# Australia's favourite books: the ABC's My Favourite Book poll (top 30)

The Lord of the Rings, Pride and Prejudice and the Bible on the podium, Tim Winton's Cloudstreet fifth and A. B. Facey's A Fortunate Life tenth: the top 30 of My Favourite Book, the ABC's 2004 vote for the nation's best-loved book, with the Da Vinci Code and Catch-22 tied in ninth place.

- 82 votes · 31 items
- Jan 21, 2022 · mspageturner
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## Top 31

1. **The Lord of the Rings** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — By J. R. R. Tolkien. No. 1 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
2. **The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — By Douglas Adams. No. 8 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
3. **Catch-22** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — By Joseph Heller. No. 9 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004), tied.
4. **Pride and Prejudice** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — By Jane Austen. No. 2 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
5. **Zhuan Falun** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — By Li Hongzhi. No. 14 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
6. **Cloudstreet** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — By Tim Winton. No. 5 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
7. **Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — By J. K. Rowling. No. 6 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
8. **The Da Vinci Code** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — By Dan Brown. No. 9 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004), tied.
9. **The Wind in the Willows** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — By Kenneth Grahame. No. 19 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
10. **The Bible** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 3 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
11. **To Kill a Mockingbird** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — By Harper Lee. No. 4 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
12. **Dirt Music** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — By Tim Winton. No. 11 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
13. **800 Horsemen** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — By Col Stringer. No. 12 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
14. **Wuthering Heights** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — By Emily Brontë. No. 13 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
15. **The Catcher in the Rye** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — By J. D. Salinger. No. 20 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
16. **The Pillars of the Earth** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — By Ken Follett. No. 21 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
17. **Dune** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — By Frank Herbert. No. 24 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
18. **A Suitable Boy** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — By Vikram Seth. No. 27 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
19. **"Fighting" McKenzie, Anzac Chaplain** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — By Col Stringer. No. 29 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
20. **Nineteen Eighty-Four** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — By George Orwell. No. 7 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
21. **Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — By Dav Pilkey. No. 16 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
22. **A Fortunate Life** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — By A. B. Facey. No. 10 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
23. **The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — By C. S. Lewis. No. 18 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
24. **Possession: A Romance** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — By A. S. Byatt. No. 23 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
25. **The Hobbit** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — By J. R. R. Tolkien. No. 26 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
26. **Deltora Quest series** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — By Emily Rodda. No. 30 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
27. **One Hundred Years of Solitude** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — By Gabriel García Márquez. No. 28 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
28. **Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — By J. K. Rowling. No. 15 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
29. **Jane Eyre** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — By Charlotte Brontë. No. 17 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
30. **Magician** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — By Raymond E. Feist. No. 22 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
31. **A Fine Balance** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — By Rohinton Mistry. No. 25 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.