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Better Reading's Top 100 Books

Australians voted for their top 100 books in the Better Reading Poll at www.betterreading.com.au. Take the survey to see how many of these novels you've read and share the results with your friends!
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The Power of One (Bryce Courtenay)
The Power of One
1
Bryce Courtenay
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
2
Markus Zusak
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
3
Harper Lee
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
4
Diana Gabaldon
Cloudstreet (Tim Winton)
Cloudstreet
5
Tim Winton
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
6
Gillian Flynn
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
7
Jane Austen
The Potato Factory (Bryce Courtenay)
The Potato Factory
8
Bryce Courtenay
The Bronze Horseman (Paullina Simons)
The Bronze Horseman
9
Paullina Simons
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
10
J.R.R. Tolkien
Still Alice (Lisa Genova)
Still Alice
11
Lisa Genova
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
12
Richard Flanagan
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
13
Hannah Kent
Fifty Shades of Grey (E L James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
14
E L James
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
15
Jodi Picoult
The Lavender Keeper (Fiona McIntosh)
The Lavender Keeper
16
Fiona McIntosh
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project
17
Graeme Simsion
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
18
Colleen McCullough
The Light Between Oceans (ML Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
19
ML Stedman
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
20
Khaled Hosseini
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
21
Ken Follett
The Secret River (Kate Grenville)
The Secret River
22
Kate Grenville
Personal (Lee Child)
Personal
23
Lee Child
The Winter Sea (Di Morrissey)
The Winter Sea
24
Di Morrissey
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
25
Charlotte Bronte
Life or Death (Michael Robotham)
Life or Death
26
Michael Robotham
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
27
Paula Hawkins
Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
Shantaram
28
Gregory David Roberts
The Girl With the Dragoon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragoon Tattoo
29
Stieg Larsson
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
30
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
31
Donna Tartt
Hello From the Gillespies (Monica McInerney)
Hello From the Gillespies
32
Monica McInerney
Ice Station (Matthew Reilly)
Ice Station
33
Matthew Reilly
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
34
Dan Brown
Hope to Die (James Patterson)
Hope to Die
35
James Patterson
Jasper Jones (Craig Silvey)
Jasper Jones
36
Craig Silvey
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
37
Louisa May Alcott
A Game of Thrones (George RR Martin)
A Game of Thrones
38
George RR Martin
Breath (Tim Winton)
Breath
39
Tim Winton
The Great Zoo of China (Matthew Reilly)
The Great Zoo of China
40
Matthew Reilly
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