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Whitcoulls Top 100 Books 2012-2013 Reading List

The Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List for 2012-2013 as voted for by New Zealanders has been released recently with a good mix of timeless classics and some newcomers. Read on for details about the full list and to download your free copy in pdf format which you can use as a checklist and cross off the titles as you read them.

Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List for 2012-2013 Front Cover
Heading the list this year as the most favoured book is the award-winning crime series by Stieg Larsson, the Millennium Trilogy, (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest).

The Millenium Trilogy - #1 Whitcoulls top 100 books list 2012-2013

In number two position is The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins which features a young heroine in a dystopian future. Coming in at number three is The Lord of The Rings series by J R R Tolkien, an epic very dear in the hearts of New Zealanders.
Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkein #3 Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List 2012-2013

The timeless love tale by Jane Austen of Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett in Pride and Prejudice took fourth place. New to the Top 100 at number five is the controversial blockbuster 50 Shades of Grey trilogy ( Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed) by E L James.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen #4 Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List 2012-2013

Other big favourites with Kiwis are the Harry Potter series by J K Rowling, Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon (1st book in the Outlander series),  Song of Ice & Fire (1st book in the Game of Thrones series) by George R R Martin,

Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List 2012-2013


Here are the first 25 books in Whitcoulls Top 100 books for 2012-2013:

1. The Millenium Trilogy - STIEG LARSSON
2. The Hunger Game series - SUZANNE COLLINS
3. The Lord of the Rings series - J.R.R. TOLKIEN
4. Pride and Prejudice - JANE AUSTEN
5. 50 Shades of Grey Trilogy - E L James
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins #2 Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List 2012-2013

6. Harry Potter series - J. K. ROWLING
7. The Outlander Series - DIANA GABALDON
8. Game of Thrones series - GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
9. The Pillars of the Earth - KEN FOLLETT
10. The Hobbit - J.R.R. TOLKIEN
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett #9 Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List 2012-2013

11. My Sister's Keeper - JODI PICOULT
12. The Book Thief - MARKUS ZUSAK
13. The Bronze Horseman - PAULLINA SIMONS
14. To Kill A Mockingbird - HARPER LEE
15. The Help - KATHRYN STOCKETT
The Help by Kathryn Stockett #15 Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List 2012-2013

16. The Time Traveler's Wife - AUDREY NIFFENEGGER
17. The Power of One - BRYCE COURTENAY
18. The Da Vinci Code - DAN BROWN
19. The Twilight Series - STEPHENIE MEYER
20. Earth's Children series - JEAN AUEL
Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M Auel #20 Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List 2012-2013

21. The Tea Rose - JENNIFER DONNELLY
22. The Kite Runner - KHALED HOSSEINI
23. The Lovely Bones - ALICE SEBOLD
24. Shantaram - GREGORY DAVID ROBERTS
25. Magician - RAYMOND FEIST
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts #25 Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List 2012-2013


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