Controversial Books for ackwok

This page shows the most "controversial" books in this library, as measured by the highest standard deviation of members' star ratings.

Standard Deviation Average Rating Your Rating Title
1.172 2.69 The Crystal Star by Vonda McIntyre
1.165 3.53 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
1.142 3.68 Eragon by Christopher Paolini
1.133 3.25 The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton
1.122 3.61 The First Collier by Kathryn Lasky
1.114 2.9 Children of the Jedi by Barbara Hambly
1.112 3.58 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back [movie novelization] by Don Glut
1.108 2.82 Planet of Twilight by Barbara Hambly
1.092 3.65 The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks
1.091 3.13 The New Rebellion by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
1.084 2.91 Darksaber by Kevin J. Anderson
1.081 3.79 The Coming of Hoole by Kathryn Lasky
1.071 3.19 Savannah or A Gift For Mr Lincoln by John Jakes
1.069 3.11 The Adventures of Lando Calrissian by L. Neil Smith
1.056 3.71 Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
1.051 3.31 The Cestus Deception by Steven Barnes
1.051 3.64 First King of Shannara by Terry Brooks
1.05 3.52 The Han Solo Adventures by Brian Daley
1.05 3.62 Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
1.047 3.02 Tyrant's Test by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
1.046 3.06 Shield of Lies by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
1.042 3.12 Into the Darkness by Harry Turtledove
1.038 3.06 Before the Storm by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
1.036 3.53 Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry
1.036 3.19 Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace by Terry Brooks
1.036 3.82 I, Jedi by Michael A. Stackpole
1.034 3.62 Charleston by John Jakes
1.032 3.25 Dark Apprentice by Kevin J. Anderson
1.027 3.73 To Be a King by Kathryn Lasky
1.027 3.23 Champions Of The Force by Kevin J. Anderson
1.025 3.59 Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker by George Lucas
1.024 3.82 Eldest by Christopher Paolini
1.021 3.13 Hard Merchandise by K. W. Jeter
1.015 3.1 The Approaching Storm by Alan Dean Foster
1.014 3.55 Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi by James Kahn
1.004 3.27 Jedi Search by Kevin J. Anderson
0.994 3.53 Battle Surgeons by Michael Reaves
0.991 3.6 Star Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter by Michael Reaves
0.991 3.86 The End by Lemony Snicket
0.99 3.81 Armageddon's Children by Terry Brooks
0.988 3.89 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
0.987 3.76 The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
0.985 3.8 The Capture by Kathryn Lasky
0.982 3.64 Shatterpoint by Matthew Stover
0.981 3.45 Tales of the Bounty Hunters by Kevin J. Anderson
0.979 3.1 Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster
0.978 3.04 Slave Ship by K. W. Jeter
0.978 3.54 Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card
0.977 3.57 Dinotopia: First Flight by James Gurney
0.976 3.78 Tanequil by Terry Brooks
0.974 3.2 The Mandalorian Armor by K. W. Jeter
0.972 3.72 Jarka Ruus by Terry Brooks
0.971 3.32 Cloak of Deception by James Luceno
0.97 3.16 The Truce at Bakura by Kathy Tyers
0.968 3.82 The Bacta War by Michael A. Stackpole
0.965 3.7 The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
0.964 3.38 Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina by Kevin J. Anderson
0.963 3.85 The World of Shannara by Terry Brooks
0.962 3.92 The Bastard by John Jakes
0.959 3.25 Showdown At Centerpoint by Roger MacBride Allen
0.957 3.74 The Hatchling by Kathryn Lasky
0.957 3.62 Survivor's Quest by Timothy Zahn
0.954 3.84 The Seekers by John Jakes
0.949 3.92 Uther by Jack Whyte
0.949 3.64 Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
0.948 3.6 Jedi Healer (MedStar II) by Michael Reaves
0.948 3.84 Straken by Terry Brooks
0.947 3.76 The Paradise Snare by A. C. Crispin
0.945 3.4 Tales from Jabba's Palace by Kevin J. Anderson
0.944 3.74 The Hutt Gambit by A. C. Crispin
0.942 3.88 The Rescue by Kathryn Lasky
0.941 3.86 Rogue Squadron by Michael A. Stackpole
0.94 3.33 Jedi Trial by David Sherman
0.938 3.84 Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters
0.937 3.24 Ambush at Corellia by Roger MacBride Allen
0.936 3.77 Starfighters of Adumar by Aaron Allston
0.936 3.78 Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
0.935 3.41 Tales from the Empire by Peter Schweighofer
0.934 3.47 Tatooine Ghost by Troy Denning
0.931 3.62 The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket
0.931 3.63 Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card
0.93 3.77 The Rising Tide by Jeff Shaara
0.929 3.17 Rogue Planet by Greg Bear
0.928 3.19 Tales from the New Republic by Peter Schweighofer
0.928 3.16 Assault At Selonia by Roger MacBride Allen
0.926 3.77 The Outcast by Kathryn Lasky
0.926 3.74 Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
0.924 3.97 Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
0.924 3.89 Wraith Squadron by Aaron Allston
0.924 3.8 The Journey by Kathryn Lasky
0.924 3.79 Rebel Dawn by A. C. Crispin
0.922 3.74 The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
0.921 3.99 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Stover
0.921 3.85 Salamandastron by Brian Jacques
0.92 4.04 The Skystone by Jack Whyte
0.918 3.96 Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
0.918 3.95 Path of Destruction by Drew Karpyshyn
0.918 3.81 Iron Fist by Aaron Allston
0.917 3.73 Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn
0.913 3.79 Triss by Brian Jacques
0.912 3.77 The Krytos Trap by Michael A. Stackpole
0.911 3.71 The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
0.909 3.84 Specter Of The Past (Hand of Thrawn I) by Timothy Zahn
0.905 3.66 Labyrinth of Evil by James Luceno
0.903 3.86 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
0.901 3.9 The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket
0.9 3.96 Heir To The Empire by Timothy Zahn
0.9 3.8 The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket
0.897 3.89 Clothar the Frank by Jack Whyte
0.897 3.94 Vision Of The Future (Hand of Thrawn II) by Timothy Zahn
0.896 4 The Last Command by Timothy Zahn
0.893 3.87 The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket
0.892 3.85 The Rebels by John Jakes
0.891 3.84 The Pearls of Lutra by Brian Jacques
0.891 3.97 Republic Commando: Hard Contact by Karen Traviss
0.89 3.99 Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara
0.89 3.51 Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno
0.888 3.9 Guardian of the Horizon by Elizabeth Peters
0.888 3.82 Unfinished Tales Of Numenor And Middle-Earth by J. R. R. Tolkien
0.887 3.82 Wedge's Gamble by Michael A. Stackpole
0.887 3.8 The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket
0.887 3.99 The Singing Sword by Jack Whyte
0.886 3.85 The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket
0.885 3.92 The Siege (Guardians of Ga'hoole, Book 4) by Kathryn Lasky
0.885 3.85 The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket
0.885 3.7 Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card
0.882 4.16 Republic Commando: Triple Zero by Karen Traviss
0.882 3.89 Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters
0.881 3.79 The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket
0.88 3.94 Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn
0.88 4.19 The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
0.878 4.02 Mossflower by Brian Jacques
0.877 4.07 Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Characters by Daniel Wallace
0.876 3.79 The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket
0.875 4.11 Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
0.874 3.73 Yoda: Dark Rendezvous by Sean Stewart
0.873 3.77 Solo Command by Aaron Allston
0.872 3.91 The Burning by Kathryn Lasky
0.872 3.82 The Golden Tree by Kathryn Lasky
0.871 3.97 High Rhulain by Brian Jacques
0.868 4.03 The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks
0.867 4.27 The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
0.866 4.18 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
0.865 4.01 The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden
0.863 3.98 The Saxon Shore by Jack Whyte
0.863 3.91 The Elves of Cintra by Terry Brooks
0.863 4.02 The Falcon at the Portal by Elizabeth Peters
0.861 4.29 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
0.861 3.3 Windchaser by Scott Ciencin
0.857 3.93 The Shattering by Kathryn Lasky
0.855 4.31 Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
0.854 3.93 Mattimeo by Brian Jacques
0.852 3.95 The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters
0.848 4.28 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
0.844 4.04 Dinotopia: The World Beneath by James Gurney
0.84 4.16 He Shall Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
0.84 3.61 Isard's Revenge by Michael A. Stackpole
0.834 4.33 Dinotopia by James Gurney
0.834 3.96 The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters
0.832 4.05 The Eagles' Brood by Jack Whyte
0.82 4.08 Child of the Dark Prophecy by T. A. Barron
0.819 3.99 The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters
0.819 4.15 Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium by Elizabeth Peters
0.817 4.14 The Heritage of Shannara: The Complete Series by Terry Brooks
0.816 3.89 The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
0.814 4.07 The Sorcerer : Metamorphosis by Jack Whyte
0.814 3.98 Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters
0.811 4 Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters
0.81 3.83 The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters
0.809 4.42 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
0.807 4.28 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
0.799 4.3 The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
0.797 3.69 Starswarm by Jerry Pournelle
0.794 4.15 Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher
0.793 4.36 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
0.789 4.13 The Eternal Flame by T. A. Barron
0.784 4.36 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
0.78 3.54 Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Robert Silverberg
0.78 4.53 The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
0.774 3.94 The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters
0.769 4.4 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
0.765 4.3 No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin
0.763 3.97 The Sorcerer : The Fort at River's Bend by Jack Whyte
0.745 4.16 Shadows on the Stars by T. A. Barron
0.715 4.3 Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher