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Type: Preset list created by ahef1963

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1
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
23,183 members, 480 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (1), ahef1963 (1)

Score: 8

2
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
by Frank W. Abagnale
2,420 members, 82 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (2), ahef1963 (18)

Score: 5.31

Explanations:

ahef1963 (18): Read, but OMG it was sexist.

3
Each Peach Pear Plum
by Allan Ahlberg
2,706 members, 58 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (3), ahef1963 (34)

Score: 4.7

4
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
44,616 members, 875 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (4), ahef1963 (43)

Score: 4.39

Explanations:

ahef1963 (43): Who knew that classic science fiction could be so dull?

5
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J. K. Rowling
82,800 members, 1,486 reviews
4.42 stars (4.42 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (5), ahef1963 (62)

Score: 4.1

6
In a Sunburned Country
by Bill Bryson
8,215 members, 215 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (6), ahef1963 (71)

Score: 3.93

7
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
49,815 members, 801 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (7), ahef1963 (75)

Score: 3.82

8
Mort
by Terry Pratchett
13,585 members, 212 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (8), ahef1963 (99)

Score: 3.65

9
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
23,843 members, 234 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (9), ahef1963 (135)

Score: 3.48

10
Sarah's Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay
9,896 members, 627 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (10), ahef1963 (141)

Score: 3.41

11
Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer
16,842 members, 378 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (2)

Score: 3.36

12
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys
7,175 members, 206 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (12), ahef1963 (158)

Score: 3.28

13
All the President's Men
by Bob Woodward
4,059 members, 62 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (3)

Score: 3.04

Explanations:

ahef1963 (3): Read, but BORING.

14
Atonement
by Ian McEwan
23,931 members, 588 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (4)

Score: 2.83

15
All the Colours of Darkness
by Peter Robinson
964 members, 37 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (5)

Score: 2.68

16
All Together Dead
by Charlaine Harris
7,949 members, 191 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (6)

Score: 2.56

17
As For Me and My House
by Sinclair Ross
382 members, 10 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (7)

Score: 2.46

Explanations:

ahef1963 (7): Lovely book. Canada's school of prairie literature at its finest.

18
Ah, But Your Land is Beautiful
by Alan Paton
260 members, 1 review
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (8)

Score: 2.38

19
Before I Go to Sleep
by S. J. Watson
5,413 members, 445 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (9)

Score: 2.31

20
Bury Your Dead
by Louise Penny
2,294 members, 185 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (10)

Score: 2.25

21
Uglies
by Scott Westerfeld
12,071 members, 620 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (11)

Score: 2.2

22
Baltasar and Blimunda
by José Saramago
2,065 members, 44 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (11)

Score: 2.2

Explanations:

ahef1963 (11): One of my favourites.

23
Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett
11,967 members, 421 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (12)

Score: 2.15

Explanations:

ahef1963 (12): Another one of my favourites!

24
Before the Frost
by Henning Mankell
2,362 members, 52 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (13)

Score: 2.11

25
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
by Katherine Boo
3,718 members, 278 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (14)

Score: 2.07

26
Blue Shoes and Happiness
by Alexander McCall Smith
3,672 members, 69 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (15)

Score: 2.03

27
Blindness
by José Saramago
11,294 members, 353 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (16)

Score: 2

28
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
by Tennessee Williams
2,531 members, 26 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (17)

Score: 1.97

Explanations:

ahef1963 (17): Such a brilliant play. Shocking subject matter even now, can't imagine how it must have been received sixty years ago.

29
Christine
by Stephen King
7,482 members, 80 reviews
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (19)

Score: 1.92

Explanations:

ahef1963 (19): Between this and From a Buick 8, King has managed to make me afraid of cars. I wish I were joking.

30
Circle of Friends
by Maeve Binchy
3,497 members, 50 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (20)

Score: 1.89

31
Cannery Row
by John Steinbeck
8,577 members, 171 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (21)

Score: 1.87

32
City of Bones
by Cassandra Clare
16,026 members, 810 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (22)

Score: 1.85

33
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
19,747 members, 258 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (23)

Score: 1.83

Explanations:

ahef1963 (23): Read, but did not like.

34
Catch Me a Colobus
by Gerald Durrell
401 members, 4 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (24)

Score: 1.81

35
Daddy-Long-Legs
by Jean Webster
2,761 members, 96 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (25)

Score: 1.79

36
Death Comes as the End
by Agatha Christie
2,259 members, 43 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (26)

Score: 1.77

37
Desperation
by Stephen King
8,219 members, 90 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (27)

Score: 1.76

38
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
by Douglas Adams
12,441 members, 205 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (28)

Score: 1.74

39
Dolores Claiborne
by Stephen King
7,064 members, 77 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (29)

Score: 1.72

40
Daughter of Fortune
by Isabel Allende
7,703 members, 168 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (30)

Score: 1.71

41
Dead Man's Ransom
by Ellis Peters
1,514 members, 29 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (31)

Score: 1.7

42
Every Secret Thing
by Laura Lippman
944 members, 29 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (32)

Score: 1.68

43
Every Secret Thing: My Family, My Country
by Gillian Slovo
119 members, 2 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (33)

Score: 1.67

44
Eclipse
by Stephenie Meyer
37,185 members, 799 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (35)

Score: 1.65

45
Eleanor Rigby
by Douglas Coupland
1,941 members, 33 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (36)

Score: 1.63

46
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
35,945 members, 981 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (37)

Score: 1.62

47
Emma
by Jane Austen
31,857 members, 435 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (38)

Score: 1.61

48
Equal Rites
by Terry Pratchett
12,450 members, 208 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (39)

Score: 1.6

49
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
34,426 members, 617 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (40)

Score: 1.59

Explanations:

ahef1963 (40): This was a real slog to get through.

50
Fall on Your Knees
by Ann-Marie MacDonald
5,009 members, 118 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (41)

Score: 1.58

51
Fire on the Mountain
by Anita Desai
171 members, 1 review
3.26 stars (3.26 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (42)

Score: 1.57

52
Feet of Clay
by Terry Pratchett
8,828 members, 107 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (44)

Score: 1.55

53
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
by Hunter S. Thompson
12,826 members, 173 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (45)

Score: 1.54

54
Family Matters
by Rohinton Mistry
2,375 members, 47 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (46)

Score: 1.54

55
Fingersmith
by Sarah Waters
6,963 members, 264 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (47)

Score: 1.53

56
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
by Margaret Sidney
3,026 members, 43 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (48)

Score: 1.52

57
Garnethill
by Denise Mina
962 members, 32 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (49)

Score: 1.51

58
Galilee
by Clive Barker
1,234 members, 9 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (50)

Score: 1.5

59
Gilead
by Marilynne Robinson
9,823 members, 354 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (51)

Score: 1.5

60
Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn
17,604 members, 1,397 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (52)

Score: 1.49

61
Gorillas in the Mist
by Dian Fossey
890 members, 13 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (53)

Score: 1.48

62
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Terry Pratchett
29,197 members, 687 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (54)

Score: 1.48

63
Goodnight Mister Tom
by Michelle Magorian
2,183 members, 61 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (55)

Score: 1.47

64
Giacomo Joyce
by James Joyce
227 members, 3 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (56)

Score: 1.46

65
Grendel
by John Gardner
5,265 members, 98 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (57)

Score: 1.46

66
Hard Times
by Charles Dickens
9,444 members, 125 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (58)

Score: 1.45

67
Hey Nostradamus!
by Douglas Coupland
2,656 members, 38 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (59)

Score: 1.44

68
Horns
by Joe Hill
3,731 members, 265 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (60)

Score: 1.44

Explanations:

ahef1963 (60): This book was AWFUL.

69
High Fidelity
by Nick Hornby
13,751 members, 181 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (61)

Score: 1.43

Explanations:

ahef1963 (61): I loved this book. I had so much in common with its narrator.

70
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
27,846 members, 246 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (63)

Score: 1.42

71
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
5,738 members, 271 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (64)

Score: 1.41

72
Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story
by J. Maarten Troost
110 members, 8 reviews
3.47 stars (3.47 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (65)

Score: 1.41

73
I, Claudius
by Robert Graves
8,059 members, 146 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (66)

Score: 1.4

74
In the Frame
by Dick Francis
1,041 members, 21 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (67)

Score: 1.4

75
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer
12,256 members, 293 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (68)

Score: 1.39

Explanations:

ahef1963 (68): Absolutely astounding book of disaster and courage. I've read it at least three times, maybe more.

76
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
15,355 members, 405 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (69)

Score: 1.39

77
Notes from a Big Country: A Selection
by Bill Bryson
6,676 members, 109 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (70)

Score: 1.38

78
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
20,231 members, 403 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (72)

Score: 1.37

79
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
by Nathaniel Philbrick
5,263 members, 150 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (73)

Score: 1.37

80
Jamaica Inn
by Daphne Du Maurier
3,250 members, 97 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (74)

Score: 1.36

81
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
10,256 members, 85 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (76)

Score: 1.36

82
July's People
by Nadine Gordimer
1,547 members, 35 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (77)

Score: 1.35

83
Jingo
by Terry Pratchett
8,290 members, 102 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (78)

Score: 1.35

Explanations:

ahef1963 (78): Possibly my favourte Pratchett. Having Nobby and the Patrician in the same closed space was brilliant.

84
Joy in the Morning
by P. G. Wodehouse
1,873 members, 36 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (79)

Score: 1.34

85
Jar City
by Arnaldur Indridason
2,690 members, 132 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (80)

Score: 1.34

86
Just Killing Time
by Derek Van Arman
158 members, 4 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (81)

Score: 1.33

87
JPod
by Douglas Coupland
3,050 members, 105 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (82)

Score: 1.33

88
King Lear
by William Shakespeare
12,813 members, 119 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (83)

Score: 1.33

89
Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson
8,784 members, 104 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (84)

Score: 1.32

90
Knots and Crosses
by Ian Rankin
3,194 members, 117 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (85)

Score: 1.32

91
Kiss of the Spider Woman
by Manuel Puig
1,942 members, 27 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (86)

Score: 1.31

92
Love's Labour's Lost
by William Shakespeare
0 members, 0 reviews

Lists: ahef1963 (87)

Score: 1.31

93
Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind
by Donald C. Johanson
949 members, 7 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (88)

Score: 1.31

94
Lord of Emperors
by Guy Gavriel Kay
1,764 members, 35 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (89)

Score: 1.3

95
Lady Chatterley's Lover
by D. H. Lawrence
11,812 members, 183 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (90)

Score: 1.3

96
Lazybones
by Mark Billingham
693 members, 14 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (91)

Score: 1.3

97
Life After Life
by Kate Atkinson
6,943 members, 539 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (92)

Score: 1.29

98
Light in August
by William Faulkner
8,095 members, 94 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (93)

Score: 1.29

Explanations:

ahef1963 (93): One of the books I have loathed the most. Holy cow, do I dislike Faulkner, this one particularly.

99
My Family and Other Animals
by Gerald Durrell
4,404 members, 132 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (94)

Score: 1.29

Explanations:

ahef1963 (94): Have read it at least one million times and it never grows old.

100
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert
22,555 members, 337 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (95)

Score: 1.28

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