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PBS The Great American Read

Description: List of America’s 100 most-loved books brought to you by The Great American Read. http://www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/books/#/

Based on bookaward: PBS The Great American Read

Members: 21 participating members (show all)

All members' listSort: Score | Title | Author | Date | CK Order
1
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
63,799 members, 1,051 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: dianeham (1), steller0707 (1), sturlington (1), kara.shamy (2), benfulton (2), ManWithAnAgenda (3), Dreesie (3), merrystar (4), kootibkiteer (5), mrmapcase (9), ahef1963 (11) — 9 more, hipdeep (12), dara85 (15), Bretzky1 (15), rretzler (22), amanda4242 (38), aethercowboy (47), gypsysmom (59), cej1027, BonnieJune54

Score: 51.21

2
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
28,572 members, 304 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: amanda4242 (1), benfulton (1), gypsysmom (1), Dreesie (1), dianeham (2), sturlington (2), ahef1963 (2), rretzler (2), kootibkiteer (3), aethercowboy (6), hipdeep (9) — 5 more, Bretzky1 (11), dara85 (17), ManWithAnAgenda (44), cej1027, BonnieJune54

Thumbs down: kara.shamy

Score: 44.83

3
Nineteen Eighty-Four
by George Orwell
72,632 members, 1,171 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (1), aethercowboy (1), rretzler (1), steller0707 (2), gypsysmom (2), dianeham (3), sturlington (3), kootibkiteer (4), Bretzky1 (6), amanda4242 (9), mrmapcase (10) — 3 more, merrystar (16), ManWithAnAgenda (49), BonnieJune54 (51)

Score: 39.76

4
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
35,093 members, 665 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: amanda4242 (3), dianeham (4), steller0707 (4), benfulton (4), merrystar (5), sturlington (6), hipdeep (7), ahef1963 (9), gypsysmom (10), Dreesie (10), mrmapcase (11) — 5 more, rretzler (25), ManWithAnAgenda (42), BonnieJune54 (48), aethercowboy (54), cej1027

Thumbs down: kara.shamy

Score: 34.61

5
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
69,808 members, 1,345 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: merrystar (3), hipdeep (3), dianeham (5), steller0707 (5), sturlington (7), gypsysmom (7), Dreesie (7), ahef1963 (7), kara.shamy (20), rretzler (38), ManWithAnAgenda (41) — 4 more, amanda4242 (42), aethercowboy (93), cej1027, BonnieJune54

Score: 32.96

6
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
22,866 members, 432 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: Dreesie (2), benfulton (3), ahef1963 (3), sturlington (4), gypsysmom (4), rretzler (4), dianeham (6), aethercowboy (9), hipdeep (10), amanda4242 (11), merrystar (17) — 3 more, ManWithAnAgenda (43), cej1027, BonnieJune54

Thumbs down: kara.shamy

Score: 32.53

7
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
36,475 members, 638 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: kootibkiteer (1), steller0707 (3), gypsysmom (3), sturlington (5), ManWithAnAgenda (7), kara.shamy (7), ahef1963 (8), Dreesie (9), amanda4242 (10), hipdeep (11), rretzler (17) — 2 more, aethercowboy (37), BonnieJune54

Score: 32.12

8
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
116,916 members, 1,919 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: mrmapcase (2), kara.shamy (4), dianeham (7), steller0707 (7), merrystar (7), benfulton (8), sturlington (9), amanda4242 (13), dara85 (16), rretzler (24), Dreesie (29) — 4 more, gypsysmom (33), aethercowboy (50), BonnieJune54 (52), cej1027

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 30.59

Explanations:

aethercowboy (50): This is the first book in the Harry Potter series.

9
Charlotte's Web
by E. B. White
31,078 members, 962 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: dara85 (4), amanda4242 (5), benfulton (5), steller0707 (6), sturlington (8), rretzler (10), kara.shamy (14), merrystar (18), aethercowboy (22), Dreesie (23), gypsysmom (26) — 2 more, BonnieJune54 (38), cej1027

Score: 28.46

10
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
52,179 members, 837 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (1), kara.shamy (6), dianeham (8), steller0707 (8), sturlington (11), ManWithAnAgenda (13), gypsysmom (20), rretzler (28), amanda4242 (34), aethercowboy (59), cej1027 — 1 more, BonnieJune54

Score: 26.1

11
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
36,976 members, 1,059 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: dianeham (9), steller0707 (9), sturlington (12), amanda4242 (17), Bretzky1 (18), kara.shamy (21), gypsysmom (21), Dreesie (21), rretzler (23), ManWithAnAgenda (39), aethercowboy (49) — 2 more, cej1027, BonnieJune54

Score: 24.98

12
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
30,744 members, 425 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (4), gypsysmom (8), Dreesie (8), dianeham (10), sturlington (10), hipdeep (14), kara.shamy (18), amanda4242 (39), ManWithAnAgenda (40), aethercowboy (45), BonnieJune54 — 1 more, cej1027

Score: 24.59

13
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
16,824 members, 316 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1), Dreesie (4), ahef1963 (4), kara.shamy (8), steller0707 (10), dianeham (11), sturlington (13), amanda4242 (14), aethercowboy (90), BonnieJune54

Score: 23.68

14
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie
17,832 members, 471 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: rretzler (5), benfulton (6), steller0707 (11), aethercowboy (11), dianeham (12), gypsysmom (13), Dreesie (13), sturlington (14), ahef1963 (14), ManWithAnAgenda (38), BonnieJune54

Score: 23.46

15
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
39,085 members, 2,036 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1), rretzler (8), dianeham (13), steller0707 (14), Dreesie (16), gypsysmom (17), ahef1963 (17), aethercowboy (17), sturlington (18), BonnieJune54

Score: 22.13

16
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
41,296 members, 1,280 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: dara85 (3), rretzler (12), dianeham (14), steller0707 (15), sturlington (19), ManWithAnAgenda (24), Dreesie (25), gypsysmom (28), aethercowboy (29), BonnieJune54, cej1027

Score: 22.02

17
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
70,964 members, 1,253 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: merrystar (1), ManWithAnAgenda (6), benfulton (11), steller0707 (12), kara.shamy (12), sturlington (16), amanda4242 (19), rretzler (34), gypsysmom (57), aethercowboy (80), BonnieJune54

Thumbs down: Dreesie

Score: 21.14

18
The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
38,597 members, 694 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: amanda4242 (2), dianeham (15), steller0707 (16), sturlington (20), merrystar (21), rretzler (29), Dreesie (36), gypsysmom (37), BonnieJune54 (55), aethercowboy (63), cej1027

Score: 21.06

19
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
21,265 members, 415 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: mrmapcase (4), benfulton (7), merrystar (8), amanda4242 (12), dara85 (12), steller0707 (13), rretzler (21), aethercowboy (44), gypsysmom (47), BonnieJune54

Score: 20.74

20
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
34,255 members, 569 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: amanda4242 (8), merrystar (10), mrmapcase (13), dianeham (16), kara.shamy (16), sturlington (17), rretzler (33), ManWithAnAgenda (35), gypsysmom (53), aethercowboy (77), BonnieJune54

Score: 20.57

21
Rebecca
by Daphne Du Maurier
18,147 members, 548 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: amanda4242 (6), kara.shamy (11), dianeham (17), steller0707 (18), ManWithAnAgenda (21), dara85 (21), sturlington (22), rretzler (36), gypsysmom (54), aethercowboy (82), BonnieJune54

Score: 20.41

22
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
44,983 members, 619 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (5), merrystar (14), mrmapcase (15), dianeham (18), steller0707 (19), ManWithAnAgenda (22), sturlington (23), rretzler (40), gypsysmom (61), aethercowboy (100), BonnieJune54

Score: 20.32

23
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
15,078 members, 1,135 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: mrmapcase (1), hipdeep (6), ManWithAnAgenda (17), Dreesie (19), dianeham (23), steller0707 (26), sturlington (27), rretzler (35), gypsysmom (63), aethercowboy (81)

Score: 20.19

24
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
24,980 members, 504 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: merrystar (2), rretzler (6), dara85 (11), aethercowboy (12), Dreesie (14), gypsysmom (15), ahef1963 (15), BonnieJune54, cej1027

Score: 20.15

25
A Separate Peace
by John Knowles
11,648 members, 180 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (4), gypsysmom (6), Dreesie (6), ahef1963 (6), dara85 (14), dianeham (19), steller0707 (23), ManWithAnAgenda (23), BonnieJune54 (54)

Score: 19.61

26
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
31,599 members, 290 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: benfulton (9), rretzler (11), sturlington (15), merrystar (19), aethercowboy (23), Dreesie (24), gypsysmom (27), ManWithAnAgenda (37), BonnieJune54 (44), cej1027

Score: 19.05

27
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
55,440 members, 3,353 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: benfulton (15), dianeham (20), steller0707 (24), sturlington (25), rretzler (26), amanda4242 (33), Dreesie (33), gypsysmom (36), ManWithAnAgenda (46), aethercowboy (55), cej1027 — 1 more, BonnieJune54

Thumbs down: weird_O

Score: 19.02

Explanations:

aethercowboy (55): This is the first book in the Hunger Games series.

28
The Catcher in the Rye
by J. D. Salinger
63,597 members, 1,010 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: amanda4242 (15), merrystar (15), Dreesie (17), Bretzky1 (17), gypsysmom (18), ManWithAnAgenda (19), dianeham (21), aethercowboy (21), steller0707 (25), sturlington (26), BonnieJune54

Thumbs down: kara.shamy

Score: 18.88

29
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller
36,646 members, 489 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (2), mrmapcase (5), hipdeep (5), rretzler (9), gypsysmom (11), aethercowboy (20), sturlington (21), dianeham (22)

Score: 18.83

30
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe
18,165 members, 395 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (8), kara.shamy (15), steller0707 (20), Dreesie (20), amanda4242 (22), ManWithAnAgenda (28), gypsysmom (62), aethercowboy (91), cej1027, BonnieJune54

Score: 18.26

31
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
14,675 members, 404 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: dara85 (2), aethercowboy (5), merrystar (6), ahef1963 (10), gypsysmom (19), dianeham (24), steller0707 (27), BonnieJune54

Score: 18.05

32
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
16,890 members, 286 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (5), gypsysmom (14), hipdeep (15), amanda4242 (18), aethercowboy (19), steller0707 (21), ManWithAnAgenda (26), cej1027, BonnieJune54

Score: 18.03

33
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
33,900 members, 390 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (10), Dreesie (11), mrmapcase (12), gypsysmom (12), ahef1963 (12), hipdeep (16), kara.shamy (19), steller0707 (22), aethercowboy (46), BonnieJune54

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 17.92

34
Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
1,024 members, 11 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: merrystar (11), kara.shamy (23), sturlington (24), amanda4242 (24), dianeham (25), ManWithAnAgenda (45), gypsysmom (48), aethercowboy (48), cej1027, BonnieJune54

Score: 17.77

35
The Outsiders
by S. E. Hinton
17,682 members, 641 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: dara85 (22), amanda4242 (23), dianeham (26), steller0707 (29), sturlington (32), rretzler (32), BonnieJune54 (39), Dreesie (40), aethercowboy (76), cej1027

Score: 17.11

36
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
65,503 members, 1,258 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: mrmapcase (6), dara85 (8), benfulton (12), rretzler (13), Dreesie (26), dianeham (27), gypsysmom (29), steller0707 (30), aethercowboy (30), amanda4242 (41), ManWithAnAgenda (48)

Thumbs down: sturlington, weird_O

Score: 16.96

37
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
18,241 members, 337 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: merrystar (9), benfulton (10), rretzler (16), ManWithAnAgenda (18), dianeham (28), sturlington (28), aethercowboy (36), gypsysmom (45), BonnieJune54

Score: 16.88

Explanations:

aethercowboy (36): This is the first published book in Asimov's Foundation series.

38
A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole
19,712 members, 431 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (2), hipdeep (2), amanda4242 (7), gypsysmom (9), steller0707 (17), mrmapcase (20), ManWithAnAgenda (31), BonnieJune54 (53)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 16.54

39
Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse
25,177 members, 345 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: Dreesie (12), hipdeep (13), Bretzky1 (16), amanda4242 (20), dianeham (31), BonnieJune54 (42), steller0707 (45), aethercowboy (84), cej1027

Score: 16.31

40
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad
21,105 members, 338 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (9), amanda4242 (25), dianeham (29), Dreesie (31), steller0707 (32), gypsysmom (34), sturlington (37), aethercowboy (52), cej1027, BonnieJune54

Thumbs down: kara.shamy

Score: 15.72

41
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
20,246 members, 378 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (5), Dreesie (15), aethercowboy (15), gypsysmom (16), ahef1963 (16), steller0707 (28), sturlington (31), BonnieJune54 (50)

Score: 15.68

42
Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn
18,798 members, 1,438 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: dara85 (13), rretzler (20), kara.shamy (27), Dreesie (28), dianeham (30), gypsysmom (31), steller0707 (34), sturlington (42), aethercowboy (43), BonnieJune54 (57)

Thumbs down: weird_O

Score: 15.14

43
The Giver
by Lois Lowry
34,614 members, 1,494 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: dara85 (10), ManWithAnAgenda (14), rretzler (19), Dreesie (27), steller0707 (31), sturlington (33), aethercowboy (41), cej1027

Score: 14.97

44
Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
31,005 members, 483 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (10), ManWithAnAgenda (16), mrmapcase (16), kara.shamy (22), amanda4242 (26), sturlington (29), gypsysmom (30), aethercowboy (72)

Score: 14.67

45
Dune
by Frank Herbert
35,727 members, 596 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (12), merrystar (13), rretzler (14), mrmapcase (19), benfulton (20), amanda4242 (28), dianeham (32), aethercowboy (33), sturlington (35), gypsysmom (58)

Thumbs down: Dreesie, Bretzky1

Score: 14.32

46
The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
45,934 members, 433 reviews
4.53 stars (4.53 stars)

Lists: benfulton (14), ManWithAnAgenda (15), sturlington (30), rretzler (31), gypsysmom (51), aethercowboy (67), cej1027, BonnieJune54

Score: 14.16

47
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
26,895 members, 388 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (4), gypsysmom (5), Dreesie (5), Bretzky1 (12), ManWithAnAgenda (20), aethercowboy (31)

Score: 13.91

48
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
24,153 members, 389 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (7), merrystar (20), rretzler (30), dianeham (36), Dreesie (37), gypsysmom (38), sturlington (44), aethercowboy (64), BonnieJune54

Thumbs down: kara.shamy

Score: 13.62

49
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
14,451 members, 184 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), Bretzky1 (5), Dreesie (18), dianeham (33), aethercowboy (58), BonnieJune54

Score: 13.46

50
Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton
18,286 members, 286 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: mrmapcase (8), benfulton (22), amanda4242 (31), sturlington (34), ManWithAnAgenda (34), aethercowboy (61), cej1027

Score: 12.7

51
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
17,530 members, 307 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (8), kara.shamy (25), aethercowboy (26), steller0707 (33), sturlington (39), gypsysmom (42), BonnieJune54

Score: 12.5

52
The Martian
by Andy Weir
14,542 members, 1,119 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: kootibkiteer (2), benfulton (13), mrmapcase (14), gypsysmom (22), sturlington (36), aethercowboy (69)

Score: 12.41

53
Where the Red Fern Grows
by Wilson Rawls
12,103 members, 330 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (11), benfulton (21), amanda4242 (30), sturlington (38), rretzler (39), aethercowboy (98), cej1027

Score: 12.29

54
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden
34,104 members, 527 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: dara85 (6), dianeham (34), Dreesie (39), sturlington (43), gypsysmom (60), aethercowboy (70), cej1027, BonnieJune54

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 11.95

55
The Hunt for Red October
by Tom Clancy
10,197 members, 105 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (8), amanda4242 (16), benfulton (16), rretzler (27), dianeham (35), aethercowboy (56)

Score: 11.24

56
The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
34,307 members, 948 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (7), ahef1963 (13), merrystar (22), amanda4242 (37), rretzler (41), BonnieJune54 (56)

Score: 11.08

57
The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan
16,295 members, 185 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (4), Dreesie (35), dianeham (37), sturlington (45), aethercowboy (60), BonnieJune54

Score: 10.8

58
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz
12,063 members, 458 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (18), aethercowboy (18), gypsysmom (24), kara.shamy (28), steller0707 (35), sturlington (46)

Score: 10.61

59
The Clan of the Cave Bear
by Jean M. Auel
11,840 members, 269 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: benfulton (19), aethercowboy (24), ManWithAnAgenda (27), amanda4242 (27), sturlington (40), gypsysmom (41)

Score: 10.4

60
The Pilgrim's Progress
by John Bunyan
16,544 members, 154 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (10), gypsysmom (40), Dreesie (41), ManWithAnAgenda (47), aethercowboy (78), cej1027, BonnieJune54

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 10.05

61
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition
by Stephen King
18,013 members, 351 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (13), ManWithAnAgenda (32), amanda4242 (36), rretzler (37), sturlington (41), aethercowboy (86)

Score: 9.94

62
Along Came a Spider
by James Patterson
6,523 members, 129 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: rretzler (3), dara85 (5), aethercowboy (8), mrmapcase (17), dianeham (38)

Thumbs down: weird_O

Score: 9.67

Explanations:

aethercowboy (8): The first book in the Alex Cross Mysteries series.

63
The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
20,973 members, 300 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: amanda4242 (21), ManWithAnAgenda (36), dianeham (39), Dreesie (42), sturlington (48), aethercowboy (87)

Score: 9.5

64
Americanah
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6,427 members, 272 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (10), kara.shamy (24), steller0707 (36), sturlington (49), cej1027

Score: 9.23

65
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
7,400 members, 218 reviews
4.54 stars (4.54 stars)

Lists: mrmapcase (3), steller0707 (37), sturlington (50), gypsysmom (50), aethercowboy (65)

Score: 9.08

66
The Sirens of Titan
by Kurt Vonnegut
9,481 members, 113 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: amanda4242 (4), merrystar (23), dianeham (40), gypsysmom (55), aethercowboy (85)

Score: 9.03

67
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo
9,804 members, 162 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: mrmapcase (7), amanda4242 (32), aethercowboy (42), gypsysmom (46), sturlington (47)

Score: 8.78

68
Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
24,861 members, 713 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (9), Bretzky1 (13), amanda4242 (29), gypsysmom (32), steller0707 (38), aethercowboy (79)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 8.77

69
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
14,470 members, 542 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (17), ManWithAnAgenda (29), Dreesie (30), BonnieJune54 (45), aethercowboy (51)

Score: 8.44

Explanations:

aethercowboy (51): This is the first book in the Hatchet series.

70
A Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin
37,247 members, 1,074 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: rretzler (18), ManWithAnAgenda (25), aethercowboy (38), dianeham (41), sturlington (51)

Score: 8.42

Explanations:

aethercowboy (38): This is the first book in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series (the series is erroneously referred to as "Game of Thrones")

71
Flowers In The Attic
by V. C. Andrews
5,565 members, 170 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: rretzler (15), aethercowboy (35), dianeham (42), gypsysmom (44), sturlington (52)

Score: 8.29

72
The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold
33,403 members, 914 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: dara85 (18), Dreesie (38), steller0707 (39), gypsysmom (39), sturlington (53), aethercowboy (68)

Thumbs down: kara.shamy

Score: 7.63

73
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
38,913 members, 442 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (9), gypsysmom (23), aethercowboy (28), BonnieJune54

Score: 7.6

74
The Notebook
by Nicholas Sparks
13,776 members, 292 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: dara85 (7), BonnieJune54 (40), dianeham (43), aethercowboy (73)

Score: 6.98

75
Gilead
by Marilynne Robinson
10,088 members, 355 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (3), aethercowboy (40), steller0707 (43), dianeham (44), BonnieJune54 (49), gypsysmom (56)

Thumbs down: sturlington, Dreesie

Score: 6.72

76
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas père
22,206 members, 386 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: benfulton (17), aethercowboy (27), gypsysmom (43), dianeham (45), BonnieJune54

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 6.56

77
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
27,408 members, 1,450 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: dara85 (9), Dreesie (32), gypsysmom (35), steller0707 (40), aethercowboy (53), BonnieJune54

Thumbs down: sturlington, weird_O

Score: 6.43

78
A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving
16,996 members, 311 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (3), amanda4242 (35), steller0707 (41)

Score: 6.27

79
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
20,964 members, 927 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: mrmapcase (18), kara.shamy (26), steller0707 (42), gypsysmom (52), aethercowboy (75)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 6.13

Explanations:

aethercowboy (75): Series.

80
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
25,253 members, 398 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (3), gypsysmom (25), aethercowboy (95)

Score: 6.11

81
Tales of the City
by Armistead Maupin
4,616 members, 91 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (30), dianeham (46), BonnieJune54 (47), aethercowboy (89)

Score: 6.08

Explanations:

aethercowboy (89): Series.

82
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith
12,748 members, 229 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: rretzler (42), steller0707 (44), gypsysmom (64), aethercowboy (99)

Score: 5.81

83
Another Country
by James Baldwin
2,537 members, 37 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (2), aethercowboy (13)

Score: 5.47

84
The Wheel of Time (Boxed Set #1)
by Robert Jordan
584 members, 3 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (1), aethercowboy (97)

Score: 5.28

Explanations:

aethercowboy (97): series

85
Looking for Alaska
by John Green
16,152 members, 721 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: dara85 (19), ManWithAnAgenda (33), aethercowboy (66)

Score: 4.99

86
This Present Darkness
by Frank E. Peretti
4,007 members, 56 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: BonnieJune54 (41), aethercowboy (92), cej1027

Score: 4.91

87
The Intuitionist
by Colson Whitehead
1,963 members, 51 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: Dreesie (34), BonnieJune54 (43), aethercowboy (57)

Score: 4.67

88
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
20,670 members, 358 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: rretzler (7), Bretzky1 (14), aethercowboy (14), benfulton (18), dianeham (47)

Thumbs down: sturlington, kara.shamy, weird_O

Score: 4.07

89
Bless Me, Ultima
by Rudolfo Anaya
3,187 members, 117 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (16), Dreesie (22)

Score: 3.85

90
Ghost
by Jason Reynolds
1,563 members, 118 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (39), BonnieJune54 (46)

Score: 3.14

91
Swan Song
by Robert R. McCammon
3,000 members, 106 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: sturlington (54), aethercowboy (88)

Score: 2.78

92
Twilight
by Stephenie Meyer
53,081 members, 2,203 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: amanda4242 (40), Dreesie (43), ManWithAnAgenda (50), aethercowboy (94)

Thumbs down: sturlington, weird_O

Score: 1.94

Explanations:

aethercowboy (94): Series.

93
The Coldest Winter Ever
by Sister Souljah
1,063 members, 45 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (25)

Score: 1.79

94
Doña Barbara
by Rómulo Gallegos
405 members, 9 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (32)

Score: 1.68

95
The Archon Conspiracy
by Dave Hunt
152 members, 2 reviews
3 stars (3 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (71)

Score: 1.38

Explanations:

aethercowboy (71): Referred to as The Mind Invaders on the list.

96
The Shack
by William P. Young
13,304 members, 554 reviews
3.43 stars (3.43 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (83)

Score: 1.33

97
Watchers
by Dean Koontz
5,038 members, 114 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (96)

Score: 1.28

98
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
40,275 members, 607 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: merrystar (12), Dreesie (44), dianeham (48), aethercowboy (74)

Thumbs down: sturlington, kara.shamy, Bretzky1

Score: 0.59

99
Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days
by Tim LaHaye
6,568 members, 108 reviews
3.34 stars (3.34 stars)

Lists: benfulton (23), gypsysmom (49), aethercowboy (62)

Thumbs down: sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda, weird_O

Score: -1.24

Explanations:

aethercowboy (62): This is the first book in the Left Behind series.

100
Fifty Shades of Grey
by E L James
9,961 members, 763 reviews
2.94 stars (2.94 stars)

Lists: dara85 (20), aethercowboy (34)

Thumbs down: sturlington, kara.shamy, weird_O

Score: -2.45

Explanations:

dara85 (20): First in the series

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