Five star books

1

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

93,821 members

1,510 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

20,726 members

367 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

67,839 members

1,017 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

37,263 members

335 reviews

4.2

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

62,350 members

521 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

To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

89,819 members

1,560 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 ,
Explanations: aulsmith : This is a nice piece, but I wouldn't read it again.

7

The Hobbit

by J. R. R. Tolkien

107,233 members

1,299 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 ,

8

Persuasion

by Jane Austen

33,174 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

9

Watership Down

by Richard Adams

27,902 members

513 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

10

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Betty Smith

18,524 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

33,995 members

935 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

28,632 members

538 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

10,108 members

180 reviews

4.2

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

14

A Fine Balance

by Rohinton Mistry

9,986 members

271 reviews

½ 4.4

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

15

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

by Mark Haddon

47,877 members

1,395 reviews

3.9

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

16

War and Peace

by Leo Tolstoy

33,484 members

510 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

12,866 members

310 reviews

4.2

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

18

The Color Purple

by Alice Walker

22,544 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

14,431 members

482 reviews

4

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

20

Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

30,162 members

264 reviews

4

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

21

Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

9,840 members

402 reviews

½ 4.4

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

22

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

52,962 members

873 reviews

4.2

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

23

Ulysses

by James Joyce

27,382 members

376 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.

24

The Plague

by Albert Camus

21,042 members

283 reviews

3.9

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

25

Lila

by Marilynne Robinson

3,001 members

123 reviews

4.1

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

26

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

57,990 members

1,372 reviews

4.2

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

27

Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

51,569 members

574 reviews

4.2

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

28

The Secret History

by Donna Tartt

25,143 members

644 reviews

4.1

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

29

The Glass Castle: A Memoir

by Jeannette Walls

23,057 members

844 reviews

4.2

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

30

The Tartar Steppe

by Dino Buzzati

3,125 members

73 reviews

4.1

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

31

The Shining

by Stephen King

27,242 members

529 reviews

4.1

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

32

Rebecca

by Daphne Du Maurier

23,897 members

685 reviews

4.2

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

33

Assassin's Apprentice

by Robin Hobb

15,196 members

327 reviews

4.1

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

34

King Lear

by William Shakespeare

17,120 members

170 reviews

4.1

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

35

Cloud Atlas

by David Mitchell

19,598 members

715 reviews

4.1

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

36

Atonement

by Ian McEwan

28,720 members

665 reviews

3.9

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

37

In Cold Blood

by Truman Capote

26,818 members

516 reviews

4.1

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

38

Housekeeping

by Marilynne Robinson

7,077 members

235 reviews

3.9

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

39

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

48,365 members

1,235 reviews

4.1

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

40

The Magic Mountain

by Thomas Mann

11,186 members

195 reviews

4.2

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

41

News of the World

by Paulette Jiles

3,426 members

253 reviews

4.1

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

42

Olive Kitteridge

by Elizabeth Strout

11,190 members

654 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

23,913 members

964 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

5,554 members

158 reviews

4.1

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

45

Possession

by A. S. Byatt

14,223 members

313 reviews

4

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

46

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

26,725 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

12,027 members

135 reviews

½ 4.3

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

48

A Gentleman in Moscow

by Amor Towles

12,115 members

602 reviews

½ 4.4

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

49

Parable of the Sower

by Octavia E. Butler

11,488 members

318 reviews

4.1

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

50

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

45,456 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

14,224 members

176 reviews

½ 4.3

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

52

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

52,240 members

2,239 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

26,168 members

524 reviews

½ 4.3

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

54

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

33,134 members

472 reviews

4

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

55

Fictions

by Jorge Luis Borges

8,846 members

134 reviews

½ 4.4

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

56

The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

18,853 members

455 reviews

4.1

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

57

The Phantom Tollbooth

by Norton Juster

20,278 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

8,654 members

326 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

6,882 members

407 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.