamy, MichaelMoreau, NinieB, Laura1124, BentleyMay, tubbysdub, Ell12, NJP, Sisif, steller0707,ahef1963

36

Du bout des doigts

de Sarah Waters

7,817 membres

285 critiques

4

Rang global 204

37

Tendre est la nuit

de F. Scott Fitzgerald

12,904 membres

184 critiques

½ 3.7

Rang global 210

38 Members: the_red_shoes, Jambyfool, pamelad, starfishian, smcwl, Nickelini, johnpdeever, annamorphic, varielle, J.Sealy, kiwiflowa, Cariola, aulsmith, soffitta1, roby72, foof2you, DeboraNunes, advincent, thecoroner, Eowyn1, elkiedee, ALWINN, Kristelh, alex68, mangolike, JuliaMaria, MaddieBloom, ahef1963, lkmiuk, leslie.98, FlorianKarpfinger, Laura1124, Rubenwiering, lee-mervin, BentleyMay, FranzK72, quondame, MaureenONeill,sturlington ,page520
Explications: sturlington : Couldn't finish it.

38

Chroniques de San Francisco

de Armistead Maupin

4,979 membres

106 critiques

3.9

Rang global 222

36 Members: mkunruh, gennyt, the_red_shoes, kerry1897, Rtrace, pamelad, goldenmoon, smcwl, annamorphic, varielle, CDVicarage, aulsmith, nancyewhite, wlindboe, soffitta1, JacqiB, foof2you, CarltonC, DeltaQueen50, advincent, LouiseJones, elkiedee, dearkarla, BonnieJune54, Crazymamie, ahef1963, Bookkat33, leslie.98, NinieB, carringbush69, Laura1124, jlwinter, floremolla, NJP, ManWithAnAgenda, senex212,0wllight

39

La prisonnière des Sargasses

de Jean Rhys

8,444 membres

254 critiques

½ 3.5

Rang global 206

40

Chez les heureux du monde

de Edith Wharton

9,693 membres

201 critiques

4

Rang global 186

44 Members: Aquila, the_red_shoes, ayaeckel, Jambyfool, booksinbed, yarb, Nickelini, kiwiflowa, CDVicarage, Cariola, otterlake, soffitta1, roby72, foof2you, bfolds, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, deldevries, sturlington, paruline, brenzi, souloftherose, eowynfaramir, elkiedee, Simone2, Kristelh, BonnieJune54, alex68, Twixi, gypsysmom, puckers, ahef1963, leslie.98, kara.shamy, NinieB, Peace2, dadito, lee-mervin, floremolla, BentleyMay, Ell12, quondame, MaureenONeill, melshaw
Explications: sturlington: I did not enjoy reading this. I enjoyed The Age of Innocence much more.

41

Hard Revolution

de George P. Pelecanos

708 membres

10 critiques

3.8

Rang global 918

2 Members: foof2you, elkiedee

42

Moins que les anges

de Barbara Pym

846 membres

31 critiques

3.9

Rang global 497

13 Members: gennyt, kerry1897, pamelad, CDVicarage, otterlake, foof2you, brenzi, souloftherose, elkiedee, leslie.98, NinieB, jlwinter, NJP

43

Exit Music

de Ian Rankin

2,393 membres

67 critiques

3.8

Rang global 520

12 Members: gennyt, kerry1897, tyrosine, gjh265, foof2you, DeltaQueen50, elkiedee, gypsysmom, Ignatius777, leslie.98, TimBushell, FlorianKarpfinger

44

Le jardin des pendus

de Ian Rankin

1,779 membres

34 critiques

3.9

Rang global 516

13 Members: gennyt, kerry1897, tyrosine, soffitta1, foof2you, DeltaQueen50, elkiedee, Ameise1, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, leslie.98, FlorianKarpfinger, quondame

45

L'Ombre du tueur

de Ian Rankin

2,213 membres

39 critiques

3.9

Rang global 542

12 Members: Only2rs, kerry1897, thart528, soffitta1, foof2you, DeltaQueen50, elkiedee, Ameise1, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, leslie.98, FlorianKarpfinger

46

Entre toutes les femmes

de John McGahern

992 membres

25 critiques

3.9

Rang global 708

7 Members: Nickelini, soffitta1, foof2you, elkiedee, Kristelh, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom

47

The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose

de Alice Munro

1,258 membres

40 critiques

4

Rang global 714

9 Members: the_red_shoes, Nickelini, foof2you, brenzi, elkiedee, Kristelh, Twixi, FlorianKarpfinger, steller0707,leslie.98
Explications: elkiedee: I think there might be an error on the original list - Alice Munro is mainly a short story writer and Who Do You Think You Are isn't the title of one of her published books - is it the name of a story contained within the Beggar Maid. The Beggar Maid is the closest AM has written to a novel, in the form of a sequence of short stories about the same characters.
leslie.98 : Not on the original Guardian's list