Ranking Author Anne Tyler’s Best Books (A Bibliography Countdown)
“What are Anne Tyler’s Best Books?” We looked at all of Tyler’s authored bibliography and ranked them against one another to answer that very question!
We took all of the books written by Anne Tyler and looked at their Goodreads, Amazon, and LibraryThing scores, ranking them against one another to see which books came out on top. The books are ranked in our list below based on which titles have the highest overall score between all 3 review sites in comparison with all of the other books by the same author. The process isn’t super scientific and in reality, most books aren’t “better” than other books as much as they are just different. That being said, we do enjoy seeing where our favorites landed, and if you aren’t familiar with the author at all, the rankings can help you see what books might be best to start with.
The full ranking chart is also included below the countdown on the bottom of the page.
Happy Scrolling!
The Top Book’s Of Anne Tyler
25 ) Tumble Tower
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 22
- Amazon: 24
- LibraryThing: 24
25 ) Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant / The Accidental Touris / Breathing Lessons
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 22
- Amazon: 24
- LibraryThing: 24
24 ) Noah’s Compass
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 21
- Amazon: 15
- LibraryThing: 23
23 ) Morgan’s Passing
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 22
- Amazon: 17
- LibraryThing: 18
21 ) The Tin Can Tree
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 12
- Amazon: 21
- LibraryThing: 21
21 ) Back When We Were Grownups
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 17
- Amazon: 15
- LibraryThing: 22
19 ) The Clock Winder
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 22
- Amazon: 13
- LibraryThing: 18
19 ) A Slipping Down Life
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 22
- Amazon: 21
- LibraryThing: 10
17 ) If Morning Ever Comes
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 15
- Amazon: 20
- LibraryThing: 16
17 ) Hogarth Shakespeare
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 19
- Amazon: 8
- LibraryThing: 24
16 ) A Spool of Blue Thread
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 18
- Amazon: 17
- LibraryThing: 13
14 ) Breathing Lessons
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 10
- Amazon: 23
- LibraryThing: 14
14 ) Vinegar Girl
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 19
- Amazon: 8
- LibraryThing: 20
13 ) Digging to America
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 15
- Amazon: 8
- LibraryThing: 14
12 ) Ladder of Years
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 9
- Amazon: 17
- LibraryThing: 9
11 ) The Amateur Marriage
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 11
- Amazon: 3
- LibraryThing: 17
10 ) The Beginner’s Goodbye
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 13
- Amazon: 3
- LibraryThing: 12
9 ) Clock Dance
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 14
- Amazon: 8
- LibraryThing: 5
8 ) Half-Truths and Semi-Miracles
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 1
- Amazon: 24
- LibraryThing: 1
5 ) Dinner At the Homesick Restaurant
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 5
- Amazon: 13
- LibraryThing: 3
5 ) Celestial Navigation
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 6
- Amazon: 8
- LibraryThing: 7
5 ) Earthly Possessions
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 8
- Amazon: 3
- LibraryThing: 10
4 ) A Patchwork Planet
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 6
- Amazon: 3
- LibraryThing: 8
3 ) The Accidental Tourist
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 2
- Amazon: 7
- LibraryThing: 4
2 ) Searching for Caleb
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 3
- Amazon: 1
- LibraryThing: 6
1 ) Saint Maybe
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 4
- Amazon: 2
- LibraryThing: 2
Anne Tyler’s Best Books
Anne Tyler Review Website Bibliography Rankings
| Book | Goodreads | Amazon | LibraryThing | Overal Rank |
| Saint Maybe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Searching for Caleb | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| The Accidental Tourist | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| A Patchwork Planet | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Dinner At the Homesick Restaurant | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 |
| Celestial Navigation | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Earthly Possessions | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| Half-Truths and Semi-Miracles | 1 | 24 | 1 | 8 |
| Clock Dance | 14 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| The Beginner’s Goodbye | 13 | 3 | 12 | 10 |
| The Amateur Marriage | 11 | 3 | 17 | 11 |
| Ladder of Years | 9 | 17 | 9 | 12 |
| Digging to America | 15 | 8 | 14 | 13 |
| Breathing Lessons | 10 | 23 | 14 | 14 |
| Vinegar Girl | 19 | 8 | 20 | 14 |
| A Spool of Blue Thread | 18 | 17 | 13 | 16 |
| If Morning Ever Comes | 15 | 20 | 16 | 17 |
| Hogarth Shakespeare | 19 | 8 | 24 | 17 |
| The Clock Winder | 22 | 13 | 18 | 19 |
| A Slipping Down Life | 22 | 21 | 10 | 19 |
| The Tin Can Tree | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Back When We Were Grownups | 17 | 15 | 22 | 21 |
| Morgan’s Passing | 22 | 17 | 18 | 23 |
| Noah’s Compass | 21 | 15 | 23 | 24 |
| Tumble Tower | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant / The Accidental Touris / Breathing Lessons | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
