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
1.334	3.45	The Shack by William P. Young
1.294	2.57	The Thomas Berryman Number by James Patterson
1.246	2.76	The Linguist and the Emperor: Napoleon and Champollion's Quest to Decipher the Rosetta Stone by Daniel Meyerson
1.227	3.06	Season of the Machete by James Patterson
1.219	3.37	The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller
1.205	3.27	Witch and Wizard by James Patterson
1.2	3.09	You've Been Warned by James Patterson
1.184	3.1	Jack The Ripper - Case Closed by Patricia Cornwell
1.181	3.7	Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson
1.181	2.51	Isle of Dogs by Patricia Cornwell
1.178	3.53	The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
1.169	3.71	No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks by Ed Viesturs
1.157	2.73	Southern Cross by Patricia Cornwell
1.154	3.5	A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
1.147	3.53	The Modern Girl's Guide to Life by Jane Buckingham
1.146	3.94	Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
1.143	2.67	Trading Up by Candace Bushnell
1.14	3.63	The Jester by James Patterson
1.127	3.45	The Lake House by James Patterson
1.123	3.55	Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
1.122	3.43	Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson
1.121	3.7	Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson
1.119	3.47	The Quickie by James Patterson
1.117	2.53	A Dose of Murder by Lori Avocato
1.117	3.17	Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
1.113	3.6	At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
1.1	3.09	Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell
1.096	2.81	Hornet's Nest by Patricia Cornwell
1.085	3.67	Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
1.084	3.6	Wake Up, I'm Fat! by Camryn Manheim
1.083	3.42	The Givenchy Code by Julie Kenner
1.079	3.31	Swimsuit by James Patterson
1.079	3.37	The Wedding Date by Elizabeth Young
1.079	3.81	New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
1.078	3.87	The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
1.071	3.5	London Bridges by James Patterson
1.069	3.4	A Salty Piece of Land by Jimmy Buffett
1.065	3.59	Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
1.062	3.66	Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern
1.058	3.39	Engaging the Enemy [2-in-1]: A Will and a Way • Boundary Lines by Nora Roberts
1.057	3.45	See How They Run by James Patterson
1.056	3.46	Cross Country by James Patterson
1.054	3.48	The Alibi by Sandra Brown
1.053	3.38	Lovers & Players by Jackie Collins
1.053	3.51	Shopaholic & Sister by Sophie Kinsella
1.051	3.64	The Awakening by Kate Chopin
1.049	3.33	The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
1.048	3.38	Deep Dish by Mary Kay Andrews
1.047	3.12	Trace by Patricia Cornwell
1.045	3.69	For One More Day by Mitch Albom
1.045	3.43	The Pact by Jennifer Sturman
1.044	3.42	Sail by James Patterson
1.042	3.3	Deception Point by Dan Brown
1.04	3.6	My Friend Leonard by James Frey
1.037	3.78	Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
1.036	3.3	Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
1.031	3.73	Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson
1.03	3.73	PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
1.022	3.38	Lifeguard by James Patterson
1.022	3.83	The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
1.021	3.9	A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
1.018	3.91	The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1.017	3.43	The Beach House by James Patterson
1.016	3.78	The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks
1.016	3.46	Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell
1.016	3.53	The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
1.012	3.94	The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
1.011	3.34	The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
1.01	3.41	Beach Road by James Patterson
1.008	3.73	The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival by Stanley N. Alpert
1.008	3.61	Cat & Mouse by James Patterson
1.008	3.64	1st to Die by James Patterson
0.999	3.93	At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
0.996	3.64	Mary, Mary by James Patterson
0.996	3.66	Judge & Jury by James Patterson
0.996	3.31	Before I Say Good-Bye by Mary Higgins Clark
0.993	3.67	Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella
0.989	3.34	Daddy's Little Girl by Mary Higgins Clark
0.988	3.67	The 6th Target by James Patterson
0.988	3.44	Hide & Seek by James Patterson
0.985	3.51	Honeymoon by James Patterson
0.98	3.61	Violets Are Blue by James Patterson
0.978	3.66	Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella
0.976	3.76	7th Heaven by James Patterson
0.971	3.7	A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks
0.971	3.8	Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
0.969	4.01	Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
0.968	3.82	Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella
0.968	3.65	Jack & Jill by James Patterson
0.967	3.76	The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
0.965	3.67	Double Cross by James Patterson
0.965	3.68	Roses Are Red by James Patterson
0.964	3.6	Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson
0.962	3.74	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
0.958	3.69	The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
0.954	3.68	A Thin Dark Line by Tami Hoag
0.952	3.85	Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie
0.951	3.67	The 5th Horseman by James Patterson
0.949	3.47	Dark Horse by Tami Hoag
0.948	3.76	Three Weeks with My Brother by Nicholas Sparks

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