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
Hamlet
de William Shakespeare
30,975 membres
289 critiques
4.2
Rang global 1
14 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, ebeach, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, jeffza, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
3
Ne tirez pas sur l'oiseau moqueur
de Harper Lee
78,437 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
4
Aventures de Huckleberry Finn
de Mark Twain
42,936 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'
5
Jane Eyre
de Charlotte Brontë
58,944 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
6
Macbeth
de William Shakespeare
26,074 membres
227 critiques
4
Rang global 6
13 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, MccMichaelR
7
Roméo et Juliette
de William Shakespeare
28,503 membres
279 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 11
11 Members
booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, steller0707
8
Le Petit Monde de Charlotte
de E. B. White
36,106 membres
1,022 critiques
4.2
Rang global 13
10 Members
booksinbed, KimarieBee, amanda4242, cindyst2000, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, steller0707
9
Au cœur des ténèbres
de Joseph Conrad
23,573 membres
387 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 8
13 Members
booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, thecoroner, alex68, cej1027, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
10
Mrs Dalloway
de Virginia Woolf
20,622 membres
329 critiques
3.9
Rang global 12
12 Members
booksinbed, ebeach, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
11
Tolstoï. La Guerre et la Paix (La Pléiade)
de Leo Tolstoy
28,836 membres
457 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 4
12 Members
booksinbed, pitjrw, ebeach, roby72, cindyst2000, thecoroner, alex68, Tess_W, Bretzky1, Laura1124, rplinke, MccMichaelR
12
Madame Bovary
de Gustave Flaubert
26,214 membres
390 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 27
8 Members
booksinbed, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, jeffza, Laura1124, steller0707,Bretzky1
14
L'importance d'être Constant
de Oscar Wilde
10,776 membres
178 critiques
4.2
Rang global 23
9 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
15
Middlemarch
de George Eliot
17,707 membres
330 critiques
4.2
Rang global 10
11 Members
booksinbed, pitjrw, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
16
Le Procès
de Franz Kafka
19,878 membres
237 critiques
4
Rang global 33
9 Members
booksinbed, roby72, blackdove07, thecoroner, alex68, mspixieears, rplinke, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
17
Les hauts de Hurle-Vent
de Emily Brontë
51,947 membres
703 critiques
3.9
Rang global 20
11 Members
booksinbed, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Tess_W, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
18
Candide
de Voltaire
20,544 membres
307 critiques
3.8
Rang global 38
10 Members
booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
19
1984
de George Orwell
81,917 membres
1,270 critiques
4.2
Rang global 21
11 Members
booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
20
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
21
Les aventures de Tom Sawyer
de Mark Twain
32,869 membres
324 critiques
3.9
Rang global 43
9 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, amanda4242, cindyst2000, Bretzky1, cej1027, ahef1963, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
22
Le Roi Lear
de William Shakespeare
15,064 membres
146 critiques
4.1
Rang global 31
10 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124,MccMichaelR
23
Raison et sentiments
de Jane Austen
38,092 membres
525 critiques
4.1
Rang global 30
10 Members
booksinbed, ebeach, roby72, amanda4242, merrystar, thecoroner, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda
24
Lolita
de Vladimir Nabokov
31,698 membres
563 critiques
4.1
Rang global 15
11 Members
booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, MccMichaelR
25
L'Attrape-cœurs
de J. D. Salinger
69,526 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
26
Un tramway nommé Désir
de Tennessee Williams
8,026 membres
95 critiques
3.9
Rang global 57
8 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
27
De grandes espérances
de Charles Dickens
38,449 membres
435 critiques
3.9
Rang global 18
12 Members
booksinbed, roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, Tess_W, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
28
L'éveil
de Kate Chopin
9,184 membres
179 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 60
8 Members
booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
29
Les Contes de Canterbury
de Geoffrey Chaucer
21,964 membres
168 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 36
8 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, Laura1124
30
David Copperfield
de Charles Dickens
20,665 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!
31
Les Raisins de la colère
de John Steinbeck
34,279 membres
471 critiques
4.1
Rang global 34
10 Members
booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, cej1027, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda
32
Les quatre filles du docteur March
de Louisa May Alcott
26,427 membres
399 critiques
4
Rang global 42
8 Members
booksinbed, merrystar, cindyst2000, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124
33
En attendant Godot
de Samuel Beckett
12,930 membres
161 critiques
3.9
Rang global 32
9 Members
booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, botch_snap
34
Catch 22
de Joseph Heller
39,991 membres
525 critiques
4.1
Rang global 48
7 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, blackdove07, Bretzky1, ahef1963, Laura1124
35
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
36
Othello
de William Shakespeare
16,901 membres
131 critiques
4
Rang global 66
8 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
37
Les Heures
de Michael Cunningham
12,708 membres
232 critiques
3.9
Rang global 80
6 Members
booksinbed, ebeach, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
38
Persuasion
de Jane Austen
28,688 membres
532 critiques
4.2
Rang global 49
8 Members
booksinbed, merrystar, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
39
Tess d'Urberville
de Thomas Hardy
19,167 membres
244 critiques
3.8
Rang global 100
6 Members
booksinbed, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, steller0707,MccMichaelR
40
La Vie du roi Henri V
de William Shakespeare
6,030 membres
53 critiques
4
Rang global 76
6 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, roby72, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124
41
Mort d'un commis voyageur
de Arthur Miller
12,192 membres
116 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 85
7 Members
booksinbed, amanda4242, cindyst2000, thecoroner, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,MccMichaelR
42
Le Moulin sur la Floss
de George Eliot
8,700 membres
119 critiques
3.8
Rang global 56
7 Members
booksinbed, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda
43
Disgrâce
de J. M. Coetzee
10,867 membres
274 critiques
3.8
Rang global 69
7 Members
booksinbed, roby72, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, steller0707
44
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
45
Le paradis perdu
de John Milton
13,896 membres
112 critiques
4
Rang global 73
6 Members
booksinbed, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy
46
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
47
The Lorax
de Dr. Seuss
8,825 membres
305 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 154
5 Members
booksinbed, amanda4242, cej1027, ahef1963, steller0707,ManWithAnAgenda ,MccMichaelR
48
Le coeur est un chasseur solitaire
de Carson McCullers
10,717 membres
243 critiques
4
Rang global 91
7 Members
booksinbed, cindyst2000, alex68, ahef1963, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,Bretzky1 ,MccMichaelR
49
Anna Karénine
de Leo Tolstoy
38,451 membres
627 critiques
4.1
Rang global 40
9 Members
booksinbed, roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, mspixieears, steller0707, MccMichaelR
50
Emma
de Jane Austen
37,943 membres
505 critiques
4.1
Rang global 62
7 Members
booksinbed, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
51
Une maison de poupée
de Henrik Ibsen
5,373 membres
90 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 81
6 Members
booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
52
La Foire aux Vanités
de William Makepeace Thackeray
14,673 membres
190 critiques
3.9
Rang global 65
7 Members
booksinbed, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
53
La Tempête
de William Shakespeare
13,768 membres
175 critiques
3.9
Rang global 83
6 Members
booksinbed, amanda4242, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
54
L'ami commun
de Charles Dickens
5,831 membres
100 critiques
4.2
Rang global 92
6 Members
booksinbed, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, kara.shamy, Laura1124
55
Les Carnets du sous-sol
de Fyodor Dostoevsky
12,516 membres
155 critiques
4.1
Rang global 67
5 Members
booksinbed, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1
56
La nef des fous
de Katherine Anne Porter
1,140 membres
18 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 130
3 Members
booksinbed, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
57
Les comédiens
de Graham Greene
2,694 membres
44 critiques
3.9
Rang global 179
2 Members
booksinbed, steller0707
58
A propos de courage
de Tim O'Brien
14,336 membres
393 critiques
4.2
Rang global 136
3 Members
booksinbed, cej1027, kara.shamy
59
Nouvelles
de J. D. Salinger
11,743 membres
112 critiques
4.1
Rang global 124
3 Members
booksinbed, blackdove07, ManWithAnAgenda
60
Le maire de casterbridge / histoire d'un homme de caractere
de Thomas Hardy
8,308 membres
113 critiques
3.9
Rang global 102
5 Members
booksinbed, roby72, alex68, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
61
Daniel Deronda.
de George Eliot
3,746 membres
49 critiques
3.9
Rang global 125
4 Members
booksinbed, roby72, alex68, kara.shamy
62
Les ambassadeurs
de Henry James
3,965 membres
43 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 184
2 Members
booksinbed, roby72
63
Bleak-House
de Charles Dickens
13,690 membres
248 critiques
4.2
Rang global 89
5 Members
booksinbed, merrystar, Bretzky1, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
64
Le Chant de Salomon
de Toni Morrison
10,823 membres
124 critiques
4
Rang global 157
4 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, kara.shamy, steller0707,MccMichaelR
65
Vol au-dessus d'un nid de coucou
de Ken Kesey
24,201 membres
298 critiques
4.1
Rang global 149
3 Members
booksinbed, ahef1963, steller0707
66
Quatre soeurs
de Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
2,172 membres
42 critiques
4.1
Rang global 105
5 Members
booksinbed, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963
67
Bacchae [Greek text]
de Euripides
323 membres
3 critiques
3.8
Rang global 146
3 Members
booksinbed, amanda4242, mspixieears
68
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
69
Antony and Cleopatra
de William Shakespeare
5,492 membres
61 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 137
3 Members
booksinbed, ahef1963, kara.shamy
70
Sister Carrie
de Theodore Dreiser
4,043 membres
60 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 135
3 Members
booksinbed, kara.shamy, steller0707
71
Le lys de brooklyn
de Betty Smith
16,521 membres
442 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 122
5 Members
booksinbed, merrystar, ahef1963, Laura1124, steller0707,MccMichaelR
72
Les versets sataniques
de Salman Rushdie
12,044 membres
138 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 101
5 Members
booksinbed, roby72, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
73
Le soleil se lève aussi
de Ernest Hemingway
22,948 membres
336 critiques
3.8
Rang global 123
5 Members
booksinbed, amanda4242, ahef1963, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda,morryb ,MccMichaelR
74
A l'est d'Eden
de John Steinbeck
23,388 membres
423 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 104
5 Members
booksinbed, roby72, amanda4242, alex68, steller0707
75
La couleur pourpre
de Alice Walker
19,714 membres
335 critiques
4.1
Rang global 103
6 Members
booksinbed, roby72, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,MccMichaelR
76
Les vestiges du jour
de Kazuo Ishiguro
16,355 membres
475 critiques
4.2
Rang global 96
5 Members
booksinbed, amanda4242, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
77
The Deptford Trilogy
de Robertson Davies
2,539 membres
39 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 117
4 Members
booksinbed, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124
78
L'arbre généreux
de Shel Silverstein
18,756 membres
1,010 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 143
4 Members
booksinbed, amanda4242, cej1027, kara.shamy,MccMichaelR
79
La Puissance et la Gloire
de Graham Greene
7,749 membres
123 critiques
3.9
Rang global 107
5 Members
booksinbed, thecoroner, ahef1963, Laura1124, steller0707
80
Au revoir, à demain
de William Maxwell
1,697 membres
67 critiques
3.9
Rang global 187
2 Members
booksinbed, Laura1124
81
Hedda Gabler
de Henrik Ibsen
1,570 membres
23 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 210
Member
booksinbed
83
Ainsi va toute chair
de Samuel Butler
3,597 membres
42 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 212
Member
booksinbed
84
the collected stories of eudora welty
de Eudora Welty
2,437 membres
15 critiques
4.1
Rang global 214
Member
booksinbed
85
Mrs. Bridge
de Evan S. Connell
1,070 membres
36 critiques
4.1
Rang global 216
Member
booksinbed