Australia's favourite books: the ABC's My Favourite Book poll (top 30)
The top 3 according to 82 votes from people: The Lord of the Rings · The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · Catch-22. (Updated Jan 21, 2022.)
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.
Top 31
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1
The Lord of the Rings
By J. R. R. Tolkien. No. 1 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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2
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
By Douglas Adams. No. 8 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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3
Catch-22
By Joseph Heller. No. 9 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004), tied.
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4
Pride and Prejudice
By Jane Austen. No. 2 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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5
Zhuan Falun
By Li Hongzhi. No. 14 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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6
Cloudstreet
By Tim Winton. No. 5 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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7
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
By J. K. Rowling. No. 6 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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8
The Da Vinci Code
By Dan Brown. No. 9 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004), tied.
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9
The Wind in the Willows
By Kenneth Grahame. No. 19 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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10
The Bible
No. 3 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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11
To Kill a Mockingbird
By Harper Lee. No. 4 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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12
Dirt Music
By Tim Winton. No. 11 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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13
800 Horsemen
By Col Stringer. No. 12 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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14
Wuthering Heights
By Emily Brontë. No. 13 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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15
The Catcher in the Rye
By J. D. Salinger. No. 20 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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16
The Pillars of the Earth
By Ken Follett. No. 21 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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17
Dune
By Frank Herbert. No. 24 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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18
A Suitable Boy
By Vikram Seth. No. 27 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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19
"Fighting" McKenzie, Anzac Chaplain
By Col Stringer. No. 29 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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20
Nineteen Eighty-Four
By George Orwell. No. 7 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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21
Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space
By Dav Pilkey. No. 16 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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22
A Fortunate Life
By A. B. Facey. No. 10 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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23
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
By C. S. Lewis. No. 18 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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24
Possession: A Romance
By A. S. Byatt. No. 23 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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25
The Hobbit
By J. R. R. Tolkien. No. 26 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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26
Deltora Quest series
By Emily Rodda. No. 30 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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27
One Hundred Years of Solitude
By Gabriel García Márquez. No. 28 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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28
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
By J. K. Rowling. No. 15 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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29
Jane Eyre
By Charlotte Brontë. No. 17 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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30
Magician
By Raymond E. Feist. No. 22 in ABC's My Favourite Book (2004).
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31
A Fine Balance
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.
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