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
1.492	3.49	Worlds in Collision by Immanuel Velikovsky
1.413	2.7	The Gold of the Gods by Erich von Däniken
1.41	3.2	The Dazzle of Day by Molly Gloss
1.368	3.63	The Wizards and the Warriors by Hugh Cook
1.325	3.29	True Magick: A Beginner's Guide by Amber K
1.323	3.76	Cat Raise the Dead by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
1.322	3.49	Ring of Lightning by Jane S. Fancher
1.314	2.71	Chariots of the Gods? Unsolved Mysteries of the Past by Erich von Däniken
1.294	3.24	The Void Captain's Tale by Norman Spinrad
1.281	3.43	Prophecy by Sharon Green
1.271	3.56	A Witch's Guide to Faery Folk: Reclaiming Our Working Relationship with Invisible Helpers by Edain McCoy
1.265	3.66	Topper by Thorne Smith
1.264	3.35	Competitions by Sharon Green
1.264	2.68	Planet of Twilight by Barbara Hambly
1.262	2.86	The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers by Lilian Jackson Braun
1.258	2.54	Gods From Outer Space by Erich von Däniken
1.256	3.22	Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World by Lisa Lillien
1.254	2.86	The Accidental Florist by Jill Churchill
1.252	3.36	Wheel of the Year: Living the Magical Life by Pauline Campanelli
1.249	3.79	Magick in Theory and Practice by Aleister Crowley
1.247	3.32	Challenges by Sharon Green
1.246	3.36	Vellum: The Book of All Hours by Hal Duncan
1.245	3.58	The Miocene Arrow by Sean McMullen
1.244	3.61	The Circus of the Earth and the Air by Brooke Stevens
1.238	2.68	The Physics of Immortality: Modern Cosmology, God and the Resurrection of the Dead by Frank J. Tipler
1.235	3.25	Virtual History by Niall Ferguson
1.234	3.55	The Well of the Unicorn by Fletcher Pratt
1.232	3.61	Cold Streets by P. N. Elrod
1.219	3.2	The Biggest Secret: The Book That Will Change the World (Updated Second Edition) by David Icke
1.217	3.6	Blood Roses by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
1.216	3.7	Cereus Blooms at Night by Shani Mootoo
1.216	3.7	Lady Crymsyn by P. N. Elrod
1.215	3.38	Catnap by Carole Nelson Douglas
1.214	3.54	Lord of the Two Lands by Judith Tarr
1.213	3.33	Memos From Purgatory by Harlan Ellison
1.213	2.93	Six of Swords by Carole Nelson Douglas
1.212	3.41	Convergence by Sharon Green
1.21	3.84	Real Magic: An Introductory Treatise on the Basic Principles of Yellow Magic by Isaac Bonewits
1.209	3.7	City of Souls by Vicki Pettersson
1.206	3.47	Behold a Pale Horse by William Cooper
1.205	3.71	Wizard of the Pigeons by Robin Hobb
1.204	4	Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field by Barbara Brennan
1.204	3.34	The Pillars of Creation by Terry Goodkind
1.199	3.88	The Wild Swans by Peg Kerr
1.199	3.34	Voices of Hope by David Feintuch
1.197	3.74	The Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts
1.194	2.85	Children of the Jedi by Barbara Hambly
1.192	3.29	Betrayals by Sharon Green
1.192	3.6	Blood on the Water by P. N. Elrod
1.187	3.35	The Lure of the Basilisk by Lawrence Watt-Evans
1.185	3.74	Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand
1.185	2.62	The Crystal Star by Vonda McIntyre
1.183	3.15	Sofie Metropolis by Tori Carrington
1.181	3.46	A Shadow on the Glass by Ian Irvine
1.181	3.5	Tarot Made Easy by Nancy Garen
1.181	3.44	Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland
1.18	3.37	The Unlimited Dream Company by J. G. Ballard
1.177	3.28	The Brightonomicon by Robert Rankin
1.177	3.56	The Warlock Wandering by Christopher Stasheff
1.176	3.48	Brimstone Kiss by Carole Nelson Douglas
1.176	3.71	Radix by A. A. Attanasio
1.174	3.58	The Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
1.173	3.87	Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany
1.173	3.57	Ink: The Book of All Hours by Hal Duncan
1.171	3.41	Light by M. John Harrison
1.171	3.74	Out on Blue Six by Ian McDonald
1.171	3.31	The Memory of Whiteness by Kim Stanley Robinson
1.17	3.45	Wicca: The Old Religion in the New Millennium by Vivianne Crowley
1.169	3.86	Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson
1.168	3.69	Mortal Coils by Eric Nylund
1.167	3.61	So Sure of Death by Dana Stabenow
1.165	3.52	Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice
1.164	3.51	Crash by J. G. Ballard
1.163	3.52	A Flame in Byzantium by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
1.163	3.19	The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton
1.162	3.87	Popol Vuh by Anonymous
1.162	3.5	The Dark Sleep by P. N. Elrod
1.161	3.28	Between the Strokes of Night by Charles Sheffield
1.16	3.86	Faith of the Fallen by Terry Goodkind
1.157	3.73	Circle of the Moon by Barbara Hambly
1.157	3.42	Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan
1.157	2.73	Southern Cross by Patricia Cornwell
1.155	3.33	Bone Song by John Meaney
1.154	3.44	The Seeds of Time by Kay Kenyon
1.154	3.41	Repair to Her Grave by Sarah Graves
1.154	3.2	The Architecture of Desire by Mary Gentle
1.154	3.97	The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image by Leonard Shlain
1.154	3.75	I, Jedi by Michael A. Stackpole
1.153	3.35	A Signal Shattered by Eric S. Nylund
1.153	3.33	Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge
1.152	3.01	Psychlone by Greg Bear
1.152	3.74	Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko
1.15	3.16	Sour Puss by Rita Mae Brown
1.148	3.79	A Witch Alone, New Edition: Thirteen Moons to Master Natural Magic by Marian Green
1.147	3.02	Dancing With Werewolves by Carole Nelson Douglas
1.145	3.23	Duainfey by Sharon Lee
1.144	3.52	The Probability Broach by L. Neil Smith
1.142	3.16	The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell by Lilian Jackson Braun
1.141	4.03	Celestial Matters by Richard Garfinkle
1.141	3.44	This Body: A Novel of Reincarnation by Laurel Doud

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