author · 1/10 picks in the top 100
| # | Title | Author | Critics | Readers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Fine Balance | Rohinton Mistry | #49 | =41 |
| 2 | A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara | =93 | |
| 3 | Anne of Green Gables | Lucy Maud Montgomery | — | |
| 4 | A Thousand Splendid Suns | Khaled Hosseini | — | |
| 5 | North and South | Elizabeth Gaskell | — | |
| 6 | The Safekeep | Yael van der Wouden | — | |
| 7 | Hamnet | Maggie O'Farrell | — | |
| 8 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee | #5 | |
| 9 | Small Things Like These | Claire Keegan | — | |
| 10 | Wonder | R. J. Palacio | — |
This voter’s picks that didn’t make the critics’ 100 but made the Guardian’s reader-voted 100.
| Readers | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee |
| =93 | A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara |
Voters with the most books in common.