Top 100 Fiction Books of All Time

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

by J.K. Rowling

4.47

10.4M+ ratings

Young Adult

Magic

Childrens

Twilight

by Stephenie Meyer 2006 544 pages

3.66

6.8M+ ratings

Fantasy

Young Adult

Romance

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.93

5.4M+ ratings

School

Historical Fiction

Romance

1984

by George Orwell 2014 368 pages

4.19

4.8M+ ratings

Classics

Science Fiction

Dystopia

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

4.29

4.4M+ ratings

Historical Fiction

Historical

Literature

The Hobbit

by J.R.R. Tolkien

4.29

4.1M+ ratings

Fantasy

Novels

Literature

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

by J.K. Rowling

4.43

4.1M+ ratings

Fantasy

Young Adult

Magic

Animal Farm

by George Orwell 1996 140 pages

3.99

4M+ ratings

Dystopia

Fantasy

School

It Ends with Us

by Colleen Hoover

4.13

3.9M+ ratings

Contemporary

New Adult

Contemporary Romance

Catching Fire

by Suzanne Collins 2009 391 pages

4.33

3.7M+ ratings

Young Adult

Fantasy

Science Fiction

The Catcher in the Rye

by J.D. Salinger 2001 288 pages

3.80

3.6M+ ratings

Classics

Young Adult

Literature

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

by J.K. Rowling

4.50

3.5M+ ratings

Fantasy

Young Adult

Magic

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2017 400 pages

4.41

3.3M+ ratings

Historical Fiction

LGBT

Contemporary

Mockingjay

by Suzanne Collins 2010 391 pages

4.10

3.3M+ ratings

Young Adult

Dystopia

Fantasy

Angels & Demons

by Dan Brown 2006 736 pages

3.94

3.2M+ ratings

Mystery

Thriller

Mystery Thriller

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

4.35

3.2M+ ratings

Historical Fiction

Contemporary

Novels

The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

4.31

3.1M+ ratings

Fantasy

Young Adult

Mythology

Verity

by Colleen Hoover 2021 333 pages

4.31

3M+ ratings

Thriller

Romance

Mystery

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

by C.S. Lewis

4.24

2.8M+ ratings

Fantasy

Young Adult

Childrens

The Fellowship of the Ring

by J.R.R. Tolkien 2003 398 pages

4.39

2.8M+ ratings

Fantasy

Classics

Adventure

Fifty Shades of Grey

by E.L. James 2011 530 pages

3.66

2.7M+ ratings

Erotica

BDSM

Adult

Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

3.74

2.6M+ ratings

Plays

Classics

School

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

4.39

2.6M+ ratings

Historical Fiction

Young Adult

Classics

Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck 2002 112 pages

3.89

2.6M+ ratings

School

Historical Fiction

Literature

The da Vinci Code

by Dan Brown

3.92

2.4M+ ratings

Mystery

Thriller

Mystery Thriller

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

4.16

2.3M+ ratings

Historical Fiction

Young Adult

Romance

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë 2003 576 pages

4.15

2.1M+ ratings

Classics

Gothic

Historical Fiction

Fourth Wing

by Rebecca Yarros 2023 528 pages

4.57

2.1M+ ratings

Dragons

Romantasy

Fantasy Romance

City of Bones

by Cassandra Clare 2007 496 pages

4.07

2M+ ratings

Fantasy

Young Adult

Romance

Memoirs of a Geisha

by Arthur Golden 2005 512 pages

4.15

2M+ ratings

Historical Fiction

Romance

Historical

Ugly Love

by Colleen Hoover

4.03

2M+ ratings

Romance

Contemporary

New Adult

The Midnight Library

by Matt Haig

3.99

2M+ ratings

Fantasy

Contemporary

Magical Realism

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

4.23

1.8M+ ratings

Science Fiction

Humor

Fantasy

Breaking Dawn

by Stephenie Meyer 2008 756 pages

3.74

1.7M+ ratings

Fantasy

Young Adult

Romance

The Notebook

by Nicholas Sparks

4.15

1.7M+ ratings

Romance

Chick Lit

Contemporary

Life of Pi

by Yann Martel 2006

3.94

1.6M+ ratings

Fantasy

Classics

Adventure

The Housemaid

by Freida McFadden 2022 334 pages

4.32

1.6M+ ratings

Thriller

Mystery

Mystery Thriller

The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller

4.32

1.6M+ ratings

Fantasy

Historical Fiction

Romance

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

4.13

1.6M+ ratings

Classics

Horror

Fantasy

The Shining

by Stephen King 1978 512 pages

4.28

1.5M+ ratings

Horror

Thriller

Classics

Normal People

by Sally Rooney 2019 288 pages

3.81

1.5M+ ratings

Contemporary

Literary Fiction

Ireland

Dune

by Frank Herbert 2019 688 pages

4.28

1.4M+ ratings

Science Fiction

Fantasy

Science Fiction Fantasy

The Cruel Prince

by Holly Black

4.03

1.3M+ ratings

Fantasy

Young Adult

Romance

Dracula

by Bram Stoker 1996 512 pages

4.02

1.3M+ ratings

Horror

Fantasy

Classics

The Secret Life of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd 2003 352 pages

4.09

1.3M+ ratings

Historical Fiction

Classics

Young Adult

People We Meet on Vacation

by Emily Henry 2021 400 pages

3.86

1.3M+ ratings

Contemporary

Contemporary Romance

Adult

Gone with the Wind

by Margaret Mitchell

4.31

1.2M+ ratings

Historical Fiction

Romance

Classics

We Were Liars

by E. Lockhart

3.66

1.2M+ ratings

Young Adult

Mystery

Contemporary

The Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka

3.88

1.2M+ ratings

Classics

Fantasy

Philosophy

The Old Man and the Sea

by Ernest Hemingway 1996 96 pages

3.80

1.1M+ ratings

Classics

Literature

Novels

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by Victoria E. Schwab 2020 448 pages

4.18

1.1M+ ratings

Fantasy

Romance

Historical Fiction

The Stranger

by Albert Camus

4.03

1.1M+ ratings

Classics

Philosophy

France

The Martian

by Andy Weir

4.42

1.1M+ ratings

Science Fiction

Adventure

Space

Twisted Love

by Ana Huang

3.72

1.1M+ ratings

Romance

Contemporary

Contemporary Romance

Wonder

by R.J. Palacio

4.37

1.1M+ ratings

Young Adult

Middle Grade

Contemporary

The Odyssey

by Homer 2006 541 pages

3.81

1.1M+ ratings

Classics

Poetry

Mythology

Outlander

by Diana Gabaldon 2005 896 pages

4.26

1M+ ratings

Historical Fiction

Romance

Fantasy

Red, White & Royal Blue

by Casey McQuiston

4.08

1M+ ratings

Romance

LGBT

Contemporary

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

by Gabrielle Zevin 2022 416 pages

4.15

1M+ ratings

Contemporary

Romance

Literary Fiction

The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern 2011 400 pages

4.01

1M+ ratings

Fantasy

Romance

Historical Fiction

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss 2007 662 pages

4.52

1M+ ratings

Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

High Fantasy

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare 2005 288 pages

4.02

900k+ ratings

Plays

School

Literature

A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens 2003 544 pages

3.87

900k+ ratings

Classics

Historical Fiction

Literature

Icebreaker

by Hannah Grace

3.82

900k+ ratings

Sports Romance

Sports

Contemporary

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Mark Twain 2006 272 pages

3.92

900k+ ratings

Classics

Adventure

Historical Fiction

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

4.11

900k+ ratings

Fantasy

Mythology

Urban Fantasy

Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.27

900k+ ratings

Russia

Literature

Russian Literature

The Return of the King

by J.R.R. Tolkien

4.57

900k+ ratings

Fantasy

Adventure

High Fantasy

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas 2003 1276 pages

4.31

900k+ ratings

Historical Fiction

Adventure

Literature

Macbeth

by William Shakespeare 2016 214 pages

3.89

900k+ ratings

Classics

Plays

School

Emma

by Jane Austen

4.05

900k+ ratings

Historical Fiction

Literature

Historical

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

by John Boyne

4.16

800k+ ratings

Historical Fiction

Young Adult

Historical

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

by Suzanne Collins

3.97

800k+ ratings

Dystopia

Young Adult

Fantasy

The Secret History

by Donna Tartt 1992 576 pages

4.17

800k+ ratings

Mystery

Classics

Contemporary

A Walk to Remember

by Nicholas Sparks

4.20

800k+ ratings

Romance

Contemporary

Young Adult

The Perfect Marriage

by Jeneva Rose 2020 342 pages

3.97

800k+ ratings

Thriller

Mystery

Mystery Thriller

Les Miserables

by Victor Hugo 2018 1376 pages

4.21

800k+ ratings

Classics

Historical Fiction

Literature

A Time to Kill

by John Grisham

4.12

800k+ ratings

Thriller

Mystery

Crime

Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse

4.07

800k+ ratings

Classics

Philosophy

Spirituality

They Both Die at the End

by Adam Silvera 2017 384 pages

3.76

700k+ ratings

Young Adult

Romance

LGBT

The Stand

by Stephen King

4.35

700k+ ratings

Horror

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Misery

by Stephen King 1988 384 pages

4.23

700k+ ratings

Horror

Thriller

Mystery

The Final Empire

by Brandon Sanderson 2006 544 pages

4.48

700k+ ratings

Fantasy

High Fantasy

Epic Fantasy

Carrie

by Stephen King 2005 272 pages

3.99

700k+ ratings

Horror

Thriller

Classics

A Little Life

by Hanya Yanagihara

4.32

700k+ ratings

Contemporary

LGBT

Literary Fiction

Persuación

by Jane Austen

4.15

700k+ ratings

Classics

Historical Fiction

Historical

The Color Purple

by Alice Walker 2019 304 pages

4.27

700k+ ratings

Historical Fiction

Feminism

LGBT

Uglies

by Scott Westerfeld

3.85

600k+ ratings

Young Adult

Dystopia

Science Fiction

Deception Point

by Dan Brown 2002 576 pages

3.76

600k+ ratings

Thriller

Mystery

Suspense

The Chronicles of Narnia

by C.S. Lewis 2001 766 pages

4.28

600k+ ratings

Fantasy

Classics

Young Adult

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir 2021 496 pages

4.51

600k+ ratings

Science Fiction

Fantasy

Space

Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christie 2011 184 pages

4.20

600k+ ratings

Mystery

Crime

Mystery Thriller

Yellowface

by R.F. Kuang

3.76

600k+ ratings

Contemporary

Literary Fiction

Thriller

Digital Fortress

by Dan Brown

3.70

600k+ ratings

Thriller

Mystery

Suspense

The Gunslinger

by Stephen King

3.92

600k+ ratings

Fantasy

Horror

Science Fiction

The Lost Symbol

by Dan Brown 2009 510 pages

3.75

600k+ ratings

Mystery

Thriller

Mystery Thriller

City of Fallen Angels

by Cassandra Clare 2011 432 pages

4.07

600k+ ratings

Fantasy

Young Adult

Romance

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

by Lewis Carroll

4.06

500k+ ratings

Fantasy

Classics

Childrens

Moby-Dick or, The Whale

by Herman Melville 2002 720 pages

3.55

500k+ ratings

Classics

Literature

Adventure

11/22/63

by Stephen King 2011 849 pages

4.34

500k+ ratings

Historical Fiction

Science Fiction

Time Travel