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by Vasily Grossman

3,455 members

89 reviews

½ 4.4

Global Rank 968

Member: FAMeulstee

2

by Boris Pasternak

11,489 members

152 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 109

5 Members: FAMeulstee, thecoroner, peterveen, gypsysmom, FranzK72,Bretzky1

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Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets

by Svetlana Alexievich

1,627 members

62 reviews

½ 4.4

Global Rank 977

Member: FAMeulstee

4

Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family

5,705 members

109 reviews

4.2

Global Rank 72

5 Members: FAMeulstee, thecoroner, peterveen, teeth, FranzK72

5

Every Man Dies Alone

by Hans Fallada

3,630 members

159 reviews

4.2

Global Rank 967

Member: FAMeulstee

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7,049 members

147 reviews

½ 3.6

Global Rank 1,427

2 Members: booksinbed, FAMeulstee,Lynsey2

7

In Praise of Folly

by Desiderius Erasmus

3,982 members

54 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 1,532

Member: FAMeulstee,waitingtoderail

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by Günter Grass

7,622 members

93 reviews

4

Global Rank 112

5 Members: jmhdassen, FAMeulstee, thecoroner, peterveen, FranzK72,gypsysmom

9

by George Orwell

82,456 members

1,276 reviews

4.2

Global Rank 1,602

8 Members: booksinbed, aulsmith, FAMeulstee, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, Laura1124, chwiggy, Charon07,donutage ,waitingtoderail ,hipdeep ,jain ,merrystar ,Bretzky1 ,ManWithAnAgenda

10

Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company

1,657 members

34 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 975

Member: FAMeulstee

11

The Lord of the Rings

by J. R. R. Tolkien

50,631 members

452 reviews

½ 4.5

Global Rank 120

9 Members: aprille, J.Sealy, FAMeulstee, briarhills, BruceCoulson, gypsysmom, al.vick, Laura1124, Charon07,waitingtoderail ,jain ,merrystar ,sturlington ,sashame ,ManWithAnAgenda

12

Homage to Catalonia

by George Orwell

6,219 members

106 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 1,651

Member: FAMeulstee,donutage ,waitingtoderail

13

by Herman Melville

35,649 members

545 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 1,611

5 Members: aprille, donutage, jain, FAMeulstee, kara.shamy,Bretzky1 ,gypsysmom ,al.vick ,chwiggy ,ManWithAnAgenda

14

The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II

by Svetlana Alexievich

1,365 members

44 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 979

Member: FAMeulstee

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by J. R. R. Tolkien

95,059 members

1,194 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 5

16

2,250 members

125 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 170

3 Members: booksinbed, FAMeulstee, dandalf

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by Markus Zusak

45,215 members

2,131 reviews

½ 4.4

Global Rank 29

10 Members: dara85, booksinbed, KimarieBee, FAMeulstee, ahef1963, Peace2, valeneayar, Lynsey2, RaniIyer, bijiyece, ,sturlington ,edparks , ,gypsysmom ,dadito ,dianeham

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22,260 members

480 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 46

6 Members: booksinbed, J.Sealy, FAMeulstee, briarhills, Emmay, ManWithAnAgenda

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by Guy Gavriel Kay

5,053 members

145 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 39

7 Members: J.Sealy, FAMeulstee, merrystar, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

20

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

20,605 members

795 reviews

½ 4.4

Global Rank 337

4 Members: booksinbed, KimarieBee, FAMeulstee, ahef1963,sashame ,ManWithAnAgenda

21

by Lloyd Alexander

6,048 members

59 reviews

4.2

Global Rank 582

2 Members: hipdeep, FAMeulstee,ManWithAnAgenda

22

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

by Sherman Alexie

11,756 members

798 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 1,424

2 Members: booksinbed, FAMeulstee,chwiggy

23

The Letter for the King

1,092 members

42 reviews

4.2

Global Rank 283

2 Members: FAMeulstee, dandalf

24

The Secrets of the Wild Wood

392 members

6 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 994

Member: FAMeulstee

25

Allemaal willen we de hemel

128 members

7 reviews

½ 4.4

Global Rank 997

Member: FAMeulstee

26

In Europe: Travels Through the Twentieth Century

1,604 members

40 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 978

Member: FAMeulstee

27

by Hector Malot

898 members

23 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 983

Member: FAMeulstee

28

The Game of Cat and Eagle

by Craig Strete

3 members

5

Global Rank 1,015

Member: FAMeulstee

29

Kit's Wilderness

by David Almond

1,226 members

45 reviews

½ 3.6

Global Rank 980

Member: FAMeulstee

30

The Fire-Eaters

by David Almond

490 members

37 reviews

½ 3.7

Global Rank 989

Member: FAMeulstee

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by David Almond

421 members

19 reviews

½ 3.5

Global Rank 991

Member: FAMeulstee

32

by David Almond

237 members

18 reviews

½ 3.6

Global Rank 995

Member: FAMeulstee

33

by Laurie Halse Anderson

14,829 members

722 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 958

Member: FAMeulstee

34

The Sense of an Ending

by Julian Barnes

8,346 members

541 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 64

7 Members: aprille, booksinbed, FAMeulstee, freetrader, kara.shamy, Lynsey2, Binglit,dianeham ,Charon07

35

The Noise of Time

by Julian Barnes

1,480 members

78 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 378

2 Members: FAMeulstee, kara.shamy

36

Crusade in Jeans

by Thea Beckman

1,030 members

36 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 982

Member: FAMeulstee

37

The King of the Copper Mountains

187 members

4 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 996

Member: FAMeulstee

38

Juwelen van stras

by Carli Biessels

5 members

2 reviews

½ 4.7

Global Rank 1,012

Member: FAMeulstee

39

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

by Michael Chabon

18,863 members

415 reviews

4.2

Global Rank 67

6 Members: aprille, booksinbed, FAMeulstee, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Laura1124

40

Monsieur Linh and His Child

by Philippe Claudel

894 members

63 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 984

Member: FAMeulstee

41

Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

7,830 members

370 reviews

½ 4.4

Global Rank 19

9 Members: aprille, waitingtoderail, kathipink, booksinbed, FAMeulstee, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Lynsey2

42

by Sharon Creech

6,034 members

337 reviews

4.2

Global Rank 964

Member: FAMeulstee

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by Sharon Creech

9,866 members

309 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 1,530

Member: FAMeulstee,ManWithAnAgenda

44

On the Origin of Species

by Charles Darwin

14,447 members

120 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 959

Member: FAMeulstee

45

A Northern Light

by Jennifer Donnelly

3,979 members

173 reviews

4

Global Rank 966

Member: FAMeulstee

46

Morgen ga ik naar China

14 members

5

Global Rank 1,009

Member: FAMeulstee

47

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

25,692 members

436 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 206

5 Members: aprille, jmhdassen, booksinbed, FAMeulstee, gypsysmom,sturlington ,sashame

48

The Black Stallion

by Walter Farley

5,034 members

57 reviews

4

Global Rank 380

2 Members: FAMeulstee, gypsysmom

49

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

by Jonathan Safran Foer

16,512 members

468 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 664

3 Members: booksinbed, FAMeulstee, gypsysmom,sturlington

50

by Peter van Gestel

62 members

1 review

½ 3.6

Global Rank 1,002

Member: FAMeulstee

51

Pictures of Hollis Woods

by Patricia Reilly Giff

4,175 members

107 reviews

4

Global Rank 965

Member: FAMeulstee

52

Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals

1,155 members

20 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 981

Member: FAMeulstee

53

Looking for Alaska

19,265 members

753 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 1,540

2 Members: FAMeulstee, WSB7,dara85 ,ManWithAnAgenda

54

16,073 members

565 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 1,420

2 Members: FAMeulstee, kara.shamy,merrystar

55

The Fault in Our Stars

27,112 members

1,557 reviews

4.2

Global Rank 131

3 Members: FAMeulstee, kara.shamy, chwiggy

56

Turtles All the Way Down

6,805 members

232 reviews

4

Global Rank 141

3 Members: FAMeulstee, kara.shamy, chwiggy

57

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

44,511 members

1,334 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 13

13 Members: dara85, booksinbed, terran, FAMeulstee, sturlington, gypsysmom, Laura1124, Lynsey2, neicybee, Lauren_Shriver, Tosta, dandalf, Craftybilda,jain ,merrystar ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07

58

A Brief History of Time

by Stephen Hawking

6,851 members

100 reviews

4

Global Rank 1,531

Member: FAMeulstee,chwiggy
Explanations: chwiggy : close but not quite there for me to give 5 stars

59

The Book of Negroes

by Lawrence Hill

3,693 members

178 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 155

4 Members: booksinbed, FAMeulstee, gypsysmom, ahef1963

60

My Struggle: Book 1

by Karl Ove Knausgård

2,842 members

113 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 178

3 Members: booksinbed, FAMeulstee, kara.shamy

61

Der erste Frühling

by Klaus Kordon

85 members

1 review

½ 4.5

Global Rank 1,000

Member: FAMeulstee

62

Mit dem Rücken zur Wand

by Klaus Kordon

89 members

3 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 999

Member: FAMeulstee

63

The Earthsea Trilogy

by Ursula K. Le Guin

2,221 members

27 reviews

4.2

Global Rank 1,421

2 Members: FAMeulstee, gypsysmom,ManWithAnAgenda

64

by Benny Lindelauf

73 members

10 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 1,001

Member: FAMeulstee

65

by Benny Lindelauf

92 members

6 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 247

2 Members: FAMeulstee, ChrissyQuise

66

The Brothers Lionheart

by Astrid Lindgren

1,772 members

35 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 1,534

Member: FAMeulstee,jain

67

by Reginald Maddock

5 members

5

Global Rank 1,011

Member: FAMeulstee

68

Private Peaceful

by Michael Morpurgo

1,653 members

59 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 976

Member: FAMeulstee

69

The Discovery of Heaven

by Harry Mulisch

3,083 members

60 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 970

Member: FAMeulstee

70

All the Bright Places

by Jennifer Niven

4,533 members

195 reviews

4

Global Rank 377

2 Members: FAMeulstee, kara.shamy

71

In Trouble Again: A Journey Between the Orinoco and the Amazon

by Redmond O'Hanlon

624 members

9 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 988

Member: FAMeulstee

72

Johnny, My Friend

113 members

2 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 998

Member: FAMeulstee

73

The Winter When Time Was Frozen

49 members

3 reviews

4.2

Global Rank 1,005

Member: FAMeulstee

74

The Satanic Mill

by Otfried Preußler

1,344 members

26 reviews

4.2

Global Rank 1,535

Member: FAMeulstee,merrystar

75

by Anton Quintana

9 members

5

Global Rank 1,010

Member: FAMeulstee

76

Het boek van Bod Pa

by Anton Quintana

50 members

3 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 1,004

Member: FAMeulstee

77

Padjelanta : op leven en dood in de toendra

by Anton Quintana

23 members

1 review

½ 4.5

Global Rank 1,007

Member: FAMeulstee

78

by Floortje Zwigtman

56 members

4 reviews

4.2

Global Rank 1,003

Member: FAMeulstee

79

by Floortje Zwigtman

47 members

3 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 1,006

Member: FAMeulstee

80

Madame Verona Comes Down the Hill

by Dimitri Verhulst

417 members

20 reviews

3.8

Global Rank 992

Member: FAMeulstee

81

To Green Angel Tower, Part 2

by Tad Williams

2,980 members

18 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 1,533

Member: FAMeulstee,merrystar

82

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

by David Wroblewski

8,550 members

412 reviews

½ 3.7

Global Rank 116

4 Members: FAMeulstee, gypsysmom, Laura1124, Lynsey2

83

Winter in Wartime

763 members

46 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 987

Member: FAMeulstee

84

Asterix and Cleopatra

by René Goscinny

2,024 members

15 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 971

Member: FAMeulstee

85

4,019 members

358 reviews

½ 4.5

Global Rank 267

2 Members: jain, FAMeulstee

86

The Eagle of the Ninth

by Rosemary Sutcliff

3,205 members

62 reviews

4

Global Rank 145

3 Members: FAMeulstee, janerawoof, ahef1963

87

The Mark of the Horse Lord

by Rosemary Sutcliff

405 members

11 reviews

4

Global Rank 993

Member: FAMeulstee

88

With the pain it loves and hates

by Craig Strete

4 members

1 review

5

Global Rank 1,013

Member: FAMeulstee

89

The Complete Maus

by Art Spiegelman

8,793 members

257 reviews

½ 4.5

Global Rank 125

4 Members: FAMeulstee, Laura1124, chwiggy, ManWithAnAgenda,sashame

90

De wateren van Finn

by Alet Schouten

3 members

1 review

5

Global Rank 1,014

Member: FAMeulstee

91

Flight into Danger

by Alet Schouten

17 members

½ 3.5

Global Rank 1,008

Member: FAMeulstee

92

by Louis Sachar

23,401 members

953 reviews

4.1

Global Rank 1,529

Member: FAMeulstee,ManWithAnAgenda

93

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

by J. K. Rowling

103,005 members

887 reviews

½ 4.4

Global Rank 1,492

3 Members: booksinbed, FAMeulstee, kara.shamy,merrystar ,ManWithAnAgenda

94

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by J. K. Rowling

101,862 members

936 reviews

½ 4.4

Global Rank 1,501

3 Members: booksinbed, FAMeulstee, kara.shamy,jain ,ManWithAnAgenda

95

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by J. K. Rowling

97,091 members

1,572 reviews

½ 4.4

Global Rank 1,066

4 Members: booksinbed, FAMeulstee, briarhills, kara.shamy,gilroy ,hipdeep ,ManWithAnAgenda

96

The Golden Torc

1,833 members

10 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 972

Member: FAMeulstee

97

1,664 members

10 reviews

4

Global Rank 974

Member: FAMeulstee

98

The Nonborn King

1,727 members

9 reviews

3.9

Global Rank 973

Member: FAMeulstee

99

A Game of Thrones

by George R. R. Martin

42,896 members

1,124 reviews

½ 4.4

Global Rank 1,477

3 Members: KimarieBee, FAMeulstee, Lynsey2,merrystar ,sashame ,ManWithAnAgenda

100

A Clash of Kings

by George R. R. Martin

30,732 members

546 reviews

½ 4.3

Global Rank 1,649

Member: FAMeulstee,sashame ,ManWithAnAgenda

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