The definitive ranking
Books
Built from 431 forced-choice rankings by 38 Tāstmakers.
| Book | Score | Rankings | Range of opinion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | The Line of Beauty2005 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 102 | All the Light We Cannot See2014 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 103 | The Blacktongue Thief2021 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 104 | Unspeakable Acts2019 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 105 | Jurassic Park : [novel]1991 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 106 | Where the Crawdads Sing Deluxe Edition2019 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 107 | The Secret Life Of Sunflowers2022 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 108 |  |
The player of games1988 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 109 | Ducks, Newburyport2019 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 110 | The Beekeeper of Aleppo2019 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 111 | The Winners2023 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 112 | Wool2020 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 113 |  |
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus (1818 text)1818 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 114 | Human Resources2025 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 115 | The Bass Rock2021 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 116 |  |
We Were Once a Family2023 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 117 | Oryx and Crake2004 | 7.4 | 2 | Too few to say | |
| 118 |  |
Converted2022 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 119 | Normal People2019 | 7.4 | 5 | Consensus | |
| 120 |  |
Where the Red Fern Grows1961 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 121 | Hamnet2020 | 7.4 | 3 | Consensus | |
| 122 | Connecting Dots2025 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 123 | Dengue Boy2025 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 124 | Frankissstein2019 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 125 | Fredrik Backman My Friends (a Novel)2022 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 126 | Letters To a Young Poet2020 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 127 | On the Calculation of Volume (Book I): Shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize2024 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 128 | Slaughterhouse-five1963 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 129 | Strangers2026 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 130 |  |
The Hero of Ages2008 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 131 | The School for Good Mothers2022 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 132 | Theory of the Gimmick2020 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 133 | We Used to Live Here2025 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 134 | The Bell Jar1981 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 135 |  |
21 Lessons for the 21st Century2018 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 136 |  |
Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs2023 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 137 | "I Remain in Darkness"2019 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 138 |  |
The diary of Anne Frank1996 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 139 |  |
A People's History of the United States1980 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 140 |  |
Where the Forest Meets the Stars2019 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 141 |  |
A Fine Balance1995 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 142 | Lynched2016 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 143 |  |
Romeo and Juliet1597 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 144 |  |
The Good Girl2014 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 145 |  |
The Last Thing He Told Me2021 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 146 | Simple Passion2003 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 147 |  |
Lord of the Flies1954 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 148 | The Library at Mount Char2015 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 149 | Ugly Feelings2005 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 150 |  |
The Body Keeps the Score2014 | 7.4 | 1 | Too few to say |