The definitive ranking
Books
Built from 432 forced-choice rankings by 38 Tāstmakers.
| Book | Score | Rankings | Range of opinion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny2025 | 7.0 | 3 | Divisive | |
| 252 |  |
Then She Was Gone2017 | 7.0 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 253 | The Institute2019 | 7.0 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 254 |  |
The Secret History1992 | 7.0 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 255 |  |
When Women Were Dragons2022 | 7.0 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 256 | The Hobbit2012 | 7.0 | 4 | Divisive | |
| 257 | Can't Hurt Me2021 | 7.0 | 2 | Too few to say | |
| 258 | If It Bleeds2021 | 7.0 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 259 |  |
Atmosphere2025 | 7.0 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 260 |  |
The Maid2019 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 261 |  |
Dear Debbie2026 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 262 | The Midnight Library2020 | 6.9 | 3 | Divisive | |
| 263 | Some People Need Killing2023 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 264 |  |
The Boyfriend2024 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 265 |  |
Ender's Game1985 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 266 |  |
The Martian2011 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 267 | The Someday Garden2026 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 268 | The Sparsholt Affair2017 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 269 | The Wager2025 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 270 | To Light a Fire on the Earth2019 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 271 |  |
The things we do for love2004 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 272 |  |
The Woman in Me2023 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 273 |  |
Bunny2019 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 274 |  |
Blink2004 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 275 |  |
Happy Place2023 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 276 | Doctor Sleep2013 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 277 |  |
The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off!2019 | 6.8 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 278 |  |
Gilded2021 | 6.8 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 279 |  |
The Poppy War2018 | 6.8 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 280 | The Metaverse2022 | 6.8 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 281 |  |
The Mystery Guest2023 | 6.8 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 282 | HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business2017 | 6.8 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 283 | Repeat Room2024 | 6.8 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 284 |  |
Delivering happiness2010 | 6.8 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 285 | The Light We Carry2022 | 6.8 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 286 | Do More in Four2026 | 6.7 | 1 | Too few to say | |
| 287 |  |
Never Lie2022 | 6.7 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 288 |  |
We Burn Daylight2024 | 6.7 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 289 | A New Earth: Oprah's Book Club2006 | 6.7 | 2 | Too few to say | |
| 290 |  |
Suicide Med2014 | 6.7 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 291 |  |
The Tenant2025 | 6.7 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 292 |  |
Why We're Polarized2020 | 6.7 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 293 |  |
The Housemaid's Wedding2024 | 6.7 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 294 |  |
My Evil Mother2022 | 6.7 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 295 |  |
The Fall Risk2025 | 6.6 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 296 |  |
Death Row2025 | 6.6 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 297 |  |
The Lovely Bones2000 | 6.6 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 298 |  |
First Lie Wins2024 | 6.6 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 299 |  |
To Be Taught, If Fortunate2019 | 6.6 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 300 |  |
The Teacher2024 | 6.6 | 1 | Too few to say |