Five star books

1

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

94,263 members

1,511 reviews

½ 4.4

24 Members: aprille, donutage, jain, booksinbed, J.Sealy, merrystar, sturlington, briarhills, Dilara86, BruceCoulson, JuliaMaria, peterveen, gypsysmom, al.vick, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, jeffza, Emmay, Laura1124, dadito, RaniIyer, yalanda, ManWithAnAgenda, auldhouse,aulsmith ,FAMeulstee ,Bluewolf0411 ,chwiggy , , ,Kalira
Explanations: aulsmith : I'm not fond of this one.

2

Middlemarch

by George Eliot

20,809 members

368 reviews

4.2

20 Members: aprille, jain, booksinbed, J.Sealy, WSB7, Devlindusty, 47degreesnorth, JuliaMaria, Bretzky1, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, jeffza, Laura1124, dadito, Lynsey2, ManWithAnAgenda, auldhouse, acristina00, frannipan,terran ,FAMeulstee ,sturlington ,

3

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë

68,106 members

1,019 reviews

4.2

21 Members: aprille, craso, booksinbed, Cecrow, maryzee, sturlington, vroni, briarhills, JuliaMaria, Bretzky1, gypsysmom, al.vick, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, jeffza, Emmay, ManWithAnAgenda, auldhouse, bstar1019, lindakalis, Siegmeyer,jain ,FAMeulstee ,merrystar ,Bluewolf0411 , ,Charon07

4

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

37,412 members

336 reviews

4.1

21 Members: booksinbed, aulsmith, WSB7, thecoroner, BruceCoulson, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jeffza, Emmay, Laura1124, dadito, Lynsey2, Roza.Omarova, yalanda, ManuelRodrigues, CyndiCiavarella, Lauren_Shriver, auldhouse, Nonconformisto, bstar1019, lindakalis,donutage ,jain ,terran ,FAMeulstee ,merrystar ,Bluewolf0411 ,Peace2 ,sashame ,ManWithAnAgenda ,

5

The Odyssey

by Homer

62,800 members

524 reviews

4

15 Members: FAMeulstee, thecoroner, BruceCoulson, gypsysmom, al.vick, Emmay, karlaniii, Laura1124, FranzK72, Roza.Omarova, Kyler.Diem, Lauren_Shriver, auldhouse, Nonconformisto, elhammond,jain ,dldbizacct ,merrystar ,sashame

6

The Hobbit

by J. R. R. Tolkien

107,674 members

1,301 reviews

½ 4.3

22 Members: aprille, kathipink, booksinbed, J.Sealy, Cecrow, FAMeulstee, maryzee, merrystar, sturlington, briarhills, Devlindusty, BruceCoulson, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Emmay, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, Lauren_Shriver, Charon07, elhammond,gilroy ,donutage ,waitingtoderail ,jain ,aulsmith ,dianeham ,sashame ,

7

Persuasion

by Jane Austen

33,291 members

576 reviews

4.2

17 Members: aprille, jain, booksinbed, maryzee, merrystar, vroni, briarhills, JuliaMaria, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, jeffza, Emmay, Laura1124, RaniIyer, auldhouse, lindakalis,donutage ,FAMeulstee ,Bluewolf0411 ,ManWithAnAgenda

8

To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

90,149 members

1,559 reviews

½ 4.4

23 Members: aprille, waitingtoderail, booksinbed, dldbizacct, Cecrow, WSB7, maryzee, sturlington, Bluewolf0411, BruceCoulson, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Emmay, Laura1124, dadito, boogirl13, Lynsey2, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07, auldhouse, elhammond, lindakalis,gilroy ,aulsmith ,FAMeulstee ,merrystar ,sashame , , ,Kalira , ,librarycat04
Explanations: aulsmith : This is a nice piece, but I wouldn't read it again.

9

Watership Down

by Richard Adams

27,994 members

515 reviews

4.2

16 Members: aprille, kathipink, Minthe, booksinbed, Cecrow, maryzee, briarhills, Devlindusty, BruceCoulson, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Emmay, Lynsey2, ManWithAnAgenda, Lauren_Shriver, lindakalis,gilroy ,terran , , ,auldhouse ,librarycat04

10

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Betty Smith

18,468 members

482 reviews

½ 4.3

16 Members: aprille, dara85, booksinbed, dldbizacct, Cecrow, maryzee, janerawoof, Devlindusty, teeth, gypsysmom, Emmay, williamperryiii, Laura1124, neicybee, auldhouse, frannipan,terran ,merrystar ,Lynsey2 , ,Kalira

11

A Thousand Splendid Suns

by Khaled Hosseini

33,832 members

938 reviews

½ 4.3

12 Members: dara85, booksinbed, dldbizacct, teeth, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Laura1124, dadito, kamalsood, RaniIyer, auldhouse,

12

The Poisonwood Bible

by Barbara Kingsolver

28,708 members

539 reviews

4.2

17 Members: booksinbed, dldbizacct, WSB7, maryzee, sturlington, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Laura1124, Lynsey2, ManWithAnAgenda, Tosta, Charon07, auldhouse, elhammond, dandalf, emr158, bstar1019,KimarieBee ,stephanieann1983

13

I, Claudius

by Robert Graves

10,132 members

181 reviews

4.2

11 Members: BruceCoulson, peterveen, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, dadito, CyndiCiavarella, auldhouse, lindakalis, pOllyw0lly,Charon07

14

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

by Mark Haddon

47,943 members

1,396 reviews

3.9

15 Members: dara85, booksinbed, terran, FAMeulstee, sturlington, gypsysmom, Laura1124, Lynsey2, neicybee, Lauren_Shriver, Tosta, auldhouse, dandalf, Craftybilda, JanelleFey,jain ,merrystar ,stephanieann1983 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07

15

A Fine Balance

by Rohinton Mistry

10,027 members

271 reviews

½ 4.4

9 Members: booksinbed, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, neicybee, cwperson123, elhammond, emr158

16

War and Peace

by Leo Tolstoy

33,635 members

511 reviews

½ 4.3

12 Members: aprille, booksinbed, thecoroner, JuliaMaria, peterveen, Bretzky1, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Emmay, Laura1124, FranzK72, auldhouse,FAMeulstee

17

The Dispossessed

by Ursula K. Le Guin

12,938 members

311 reviews

4.2

7 Members: aulsmith, freetrader, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, dandalf, emr158, pakanova

18

The Color Purple

by Alice Walker

22,628 members

369 reviews

4.1

12 Members: aprille, booksinbed, dldbizacct, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Emmay, bijiyece, Charon07, auldhouse, bstar1019,FAMeulstee ,ManWithAnAgenda

19

Bel Canto

by Ann Patchett

14,475 members

483 reviews

4

12 Members: booksinbed, dldbizacct, edparks, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, dianeham, Lynsey2, neicybee, auldhouse, elhammond,gilroy ,sturlington

20

Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

29,961 members

261 reviews

4

13 Members: jain, booksinbed, WSB7, DebraGraham, BruceCoulson, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Emmay, Laura1124, dadito, Lynsey2, auldhouse, Nonconformisto,merrystar ,Bluewolf0411 ,sashame ,ManWithAnAgenda

21

The Shining

by Stephen King

27,428 members

530 reviews

4.1

9 Members: sturlington, Devlindusty, BruceCoulson, ahef1963, boogirl13, stephanieann1983, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda, librarycat04, ,Charon07 ,ngoomie

22

Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

9,877 members

402 reviews

½ 4.4

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

23

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

53,216 members

874 reviews

4.2

12 Members: booksinbed, dldbizacct, aulsmith, FAMeulstee, maryzee, sturlington, thecoroner, gypsysmom, Roza.Omarova, sashame, Lauren_Shriver, Charon07,hipdeep ,merrystar ,auldhouse

24

Ulysses

by James Joyce

27,496 members

377 reviews

4

11 Members: donutage, Cecrow, thecoroner, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Laura1124, rplinke, FranzK72, Kyler.Diem, ManuelRodrigues, Lauren_Shriver,terran ,aulsmith ,Bretzky1 ,stephanieann1983 ,Lynsey2 ,Kalira
Explanations: aulsmith : I liked it, but not 5 stars worth.

25

The Plague

by Albert Camus

21,154 members

281 reviews

3.9

9 Members: aprille, HistoryMan, booksinbed, aulsmith, FAMeulstee, thecoroner, janerawoof, peterveen, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

26

Lila

by Marilynne Robinson

3,017 members

124 reviews

4.1

6 Members: aprille, kathipink, Dilara86, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ChrissyQuise

27

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

58,141 members

1,375 reviews

4.2

12 Members: dara85, booksinbed, dldbizacct, Devlindusty, teeth, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Emmay, Laura1124, RaniIyer, Lauren_Shriver, auldhouse,FAMeulstee ,Bretzky1 ,dianeham ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07

28

Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

51,821 members

576 reviews

4.2

10 Members: Cecrow, freetrader, thecoroner, JuliaMaria, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Emmay, FranzK72, Nonconformisto, poet231,FAMeulstee ,Bretzky1 ,auldhouse

29

The Secret History

by Donna Tartt

25,270 members

649 reviews

4.1

10 Members: dldbizacct, sturlington, JuliaMaria, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Laura1124, boogirl13, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda, Binglit,FAMeulstee ,Charon07

30

The Glass Castle: A Memoir

by Jeannette Walls

23,128 members

847 reviews

4.2

10 Members: dara85, booksinbed, terran, gypsysmom, ahef1963, neicybee, Tosta, auldhouse, Dee_Reads, lindakalis,sturlington ,JuliaMaria ,dianeham ,Lynsey2

31

The Tartar Steppe

by Dino Buzzati

3,157 members

73 reviews

4.1

6 Members: thecoroner, janerawoof, Dilara86, dadito, jmboite, marcottello86,terran

32

Rebecca

by Daphne Du Maurier

23,987 members

687 reviews

4.2

11 Members: aprille, booksinbed, J.Sealy, sturlington, vroni, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda, lindakalis,dara85 ,

33

Cloud Atlas

by David Mitchell

19,671 members

716 reviews

4.1

8 Members: aprille, booksinbed, sturlington, peterveen, gypsysmom, Lynsey2, Charon07, auldhouse

34

Atonement

by Ian McEwan

28,778 members

665 reviews

3.9

7 Members: booksinbed, gypsysmom, Laura1124, Lynsey2, Charon07, mug, lindakalis,sturlington

35

In Cold Blood

by Truman Capote

26,919 members

518 reviews

4.1

11 Members: aprille, WSB7, thecoroner, gypsysmom, Emmay, Laura1124, Lynsey2, FranzK72, Lauren_Shriver, auldhouse, lindakalis,jain ,Bluewolf0411 ,ManWithAnAgenda

36

Assassin's Apprentice

by Robin Hobb

15,289 members

330 reviews

4.1

5 Members: KimarieBee, DidIReallyReadThat, Emmay, auldhouse, poet231,jain

37

Housekeeping

by Marilynne Robinson

7,102 members

235 reviews

3.9

6 Members: aprille, Dilara86, kara.shamy, Laura1124, ChrissyQuise, lindakalis

38

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

48,476 members

1,237 reviews

4.1

12 Members: craso, booksinbed, sturlington, freetrader, Dilara86, Bluewolf0411, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Lynsey2, Charon07, auldhouse,dara85 ,aulsmith ,Bretzky1 ,dianeham ,ManWithAnAgenda

39

The Magic Mountain

by Thomas Mann

11,247 members

195 reviews

4.2

7 Members: FAMeulstee, edparks, thecoroner, JuliaMaria, peterveen, jeffza, rplinke,terran

40

News of the World

by Paulette Jiles

3,403 members

253 reviews

4.1

4 Members: terran, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Tosta

41

King Lear

by William Shakespeare

17,177 members

168 reviews

4.1

9 Members: booksinbed, WSB7, DebraGraham, ahef1963, jeffza, Laura1124, CyndiCiavarella, Lauren_Shriver, auldhouse,jain ,FAMeulstee ,merrystar ,sashame

42

Olive Kitteridge

by Elizabeth Strout

11,222 members

657 reviews

3.9

9 Members: aprille, edparks, Twixi, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, neicybee, Lauren_Shriver, auldhouse, Dee_Reads,terran ,FAMeulstee ,dianeham ,stephanieann1983

43

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr

24,054 members

968 reviews

½ 4.3

11 Members: dara85, booksinbed, dldbizacct, WSB7, DidIReallyReadThat, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Laura1124, Lynsey2, Charon07, auldhouse,FAMeulstee ,edparks ,teeth ,dadito
Explanations: edparks: IMHO the most overrated book of the last fifty years.

44

Tigana

by Guy Gavriel Kay

5,570 members

160 reviews

4.1

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

45

Possession

by A. S. Byatt

14,275 members

314 reviews

4

8 Members: booksinbed, peterveen, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Laura1124, neicybee, ManWithAnAgenda, Charon07,merrystar ,sturlington

46

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

26,859 members

1,014 reviews

3.8

10 Members: booksinbed, terran, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Emmay, dadito, dianeham, RaniIyer, auldhouse,FAMeulstee ,Laura1124 ,Lynsey2 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Charon07

47

The Selfish Gene

by Richard Dawkins

11,936 members

135 reviews

4.2

6 Members: waitingtoderail, booksinbed, peterveen, gypsysmom, jeffza, dandalf

48

A Gentleman in Moscow

by Amor Towles

12,190 members

604 reviews

½ 4.4

6 Members: aprille, dldbizacct, edparks, DidIReallyReadThat, ahef1963, Laura1124,FAMeulstee

49

Parable of the Sower

by Octavia E. Butler

11,588 members

318 reviews

4.1

6 Members: aprille, jain, sturlington, Dilara86, gypsysmom, Dee_Reads,ManWithAnAgenda

50

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

45,558 members

1,039 reviews

4

11 Members: aprille, dara85, terran, sturlington, BruceCoulson, al.vick, ahef1963, Emmay, RaniIyer, Lauren_Shriver, Charon07,FAMeulstee ,merrystar ,sashame , ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Kalira

51

The Green Mile

by Stephen King

14,301 members

176 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: dara85, ahef1963, stephanieann1983, neicybee, Lauren_Shriver

52

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

52,461 members

2,241 reviews

½ 4.4

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

53

Matilda

by Roald Dahl

26,210 members

524 reviews

½ 4.3

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

54

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

33,298 members

473 reviews

4

9 Members: aprille, craso, booksinbed, J.Sealy, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, auldhouse,FAMeulstee ,merrystar ,Bretzky1 ,

55

Fictions

by Jorge Luis Borges

8,890 members

134 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: aprille, Cecrow, merrystar, thecoroner, FranzK72

56

The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

18,953 members

457 reviews

4.1

8 Members: hipdeep, jain, aulsmith, sturlington, freetrader, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Charon07,gilroy ,ManWithAnAgenda

57

The Phantom Tollbooth

by Norton Juster

20,342 members

472 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: aprille, booksinbed, terran, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda, Lauren_Shriver,sashame

58

Three Men in a Boat

by Jerome K. Jerome

8,687 members

327 reviews

3.9

8 Members: kathipink, kulujian, J.Sealy, aulsmith, gypsysmom, Emmay, jmboite, RaniIyer,craso ,terran ,FAMeulstee ,merrystar ,sturlington ,
Explanations: merrystar: 4 stars

59

State of Wonder

by Ann Patchett

6,904 members

409 reviews

3.9

7 Members: booksinbed, sturlington, edparks, gypsysmom, ahef1963, neicybee, dandalf,Charon07
Explanations: Charon07: A really good book. I’ve loved both books I’ve read by Patchett. But I gave this one 4 stars. Don’t let that dissuade you from reading it.