Controversial Books

This page shows your 100 most controversial books, as measured by the standard deviation of members star ratings. (This is also the source of the Zeitgeist category "25 Books People Can't Agree on.") To be included, a book must have been rated at least 20 times. Work titles are given.

Standard Deviation	Rating	Title
1.195	3.83	Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
1.146	3.94	Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
1.126	3.76	Eragon by Christopher Paolini
1.103	3.64	Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
1.079	3.81	New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
1.074	3.29	Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
1.062	3.4	Ready or Not by Meg Cabot
1.052	3.95	Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
1.051	3.51	Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp
1.046	3.63	The Barbed Coil by J. V. Jones
1.044	3.31	A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire
1.043	3.59	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
1.021	3.45	Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
1.021	3.89	Eldest by Christopher Paolini
1.017	3.75	Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz
1.01	4.01	The Host by Stephenie Meyer
0.987	3.92	Murder Makes Waves by Anne George
0.98	3.95	Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn
0.968	3.51	Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
0.956	3.86	A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
0.95	3.69	Extras by Scott Westerfeld
0.943	3.97	The Last Command by Timothy Zahn
0.936	3.8	Where The Heart Is by Billie Letts
0.935	3.71	Gravity by Tess Gerritsen
0.934	3.78	The Elvenbane by Andre Norton
0.932	3.63	Elvenborn by Andre Norton
0.931	3.63	Teen Idol by Meg Cabot
0.93	3.73	All-American Girl by Meg Cabot
0.922	3.61	Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs
0.918	3.91	Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley
0.917	3.91	Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn
0.916	4.09	Sunshine by Robin McKinley
0.912	3.82	Specials by Scott Westerfeld
0.892	3.99	Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
0.89	3.9	The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld
0.888	4.02	Murder Carries a Torch by Anne George
0.887	4.01	Silver is for Secrets by Laurie Faria Stolarz
0.885	4.25	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
0.882	3.87	Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
0.881	4.14	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
0.88	4.17	On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
0.877	3.74	Elvenblood by Andre Norton
0.871	3.82	Storm Front by Jim Butcher
0.864	3.64	Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs
0.863	3.68	Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs
0.861	4.25	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
0.86	3.88	Body Double by Tess Gerritsen
0.852	4.08	The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
0.846	3.89	Spindle's End by Robin McKinley
0.836	4.2	Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
0.829	3.71	Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs
0.82	3.71	Deadly Décisions by Kathy Reichs
0.816	4.42	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
0.813	3.66	206 Bones by Kathy Reichs
0.808	3.88	The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen
0.804	4.35	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
0.798	3.92	Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
0.796	3.74	Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs
0.794	4.35	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
0.785	4.39	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
0.782	3.84	The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen
0.781	3.93	Blue Noon by Scott Westerfeld
0.78	4.15	The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud
0.775	3.98	Touching Darkness by Scott Westerfeld
0.766	4.04	Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
0.731	4.18	Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
0.728	4.32	Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud

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