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
1.271	3.38	Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan
1.225	3.64	Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar
1.208	2.83	Blown Coverage by Jason Elam
1.208	2.49	Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland
1.206	3.44	Haters by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
1.205	3.27	Witch and Wizard by James Patterson
1.203	3.61	The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
1.195	3.83	Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
1.189	3.33	Hot Shot by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
1.178	3.53	The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
1.176	3.19	Ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley
1.163	3.38	Fancy Pants by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
1.146	3.94	Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
1.14	3.53	Honey Moon by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
1.106	3.83	Life is So Good by George Dawson
1.105	3.37	Just Imagine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
1.103	3.64	Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
1.099	3.54	Still Summer by Jacquelyn Mitchard
1.097	3.95	Dog boy by Eva Hornung
1.096	3.93	Ishmael: An adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn
1.094	3.71	One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
1.083	3.53	The Pre-Nup by Beth Kendrick
1.083	2.89	The Dewey Decimal System of Love by Josephine Carr
1.083	3.22	Someone to Love by Jude Deveraux
1.082	3.48	Charley's Web: A Novel by Joy Fielding
1.079	3.5	There's a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell: A Novel of Sewer Pipes, Pageant Queens, and Big Trouble by Laurie Notaro
1.076	3.4	Lavender Morning by Jude Deveraux
1.061	3.78	Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
1.06	3.85	Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom
1.055	3.27	The Midnight Twins by Jacquelyn Mitchard
1.052	3.95	Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
1.051	3.33	Foreign Body by Robin Cook
1.048	3.53	Dear Prince Charming by Donna Kauffman
1.046	3.13	The Reading Group by Elizabeth Noble
1.039	3.38	Pandora's Daughter by Iris Johansen
1.036	3.6	Finding Fish: A Memoir by Antwone Q. Fisher
1.036	3.8	Afraid by Jack Kilborn
1.032	3.75	The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
1.026	3.16	Three Girls and Their Brother by Theresa Rebeck
1.022	3.83	The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
1.021	3.77	The Blessing Stone by Barbara Wood
1.021	3.76	The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
1.02	3.88	A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana by Haven Kimmel
1.016	3.65	Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
1.015	3.46	Tainted by Brooke Morgan
1.01	4.01	The Host by Stephenie Meyer
1.009	3.55	The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans
1.009	3.53	Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline
1.008	3.35	Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
1.007	3.72	The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
1.006	3.39	Death Angel by Linda Howard
1.002	3.79	Avalon High by Meg Cabot
1.001	3.59	Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson
1.001	3.66	Deadly Night by Heather Graham
1.001	3.23	Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
1	4.12	Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
0.999	2.97	Ice by Linda Howard
0.998	3.69	Wish You Well by David Baldacci
0.996	3.6	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
0.994	3.75	Veil of Roses by Laura Fitzgerald
0.991	3.31	The Last Summer (of You & Me) by Ann Brashares
0.99	4.05	Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
0.988	3.63	What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage
0.985	3.44	Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
0.985	4.04	The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
0.984	3.58	Big Mouth & Ugly Girl by Joyce Carol Oates
0.982	3.42	Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
0.982	3.72	True Colors by Kristin Hannah
0.979	3.81	First Lady by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
0.978	3.6	Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot
0.977	3.77	Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue
0.975	3.64	Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
0.973	3.59	Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhos
0.972	3.86	A Tribe Apart: A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence by Patricia Hersch
0.971	3.85	A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
0.968	3.81	Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper
0.966	3.71	The Winter Lodge by Susan Wiggs
0.964	3.67	Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins
0.963	4.09	Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King
0.962	3.87	Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
0.962	3.84	House Rules by Jodi Picoult
0.961	3.94	Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
0.959	4.16	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
0.958	3.46	Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman by Elizabeth Buchan
0.958	3.35	Ten Thousand Sorrows by Elizabeth Kim
0.958	3.55	The Third Circle by Amanda Quick
0.957	4.08	Haunted by Meg Cabot
0.956	3.32	The Appeal by John Grisham
0.956	3.66	Undead and Unreturnable by MaryJanice Davidson
0.955	4.04	My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
0.955	3.76	Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg
0.954	3.06	The Reincarnationist by M. J. Rose
0.954	3.85	The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler
0.953	3.82	Triptych by Karin Slaughter
0.952	3.79	The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts
0.952	3.85	Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie
0.948	3.96	The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann
0.948	3.15	Click: What Millions of People Are Doing Online and Why it Matters by Bill Tancer
0.947	3.86	The Trouble With Valentine's Day by Rachel Gibson

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