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
1.147	3.51	When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy
1.122	3.43	Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson
1.103	3.64	Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
1.077	3.13	Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith
1.036	3.79	Moonlight by Rachel Hawthorne
1.025	3.9	Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
1.022	3.58	Shadowland by Alyson Noël
1.018	3.51	Fallen by Lauren Kate
0.968	3.89	Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
0.954	3.4	Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
0.953	4.04	City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
0.949	3.64	Need by Carrie Jones
0.944	3.75	Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
0.942	3.72	Sea Change by Aimee Friedman
0.924	3.68	The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond
0.914	3.8	Intertwined by Gena Showalter
0.903	3.75	Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
0.872	4.16	Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
0.864	4.23	Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
0.86	3.94	The Dead Girl's Dance by Rachel Caine
0.843	3.82	Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott
0.832	4.02	Fade Out by Rachel Caine
0.809	3.37	This One is Mine by Maria Semple
0.804	4.39	The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
0.786	4.22	City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
0.781	3.84	The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
0.78	3.71	Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore
0.748	3.57	The Mark by Jen Nadol
0.745	4.32	City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
0.734	3.63	The Poison Eaters by Holly Black
0.709	4.06	Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

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