The Great American Read was an eight-part PBS television series, hosted by Meredith Vieira, that wrapped up last night with the unveiling of America's favorite novel. Beginning in June, PBS launched a multi-platform digital, educational and community outreach campaign that included an online poll for viewers to vote for their favorite novel from a list of 100 books. To learn more about The Great American Read and how the titles were selected for the original list of 100, visit the official web site on PBS.org.
WGBH joined The Great American Read campaign by hosting a series of
Facebook Live discussions from its Boston Public Library studio, exploring the many ways in which these novels affect, reflect and connect us all. With no further ado, here is the complete list of results from the PBS online poll.
1 | To Kill a Mockingbird | 242,275 |
2 | Outlander (Series) | 213,735 |
3 | Harry Potter (Series) | 166,966 |
4 | Pride and Prejudice | 137,028 |
5 | Lord of the Rings | 136,689 |
6 | Gone with the Wind | 134,122 |
7 | Charlotte's Web | 117,715 |
8 | Little Women | 102,309 |
9 | Chronicles of Narnia | 91,781 |
10 | Jane Eyre | 91,569 |
11 | Anne of Green Gables | 90,440 |
12 | Grapes of Wrath | 75,884 |
13 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | 74,549 |
14 | Book Thief | 74,417 |
15 | Great Gatsby | 72,355 |
16 | Help | 69,395 |
17 | Adventures of Tom Sawyer | 62,918 |
18 | 1984 | 61,369 |
19 | And Then There Were None | 57,994 |
20 | Atlas Shrugged | 56,196 |
21 | Wuthering Heights | 54,396 |
22 | Lonesome Dove | 54,032 |
23 | Pillars of the Earth | 54,008 |
24 | Stand | 53,216 |
25 | Rebecca | 53,052 |
26 | A Prayer for Owen Meany | 52,240 |
27 | Color Purple | 50,462 |
28 | Alice in Wonderland | 48,614 |
29 | Great Expectations | 48,424 |
30 | Catcher in the Rye | 46,672 |
31 | Where the Red Fern Grows | 45,774 |
32 | Outsiders | 45,432 |
33 | Da Vinci Code | 45,104 |
34 | Handmaid's Tale | 44,789 |
35 | Dune | 44,149 |
36 | Little Prince | 43,238 |
37 | Call of the Wild | 43,059 |
38 | Clan of the Cave Bear | 43,056 |
39 | Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy | 42,421 |
40 | Hunger Games | 42,245 |
41 | Count of Monte Cristo | 41,856 |
42 | Joy Luck Club | 40,594 |
43 | Frankenstein | 39,035 |
44 | Giver | 38,617 |
45 | Memoirs of a Geisha | 37,881 |
46 | Moby Dick | 36,566 |
47 | Catch 22 | 36,335 |
48 | Game of Thrones (Series) | 35,216 |
49 | Foundation (Series) | 30,326 |
50 | War and Peace | 29,998 |
51 | Their Eyes Were Watching God | 28,998 |
52 | Jurassic Park | 28,544 |
53 | Godfather | 28,234 |
54 | One Hundred Years of Solitude | 28,017 |
55 | Picture of Dorian Gray | 26,568 |
56 | Notebook | 26,299 |
57 | Shack | 26,097 |
58 | A Confederacy of Dunces | 25,666 |
59 | Hunt for Red October | 25,649 |
60 | Beloved | 25,380 |
61 | The Martian | 24,521 |
62 | Wheel of Time | 24,287 |
63 | Siddhartha | 23,795 |
64 | Crime and Punishment | 22,966 |
65 | Sun Also Rises | 22,918 |
66 | Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime | 21,741 |
67 | A Separate Peace | 21,360 |
68 | Don Quixote | 21,206 |
69 | Lovely Bones | 20,397 |
70 | Alchemist | 20,011 |
71 | Hatchet (Series) | 19,810 |
72 | Invisible Man | 18,607 |
73 | Twilight Saga (Series) | 18,410 |
74 | Tales of the City (Series) | 18,312 |
75 | Gulliver's Travels | 17,694 |
76 | Ready Player One | 16,809 |
77 | Left Behind (Series) | 16,546 |
78 | Gone Girl | 15,808 |
79 | Watchers | 15,307 |
80 | Pilgrim's Progress | 14,653 |
81 | Alex Cross Mysteries (Series) | 13,645 |
82 | Things Fall Apart | 13,376 |
83 | Heart of Darkness | 13,192 |
84 | Gilead | 13,087 |
85 | Flowers in the Attic | 13,057 |
86 | Fifty Shades of Grey | 12,323 |
87 | Sirens of Titan | 12,058 |
88 | This Present Darkness | 11,090 |
89 | Americanah | 11,030 |
90 | Another Country | 10,363 |
91 | Bless Me Ultima | 9,487 |
92 | Looking for Alaska | 9,245 |
93 | Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao | 5,980 |
94 | Swan Song | 5,942 |
95 | Mind Invaders | 4,914 |
96 | White Teeth | 4,855 |
97 | Ghost | 4,667 |
98 | Coldest Winter Ever | 4,310 |
99 | Intuitionist | 1,949 |
100 | Doña Barbara | 1,628 |