Book Lists

17 February 2019

Better Reading Top 100

Better Reading Top 100

Our list of Australia’s top 100 books has just been unveiled. Which ones did you read – which ones did you miss?

The Book Thief
Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

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Outlander
Diana Gabaldon

Outlander

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Cloudstreet
Tim Winton

Cloudstreet

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The Bronze Horseman
Paullina Simons

The Bronze Horseman

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The Trip of a Lifetime
Monica McInerney

The Trip of a Lifetime

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Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty

Big Little Lies

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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

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The Dry
Jane Harper

The Dry

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The Power of One
Bryce Courtenay

The Power of One

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All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

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Burning Fields
Alli Sinclair

Burning Fields

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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The Greatest Gift
Rachael Johns

The Greatest Gift

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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte

Jane Eyre

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The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger

The Time Traveler's Wife

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The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

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Jessica
Bryce Courtenay

Jessica

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The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

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Birthright
Fiona Lowe

Birthright

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

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Magician
Raymond E. Feist

Magician

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The Naturalist's Daughter
Tea Cooper

The Naturalist's Daughter

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A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

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The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett

The Pillars of the Earth

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The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist

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My Sister's Keeper
Jodi Picoult

My Sister's Keeper

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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

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The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
Holly Ringland

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

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Where The Murray River Runs
Darry Fraser

Where The Murray River Runs

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Force of Nature
Jane Harper

Force of Nature

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The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

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The Red Coast
Di Morrissey

The Red Coast

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    1984
    George Orwell

    1984

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    Shantaram
    Gregory David Roberts

    Shantaram

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    A Thousand Splendid Suns
    Khaled Hosseini

    A Thousand Splendid Suns

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    The Sunday Girl
    Pip Drysdale

    The Sunday Girl

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    Wuthering Heights
    Emily Bronte

    Wuthering Heights

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    Dirt Music
    Tim Winton

    Dirt Music

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    The Rosie Project (Don Tillman #1)
    Graeme Simsion

    The Rosie Project (Don Tillman #1)

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    The Kite Runner
    Khaled Hosseini

    The Kite Runner

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    The Girl on the Train
    Paula Hawkins

    The Girl on the Train

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    Boy Swallows Universe
    Trent Dalton

    Boy Swallows Universe

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    The Thorn Birds
    Colleen McCullough

    The Thorn Birds

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    Stasiland
    Anna Funder

    Stasiland

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    Jasper Jones
    Craig Silvey

    Jasper Jones

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    The Husband's Secret
    Liane Moriarty

    The Husband's Secret

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    Crossing the Lines
    Sulari Gentill

    Crossing the Lines

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    Scarecrow (Scarecrow #3)
    Matthew Reilly

    Scarecrow (Scarecrow #3)

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      The Last of the Bonegilla Girls
      Victoria Purman

      The Last of the Bonegilla Girls

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      The Nightingale
      Kristin Hannah

      The Nightingale

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      The Light Between Oceans
      M.L. Stedman

      The Light Between Oceans

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      Breath
      Tim Winton

      Breath

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      The Woman in the Window
      A.J. Finn

      The Woman in the Window

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      Memoirs Of A Geisha
      Arthur Golden

      Memoirs Of A Geisha

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      The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon #2)
      Dan Brown

      The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon #2)

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      The Birdman's Wife
      Melissa Ashley

      The Birdman's Wife

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      The Clockmaker's Daughter
      Kate Morton

      The Clockmaker's Daughter

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      Scrublands
      Chris Hammer

      Scrublands

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      The Secret History
      Donna Tartt

      The Secret History

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      The Late Show
      Michael Connelly

      The Late Show

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      The Midnight Line
      Lee Child

      The Midnight Line

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      The Outsiders
      S.E. Hinton

      The Outsiders

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        The Help
        Kathryn Stockett

        The Help

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        I Am Pilgrim
        Terry Hayes

        I Am Pilgrim

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        Atonement
        Ian McEwan

        Atonement

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        The Forgotten Garden
        Kate Morton

        The Forgotten Garden

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        The Poisonwood Bible
        Barbara Kingsolver

        The Poisonwood Bible

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        The Shadow of the Wind
        Carlos Ruiz Zafon

        The Shadow of the Wind

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        Assassin's Apprentice
        Robin Hobb

        Assassin's Apprentice

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        The Seven Ancient Wonders
        Matthew Reilly

        The Seven Ancient Wonders

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        Year of Wonders
        Geraldine Brooks

        Year of Wonders

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        Crazy Rich Asians
        Kevin Kwan

        Crazy Rich Asians

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        The Art of Racing in the Rain
        Garth Stein

        The Art of Racing in the Rain

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        The Girl From Munich
        Tania Blanchard

        The Girl From Munich

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        What Alice Forgot
        Liane Moriarty

        What Alice Forgot

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        A Game of Thrones
        George R.R. Martin

        A Game of Thrones

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        Truly Madly Guilty
        Liane Moriarty

        Truly Madly Guilty

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        Sanctuary
        Judy Nunn

        Sanctuary

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        Night School (Jack Reacher #21)
        Lee Child

        Night School (Jack Reacher #21)

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        The Dressmaker
        Rosalie Ham

        The Dressmaker

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        The God of Small Things
        Arundhati Roy

        The God of Small Things

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        The Tea Gardens
        Fiona McIntosh

        The Tea Gardens

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        Come Rain or Shine
        Tricia Stringer

        Come Rain or Shine

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        The Road Back
        Di Morrissey

        The Road Back

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        Catch-22
        Joseph Heller

        Catch-22

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        Spirits of the Ghan
        Judy Nunn

        Spirits of the Ghan

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        Ladies in Black
        Madeleine St John

        Ladies in Black

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        The Fallen
        David Baldacci

        The Fallen

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        The Ruin
        Dervla McTiernan

        The Ruin

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        Dead If You Don't
        Peter James

        Dead If You Don't

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        Crimson Lake
        Candice Fox

        Crimson Lake

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        The Daughters of Mars
        Thomas Keneally

        The Daughters of Mars

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        1. Sue says:
          21 February 2019 at 10:46 am

          Is the list available in a PDF as it has been in past years?
          (I like to tick them off!)

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        2. Robert Newman says:
          4 March 2019 at 11:43 am

          I for one, find it very strange that Jon Cleary is not among the authors of these Australian books on the list.
          The Sundowners, The High Commissioner, and any of the very popular Scobie Malone books. My greatest regret, having all of the Scobie Malone novels in Hardcover, is that the last Degrees of Connection, was only published in Softcover.
          The remaining books on the list, prove that some classics are timeless.

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        3. malcolm says:
          4 March 2019 at 3:58 pm

          obviously no one has read the ultimate aphrodisiac
          by Robert. G. Barrett a brilliantly written book
          really worth a read

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