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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
15,037 members, 1,168 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

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

Score: 27.36

2
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
90,877 members, 829 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (2), kara.shamy (6), masiejames (6), ahef1963 (7), norabelle414 (10), ncgraham (11), Soupdragon (13)

Score: 17.49

3
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
by J. K. Rowling
86,168 members, 1,506 reviews
4.42 stars (4.42 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (3), kara.shamy (4), masiejames (7), ahef1963 (8), norabelle414 (11), ncgraham (12), Soupdragon (14)

Score: 17.12

4
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
55,455 members, 3,353 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

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

Score: 16.92

5
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
94,591 members, 907 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (4), masiejames (5), ahef1963 (6), norabelle414 (9), kara.shamy (10), ncgraham (10), Soupdragon (15)

Score: 16.9

6
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
52,196 members, 837 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

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

Score: 16.53

7
I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith
8,473 members, 284 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: ijustgetbored (1), ahef1963 (3), elkiedee (3), Rchlwtsn (5), Soupdragon (7), ncgraham (8)

Thumbs down: masiejames

Score: 15.59

8
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
27,416 members, 1,450 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

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

Score: 15.23

9
The Mill on the Floss
by George Eliot
7,861 members, 108 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

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

Score: 15.01

10
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
39,103 members, 2,036 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

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

Thumbs down: masiejames

Score: 14.18

11
Rivers of London
by Ben Aaronovitch
5,010 members, 339 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: oszymandias (1), enrique_molinero (1), souloftherose (4), Rchlwtsn (6)

Score: 13.38

12
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
by Amy Chua
1,598 members, 128 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

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

Score: 12.27

13
Soulless
by Gail Carriger
5,388 members, 494 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

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

Score: 10.04

14
Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do
by Studs Terkel
1,939 members, 18 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

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

Thumbs down: masiejames

Score: 10

15
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
19,675 members, 1,203 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

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

Score: 9.04

16
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
15,087 members, 1,135 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

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

Score: 8.86

17
Brokeback Mountain
by Annie Proulx
2,509 members, 88 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: rosalita (2), norabelle414 (4), Rchlwtsn (7)

Score: 8.65

18
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield
16,099 members, 883 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

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

Score: 8.63

19
Charles Dickens: A Life
by Claire Tomalin
809 members, 31 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (1), Rchlwtsn (8), kara.shamy (14)

Score: 8.45

20
Sarah's Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay
10,167 members, 626 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

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

Score: 8.4

21
Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
by Conor Grennan
981 members, 129 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

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

Score: 8.39

22
The Franchise Affair
by Josephine Tey
1,898 members, 72 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

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

Score: 8.03

23
Maisie Dobbs
by Jacqueline Winspear
4,350 members, 257 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

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

Score: 8.02

24
People of the Book
by Geraldine Brooks
9,146 members, 470 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: lilithcat (1), rosalita (1)

Score: 8

25
Full Dark, No Stars
by Stephen King
5,049 members, 209 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

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

Score: 7.74

26
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese
8,802 members, 507 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (4), javagal (7), Rchlwtsn (9)

Score: 7.6

27
A Visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan
7,653 members, 469 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

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

Score: 7.44

28
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
30,981 members, 1,346 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ricardolopezp (2), Rchlwtsn (10), kara.shamy (25)

Score: 7.4

29
Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Found the Hidden Gospels
by Janet Soskice
333 members, 25 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (1), gennyt (2)

Score: 7.36

30
Of Human Bondage
by W. Somerset Maugham
7,720 members, 131 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

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

Score: 7.32

31
Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
26,903 members, 1,142 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: Romonko (1), masiejames (3), Rchlwtsn (11)

Thumbs down: norabelle414

Score: 7.24

32
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson
6,714 members, 380 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

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

Score: 7.2

33
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs
15,608 members, 1,078 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

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

Score: 7.06

34
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
by Charles Yu
1,989 members, 122 reviews
3.37 stars (3.37 stars)

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

Score: 7.04

35
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
33,916 members, 391 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

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

Score: 7.02

36
The Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner
4,415 members, 191 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: bell7 (1), quigui (4)

Score: 6.83

37
The Deptford Trilogy
by Robertson Davies
2,433 members, 38 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

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

Score: 6.72

38
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
16,829 members, 316 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

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

Score: 6.67

39
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
26,967 members, 363 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: ncgraham (5), Rchlwtsn (12), ahef1963 (27)

Score: 6.58

40
The Peach Keeper: A Novel
by Sarah Addison Allen
2,073 members, 218 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (1), susiesharp (6)

Score: 6.56

41
A Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin
37,260 members, 1,074 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

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

Thumbs down: masiejames

Score: 6.46

42
The Thing Around Your Neck
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
1,590 members, 70 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: 1morechapter (9), Rchlwtsn (13), kara.shamy (17)

Score: 6.39

43
One of Our Thursdays Is Missing
by Jasper Fforde
2,226 members, 115 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: AnnaClaire (1), norabelle414 (8)

Score: 6.38

44
The Buddha in the Attic
by Julie Otsuka
2,320 members, 200 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

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

Score: 6.2

45
Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
by Avi Steinberg
816 members, 51 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

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

Score: 6.03

46
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
69,823 members, 1,346 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: ncgraham (1), ahef1963 (17)

Score: 5.97

47
The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: The 23 Original Peter Rabbit Books
by Beatrix Potter
3,101 members, 25 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: VivienneR (1), ahef1963 (20)

Score: 5.89

48
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
12,802 members, 714 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

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

Thumbs down: DaisyBoone

Score: 5.76

49
The Queen of Attolia
by Megan Whalen Turner
2,218 members, 110 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: bell7 (3), quigui (6)

Score: 5.6

50
Bossypants
by Tina Fey
8,601 members, 493 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: kageeh (4), javagal (5)

Score: 5.5

51
You Know When the Men Are Gone
by Siobhan Fallon
451 members, 71 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: javagal (3), susiesharp (7)

Score: 5.5

52
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
by Joshua Foer
3,675 members, 129 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: _Zoe_ (4), norabelle414 (6)

Score: 5.38

53
The Sense of an Ending
by Julian Barnes
7,557 members, 507 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

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

Score: 5.31

54
The Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams
11,643 members, 216 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: Lexxi (2), ahef1963 (21)

Score: 5.23

55
Madame Tussaud
by Michelle Moran
949 members, 95 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

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

Score: 5.14

56
Barchester Towers
by Anthony Trollope
4,468 members, 99 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (3), Rchlwtsn (14)

Score: 5.11

59
Me Talk Pretty One Day
by David Sedaris
19,979 members, 345 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: greeneyed_ives (4), Rchlwtsn (15)

Score: 4.86

60
The Book of Negroes
by Lawrence Hill
3,319 members, 173 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: Romonko (3), ahef1963 (24)

Score: 4.85

61
Winter Solstice
by Rosamunde Pilcher
1,983 members, 53 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (4), Rchlwtsn (16)

Score: 4.83

62
Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett
12,373 members, 428 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

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

Score: 4.62

63
The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
by Bruno Bettelheim
2,820 members, 27 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: fundevogel (4), ahef1963 (26)

Score: 4.6

64
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
by Alan Bradley
1,996 members, 160 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

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

Score: 4.59

65
The Confession: A Novel
by John Grisham
3,862 members, 134 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: dara85 (6), Rchlwtsn (17)

Score: 4.53

66
Journal of an Ordinary Grief
by Mahmoud Darwish
73 members, 2 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

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

Score: 4.52

67
The Gun Seller
by Hugh Laurie
3,003 members, 117 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: hailelib (6), Rchlwtsn (18)

Score: 4.5

68
Pigeon English
by Stephen Kelman
881 members, 60 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

Lists: 1morechapter (6), Rchlwtsn (19)

Score: 4.47

69
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
44,101 members, 696 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (7), Rchlwtsn (20)

Score: 4.35

70
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo
22,900 members, 308 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: eromsted (7), Rchlwtsn (21)

Score: 4.33

71
Testament of Youth
by Vera Brittain
1,939 members, 50 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (6), ahef1963 (29)

Score: 4.28

72
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
11,942 members, 154 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

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

Thumbs down: norabelle414

Score: 4.18

73
Snowdrops
by A. D. Miller
929 members, 68 reviews
3.3 stars (3.3 stars)

Lists: 1morechapter (10), Rchlwtsn (22)

Score: 4.1

74
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson
7,687 members, 369 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

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

Score: 4.09

75
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
by Alan Bradley
3,182 members, 256 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

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

Score: 4.01

76
Gregor the Overlander
by Suzanne Collins
4,602 members, 190 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: Lexxi (1)

Score: 4

77
The Girl of Fire and Thorns
by Rae Carson
2,207 members, 173 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: foggidawn (1)

Score: 4

78
True Colors
by Kristin Hannah
1,649 members, 63 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1)

Score: 4

79
Crown Duel (Crown Duel / Court Duel)
by Sherwood Smith
1,505 members, 50 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: quigui (1)

Score: 4

80
In the Night Garden
by Catherynne M. Valente
1,458 members, 70 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: anglemark (1)

Score: 4

81
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
by Gail Caldwell
801 members, 54 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: javagal (1)

Score: 4

82
Good Behaviour
by Molly Keane
756 members, 15 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (1)

Score: 4

83
Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration
by Bert Hölldobler
442 members, 5 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: Edward (1)

Score: 4

86
The Art of Disappearing
by Ivy Pochoda
72 members, 6 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: Her_Royal_Orangeness (1)

Score: 4

87
Dancing with Eternity
by John Patrick Lowrie
54 members, 14 reviews
3.25 stars (3.25 stars)

Lists: EmScape (1)

Score: 4

88
Our House & All the Things In It
by Estella Soto
1 member, 0 reviews
5 stars (5 stars)

Lists: fundevogel (1)

Score: 4

89
A Red Herring Without Mustard
by Alan Bradley
2,343 members, 168 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

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

Score: 4

90
The Sisters Brothers
by Patrick deWitt
3,958 members, 293 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: 1morechapter (12), Rchlwtsn (23)

Score: 3.98

91
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck
12,583 members, 250 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: lahochstetler (12), ahef1963 (31)

Score: 3.84

92
A Room with a View
by E. M. Forster
10,119 members, 202 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (15), Rchlwtsn (24)

Score: 3.84

93
11/22/63
by Stephen King
11,525 members, 704 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

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

Score: 3.46

94
Tropic of Cancer
by Henry Miller
8,061 members, 115 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: fundevogel (2)

Score: 3.36

95
Sunshine
by Robin McKinley
5,300 members, 236 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: quigui (2)

Score: 3.36

96
A Monster Calls
by Patrick Ness
4,820 members, 429 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (2)

Score: 3.36

97
The Sugar Queen
by Sarah Addison Allen
2,734 members, 215 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (2)

Score: 3.36

98
The Death of the Heart
by Elizabeth Bowen
1,542 members, 33 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: Soupdragon (2)

Score: 3.36

99
The Last Werewolf
by Glen Duncan
1,421 members, 113 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (2)

Score: 3.36

100
Stone's Fall
by Iain Pears
1,358 members, 68 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: Edward (2)

Score: 3.36

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