BBC Big Read

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In April 2003 the BBC Big Read survey asked the public to vote for their 200 favourite books of all time. Three quarters of a million votes were received.
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BBC Big Read
28
Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
35,524 members
545 reviews
3.8
13 Members
roby72, amanda4242, sturlington, paruline, thecoroner, ALWINN, alex68, Bretzky1, Arrowpolisher, linlef, FlorianKarpfinger, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
30
The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco
19,560 members
312 reviews
4.2
14 Members
roby72, amanda4242, CarltonC, merrystar, sturlington, paruline, thecoroner, alex68, normandie_m, ahef1963, Dreesie, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, FranzK72
33
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
44,313 members
495 reviews
4.2
10 Members
roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, linlef, FlorianKarpfinger, kaykan, FranzK72, valeriepatton
34
Ulysses
by James Joyce
24,152 members
379 reviews
4
11 Members
roby72, CarltonC, thecoroner, ALWINN, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, linlef, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, FranzK72,merrystar ,sturlington ,Bretzky1
Explanations
merrystar : duplicate
37
Possession
by A.S. Byatt
12,980 members
289 reviews
4
14 Members
roby72, CarltonC, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, ALWINN, alex68, normandie_m, ahef1963, kara.shamy, linlef, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
38
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
36,792 members
456 reviews
3.9
12 Members
roby72, merrystar, paruline, ALWINN, Bretzky1, ahef1963, Dreesie, Arrowpolisher, linlef, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, valeriepatton,sturlington
39
Middlemarch
by George Eliot
17,779 members
331 reviews
4.2
14 Members
roby72, bigcurlyloz, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, Dreesie, linlef, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,sturlington
40
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
28,956 members
460 reviews
½ 4.3
9 Members
roby72, CarltonC, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, kara.shamy, FlorianKarpfinger, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
43
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
26,570 members
401 reviews
4
14 Members
roby72, bigcurlyloz, sturlington, paruline, rretzler, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Dreesie, Arrowpolisher, linlef, Peace2, mspixieears, valeriepatton,merrystar
Explanations
merrystar : duplicate
44
The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway
30,806 members
507 reviews
3.8
14 Members
roby72, amanda4242, CarltonC, sturlington, paruline, ALWINN, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Arrowpolisher, linlef, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, steller0707,merrystar
Explanations
merrystar : duplicate
45
The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins
12,867 members
338 reviews
4.1
14 Members
roby72, CarltonC, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Peace2, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
48
Bleak House
by Charles Dickens
13,715 members
248 reviews
4.2
12 Members
CarltonC, merrystar, ALWINN, Bretzky1, ahef1963, Dreesie, Arrowpolisher, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, kaykan, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
51
Persuasion
by Jane Austen
28,790 members
534 reviews
4.2
12 Members
bigcurlyloz, CarltonC, merrystar, sturlington, paruline, ahef1963, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,Bluewolf0411
53
The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
39,342 members
1,041 reviews
½ 3.6
10 Members
roby72, bigcurlyloz, amanda4242, merrystar, blackdove07, paruline, ALWINN, ahef1963, Peace2, ShelbyFlannery,FranzK72
55
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
24,964 members
472 reviews
4.2
12 Members
CarltonC, sturlington, paruline, ALWINN, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Arrowpolisher, linlef, Peace2, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,Bluewolf0411
56
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
23,472 members
425 reviews
½ 4.4
11 Members
roby72, amanda4242, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, Dreesie, linlef, FlorianKarpfinger, kaykan, FranzK72, steller0707
57
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
29,569 members
562 reviews
½ 4.3
12 Members
bigcurlyloz, merrystar, paruline, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Arrowpolisher, linlef, Peace2, mspixieears, valeriepatton,Bluewolf0411 ,FranzK72
58
The Mayor of Casterbridge
by Thomas Hardy
8,331 members
114 reviews
3.9
12 Members
roby72, amanda4242, CarltonC, paruline, thecoroner, ALWINN, alex68, ahef1963, linlef, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, ManWithAnAgenda
59
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy
19,235 members
245 reviews
3.8
12 Members
roby72, CarltonC, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, Dreesie, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, FranzK72, steller0707,kaykan
60
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
22,903 members
1,069 reviews
½ 4.4
13 Members
hipdeep, amanda4242, merrystar, sturlington, paruline, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Arrowpolisher, linlef, Peace2, steller0707,Bluewolf0411 ,FranzK72
61
The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov
20,462 members
466 reviews
4.2
9 Members
roby72, amanda4242, blackdove07, thecoroner, alex68, FlorianKarpfinger, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
62
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
24,351 members
240 reviews
3.8
12 Members
roby72, CarltonC, paruline, thecoroner, ALWINN, Bretzky1, ahef1963, Dreesie, Arrowpolisher, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears,sturlington ,FranzK72
64
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
19,800 members
363 reviews
3.9
11 Members
bigcurlyloz, amanda4242, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Arrowpolisher, Peace2, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
65
Far from the Madding Crowd
by Thomas Hardy
11,431 members
198 reviews
4
9 Members
roby72, bigcurlyloz, CarltonC, thecoroner, alex68, Bluewolf0411, Peace2, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
66
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
19,789 members
339 reviews
4.1
10 Members
roby72, sturlington, paruline, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Arrowpolisher, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, valeriepatton
67
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera
22,509 members
275 reviews
4
10 Members
roby72, CarltonC, sturlington, thecoroner, ALWINN, alex68, rretzler, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, FranzK72
68
The Pickwick Papers
by Charles Dickens
9,090 members
131 reviews
3.9
8 Members
roby72, CarltonC, thecoroner, ALWINN, alex68, Dreesie, FlorianKarpfinger, FranzK72
69
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller
40,102 members
527 reviews
4.1
10 Members
hipdeep, roby72, blackdove07, sturlington, rretzler, Bretzky1, ahef1963, Arrowpolisher, linlef, FlorianKarpfinger,Bluewolf0411 ,kaykan
70
Midnight's Children
by Salman Rushdie
13,925 members
244 reviews
4
10 Members
roby72, CarltonC, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, FranzK72,kaykan
71
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
38,580 members
631 reviews
4.1
9 Members
roby72, amanda4242, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, Dreesie, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, steller0707
72
The Once and Future King
by T. H. White
15,368 members
206 reviews
4.1
10 Members
hipdeep, amanda4242, merrystar, sturlington, ALWINN, ahef1963, linlef, Peace2, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
73
Guards! Guards!
by Terry Pratchett
14,157 members
242 reviews
4.2
10 Members
bigcurlyloz, amanda4242, blackdove07, paruline, cej1027, ahef1963, linlef, Peace2, Liivin, ManWithAnAgenda,FranzK72
74
Witches Abroad
by Terry Pratchett
10,186 members
141 reviews
4.1
9 Members
hipdeep, bigcurlyloz, amanda4242, merrystar, blackdove07, ahef1963, linlef, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda
75
Good Omens
by Terry Pratchett
34,853 members
791 reviews
½ 4.3
10 Members
hipdeep, bigcurlyloz, amanda4242, blackdove07, sturlington, ahef1963, linlef, Peace2, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,FranzK72
76
It
by Stephen King
22,005 members
410 reviews
4.1
9 Members
hipdeep, amanda4242, blackdove07, sturlington, paruline, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
77
Jude the Obscure
by Thomas Hardy
10,173 members
141 reviews
3.9
8 Members
roby72, thecoroner, ALWINN, alex68, Bretzky1, linlef, FlorianKarpfinger, FranzK72
78
Cold Comfort Farm
by Stella Gibbons
5,790 members
223 reviews
4
9 Members
amanda4242, merrystar, sturlington, ALWINN, rretzler, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
79
The Day of the Triffids
by John Wyndham
7,484 members
207 reviews
4
10 Members
bigcurlyloz, amanda4242, CarltonC, sturlington, paruline, ALWINN, ahef1963, Dreesie, linlef, Peace2,FranzK72
80
Holes
by Louis Sachar
23,285 members
951 reviews
4.1
9 Members
amanda4242, sturlington, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, valeriepatton
81
Hogfather
by Terry Pratchett
11,316 members
157 reviews
4.1
8 Members
hipdeep, bigcurlyloz, amanda4242, merrystar, blackdove07, cej1027, linlef, ManWithAnAgenda
82
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo
26,366 members
341 reviews
½ 4.3
9 Members
roby72, merrystar, paruline, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, Arrowpolisher, FlorianKarpfinger, FranzK72,sturlington
83
Vanity Fair
by William Makepeace Thackeray
14,734 members
191 reviews
3.9
9 Members
roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
84
Atonement
by Ian McEwan
26,545 members
629 reviews
3.9
8 Members
roby72, bigcurlyloz, sturlington, thecoroner, ALWINN, ahef1963, Dreesie, Peace2
85
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
by Richard Bach
11,626 members
211 reviews
½ 3.6
10 Members
sturlington, paruline, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Arrowpolisher, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, valeriepatton,Bluewolf0411
86
David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens
20,746 members
276 reviews
4.1
8 Members
paruline, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, Arrowpolisher, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger
87
Silas Marner
by George Eliot
11,373 members
152 reviews
3.8
8 Members
CarltonC, ALWINN, ahef1963, Dreesie, Arrowpolisher, FlorianKarpfinger, ManWithAnAgenda, valeriepatton
88
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition
by Stephen King
19,856 members
370 reviews
½ 4.3
9 Members
bigcurlyloz, amanda4242, sturlington, paruline, rretzler, ahef1963, kara.shamy, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
89
Night Watch
by Terry Pratchett
11,304 members
166 reviews
½ 4.4
9 Members
bigcurlyloz, amanda4242, CarltonC, blackdove07, cej1027, ahef1963, linlef, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda,FranzK72
91
The Clan of the Cave Bear
by Jean M. Auel
12,786 members
287 reviews
3.9
8 Members
bigcurlyloz, amanda4242, merrystar, sturlington, paruline, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda
92
Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse
by Anna Sewell
18,133 members
208 reviews
3.9
7 Members
sturlington, paruline, rretzler, ahef1963, Dreesie, Arrowpolisher, Peace2
93
The Forsyte Saga
by John Galsworthy
2,521 members
42 reviews
4.2
7 Members
roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, alex68, FlorianKarpfinger, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda
94
I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith
9,225 members
294 reviews
4.1
8 Members
bigcurlyloz, merrystar, paruline, rretzler, ahef1963, Peace2, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
95
Horton Hears a Who!
by Dr. Seuss
6,366 members
128 reviews
4.2
8 Members
merrystar, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, Dreesie, steller0707, valeriepatton
96
Matilda
by Roald Dahl
22,179 members
479 reviews
½ 4.3
8 Members
bigcurlyloz, amanda4242, merrystar, blackdove07, sturlington, ahef1963, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
97
The BFG
by Roald Dahl
19,548 members
320 reviews
4.1
8 Members
bigcurlyloz, amanda4242, rretzler, Dreesie, Peace2, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
98
Wyrd Sisters
by Terry Pratchett
12,476 members
189 reviews
4
9 Members
bigcurlyloz, amanda4242, CarltonC, merrystar, blackdove07, ahef1963, linlef, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda,FranzK72
99
The Colour of Magic
by Terry Pratchett
22,114 members
447 reviews
3.8
9 Members
bigcurlyloz, amanda4242, merrystar, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, linlef, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda,FranzK72
100
The Thirty-Nine Steps
by John Buchan
5,406 members
189 reviews
½ 3.5
9 Members
amanda4242, CarltonC, paruline, ALWINN, ahef1963, Dreesie, linlef, Peace2, FlorianKarpfinger,FranzK72