Readers pick 'To Kill a Mockingbird' as America's best-loved novel in nationwide vote

Gone With the Wind not in the top 5? 100 times better than that H. Potter rubbish.

Steinbecks "Of Mice And Men" for me.

One day in the not distant future, Harry Potter, Jay-Z, etc will be leading these Best Loved lists

This is a pathetic list.

Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" - no idea - some kind of adolescent pulp fiction?

J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" - a children's book

Jane Austen's romance "Pride and Prejudice," - a literary great, but hard work for a modern reader. Most are thinking of movie or TV adaptations - I doubt many have actually read it.

J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" - children's books, again.

Of course, To Kill a Mockingbird does have a claim to be a top novel, but I wonder whether Harper Lee's death gave the novel a boost.

Gone with the Wind comes in at number 6:

https://www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/results/

J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" - children's books, again.

Either you never actually read it, or you have grown terribly old and joyless.

Why aren't children's books good enough for this list? Don't be a a literature snob. As for Austen, one of the reason why her books endure is because they aren't a difficult read.

A pretty good argument could be made that children's books are far more influential than adult-themed books will ever be. Children and teenagers are still forming their ideas about the world, and are more open to new ideas. Adults often claim to be influenced by a book - but I get the impression that's on a more superficial level usually. Not life changing - though some may call it that. But kids, with their open minds and limited experience, can find whole new worlds in books.

Gotta be 'The Grapes of Wrath' for me.

I saw the movie To Kill a Mockingbird before I read the book. The movie was so good, it was actually better than the book, which was good. One of the most memorable and wonderful movies of all time.

Melville's Moby Dick. Not an easy read but pretty damn epic. Positively Shakespearian in parts, but mind those chapters which detail whaling and the species identification, they're very, very detailed.

Flann O' Brien's The Third Policeman. Surreal and almost sci-fi.

Actually reading Pride and Prejudice at the moment and enjoying it so far. Although the comedy of manners could be a bit trying for some modern readers.

Had a look at the link posted by ah-so, this is a very 'safe' list. Feels more like a 'reminiscing my childhood days & books made into movies' list tbh.

@BigYen, would have had a few James Ellroy, Irvine Welsh, John King, JM Coetzee & Houellebecq books.

PS: not saying 'my' list is better than theirs btw. Just less 'safe/pc' perhaps ;)

As long as people read something that sparks their imaginations

Amen to that!

Here is a slightly less populist list, with most of the great novels on :

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/books/2003/oct/12/features.fiction

Either you never actually read it, or you have grown terribly old and joyless.

Readit when I was 12 and again at 19. I definitely got more out of it as an older reader but I do not see it as an adult novel.