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
1.181	3.46	Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting: The Astonishing Power of Feelings by Lynn Grabhorn
1.178	3.53	The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
1.146	3.93	Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
1.145	4.04	You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay
1.134	3.6	Wild Life by Molly Gloss
1.129	3.8	Our Lady of the Lost and Found: A Novel of Mary, Faith, and Friendship by Diane Schoemperlen
1.107	3.67	The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
1.103	3.64	Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
1.097	4.05	Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly by Gail Carson Levine
1.065	3.73	The Otherworldlies by Jennifer Anne Kogler
1.052	3.95	Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
1.047	3.67	The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
1.03	3.72	Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker: 200 Recipes for Healthy and Hearty One-Pot Meals That Are Ready When You Are by Robin Robertson
1.021	3.45	Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
1.018	3.89	Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
1.017	3.1	Pig Island by Mo Hayder
1.016	3.53	The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
1.011	3.34	The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
0.998	3.84	Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng
0.996	3.34	Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
0.992	3.89	The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
0.985	3.67	The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland
0.984	3.71	Essential Reiki: A Complete Guide to an Ancient Healing Art by Diane Stein
0.963	3.93	The Hours by Michael Cunningham
0.959	4.16	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
0.956	3.85	A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
0.954	3.4	Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
0.946	4.11	A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
0.928	4.29	Energy Medicine by Donna Eden
0.925	3.77	Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
0.923	3.83	Seventh Heaven by Alice Hoffman
0.917	3.63	World of Pies: A Novel by Karen Stolz
0.915	3.55	The Sum of Our Days: A Memoir by Isabel Allende
0.91	4.19	Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Phyllis A. Balch
0.908	3.74	Charlie Bone and the Time Twister by Jenny Nimmo
0.907	3.49	The Magicians by Lev Grossman
0.907	3.87	Blind Descent by Nevada Barr
0.907	3.79	Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo
0.905	3.94	A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle
0.903	3.47	How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
0.901	3.49	How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier
0.9	3.39	The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
0.899	3.95	Dracula by Bram Stoker
0.897	3.48	The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
0.896	4.17	The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health by T. Colin Campbell
0.895	4	Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
0.892	3.83	The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
0.89	3.9	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
0.885	4.25	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J. K. Rowling
0.882	3.93	The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
0.88	4.18	Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
0.88	4	A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle
0.877	3.67	The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
0.875	3.89	Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver
0.874	3.97	The Irrational Season by Madeleine L'Engle
0.874	4	Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
0.873	3.57	Liberty Falling by Nevada Barr
0.865	4.18	Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
0.864	3.79	Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors by Jenny Nimmo
0.862	4.09	The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
0.861	3.8	The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman
0.86	3.83	Lament by Maggie Stiefvater
0.856	3.94	Charlie Bone and the Beast by Jenny Nimmo
0.846	4.1	In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
0.843	3.95	Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell
0.842	4.05	Savvy by Ingrid Law
0.84	4	The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
0.838	3.79	Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy by Jenny Nimmo
0.837	3.71	Deep South by Nevada Barr
0.827	4.17	Wise Child by Monica Furlong
0.822	4.08	Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
0.822	4.11	Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069 by Neil Howe
0.819	3.64	Hunting Season by Nevada Barr
0.812	3.75	Catching Genius by Kristy Kiernan
0.801	3.86	Charlie Bone and the Hidden King by Jenny Nimmo
0.797	4.09	The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages
0.787	3.61	The Annunciation of Francesca Dunn: A Novel (P.S.) by Janis Hallowell
0.778	4.14	Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss by Joel Fuhrman
0.777	4.15	Spells & Sleeping Bags by Sarah Mlynowski
0.774	4.19	The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
0.761	3.58	Ill Wind by Nevada Barr
0.755	3.71	Spanish Dagger by Susan Wittig Albert
0.751	3.75	City of Masks by Daniel Hecht
0.74	3.87	Charlie Bone And The Shadow by Jenny Nimmo
0.739	4.07	The New Laurel's Kitchen: A Handbook for Vegetarian Cookery and Nutrition by Laurel Robertson
0.718	3.87	The Usual Rules: A Novel by Joyce Maynard
0.715	3.55	Three Women: A Novel by Marge Piercy
0.698	4.18	Juniper by Monica Furlong
0.666	4.4	Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art (Wheaton Literary Series) by Madeleine L'Engle

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