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
1.227	3.22	Sovay by Celia Rees
1.195	3.83	Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
1.178	3.53	The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
1.146	3.93	Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
1.126	3.75	Eragon by Christopher Paolini
1.085	3.67	Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
1.079	3.81	New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
1.076	3.64	The Awakening / The Struggle by L. J. Smith
1.067	3.92	Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
1.062	3.92	A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
1.053	3.51	Shopaholic & Sister by Sophie Kinsella
1.052	3.95	Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
1.049	3.05	The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell
1.049	3.72	Emperor: The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden
1.045	3.92	The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis
1.042	3.31	Deception Point by Dan Brown
1.035	3.75	Marked by P. C. Cast
1.032	3.88	The Mist by Stephen King
1.024	3.81	The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family by Dave Pelzer
1.021	3.89	Eldest by Christopher Paolini
1.021	3.9	A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
1.018	3.28	The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith
1.014	3.44	City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende
1.01	4.01	The Host by Stephenie Meyer
1.009	3.55	The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans
1.007	3.63	Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
1.006	4	Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
1.006	3.64	La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas
0.994	3.8	Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
0.993	3.78	The Fury / Dark Reunion by L. J. Smith
0.982	3.94	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
0.98	3.98	The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
0.975	3.67	Desert Dawn by Waris Dirie
0.973	3.79	Riotous Assembly by Tom Sharpe
0.968	3.89	Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
0.967	3.76	Witch Child by Celia Rees
0.965	3.89	The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis
0.964	3.7	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
0.962	3.73	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
0.961	3.54	Black Wind by Clive Cussler
0.96	3.71	The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
0.959	4.16	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
0.959	3.85	Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
0.957	3.97	Evil Star by Anthony Horowitz
0.956	4.04	The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
0.956	3.85	A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
0.955	3.79	The Seeress of Kell by David Eddings
0.955	4.04	My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
0.952	3.72	The Diamond Throne by David Eddings
0.951	3.95	Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
0.95	3.83	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
0.949	3.78	The Harsh Cry of the Heron by Gillian Rubinstein
0.947	3.94	The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis
0.947	3.87	Pirates! by Celia Rees
0.946	3.54	The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
0.945	3.74	Guardians of the West by David Eddings
0.943	3.86	Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
0.943	3.74	Sorceress of Darshiva by David Eddings
0.939	3.72	Evernight by Claudia Gray
0.938	3.67	The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
0.937	3.52	The Mediterranean Caper by Clive Cussler
0.937	3.76	King of the Murgos by David Eddings
0.937	3.81	Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
0.934	3.91	The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis
0.933	3.84	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
0.932	4.11	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
0.932	4.21	The Pillars of The Earth by Ken Follett
0.932	3.93	Raven's Gate by Anthony Horowitz
0.931	4.05	Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz
0.93	3.87	Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
0.93	3.77	Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings
0.928	3.97	Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
0.927	3.91	Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
0.926	3.92	Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
0.925	3.87	The Children of Húrin by J. R. R. Tolkien
0.922	3.87	Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings
0.922	3.8	Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
0.921	3.9	Enchanters' End Game by David Eddings
0.92	3.4	Count Karlstein by Philip Pullman
0.919	3.52	The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
0.918	3.8	The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
0.917	3.89	Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis
0.916	3.81	Chocolat by Joanne Harris
0.915	3.74	The Sapphire Rose by David Eddings
0.914	3.55	Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier
0.913	3.88	Magician's Gambit by David Eddings
0.913	3.75	Desert flower by Waris Dirie
0.912	3.86	Brilliance of the Moon by Gillian Rubinstein
0.912	4.25	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
0.91	3.7	The Wishlist by Eoin Colfer
0.91	4.01	The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
0.908	3.52	Sorceress by Celia Rees
0.903	4.13	The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
0.902	4.07	The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis
0.899	3.95	Dracula by Bram Stoker
0.897	3.88	Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings
0.896	3.88	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
0.896	3.81	Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
0.894	4.2	Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz
0.892	4.08	Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

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