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The 100 Best Loved Novels from The Great American Read PBS

September 20, 2018 By Elizabeth@ Pine Cones and Acorns 3 Comments

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The Great American Read


Have you been following the Great American Read on PBS?  Were you surprised by the list? Were any of your favorite books on the list of 100 books? 


According to PBS: The chosen books span five centuries, from Don Quixote  (1603) to Ghost (2016). Authors from 15 different countries are represented, with genres ranging from beloved children’s classics such as Charlotte’s Web to modern best-sellers such as Twilight.

Below is the full list of America’s 100 favorite novels, in alphabetical order by title:

1984 Hatchet
A Confederacy of Dunces Heart of Darkness
A Game of Thrones The Help
A Prayer for Owen Meany The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
A Separate Peace The Hunger Games
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn The Hunt for Red October
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Intuitionist
The Alchemist Invisible Man
Alex Cross Mysteries** Jane Eyre
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland The Joy Luck Club
Americanah Jurassic Park
And Then There Were None Left Behind
Anne of Green Gables The Little Prince
Another Country Little Women
Atlas Shrugged Lonesome Dove
Beloved Looking for Alaska
Bless Me, Ultima  The Lord of the Rings**
The Book Thief The Lovely Bones
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao The Martian
The Call of the Wild Memoirs of a Geisha
Catch-22  Mind Invaders
The Catcher in the Rye Moby Dick
Charlotte’s Web The Notebook
The Chronicles of Narnia**  One Hundred Years of Solitude
The Clan of the Cave Bear Outlander
The Coldest Winter Ever The Outsiders
The Color Purple The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Count of Monte Cristo The Pilgrim’s Progress
Crime and Punishment The Pillars of the Earth
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Pride and Prejudice
The Da Vinci Code Ready Player One
Don Quixote Rebecca
Doña Barbara The Shack
Dune Siddhartha
50 Shades of Gey The Sirens of Titan
Flowers in the Attic The Stand
Foundation The Sun Also Rises
Frankenstein Swan Song
Ghost Tales of the City
Gilead Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Giver Things Fall Apart
The Godfather This Present Darkness
Gone Girl To Kill a Mockingbird
Gone with the Wind Twlight
The Grapes of Wrath War and Peace
Great Expectations Watchers
The Great Gatsby The Wheel of Time**
Gulliver’s Travels Where the Red Fern Grows
The Handmaid’s Tale White Teeth
Harry Potter**

Wuthering Heights



I thought I would see classics like  Little Women, The Grapes of Wrath, Great Expectations, and The Sun Also Rises but I will be honest I was totally surprised to see Flowers in the Attic (which I read in the 80’s when I was in high school), and Fifty Shades of Grey(which I have not read). But then I realized that the list is about peoples most beloved book of all time so naturally it would include books that have been incredibly popular over the last 20 years like Twlight and Harry Potter, The Shack and Left Behind.

You can take the quiz here to see how many of the books your have read and you can print the list here. If you would like to be a part of the The Great American read you can vote once a day, every day until October 18th to help pick the most popular book in America. 

I hope that you discover an old favorite on the list or something new but more importantly I hope just hope that The Great American Read encourages your to read more!

Have a great day!

Note: Many of these books are available on the  Kindle Unlimited Subscription and many of the classics are free if you have the Kindle app.



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  1. William Kendall says

    September 19, 2018 at 4:11 pm

    I'm surprised The Killer Angels isn't on there.

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  2. Estelle's says

    September 19, 2018 at 10:16 pm

    How interesting Elizabeth…there are some classic reads of when I was young that are not on the list….I am going to send this to my daughter and my son who are avid readers and get their thoughts….I remember talking about Flowers in the Attic when my daughter was in high school….loved that you shared this!

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  3. Taste of France says

    September 21, 2018 at 2:22 pm

    Those sunflower cupcakes!!!! Adorable!

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