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Best books read in 2011

Description: What are the best books you read in 2011? It doesn't matter when they were published. (I'm not sure a popularity list is the best kind for this, but since it's what we have....)

Members: 49 participating members (show all)

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1
The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
10,539 members, 974 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: starfishian (1), keeneam (1), DeltaQueen50 (1), masiejames (1), ChelleBearss (1), bell7 (2)

Score: 23.36

2
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
45,216 members, 3,109 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (1), masiejames (2), javagal (2), EmScape (2), hailelib (4)

Score: 16.92

3
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
43,369 members, 719 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (2), ncgraham (2), greeneyed_ives (3), kara.shamy (9), masiejames (9), Soupdragon (12)

Score: 16.53

4
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
23,175 members, 1,374 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (1), dara85 (2), kageeh (3), greeneyed_ives (5), ahef1963 (12)

Score: 15.23

5
The Mill on the Floss
by George Eliot
6,551 members, 93 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: gennyt (1), masiejames (4), ncgraham (4), kara.shamy (5), ahef1963 (5)

Score: 15.01

6
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
31,415 members, 1,810 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: greeneyed_ives (1), Elainedav (1), ahef1963 (4), norabelle414 (5), quigui (5)

Thumbs down: masiejames

Score: 14.18

7
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
77,250 members, 711 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (6), masiejames (6), ahef1963 (7), norabelle414 (10), ncgraham (11), Soupdragon (13)

Score: 14.12

8
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J. K. Rowling
73,777 members, 1,389 reviews
4.43 stars (4.43 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (4), masiejames (7), ahef1963 (8), norabelle414 (11), ncgraham (12), Soupdragon (14)

Score: 14.08

9
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
80,238 members, 775 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: masiejames (5), ahef1963 (6), norabelle414 (9), kara.shamy (10), ncgraham (10), Soupdragon (15)

Score: 14.07

10
I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith
7,190 members, 253 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: ijustgetbored (1), ahef1963 (3), elkiedee (3), Soupdragon (7), ncgraham (8)

Thumbs down: masiejames

Score: 12.92

11
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
by Amy Chua
1,342 members, 118 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: kageeh (1), elkiedee (2), _Zoe_ (3), kara.shamy (21)

Score: 12.27

12
Rivers of London
by Ben Aaronovitch
3,238 members, 250 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: oszymandias (1), enrique_molinero (1), souloftherose (4)

Score: 10.83

13
Soulless
by Gail Carriger
4,378 members, 436 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: staffordcastle (1), norabelle414 (2), hailelib (5)

Score: 10.04

14
Working
by Studs Terkel
1,604 members, 12 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (1), lilithcat (1), eromsted (1)

Thumbs down: masiejames

Score: 10

15
Bossypants
by Tina Fey
6,800 members, 426 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: jasonshurb (1), kageeh (4), javagal (5)

Score: 9.5

16
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
16,060 members, 1,074 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: ijustgetbored (2), DeltaQueen50 (2), ahef1963 (9)

Score: 9.04

17
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
9,431 members, 834 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: foggidawn (2), ijustgetbored (3), 1morechapter (7)

Score: 8.86

18
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield
14,185 members, 810 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: lahochstetler (1), masiejames (8), ahef1963 (10)

Score: 8.63

19
Sarah's Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay
8,917 members, 592 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: susiesharp (1), dara85 (7), ahef1963 (18)

Score: 8.4

20
Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
by Conor Grennan
839 members, 126 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: _Zoe_ (2), bell7 (4), ahef1963 (11)

Score: 8.39

21
The Franchise Affair
by Josephine Tey
1,576 members, 56 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (2), lahochstetler (6), ahef1963 (13)

Score: 8.03

22
Maisie Dobbs
by Jacqueline Winspear
3,545 members, 216 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: hailelib (3), lahochstetler (5), susiesharp (9)

Score: 8.02

23
People of the Book
by Geraldine Brooks
8,062 members, 435 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: lilithcat (1), rosalita (1)

Score: 8

24
Full Dark, No Stars
by Stephen King
3,768 members, 172 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: ricardolopezp (1), ahef1963 (19), kara.shamy (23)

Score: 7.74

25
A Visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan
6,132 members, 412 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: greeneyed_ives (2), norabelle414 (13), Soupdragon (17)

Score: 7.44

26
Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Found the Hidden Gospels
by Janet Soskice
263 members, 19 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (1), gennyt (2)

Score: 7.36

27
Of Human Bondage
by W. Somerset Maugham
6,588 members, 107 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: eromsted (2), kara.shamy (13), ahef1963 (22)

Score: 7.32

28
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson
4,349 members, 255 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: 1morechapter (5), lahochstetler (7), ahef1963 (14)

Score: 7.2

29
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs
10,871 members, 932 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: ijustgetbored (4), susiesharp (11), ahef1963 (15)

Score: 7.06

30
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
by Charles Yu
1,523 members, 107 reviews
3.4 stars (3.4 stars)

Lists: norabelle414 (1), 1morechapter (3)

Score: 7.04

31
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
27,694 members, 326 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: ncgraham (3), kara.shamy (12), ahef1963 (23)

Score: 7.02

32
The Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner
3,325 members, 160 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: bell7 (1), quigui (4)

Score: 6.83

33
The Deptford Trilogy
by Robertson Davies
2,193 members, 36 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (3), Soupdragon (16), ahef1963 (32)

Score: 6.72

34
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
13,435 members, 232 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: Her_Royal_Orangeness (6), kara.shamy (8), ahef1963 (28)

Score: 6.67

35
The Peach Keeper
by Sarah Addison Allen
1,854 members, 205 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (1), susiesharp (6)

Score: 6.56

36
A Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin
29,768 members, 932 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: _Zoe_ (1), norabelle414 (7), ahef1963 (16)

Thumbs down: masiejames

Score: 6.46

37
One of Our Thursdays is Missing
by Jasper Fforde
1,891 members, 104 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: AnnaClaire (1), norabelle414 (8)

Score: 6.38

38
The Buddha in the Attic
by Julie Otsuka
1,862 members, 172 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: 1morechapter (1), lahochstetler (11)

Score: 6.2

39
Brokeback Mountain {short story}
by Annie Proulx
2,180 members, 76 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: rosalita (2), norabelle414 (4)

Score: 6.19

40
Charles Dickens: A Life
by Claire Tomalin
629 members, 28 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (1), kara.shamy (14)

Score: 6.07

41
Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
by Avi Steinberg
721 members, 43 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), lahochstetler (15)

Score: 6.03

42
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
58,053 members, 1,158 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: ncgraham (1), ahef1963 (17)

Score: 5.97

43
The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter
by Beatrix Potter
2,074 members, 14 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: VivienneR (1), ahef1963 (20)

Score: 5.89

44
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
9,502 members, 615 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: kageeh (2), susiesharp (10), norabelle414 (12)

Thumbs down: DaisyBoone

Score: 5.76

45
The Queen of Attolia
by Megan Whalen Turner
1,684 members, 91 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: bell7 (3), quigui (6)

Score: 5.6

46
You Know When The Men Are Gone
by Siobhan Fallon
410 members, 71 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: javagal (3), susiesharp (7)

Score: 5.5

47
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
by Joshua Foer
2,737 members, 112 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: _Zoe_ (4), norabelle414 (6)

Score: 5.38

48
The Sense of an Ending
by Julian Barnes
5,943 members, 445 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (2), Soupdragon (18)

Score: 5.31

49
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese
7,474 members, 465 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (4), javagal (7)

Score: 5.29

50
The Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams
8,729 members, 185 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: Lexxi (2), ahef1963 (21)

Score: 5.23

51
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
26,512 members, 1,243 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: ricardolopezp (2), kara.shamy (25)

Score: 5.15

52
Madame Tussaud
by Michelle Moran
854 members, 86 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: susiesharp (2), kara.shamy (26)

Score: 5.14

54
Water for Elephants: A Novel
by Sara Gruen
23,629 members, 1,072 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: Romonko (1), masiejames (3)

Thumbs down: norabelle414

Score: 5.04

55
Katherine Swynford
by Alison Weir
790 members, 33 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: AnnaClaire (3), kara.shamy (16)

Score: 5.04

56
Someone Knows My Name: A Novel
by Lawrence Hill
2,838 members, 155 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: Romonko (3), ahef1963 (24)

Score: 4.85

57
Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett
10,933 members, 384 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: 1morechapter (4), ahef1963 (25)

Score: 4.62

58
The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
by Bruno Bettelheim
2,354 members, 23 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: fundevogel (4), ahef1963 (26)

Score: 4.6

59
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
by Alan Bradley
1,633 members, 150 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (5), kara.shamy (19)

Score: 4.59

60
Journal of an Ordinary Grief
by Mahmoud Darwish
50 members, 2 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: cameling (5), kara.shamy (22)

Score: 4.52

61
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
21,769 members, 316 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: ncgraham (5), ahef1963 (27)

Score: 4.43

62
Testament of Youth
by Vera Brittain
1,571 members, 39 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (6), ahef1963 (29)

Score: 4.28

63
The Thing Around Your Neck
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
1,115 members, 57 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: 1morechapter (9), kara.shamy (17)

Score: 4.28

64
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
9,764 members, 141 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: ncgraham (9), kara.shamy (11), ahef1963 (33)

Thumbs down: norabelle414

Score: 4.18

65
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson
4,847 members, 251 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: 1morechapter (8), ahef1963 (30)

Score: 4.09

66
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
by Alan Bradley
2,705 members, 237 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: 1morechapter (14), kara.shamy (18)

Score: 4.01

67
Gregor the Overlander
by Suzanne Collins
3,564 members, 170 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: Lexxi (1)

Score: 4

68
The Girl of Fire and Thorns
by Rae Carson
1,692 members, 158 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: foggidawn (1)

Score: 4

69
Crown Duel (Crown Duel / Court Duel)
by Sherwood Smith
1,356 members, 46 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: quigui (1)

Score: 4

70
True Colors
by Kristin Hannah
1,240 members, 55 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1)

Score: 4

71
The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden
by Catherynne M. Valente
1,236 members, 57 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: anglemark (1)

Score: 4

72
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
by Gail Caldwell
694 members, 51 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: javagal (1)

Score: 4

73
Good Behaviour
by Molly Keane
582 members, 13 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (1)

Score: 4

74
Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration
by Bert Hölldobler
361 members, 5 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

Lists: Edward (1)

Score: 4

77
The Art of Disappearing
by Ivy Pochoda
60 members, 7 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: Her_Royal_Orangeness (1)

Score: 4

78
Dancing with Eternity
by John Patrick Lowrie
52 members, 14 reviews
3.25 stars (3.25 stars)

Lists: EmScape (1)

Score: 4

79
Our House & All the Things In It
by Estella Soto
1 member, 0 reviews
5 stars (5 stars)

Lists: fundevogel (1)

Score: 4

80
A Red Herring Without Mustard
by Alan Bradley
1,959 members, 151 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: 1morechapter (13), kara.shamy (20)

Score: 4

81
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck
10,772 members, 214 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: lahochstetler (12), ahef1963 (31)

Score: 3.84

82
11/22/63
by Stephen King
8,222 members, 575 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (24), ahef1963 (34)

Score: 3.46

83
Tropic of Cancer
by Henry Miller
6,886 members, 91 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: fundevogel (2)

Score: 3.36

84
Sunshine
by Robin McKinley
4,769 members, 220 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: quigui (2)

Score: 3.36

85
A Monster Calls
by Patrick Ness
3,137 members, 329 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (2)

Score: 3.36

86
The Sugar Queen
by Sarah Addison Allen
2,558 members, 199 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (2)

Score: 3.36

87
The Death of the Heart
by Elizabeth Bowen
1,285 members, 29 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (2)

Score: 3.36

88
The Last Werewolf
by Glen Duncan
1,269 members, 98 reviews
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (2)

Score: 3.36

89
Stone's Fall
by Iain Pears
1,190 members, 63 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: Edward (2)

Score: 3.36

90
Frost in May
by Antonia White
722 members, 17 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: lahochstetler (2)

Score: 3.36

91
The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice
by Christopher Hitchens
698 members, 25 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: VivienneR (2)

Score: 3.36

92
Woman at Point Zero
by Nawal El Saadawi
684 members, 26 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: 1morechapter (2)

Score: 3.36

93
The Empty Family: Stories
by Colm Tóibín
474 members, 24 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: anglemark (2)

Score: 3.36

94
The White Woman on the Green Bicycle
by Monique Roffey
387 members, 31 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: Her_Royal_Orangeness (2)

Score: 3.36

96
The Polished Hoe
by Austin Clarke
355 members, 5 reviews
3.24 stars (3.24 stars)

Lists: Romonko (2)

Score: 3.36

97
The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution
by Gregory Cochran
315 members, 13 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: hailelib (2)

Score: 3.36

98
The Ties that Bound: Peasant Families in Medieval England
by Barbara A. Hanawalt
284 members, 3 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: AnnaClaire (2)

Score: 3.36

99
The Matchmaker of Périgord
by Julia Stuart
220 members, 31 reviews
3.43 stars (3.43 stars)

Lists: starfishian (2)

Score: 3.36

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