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Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List 2017-2018 Readers Choice

The Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List for 2017-2018 as voted by New Zealand readers who submitted their favourite reads and top fiction choices is out now. Not suprisingly the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, a firm favourite with adult and youth readers alike garnered first spot. Read on to find out more about what fiction books New Zealanders enjoyed the most in 2017.
Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List 2017-2018
Whitcoulls Top 100 2017-2018 List

Classics which featured highly in the line up in previous years have taken a bit of a back seat to more modern fiction this year. Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien faired best in 6th place while Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice only made it to 11th place and 1984 by George Orwell came in at 15.

Lord of the Rings by J R R R Tolkien #6 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen #11 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018
1984 by George Orwell #15 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018


Historical fiction appears to be gaining a foothold in the list with The Lilac Girls, The Book Thief and The Bronze Horseman all reaching a place in the top 10 books. The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon which has a huge fan base in New Zealand was rated 7th. A Song of Fire and Ice by George R. R. Martin is ranked at 8th place perhaps partly due to the popularity of the Game of Thrones TV series.

Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly #9 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak #14 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons #19 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018


It is interesting to note that Jodi Picoult features heavily on this Top 100 books list with 6 novels represented proving perhaps that she is one of the most influential writers in the English language today.

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult #4 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018
The Pact by Jodi Picoult #59 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult #73 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018


1. Harry Potter series - J K ROWLING
2. Night School - LUCINDA RILEY
3. I Am Pilgrim - TERRY HAYES
4. Small Great Things - JODI PICOULT
5. Me Before You - JOJO MOYES
6. The Lord of the Rings series - J.R.R. TOLKIEN
7. Outlander series - Diana Gabaldon
8. A Song Of Ice And Fire series - GEORGE R R MARTIN
9. Lilac Girls - MARTHA HALL KELLY
10. Big Little Lies - LIANE MORIARTY

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 10th on Whitcoulls Top 100 Book Lists for 2017-2018

11. Pride and Prejudice - JANE AUSTEN
12. All The Light We Cannot See - ANTHONY DOERR
13. The Girl on the Train - PAULA HAWKINS
14. The Book Thief - MARCUS ZUSAK
15. 1984 - GEORGE ORWELL
16. To Kill a Mockingbird - HARPER LEE
17. The Help - KATHRYN STOCKETT
18. The Da Vinci Code - DAN BROWN
19. The Bronze Horseman - PAULLINA SIMONS
20. The Kite Runner - KHALID HOSSEINI

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr #12 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018

21. The Bible
22. The Millennium series - STIEG LARSSON
23. Orphan X - GREGG HURWITZ
24. The Handmaid’s Tale - MARGARET ATWOOD
25. The Hobbit - J.R.R. TOLKIEN
26. Into the Water - PAULA HAWKINS
27. The Power of One - BRYCE COURTENAY
28. The Tea Rose series - JENNIFER DONNELLY
29. American Gods - NEIL GAIMAN
30. The Luminaries - ELEANOR CATTON

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood #24 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018
American Gods by Neil Gaiman #29 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018
Luminaries by Eleanor Catton #30 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018


31. Gone Girl - GILLIAN FLYNN
32. The Pillars of the Earth - KEN FOLLETT
33. My Sister's Keeper - JODI PICOULT
34. Kill the Father - SANDRONE DAZIERI
35. The Alchemist - PAUL COELHO
36. The Whistler - JOHN GRISHAM
37. Women’s Wellness Wisdom - DR LIBBY WEAVER
38. It - STEPHEN KING
39. In Order to Live - Yeonmi Park
40. The Cloud Leopard's Daughter - DEBORAH CHALLINOR

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn #31 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett #32 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018
In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park #39 Whitcoulls Top 100 Reads List 2017-2018


41. The Thirst - JO NESBO
42. After You - JOJO MOYES
43. Pachinko - MIN JIN LEE
44. A Little Life - HANYA YANAGIHARA
45. Shantaram - GREGORY DAVID ROBERTS
46. The Goldfinch - DONNA TARTT
47. The Lovely Bones - ALICE SEBOLD
48. The Martian - ANDY WEIR
49. A Thousand Splendid Suns - KHALED HOSSEINI
50. The Notebook - NICHOLAS SPARKS

Shantram by Gregory David Roberts 45th on Whitcoulls Top 100 Book Lists for 2017-2018

51. Dead to Me - LESLEY PEARSE
52. Magician - RAYMOND FEIST
53. The Passage trilogy - JUSTIN CRONIN
54. The Light Between Oceans - M.L.STEDMAN
55. The Dress Maker - ROSALIE HAM
56. A Gentleman In Moscow - AMOR TOWLES
57. Unbroken - LAURA HILLENBRAND
58. Jane Eyre - CHARLOTTE BRONTE
59. The Pact - JODI PICOULT
60. Scar Tissue - ANTHONY KIEDIS

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand 57th on Whitcoulls Top 100 Book Lists for 2017-2018

61. The Baltimore Boys - JOEL DICKER
62. Birdsong - SEBASTIAN FAULKS
63. The Fix - DAVID BALDACCI
64. The Little Paris Bookshop - NINA GEORGE
65. The Rosie Project - GRAEME SIMSION
66. The Nightingale - KRISTIN HANNAH
67. The Edmonds Cookbook
68. The Kingkiller Chronicle - PATRICK ROTHFUSS
69. The Secret History - DONNA TARTT
70. Milk And Honey - RUPI KAUR

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George 64th on Whitcoulls Top 100 Book Lists for 2017-2018

71. The Crow Girl - ERIK AXL SUND
72. The Girl You Left Behind - JOJO MOYES
73. The Storyteller - JODI PICOULT
74. The God of Small Things - ARUNDHATI ROY
75. When Death Becomes Air - PAUL KALANITHI
76. The Cuckoo's Calling - ROBERT GALBRAITH
77. The Heart's Invisible Furies - John Boyne
78. When the Moon is Low - NADIA HASHIMI
79. Rachel's Holiday - MARION KEYES
80. The Catcher In The Rye - J D SALINGER

The Cuckoos Calling by Robert Galbraith 76th on Whitcoulls Top 100 Book Lists for 2017-2018

81. The Stars are Fire - ANITA SHREVE
82. The Man Who Climbed Out of a Window and Disappeared - JONAS JONASSON
83. Sapiens - YUVAL NOAH HARARI
84. The Killing Floor - LEE CHILD
85. Memoirs of a Geisha - ARTHUR GOLDEN
86. Leaving Time - JODI PICOULT
87. River God - WILBUR SMITH
88. Being Mortal - ATUL GAWANDE
89. Jessica - BRYCE COURTENAY
90. I Know This Much Is True - WALLY LAMB

The Stars are Fire by Anita Shreve 81 on Whitcoulls Top 100 Book Lists for 2017-2018

91. Tully - PAULLINA SIMONS
92. A Fine Balance - ROHINTON MISTRY
93. Angela's Ashes - FRANK McCOURT
94. Tuesday with Morrie - MITCH ALBOM
95. The Great Gatsby - F SCOTT FITZGERALD
96. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy - DOUGLAS ADAMS
97. Wuthering Heights - EMILY BRONTE
98. Catch-22 - JOSEPH HELLER
99. Nineteen Minutes - JODI PICOULT
100. Eat Pray Love - ELIZABETH GILBERT

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom 94 on Whitcoulls Top 100 Book Lists for 2017-2018


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