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The Most Read Books of All Time

Based on the sheer number of ratings on goodreads, these are the most read books of all-time... err, well, in the 21st century, at least.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
1
J.K. Rowling
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
2
Suzanne Collins
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
3
Harper Lee
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
4
J.R.R. Tolkien
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
6
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows
7
J. K. Rowling
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
8
Jane Austen
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
9
George Orwell
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
10
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
11
J.K. Rowling
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
12
George Orwell
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
13
J.K. Rowling
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
14
Suzanne Collins
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
15
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
16
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
17
Anne Frank
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
18
C.S. Lewis
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
19
Suzanne Collins
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
20
J.D. Salinger
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
21
William Golding
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
22
John Green
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
23
Dan Brown
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
24
Veronica Roth
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
25
Khalid Hosseini
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
26
Stieg Larsson
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
27
Stephenie Meyer
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
28
William Shakespeare
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
29
Rick Riordan
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
30
Charlotte Brontë
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
31
George R.R. Martin
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
32
Kathryn Stockett
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
33
Markus Zusak
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
34
Ray Bradbury
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
35
John Steinbeck
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
36
Arthur Golden
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
37
Louisa May Alcott
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
38
Lois Lowry
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
39
Dan Brown
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
40
Alice Sebold
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