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
1.416	2.69	Asterix and the Falling Sky by Albert Uderzo
1.356	3.69	Viking Ships at Sunrise by Mary Pope Osborne
1.311	3.96	The History of Zadig, or Destiny: An Oriental Tale by Voltaire
1.285	4.11	Pünktchen und Anton: Ein Roman für Kinder by Erich Kästner
1.272	3.26	Phantom Of The Auditorium by R. L. Stine
1.271	3.38	Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan
1.262	2.42	Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody by Michael Gerber
1.238	3.56	Lautlos by Frank Schätzing
1.232	3.53	La Révolution des fourmis by Bernard Werber
1.21	3.68	Ramses: The Battle Of Kadesh by Christian Jacq
1.203	3.61	The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
1.201	3.78	The Haunted School by R. L. Stine
1.197	3.26	Night of the Living Dummy by R. L. Stine
1.196	3.44	Vollidiot by Tommy Jaud
1.194	3.64	Ramses: Under The Western Acacia by Christian Jacq
1.191	3.69	The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
1.189	3.78	Buffalo Before Breakfast by Mary Pope Osborne
1.185	3.69	Für jede Lösung ein Problem by Kerstin Gier
1.178	3.53	The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
1.167	3.38	Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps: How We're Different and What to Do About It by Allan Pease
1.163	3.3	The White Masai by Corinne Hofmann
1.162	3.78	Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives by Dan Millman
1.158	3.11	In the Cut by Susanna Moore
1.155	3.7	Ramses: The Lady Of Abu Simbel by Christian Jacq
1.14	3.42	The Prophecy of the Stones by Flavia Bujor
1.137	3.62	The Journeys of Socrates: An Adventure by Dan Millman
1.137	3.44	Tintin in America by Hergé
1.135	3.45	Ceux qui vont mourir te saluent by Fred Vargas
1.134	3.62	Ein fliehendes Pferd by Martin Walser
1.133	3.67	Walt Disney's The Jungle Book by R. H. Disney
1.133	3.6	Ramses: The Temple Of A Million Years by Christian Jacq
1.128	3.49	Ramses: The Son Of The Light by Christian Jacq
1.126	3.76	Eragon by Christopher Paolini
1.126	3.52	Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho
1.124	3.47	Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results by Stephen C. Lundin
1.123	3.17	The Sky Is Falling by Sidney Sheldon
1.118	3.82	Great Virtues by Andre Comte-Sponville
1.117	3.17	Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
1.112	3.12	Monster Blood by R. L. Stine
1.112	3.32	Resturlaub by Tommy Jaud
1.109	3.29	The Solomon Sisters Wise Up by Melissa Senate
1.107	3.46	The First Century After Beatrice by Amin Maalouf
1.107	3.67	The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
1.105	3.45	The Wave by Todd Strasser
1.105	3.25	Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
1.1	3.09	Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell
1.094	3.76	The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
1.091	3.37	The Pilgrimage: A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom by Paulo Coelho
1.088	3.66	Les vaisseaux du coeur by Benoîte Groult
1.088	3.39	Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ancestors of Avalon by Diana L. Paxson
1.085	3.67	Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
1.083	3.59	Mondscheintarif by Ildikó von Kürthy
1.081	3.87	The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
1.08	3.34	The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
1.077	3.56	If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
1.077	4.04	Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann
1.071	3.61	Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon
1.067	3.43	Paris in the Twentieth Century by Jules Verne
1.065	3.83	True West by Sam Shepard
1.065	3.74	The Mystery of the Screaming Clock by Robert Arthur
1.064	3.77	Not without my daughter by Betty Mahmoody
1.062	3.66	Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern
1.059	3.79	History of beauty by Umberto Eco
1.057	3.8	The Swarm by Frank Schätzing
1.055	3	Tintin in the Congo by Hergé
1.054	3.35	Are You Experienced? by William Sutcliffe
1.052	3.55	Le Jour des fourmis by Bernard Werber
1.048	3.48	I dreamed of Africa by Kuki Gallmann
1.047	3.12	Trace by Patricia Cornwell
1.047	3.63	Lisey's Story by Stephen King
1.046	3.57	The English Roses by Madonna
1.045	3.52	Love Music, Loves to Dance by Mary Higgins Clark
1.042	3.65	The Pinballs by Betsy Byars
1.042	3.3	Deception Point by Dan Brown
1.04	3.42	Attack of the Mutant by R. L. Stine
1.04	3.23	Friday and Robinson: life on Esperanza Island by Michel Tournier
1.039	3.81	Märchenmond. Eine phantastische Geschichte. ( Ab 12 J.) by Wolfgang Hohlbein
1.038	3.87	The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett
1.037	3.5	The Postman by Antonio Skármeta
1.033	3.77	The Fist of God by Frederick Forsyth
1.032	3.71	Asterix and the Magic Carpet by Albert Uderzo
1.032	3.26	Terug uit Afrika by Corinne Hofmann
1.03	3.83	Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In [revised second edition] by Roger Fisher
1.03	3.21	The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury
1.03	3.73	PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
1.029	3.34	The Regulators by Stephen King
1.027	3.92	Tree of Knowledge by Humberto R. Maturana
1.024	3.54	The Lemon Table by Julian Barnes
1.023	3.65	Stoneheart by Charlie Fletcher
1.022	3.43	Golden Buddha by Clive Cussler
1.021	3.77	The Blessing Stone by Barbara Wood
1.02	3.84	The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
1.017	3.97	How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
1.014	2.66	The Mosaic Crimes by Giulio Leoni
1.012	3.64	Curses! Broiled Again!: The Hottest Urban Legends Going by Jan Brunvand
1.012	3.87	Open Season by Linda Howard
1.008	3.66	The Wedding by Dorothy West
1.007	3.37	The End of Summer by Rosamunde Pilcher
1.005	3.86	Minoes by Annie M.G. Schmidt
1.005	3.75	Max und Moritz by Wilhelm Busch

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