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.
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The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books
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1
Crime et Châtiment
de Fyodor Dostoevsky
44,149 membres
492 critiques
4.2
Rang global 19
8 Members
ebeach, roby72, cindyst2000, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, MccMichaelR
2
Ulysse
de James Joyce
24,066 membres
377 critiques
4
Rang global 24
8 Members
roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, MccMichaelR,Bretzky1
3
Lolita
de Vladimir Nabokov
31,693 membres
563 critiques
4.1
Rang global 15
11 Members
booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, MccMichaelR
4
David Copperfield
de Charles Dickens
20,664 membres
275 critiques
4.1
Rang global 29
9 Members
booksinbed, roby72, morryb, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, MccMichaelR
Explications
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!
5
Les Frères Karamazov
de Fyodor Dostoevsky
29,472 membres
328 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 25
8 Members
roby72, cindyst2000, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, rplinke, steller0707, MccMichaelR
6
L'Iliade
de Homer
39,939 membres
386 critiques
4
Rang global 28
7 Members
pitjrw, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, mspixieears, MccMichaelR
7
La Divine Comédie
de Dante Alighieri
21,739 membres
188 critiques
4.1
Rang global 41
6 Members
roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda, MccMichaelR
8
Holy Bible
de Bible
415 membres
4 critiques
4.2
Rang global 82
5 Members
roby72, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, MccMichaelR
9
Anna Karénine
de Leo Tolstoy
38,443 membres
627 critiques
4.1
Rang global 40
9 Members
booksinbed, roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, mspixieears, steller0707, MccMichaelR
10
Tolstoï. La Guerre et la Paix (La Pléiade)
de Leo Tolstoy
28,828 membres
457 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 4
12 Members
booksinbed, pitjrw, ebeach, roby72, cindyst2000, thecoroner, alex68, Tess_W, Bretzky1, Laura1124, rplinke, MccMichaelR
11
Macbeth
de William Shakespeare
26,071 membres
226 critiques
4
Rang global 6
13 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, MccMichaelR
12
L'Odyssée
de Homer
53,025 membres
473 critiques
4
Rang global 9
9 Members
pitjrw, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, MccMichaelR
13
Labyrinthes
de Jorge Luis Borges
6,833 membres
83 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 113
4 Members
thecoroner, alex68, steller0707, MccMichaelR
14
La Coupe d'or
de Henry James
2,754 membres
27 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 168
2 Members
steller0707, MccMichaelR
15
Méridien de sang
de Cormac McCarthy
11,564 membres
272 critiques
4.2
Rang global 167
2 Members
kara.shamy, MccMichaelR
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Ne tirez pas sur l'oiseau moqueur
de Harper Lee
78,430 membres
1,433 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 3
14 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, KimarieBee, roby72, amanda4242, morryb, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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Jane Eyre
de Charlotte Brontë
58,942 membres
916 critiques
4.2
Rang global 5
14 Members
booksinbed, ebeach, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, thecoroner, Tess_W, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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Le Procès
de Franz Kafka
19,874 membres
237 critiques
4
Rang global 33
9 Members
booksinbed, roby72, blackdove07, thecoroner, alex68, mspixieears, rplinke, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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Les hauts de Hurle-Vent
de Emily Brontë
51,936 membres
702 critiques
3.9
Rang global 20
11 Members
booksinbed, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Tess_W, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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Abattoir 5
de Kurt Vonnegut
43,996 membres
704 critiques
4.1
Rang global 46
9 Members
hipdeep, amanda4242, blackdove07, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, botch_snap,alex68 ,Bretzky1 ,MccMichaelR
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Gulliver's Travels
de Jonathan Swift
1,131 membres
11 critiques
½ 3.5
Rang global 39
10 Members
booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124,MccMichaelR
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L'Attrape-cœurs
de J. D. Salinger
69,521 membres
1,078 critiques
3.8
Rang global 26
12 Members
booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, merrystar, blackdove07, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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Le Roi Lear
de William Shakespeare
15,063 membres
146 critiques
4.1
Rang global 31
10 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124,MccMichaelR
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Les aventures de Tom Sawyer
de Mark Twain
32,860 membres
324 critiques
3.9
Rang global 43
9 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, amanda4242, cindyst2000, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
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La Lettre écarlate
de Nathaniel Hawthorne
36,534 membres
373 critiques
½ 3.4
Rang global 16
13 Members
roby72, amanda4242, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, Tess_W, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,auntSteelbreaker ,MccMichaelR
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Mais leurs yeux dardaient sur Dieu
de Zora Neale Hurston
19,103 membres
345 critiques
4
Rang global 54
7 Members
hipdeep, amanda4242, cindyst2000, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, steller0707,MccMichaelR
-
Un tramway nommé Désir
de Tennessee Williams
8,028 membres
95 critiques
3.9
Rang global 57
8 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
-
Tandis que j'agonise
de William Faulkner
14,767 membres
215 critiques
3.9
Rang global 59
7 Members
amanda4242, blackdove07, auntSteelbreaker, alex68, kara.shamy, Laura1124, steller0707,MccMichaelR
-
Le vieil homme et la mer
de Ernest Hemingway
30,717 membres
505 critiques
3.8
Rang global 74
7 Members
roby72, amanda4242, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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L'éveil
de Kate Chopin
9,182 membres
179 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 60
8 Members
booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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Othello
de William Shakespeare
16,899 membres
131 critiques
4
Rang global 66
8 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
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L'importance d'être Constant
de Oscar Wilde
10,774 membres
178 critiques
4.2
Rang global 23
9 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
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La Promenade au phare
de Virginia Woolf
17,575 membres
270 critiques
3.9
Rang global 22
10 Members
roby72, merrystar, cindyst2000, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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Gens de Dublin
de James Joyce
19,688 membres
226 critiques
3.9
Rang global 37
10 Members
ebeach, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
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Candide
de Voltaire
20,541 membres
307 critiques
3.8
Rang global 38
10 Members
booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
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Le monde s'effondre
de Chinua Achebe
20,640 membres
432 critiques
3.8
Rang global 55
9 Members
roby72, amanda4242, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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Mort d'un commis voyageur
de Arthur Miller
12,191 membres
116 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 85
7 Members
booksinbed, amanda4242, cindyst2000, thecoroner, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
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Cent ans de solitude
de Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44,412 membres
693 critiques
4.2
Rang global 90
7 Members
roby72, merrystar, blackdove07, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, Laura1124,Bretzky1 ,MccMichaelR
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Le bel âge de miss Brodie
de Muriel Spark
5,204 membres
169 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 106
6 Members
booksinbed, roby72, blackdove07, thecoroner, ahef1963, steller0707,MccMichaelR
-
Homme invisible, pour qui chantes-tu?
de Ralph Ellison
16,373 membres
212 critiques
4
Rang global 64
7 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, cindyst2000, Bretzky1, kara.shamy, Laura1124,MccMichaelR
-
The Lorax
de Dr. Seuss
8,822 membres
305 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 154
5 Members
booksinbed, amanda4242, cej1027, ahef1963, steller0707,ManWithAnAgenda ,MccMichaelR
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Le coeur est un chasseur solitaire
de Carson McCullers
10,716 membres
243 critiques
4
Rang global 91
7 Members
booksinbed, cindyst2000, alex68, ahef1963, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,Bretzky1 ,MccMichaelR
-
Beloved
de Toni Morrison
22,820 membres
405 critiques
3.9
Rang global 77
7 Members
hipdeep, roby72, cindyst2000, ahef1963, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
-
Tess d'Urberville
de Thomas Hardy
19,168 membres
244 critiques
3.8
Rang global 100
6 Members
booksinbed, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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Fables
de Aesop
3,590 membres
50 critiques
3.9
Rang global 88
7 Members
hipdeep, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears,MccMichaelR
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La couleur pourpre
de Alice Walker
19,713 membres
335 critiques
4.1
Rang global 103
6 Members
booksinbed, roby72, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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Tactique du Diable. Lettres d'un Veteran de la Tentation a un Novice
de C. S. Lewis
7,858 membres
89 critiques
4.1
Rang global 129
4 Members
hipdeep, amanda4242, cej1027, ahef1963,MccMichaelR
-
Dragon rouge
de Thomas Harris
10,010 membres
103 critiques
3.8
Rang global 141
3 Members
KimarieBee, amanda4242, blackdove07,MccMichaelR
-
L'arbre généreux
de Shel Silverstein
18,777 membres
1,009 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 143
4 Members
booksinbed, amanda4242, cej1027, kara.shamy,MccMichaelR
-
L'amour aux temps du choléra
de Gabriel Garcia Marquez
27,776 membres
411 critiques
4
Rang global 109
5 Members
merrystar, blackdove07, ahef1963, Laura1124, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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Temps difficiles
de Charles Dickens
10,553 membres
131 critiques
½ 3.5
Rang global 121
5 Members
roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy,MccMichaelR
-
Absalon, Absalon!
de William Faulkner
7,653 membres
107 critiques
4.1
Rang global 99
6 Members
hipdeep, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, kara.shamy, Laura1124,MccMichaelR
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Tendre est la nuit
de F. Scott Fitzgerald
12,910 membres
184 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 127
5 Members
roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, Laura1124,MccMichaelR
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Winesburg-en-Ohio
de Sherwood Anderson
5,927 membres
120 critiques
3.8
Rang global 78
7 Members
hipdeep, roby72, merrystar, Bretzky1, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
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Route des Indes
de E. M. Forster
12,425 membres
142 critiques
3.8
Rang global 86
7 Members
merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
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Le Choix de Sophie
de William Styron
5,999 membres
87 critiques
4.1
Rang global 94
5 Members
booksinbed, cindyst2000, Laura1124, rplinke, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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Les Heures
de Michael Cunningham
12,704 membres
232 critiques
3.9
Rang global 80
6 Members
booksinbed, ebeach, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
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Le soleil se lève aussi
de Ernest Hemingway
22,946 membres
336 critiques
3.8
Rang global 123
5 Members
booksinbed, amanda4242, ahef1963, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,morryb ,MccMichaelR
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Le lys de brooklyn
de Betty Smith
16,516 membres
442 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 122
5 Members
booksinbed, merrystar, ahef1963, Laura1124, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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Le Chant de Salomon
de Toni Morrison
10,820 membres
124 critiques
4
Rang global 157
4 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, kara.shamy, steller0707,MccMichaelR
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Qui a peur de Virginia Woolf ?
de Edward Albee
4,686 membres
69 critiques
4
Rang global 164
4 Members
booksinbed, amanda4242, ahef1963, mspixieears,MccMichaelR
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Aventures de Huckleberry Finn
de Mark Twain
42,944 membres
518 critiques
3.9
Rang global 7
12 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, pitjrw, roby72, amanda4242, cindyst2000, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
Explications
MccMichaelR : A good, even 'brilliant', commentary wrapped in a comedic story. But ... top 100 of 'all time' no, so no also to 'top 10'