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
1.215	3.15	Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind by Alexandra Ripley
1.195	3.83	Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
1.174	3.58	The Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
1.152	3.66	Hitler's Daughter by Jackie French
1.148	4.02	I Wish That I Had Duck Feet by Theo LeSieg
1.146	3.93	Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
1.123	3.23	The Dark Side of the Sun by Terry Pratchett
1.09	3.53	Eleven Hours by Paullina Simons
1.079	3.81	New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
1.072	3.57	Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
1.068	3.52	Forever... by Judy Blume
1.068	3.65	Tristan and Iseult by Rosemary Sutcliff
1.065	3.9	Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
1.063	3.56	Grail by Stephen R. Lawhead
1.056	2.72	Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary by Vivian Cook
1.055	3.55	Timeline by Michael Crichton
1.054	3.66	Tully by Paullina Simons
1.052	3.95	Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
1.051	3.33	Red Leaves by Paullina Simons
1.05	3.51	Pendragon by Stephen R. Lawhead
1.049	3.51	A Painted House by John Grisham
1.047	4	Indigo Blue by Cathy Cassidy
1.047	2.97	Twelve Times Blessed by Jacquelyn Mitchard
1.044	3.84	She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
1.043	3.63	A History of Wales by John Davies
1.038	3.64	The Riders by Tim Winton
1.032	2.92	Road to Paradise by Paullina Simons
1.027	3.77	The Potato Factory by Bryce Courtenay
1.027	2.78	The Elder Gods by David Eddings
1.014	3.56	A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan
1.012	3.78	Belgarath the Sorcerer by David Eddings
1.007	3.48	Mercy by Jodi Picoult
1.007	3.48	The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory
1.007	3.61	Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence
1.005	3.56	Lady of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1.005	3.44	Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married by Marian Keyes
1.002	3.55	The Lady of the Sorrows by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
1	3.91	City of Golden Shadow by Tad Williams
0.997	3.5	The Forest House by Marion Zimmer Bradley
0.997	3.28	Strata by Terry Pratchett
0.996	3.44	The Breakdown Lane by Jacquelyn Mitchard
0.994	3.74	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anonymous
0.99	3.39	The Discworld Companion by Terry Pratchett
0.99	3.75	Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult
0.989	3.8	There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (Books with Holes) by Pam Adams
0.988	3.97	Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling
0.988	3.58	The Athenian Murders by José Carlos Somoza
0.987	2.84	My Favourite Wife by Tony Parsons
0.986	3.82	A Box of Unfortunate Events (01-03) The Trouble Begins by Lemony Snicket
0.986	3.57	The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl
0.985	3.44	Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
0.984	3.96	The Summer Garden by Paullina Simons
0.983	3.66	Second Glance by Jodi Picoult
0.982	3.84	The Science of Discworld by Terry Pratchett
0.982	3.71	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
0.981	3.38	Bridget Jones. The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding
0.981	3.76	Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan
0.98	3.27	The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
0.977	4.05	The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
0.976	3.67	Journey to Jo'burg: A South African Story by Beverley Naidoo
0.975	3.64	Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
0.975	4.25	On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
0.975	3.34	Airframe by Michael Crichton
0.97	3.8	The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan
0.967	3.92	The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan
0.966	3.95	The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them by The Freedom Writers
0.965	3.8	Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes
0.963	3.54	Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge
0.962	3.67	Watermelon by Marian Keyes
0.962	3.65	The Discworld Mapp by Terry Pratchett
0.962	3.84	House Rules by Jodi Picoult
0.961	3.67	Princess in Love by Meg Cabot
0.961	3.8	Merlin by Stephen R. Lawhead
0.959	4.06	The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
0.958	3.78	Taliesin by Stephen R. Lawhead
0.958	3.6	Arthur by Stephen R. Lawhead
0.957	3.67	Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
0.955	3.99	Sea of Silver Light by Tad Williams
0.955	3.83	The Pact by Jodi Picoult
0.955	4.04	World Without End by Ken Follett
0.955	3.69	The Streets of Ankh-Morpork: Being a concise and possibly even accurate Mapp of the Great City of the Discworld by Terry Pratchett
0.954	3.77	That Was Then, This is Now by S. E. Hinton
0.954	3.93	River of Blue Fire by Tad Williams
0.953	3.88	The Girl in Times Square by Paullina Simons
0.951	3.43	Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult
0.95	3.35	The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy by Peter Haining
0.949	4.13	The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
0.948	3.62	The Starlight Barking by Dodie Smith
0.948	3.83	A Time to Kill by John Grisham
0.946	3.78	Phoenix Rising by Karen Hesse
0.943	3.94	Mountain of Black Glass by Tad Williams
0.943	3.6	Rainmaker by John Grisham
0.942	3.43	The Street Lawyer by John Grisham
0.938	4	The singing sword by Jack Whyte
0.938	3.73	The Firm by John Grisham
0.937	4.19	Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
0.937	3.38	The Chamber by John Grisham
0.936	3.54	The Partner by John Grisham
0.934	4.04	Queen of Camelot by Nancy Mckenzie
0.934	3.57	The Client by John Grisham

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