The Greatest Books of All Time on Expectations

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1554 The Unconsoled Kazuo Ishiguro 1995 British English
5567 Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng 2014 American English
7215 The Awkward Age Henry James 1899 British English
8105 Virginia Ellen Glasgow 1913 American English
9055 The Late George Apley John P. Marquand 1937 American English
10938 I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Erika L. Sánchez 2017 American English
11492 A Drama In Muslin George Moore 1886 Irish English
11899 Writing A Woman's Life Carolyn G. Heilbrun 1988 American English
12250 Getting In Jennifer Finney Boylan 1998 American English
12682 Children Of The Rich Lu Ling 1940 Chinese Unknown
12739 Frankly In Love David Yoon 2019 American English
12832 Incantations And Other Stories Anjana Appachana 1992 Indian English
13885 Down Among The Sticks And Bones Seanan McGuire 2017 American English
14984 The Latecomer Jean Hanff Korelitz 2022 American English
17120 Family And Friends Anita Brookner 1985 British English
17120 Laziness Does Not Exist Devon Price 2021 Unknown English
17120 Better Than The Movies Lynn Painter 2021 American English
17120 Diary Of A Void Emi Yagi 2020 Japanese Japanese
17120 Spoiled Anne Mendelson 2023 Unknown Unknown
17120 Why You’ll Never Find The One Sarah Akinterinwa 2023 Unknown English
17120 Without Children Peggy O’Donnell Heffington 2023 Unknown English
17120 Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend M.J. Wassmer Unknown Unknown
17120 Seating Arrangements Maggie Shipstead 2012 American English
17120 Anleitung Zum Unglücklichsein Paul Watzlawick 1983 Austrian German