Because of our guild's varied tastes, we ended up with many books that were only nominated once or twice (only 35 fiction books received more than two votes). Even with the rank each guild member gave their nominated titles, it was impossible to break all the ties. So, we have compromised. For the list of fiction books, we have listed the top 10 favorites, in order, as there were some clear winners. Following the ranked top 10, we have listed the top 100 books in alphabetical order by title, with the number of votes the book received included in parentheses. If you are interested in seeing the complete fiction list (all 380 books nominated) please contact Lisaz1a.
The Guild of Booklovers Top 10 Favorite Fiction:
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Emma by Jane Austen
- Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
- Dune by Frank Herbert
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The Favorite Fiction List
This list includes books that received more than one vote, and all books ranked as voting members' #1 favorite.
1984, George Orwell (3)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain (2)
The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho (2)
American Gods, Neil Gaiman (2)
And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie (2)
Animal Farm, George Orwell (2)
Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy (2)
Anne of Green Gables, L M Montgomery (8)
Beast From The East, R.L. Stine (1)
Beauty, Robin McKinley (1)
The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath (1)
Beyond Sing The Woods, Trygve Gulbranssen (1)
Brave New World, Aldous Huxley (2)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl (2)
Cinderella, The Brothers Grimm (1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear, Jean M. Auel (6)
The Color Purple, Alice Walker (2)
The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett (2)
The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas (2)
The Dark Is Rising, Susan Cooper (2)
Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood, Rebecca Wells (1)
Dune, Frank Herbert (5)
Emma, Jane Austen (6)
Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card (4)
The Eye of the World, Robert Jordan (2)
Forgotten Beasts of Eld, Patricia McKillip (1)
Foundation, Isaac Asimov (2)
The Golden Key, Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson, and Kate Elliot (1)
Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell (4)
Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (3)
The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck (2)
Hamlet, William Shakespeare (1)
The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood (2)
Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Salman Rushdie (2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling (4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling (4)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling (6)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling (4)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling (10)
Hawaii, James A. Michener (1)
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams (4)
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (10)
Holes, Louis Sachar (2)
Hyperion, Dan Simmons (3)
The Iliad, Homer (2)
Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice (2)
Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë (6)
Jane of Lantern Hill, L.M. Montgomery (1)
Les Misérables, Victor Hugo (3)
Like Water for Chocolate, Laura Esquivel (2)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis (4)
The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (4)
A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett (2)
Little Women, Louisa May Alcott (5)
The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkein (19)
The Magician's Nephew, C.S. Lewis (2)
Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden (2)
The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley (3)
Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman (2)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith (1)
Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck (2)
One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez (2)
The Outsiders, S. E. Hinton (3)
Over Sea, Under Stone, Susan Cooper (1)
Persuasion, Jane Austen (2)
The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver (3)
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen (6)
Reaper Man, Terry Pratchett (2)
Red Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson (2)
Redwall, Brian Jacques (2)
A Ring of Endless Light, Madeleine L'Engle (2)
The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett (2)
Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen (4)
The Shining, Stephen King (1)
So You Want to Be a Wizard, Diane Duane (2)
Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder (2)
Speaker for the Dead, Orson Scott Card (1)
Take a Thief , Mercedes Lackey (1)
A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens (3)
Taliesin, Stephen Lawhead (1)
The Thief Lord, Cornelia Funke (1)
Time of the Twins, Margaret Weis and Tracey Hickman (3)
A Time To Kill, John Grisham (2)
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee (2)
Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson (2)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith (2)
Treve, Albert Payson Terhune (1)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, C.S. Lewis (3)
War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy (4)
Watchmen, Alan Moore (1)
Watership Down, Richard Adams (3)
Weetzie Bat, Francesca Lia Block (2)
The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin (2)
The Wings of a Falcon, Cynthia Voigt (1)
Wizard’s First Rule, Terry Goodkind (3)
The World of Pooh, A. A. Milne (1)
A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle (3)
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Here's the site that inspired this list mania, if you need even more suggestions:
BBC - The Big Read
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