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Top-Rated Books on LibraryThing

Description: An attempt to discover books on LibraryThing that have received a high rating and are owned by a significant number of people, which indicate a potentially great read. Do these books deserve their high ratings? Please note: I created a separate list just for children's books to try to keep this list from getting too unwieldy.

Members: 102 participating members (show all)

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1
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
59,645 members, 1,185 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), aearndt (1), Peace2 (1), kerrlm (1), JaneM1948 (1), BonnieJune54 (1), LuciAHH (1), averheij (1), JuniperGreen (1), Jman8910 (1), jefbra (1) — 35 more, dldbizacct (1), ahef1963 (1), BomboChipolata (1), mmignano11 (1), rretzler (1), amarie (1), pmarshall (1), Cecrow (1), meredk (1), karen_o (1), leialoha (2), iggyjreilly (2), MaggieFlo (2), koalakt (2), generalkala (2), KimarieBee (2), enrique_molinero (2), ncgraham (2), Jeannine504 (3), hipdeep (3), starfishian (3), Dilara86 (3), suitable1 (3), bcrowl399 (4), Bluewolf0411 (4), SylviaC (4), jeffza (5), cpg (6), mike_frank (6), MDGentleReader (6), richgatlin (15), eromsted (16), merrystar (25), cej1027, literary.jess

Thumbs down: susanbooks

Score: 153.04

2
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
60,823 members, 1,092 reviews
4.42 stars (4.42 stars)

Lists: KeishonT (1), iggyjreilly (1), starfishian (1), merrystar (1), generalkala (1), jeffza (1), webecca (1), SylviaC (1), norabelle414 (1), cullengrey (2), kerrlm (2) — 23 more, JaneM1948 (2), BonnieJune54 (2), averheij (2), JuniperGreen (2), jefbra (2), ahef1963 (2), pmarshall (2), meredk (2), leialoha (3), MaggieFlo (3), mmignano11 (3), rretzler (3), MikeBriggs (3), staffordcastle (3), bcrowl399 (5), Dilara86 (5), cpg (7), Peace2 (8), ncgraham (8), smcwl (11), Cecrow (18), thecoroner (24), souloftherose

Thumbs down: mike_frank, auntSteelbreaker, Bluewolf0411, aulsmith

Score: 100.28

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): This one turned me off Austen for decades. I'd start with Persuasion or Sense and Sensibility.

3
The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
40,342 members, 396 reviews
4.53 stars (4.53 stars)

Lists: cullengrey (1), stevengolson (1), Paulgnagy (1), raperper (1), Peace2 (2), LuciAHH (2), BomboChipolata (2), JuniperGreen (3), KimarieBee (3), pmarshall (3), Edward (3) — 24 more, Jeannine504 (4), JaneM1948 (4), BonnieJune54 (4), krazy4katz (4), ahef1963 (4), generalkala (4), meredk (4), ncgraham (4), leialoha (5), cpg (5), MaggieFlo (5), mmignano11 (5), rretzler (6), Cecrow (6), bcrowl399 (7), mike_frank (7), enrique_molinero (7), SylviaC (9), richgatlin (14), staffordcastle (17), merrystar (19), eromsted (37), literary.jess, souloftherose

Thumbs down: thecoroner, roby72, kageeh, Bluewolf0411, aulsmith, lilithcat

Score: 85.87

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): If you like long wordy epic fantasies, it's a good read. Otherwise, avoid.

4
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
44,573 members, 734 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (1), koalakt (1), starfishian (2), jeffza (2), mmignano11 (2), rretzler (2), kageeh (2), SylviaC (2), susiesharp (2), cullengrey (3), kerrlm (3) — 19 more, JaneM1948 (3), BonnieJune54 (3), averheij (3), jefbra (3), ahef1963 (3), generalkala (3), Cecrow (3), meredk (3), Peace2 (4), leialoha (4), JuniperGreen (4), MaggieFlo (4), Dilara86 (4), smcwl (5), bcrowl399 (6), ncgraham (12), thecoroner (27), cej1027, souloftherose

Thumbs down: mike_frank, Bluewolf0411

Score: 85.36

5
1984
by George Orwell
61,749 members, 986 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: enrique_molinero (1), guitarkhw (2), KeishonT (2), Jman8910 (2), Edward (2), stevengolson (3), BomboChipolata (3), kageeh (3), kerrlm (4), averheij (4), rretzler (4) — 18 more, Cecrow (4), ahef1963 (5), Bluewolf0411 (5), aulsmith (5), Peace2 (6), JaneM1948 (6), MaggieFlo (6), Dilara86 (6), mmignano11 (6), Bretzky1 (8), bcrowl399 (8), mike_frank (8), richgatlin (12), ncgraham (21), thecoroner (28), eromsted (31), smcwl (37), literary.jess

Thumbs down: hipdeep, pmarshall

Score: 72.93

6
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
69,441 members, 951 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: honeydew69862004 (1), stevengolson (2), raperper (2), mike_frank (2), LuciAHH (3), krazy4katz (3), cullengrey (4), BomboChipolata (4), Peace2 (5), Jeannine504 (5), JaneM1948 (5) — 23 more, BonnieJune54 (5), JuniperGreen (5), generalkala (5), pmarshall (5), Edward (5), ahef1963 (6), norabelle414 (6), MaggieFlo (7), ncgraham (7), mmignano11 (8), Cecrow (8), SylviaC (8), merrystar (9), rretzler (9), mrmapcase (12), richgatlin (13), enrique_molinero (15), staffordcastle (19), eromsted (34), smcwl (36), cej1027, literary.jess, souloftherose

Thumbs down: darbas, thecoroner, roby72, kageeh, Bluewolf0411, _Zoe_, aulsmith

Score: 72.68

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Plot is a little meandering for my taste.

7
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas père
17,796 members, 319 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: nikitaov (1), Bookbets50 (2), BookWallah (3), koalakt (3), L..Gragg (3), mike_frank (4), cullengrey (5), raperper (5), jeffza (6), kerrlm (6), leialoha (6) — 8 more, stevengolson (6), jefbra (6), BonnieJune54 (8), BomboChipolata (8), JaneM1948 (9), bcrowl399 (13), Cecrow (21), souloftherose (28)

Score: 50.22

8
Rebecca
by Daphne Du Maurier
14,964 members, 453 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: dallenbaugh (1), susiesharp (1), karen_o (2), KeishonT (3), Peace2 (3), jefbra (4), pmarshall (4), kerrlm (5), Jeannine504 (6), generalkala (6), rretzler (7) — 7 more, smcwl (8), JuniperGreen (8), BonnieJune54 (9), ahef1963 (9), JaneM1948 (10), Cecrow (19), souloftherose

Score: 48.78

9
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
46,752 members, 3,156 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: dawndouble (1), st_bruno (1), Paulgnagy (2), honeydew69862004 (2), MikeBriggs (2), iggyjreilly (3), LuciAHH (4), stevengolson (4), susiesharp (4), BonnieJune54 (6), JuniperGreen (6) — 14 more, BomboChipolata (7), generalkala (8), staffordcastle (8), KimarieBee (11), bcrowl399 (12), ahef1963 (12), mike_frank (15), mmignano11 (15), rretzler (17), enrique_molinero (17), Cecrow (20), ncgraham (20), Peace2 (34), literary.jess

Thumbs down: inti-0462, darbas, thecoroner, smcwl, RiversideReader, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (40), snurp

Score: 47.91

10
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
9,290 members, 83 reviews
4.41 stars (4.41 stars)

Lists: HeatherVoight10 (1), emmendelson (1), smcwl (2), BookWallah (2), nikitaov (2), guitarkhw (4), Peace2 (7), raperper (7), susiesharp (7), kerrlm (10), cpg (10) — 7 more, JaneM1948 (14), bcrowl399 (16), ahef1963 (18), rretzler (20), merrystar (21), eromsted (30), souloftherose

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Score: 44.17

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Better in small doses. Start with the short stories.

11
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo
18,764 members, 256 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: jarmstrong (1), Dilara86 (1), Jeannine504 (2), emmendelson (2), Bretzky1 (5), eromsted (5), richgatlin (6), cullengrey (7), kerrlm (9), leialoha (9), stevengolson (9) — 7 more, raperper (9), ncgraham (13), JaneM1948 (20), bcrowl399 (20), thecoroner (22), Cecrow (27), souloftherose

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Score: 43.71

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Hugo was paid by the word and this work meanders shamelessly whenever he needed extra money. The digressions are interesting, but I kept losing track of the plot and gave up.… (more)

12
Persuasion
by Jane Austen
21,462 members, 426 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: jeffza (3), KeishonT (4), starfishian (6), generalkala (7), Dilara86 (7), kerrlm (8), cpg (8), merrystar (8), aulsmith (8), Peace2 (9), Bookbets50 (9) — 9 more, MikeBriggs (9), BonnieJune54 (10), ahef1963 (11), mmignano11 (11), ncgraham (11), JaneM1948 (12), rretzler (16), staffordcastle (20), souloftherose

Thumbs down: mike_frank, Bluewolf0411

Score: 42.55

13
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
18,647 members, 408 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: schmootc (1), _Zoe_ (1), MDGentleReader (1), mmignano11 (4), kageeh (4), rretzler (5), Cecrow (5), SylviaC (6), kerrlm (7), BonnieJune54 (7), merrystar (7) — 6 more, ahef1963 (7), JaneM1948 (8), bcrowl399 (9), ncgraham (10), cej1027, souloftherose

Thumbs down: Bluewolf0411, eromsted (75)

Score: 42.48

14
Dune
by Frank Herbert
28,265 members, 422 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: uliksi (1), mike_frank (1), L..Gragg (1), suitable1 (2), guitarkhw (3), emmendelson (3), BomboChipolata (5), Bluewolf0411 (6), aulsmith (7), Cecrow (9), bcrowl399 (10) — 6 more, mmignano11 (13), mrmapcase (14), rretzler (14), souloftherose (25), eromsted (35), literary.jess

Thumbs down: Bretzky1, smcwl, enrique_molinero

Score: 39.4

15
A Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin
30,860 members, 953 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: norabelle414 (2), mike_frank (3), _Zoe_ (3), raperper (4), KimarieBee (4), suitable1 (4), MikeBriggs (4), LuciAHH (5), stevengolson (5), cullengrey (6), BomboChipolata (6) — 11 more, JaneM1948 (7), JuniperGreen (7), mmignano11 (7), ahef1963 (8), rretzler (8), Cecrow (10), richgatlin (11), mrmapcase (13), souloftherose (26), snurp, literary.jess

Thumbs down: inti-0462, thecoroner, eromsted, merrystar, roby72, generalkala, kageeh, masiejames, Bluewolf0411

Score: 38.75

16
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
31,995 members, 445 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: nikitaov (3), Bluewolf0411 (3), Bretzky1 (7), meredk (7), Jeannine504 (8), hipdeep (8), leialoha (10), BonnieJune54 (11), kerrlm (13), enrique_molinero (14), bcrowl399 (18) — 8 more, mike_frank (19), mmignano11 (20), ahef1963 (21), JaneM1948 (22), Cecrow (28), smcwl (38), cej1027, literary.jess

Thumbs down: Aerrin99, eromsted (80)

Score: 37.47

17
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
26,614 members, 264 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: leialoha (1), ncgraham (1), aearndt (2), MDGentleReader (2), BookWallah (4), norabelle414 (4), SylviaC (5), LuciAHH (6), stevengolson (7), JuniperGreen (9), richgatlin (10) — 10 more, JaneM1948 (11), Cecrow (11), rretzler (12), mike_frank (14), merrystar (15), ahef1963 (16), enrique_molinero (19), staffordcastle (24), souloftherose, cej1027

Thumbs down: Peace2, thecoroner, Dilara86, kageeh, Bluewolf0411, Edward, aulsmith, eromsted (41)

Score: 37.14

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Some of there are good; some of them are eh, some of them are extremely offensive to non-Christians. Caveat lector.

18
Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
17,941 members, 1,270 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: aearndt (3), _Zoe_ (5), pmarshall (6), kageeh (6), leialoha (7), MDGentleReader (7), SylviaC (7), LuciAHH (8), ahef1963 (10), mmignano11 (10), rretzler (11) — 8 more, enrique_molinero (11), mike_frank (13), kerrlm (14), staffordcastle (15), JaneM1948 (21), Cecrow (29), Peace2 (39), cej1027

Thumbs down: smcwl, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (66)

Score: 37.12

19
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
2,882 members, 47 reviews
4.89 stars (4.89 stars)

Lists: BookWallah (1), kageeh (1), suitable1 (1), MikeBriggs (1), enrique_molinero (3), hipdeep (5), aulsmith (6), Edward (7), MDGentleReader (9), SylviaC (10), JaneM1948 (13) — 5 more, staffordcastle (13), Cecrow (17), merrystar (20), souloftherose (24), ahef1963 (83)

Thumbs down: smcwl, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (67)

Score: 36.5

20
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
21,144 members, 344 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: KarinHansson (1), thecoroner (1), Bretzky1 (3), guitarkhw (5), iggyjreilly (7), leialoha (11), eromsted (11), raperper (11), pmarshall (12), Jeannine504 (13), kerrlm (15) — 5 more, richgatlin (16), smcwl (23), JaneM1948 (33), Cecrow (34), BomboChipolata (38)

Thumbs down: susanbooks

Score: 35.81

21
Shogun
by James Clavell
6,456 members, 103 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: Jman8910 (3), Bookbets50 (3), jefbra (5), guitarkhw (6), Jeannine504 (7), MaggieFlo (8), raperper (8), Bluewolf0411 (8), richgatlin (9), KimarieBee (10), kerrlm (12) — 5 more, bcrowl399 (15), ahef1963 (24), mike_frank (26), Cecrow (30), rretzler (35)

Thumbs down: susanbooks

Score: 34.58

22
The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition
by Lewis Carroll
2,276 members, 32 reviews
4.52 stars (4.52 stars)

Lists: auntSteelbreaker (1), staffordcastle (2), raperper (3), kageeh (5), meredk (5), smcwl (6), Edward (6), mmignano11 (9), Dilara86 (10), rretzler (10), kerrlm (11) — 3 more, bcrowl399 (11), Cecrow (26), Peace2 (36)

Thumbs down: Bluewolf0411

Score: 33.47

23
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
78,876 members, 730 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: mrmapcase (2), masiejames (3), LuciAHH (11), kara.shamy (12), JaneM1948 (15), BomboChipolata (15), ncgraham (16), bcrowl399 (19), mmignano11 (21), Cecrow (22), staffordcastle (22) — 8 more, ahef1963 (22), mike_frank (24), rretzler (25), Peace2 (26), souloftherose (27), merrystar (32), cej1027, literary.jess

Thumbs down: kageeh, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (70)

Score: 33.23

24
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
32,520 members, 1,849 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1), KimarieBee (1), karen_o (4), guitarkhw (7), Peace2 (10), stevengolson (11), BonnieJune54 (12), JuniperGreen (13), LuciAHH (14), kageeh (16), JaneM1948 (23) — 5 more, BomboChipolata (24), bcrowl399 (24), ahef1963 (25), mike_frank (25), literary.jess

Thumbs down: susanbooks, masiejames, souloftherose

Score: 31.11

25
84, Charing Cross Road
by Helene Hanff
4,460 members, 277 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: MDGentleReader (4), koalakt (5), Jeannine504 (9), smcwl (9), pmarshall (10), generalkala (11), kerrlm (16), merrystar (17), staffordcastle (21), ahef1963 (23), kageeh (24) — 4 more, JaneM1948 (25), mmignano11 (29), Cecrow (71), souloftherose

Score: 30.82

26
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
82,235 members, 804 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: webecca (2), mrmapcase (3), norabelle414 (8), LuciAHH (10), generalkala (10), kara.shamy (11), BomboChipolata (11), ahef1963 (14), JaneM1948 (16), ncgraham (17), mike_frank (22) — 8 more, Cecrow (23), mmignano11 (27), rretzler (30), Peace2 (32), merrystar (33), cej1027, literary.jess, souloftherose

Thumbs down: thecoroner, kageeh, Bluewolf0411, Edward, eromsted (68)

Score: 30.37

27
A Clash of Kings
by George R. R. Martin
22,127 members, 473 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: _Zoe_ (4), LuciAHH (7), MikeBriggs (7), cullengrey (8), stevengolson (8), richgatlin (8), JuniperGreen (10), BomboChipolata (10), mike_frank (12), mmignano11 (12), ahef1963 (15) — 6 more, rretzler (15), JaneM1948 (18), Cecrow (24), souloftherose (30), snurp, literary.jess

Thumbs down: thecoroner, merrystar, eromsted, generalkala

Score: 30.27

28
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
by William Shakespeare
24,781 members, 141 reviews
4.59 stars (4.59 stars)

Lists: staffordcastle (1), mike_frank (5), raperper (6), thecoroner (7), leialoha (8), kageeh (8), ncgraham (9), hipdeep (11), ahef1963 (13), bcrowl399 (14), kerrlm (17) — 3 more, rretzler (21), JaneM1948 (24), literary.jess

Thumbs down: Bluewolf0411, aulsmith

Score: 28.81

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): The Complete Works are NOT a good read. Some of the plays are. A lot of the poetry is. The plays are often better performed, so listen to an audio or watch a DVD.… (more)

29
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
9,969 members, 635 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: KarinHansson (2), krazy4katz (5), susiesharp (8), generalkala (9), SylviaC (11), Jeannine504 (12), mmignano11 (18), kageeh (18), cej1027 (20), mike_frank (21), BomboChipolata (25) — 4 more, JaneM1948 (30), Cecrow (32), ahef1963 (73), souloftherose

Thumbs down: inti-0462, eromsted (77)

Score: 27.16

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The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
23,786 members, 1,383 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: toschim (1), dldbizacct (3), susiesharp (6), krazy4katz (7), KimarieBee (7), pmarshall (7), MaggieFlo (10), Peace2 (12), JuniperGreen (12), BonnieJune54 (13), LuciAHH (13) — 8 more, JaneM1948 (17), mmignano11 (17), kerrlm (18), ncgraham (22), bcrowl399 (22), kageeh (23), ahef1963 (37), souloftherose

Thumbs down: susanbooks, zapzap, kesser, mike_frank, Dilara86, norabelle414, aulsmith, eromsted (78)

Score: 26.65

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): White girl helps the poor Negros to tell there story ... written in the 21st century. You can waste your time with better tripe.

31
The Winds of War
by Herman Wouk
2,601 members, 46 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: MaggieFlo (1), karen_o (6), richgatlin (7), jefbra (7), Bookbets50 (8), KimarieBee (8), pmarshall (9), Jeannine504 (10), mmignano11 (16), kageeh (17), kerrlm (19) — 1 more, JaneM1948 (27)

Thumbs down: jeffza

Score: 26.43

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East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
17,565 members, 324 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: richgatlin (1), bcrowl399 (1), iggyjreilly (4), ncgraham (6), guitarkhw (8), Jeannine504 (15), kerrlm (21), eromsted (23), thecoroner (30), Cecrow (38), JaneM1948 (38) — 1 more, mmignano11 (38)

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Score: 26.03

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): A good read? Not really. There's lots of fine writing coupled with Steinbeck's usual misogyny and a group of very dark characters. I still think most of Steinbeck is worth plowing through, but this one isn't for sitting and enjoying.… (more)

34
Gaudy Night
by Dorothy L. Sayers
4,326 members, 112 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (1), merrystar (2), pmarshall (8), Bookbets50 (10), SylviaC (12), rretzler (18), kerrlm (20), ahef1963 (20), staffordcastle (23), JaneM1948 (28), souloftherose (29)

Score: 25.16

35
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
12,441 members, 359 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (3), merrystar (4), Edward (4), norabelle414 (7), enrique_molinero (9), smcwl (10), Jeannine504 (11), JuniperGreen (11), rretzler (13), bcrowl399 (21), staffordcastle (26) — 4 more, JaneM1948 (29), Cecrow (72), souloftherose, cej1027

Thumbs down: ahef1963, ncgraham, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (79)

Score: 25.09

36
Middlemarch
by George Eliot
13,285 members, 244 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: ncgraham (3), Bretzky1 (4), jeffza (7), iggyjreilly (10), leialoha (12), thecoroner (13), smcwl (18), kerrlm (23), JaneM1948 (35), Cecrow (37), souloftherose (39) — 1 more, ahef1963 (55)

Score: 24.94

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The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
22,202 members, 248 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: guitarkhw (1), cpg (1), Bretzky1 (2), thecoroner (2), eromsted (8), raperper (14), leialoha (16), kerrlm (31), smcwl (39), Cecrow (45)

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Score: 24.01

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): This bogs down in the middle. Probably worth pushing on, but not a good read.

38
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
12,396 members, 355 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: dara85 (3), Bookbets50 (5), Cecrow (7), jefbra (10), Jeannine504 (14), BonnieJune54 (14), kerrlm (22), mmignano11 (24), bcrowl399 (25), JaneM1948 (31), merrystar (34) — 2 more, ahef1963 (54), literary.jess

Thumbs down: kageeh, eromsted (42)

Score: 22.86

39
Night
by Elie Wiesel
20,106 members, 476 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: dara85 (2), krazy4katz (2), Cecrow (2), richgatlin (5), Bretzky1 (9), ncgraham (14), kageeh (19), ahef1963 (28), literary.jess

Score: 22.83

40
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
79,385 members, 716 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: mrmapcase (4), LuciAHH (12), ncgraham (19), BomboChipolata (20), bcrowl399 (23), staffordcastle (25), JaneM1948 (26), Peace2 (28), ahef1963 (30), Cecrow (31), souloftherose (31) — 5 more, mike_frank (32), mmignano11 (34), rretzler (37), cej1027, literary.jess

Thumbs down: thecoroner, kageeh, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (71)

Score: 22.25

41
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
28,576 members, 334 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: uliksi (2), cpg (3), ncgraham (5), Peace2 (11), starfishian (12), jefbra (13), BonnieJune54 (16), thecoroner (21), kerrlm (26), JaneM1948 (41), ahef1963 (68)

Thumbs down: eromsted (45)

Score: 22.14

42
All Creatures Great and Small
by James Herriot
5,588 members, 92 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: jasmaynard (1), Jeannine504 (1), MaggieFlo (11), BonnieJune54 (18), kerrlm (24), kageeh (26), mmignano11 (36), rretzler (38), ahef1963 (40), JaneM1948 (43)

Score: 22.11

43
Roots
by Alex Haley
4,980 members, 68 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: jasmaynard (2), webecca (3), Jman8910 (4), MaggieFlo (9), pmarshall (11), kageeh (25), kerrlm (29), mmignano11 (33), literary.jess

Score: 20.95

44
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
19,039 members, 150 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: cullengrey (9), hipdeep (9), smcwl (12), starfishian (14), BonnieJune54 (15), leialoha (18), kerrlm (25), JaneM1948 (34), Peace2 (37), eromsted (40), ahef1963 (61)

Score: 20.9

45
The Princess Bride [novel]
by William Goldman
18,678 members, 443 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1), _Zoe_ (2), norabelle414 (3), aulsmith (11), JuniperGreen (15), mike_frank (17), rretzler (19), merrystar (27), Cecrow (35), JaneM1948 (36), ahef1963 (74) — 1 more, souloftherose

Thumbs down: Bluewolf0411, ncgraham, eromsted (73)

Score: 20.81

46
Bleak House
by Charles Dickens
10,548 members, 206 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: jeffza (4), Bretzky1 (11), Peace2 (14), merrystar (14), JuniperGreen (17), kerrlm (34), souloftherose (35), mmignano11 (39), JaneM1948 (40), ahef1963 (47), Cecrow (74)

Score: 20.51

47
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
34,902 members, 520 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: eromsted (6), thecoroner (8), guitarkhw (9), iggyjreilly (9), leialoha (13), Jeannine504 (17), starfishian (17), richgatlin (19), merrystar (23), Cecrow (40), JaneM1948 (44)

Thumbs down: Bretzky1

Score: 20.49

48
A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving
15,387 members, 286 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: krazy4katz (1), karen_o (3), koalakt (4), meredk (6), BomboChipolata (9), Cecrow (12), mmignano11 (14), Jeannine504 (16), kerrlm (27), literary.jess

Thumbs down: KimarieBee, cpg, RiversideReader

Score: 18.74

49
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
81,128 members, 795 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: mrmapcase (5), kara.shamy (13), LuciAHH (17), ncgraham (18), BomboChipolata (21), Peace2 (30), JaneM1948 (32), souloftherose (32), ahef1963 (32), mmignano11 (32), Cecrow (33) — 3 more, rretzler (34), cej1027, literary.jess

Thumbs down: smcwl, kageeh, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (72)

Score: 18.61

50
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman
11,613 members, 177 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (2), iggyjreilly (5), susiesharp (9), guitarkhw (10), JuniperGreen (14), BomboChipolata (16), merrystar (22), mike_frank (23), mmignano11 (28), ahef1963 (29), rretzler (31) — 2 more, JaneM1948 (39), Cecrow (73)

Thumbs down: smcwl, aulsmith, generalkala, eromsted (50)

Score: 18.47

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): I hate annoying adolescents. If you do too, don't bother with this one.

51
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
29,484 members, 538 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: enrique_molinero (6), guitarkhw (11), hipdeep (12), Peace2 (20), BonnieJune54 (20), starfishian (20), Jeannine504 (22), ncgraham (23), kerrlm (40), Cecrow (51), JaneM1948 (54) — 1 more, ahef1963 (72)

Thumbs down: aulsmith, eromsted (47)

Score: 18.19

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Dark, depressing and misogynist.

52
Murder Must Advertise
by Dorothy L. Sayers
3,041 members, 89 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (2), merrystar (12), SylviaC (12), rretzler (22), staffordcastle (27), kerrlm (28), ahef1963 (31), souloftherose (33), JaneM1948 (37)

Score: 17.99

53
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
6,081 members, 181 reviews
4.55 stars (4.55 stars)

Lists: Bookbets50 (1), richgatlin (4), koalakt (6), jefbra (8), mrmapcase (8), guitarkhw (12), mmignano11 (23), kerrlm (33)

Thumbs down: jaysbooks

Score: 17.79

54
I, Claudius
by Robert Graves
7,150 members, 130 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: richgatlin (2), kara.shamy (4), raperper (10), aulsmith (10), mike_frank (16), thecoroner (29), ahef1963 (35), JaneM1948 (47)

Score: 17.59

55
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
19,094 members, 375 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: richgatlin (3), MikeBriggs (5), MaggieFlo (12), Peace2 (13), mmignano11 (19), rretzler (24), kerrlm (30), eromsted (36), BomboChipolata (39), Cecrow (41), ahef1963 (42) — 2 more, JaneM1948 (45), souloftherose

Thumbs down: smcwl, jaysbooks, kageeh, Bluewolf0411

Score: 17.22

56
David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens
15,650 members, 206 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: cpg (4), Bretzky1 (10), jefbra (12), starfishian (13), BonnieJune54 (17), kerrlm (32), souloftherose (40), JaneM1948 (42), ahef1963 (60), Cecrow (75)

Thumbs down: eromsted (59)

Score: 16.94

57
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition
by Stephen King
15,586 members, 310 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: L..Gragg (2), kara.shamy (3), averheij (5), Bookbets50 (6), jefbra (9), LuciAHH (16), mmignano11 (22), rretzler (32), Cecrow (36), BomboChipolata (37)

Thumbs down: susanbooks, smcwl, eromsted (62)

Score: 16.73

58
Emma [Norton Critical Edition]
by Jane Austen
561 members, 3 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: smcwl (1), starfishian (9), Bretzky1 (12), Peace2 (19), kerrlm (38), Cecrow (43), JaneM1948 (48), ahef1963 (57)

Score: 16.52

59
A Storm of Swords
by George R. R. Martin
18,428 members, 368 reviews
4.44 stars (4.44 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (5), cullengrey (10), stevengolson (12), LuciAHH (15), JuniperGreen (16), richgatlin (17), BomboChipolata (27), souloftherose (37), Cecrow (39)

Thumbs down: merrystar

Score: 16.05

60
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
32,681 members, 903 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: norabelle414 (5), iggyjreilly (6), Bluewolf0411 (7), staffordcastle (7), stevengolson (10), mike_frank (10), BomboChipolata (17), Jeannine504 (20), rretzler (23), ahef1963 (27), Peace2 (41) — 2 more, Cecrow (47), literary.jess

Thumbs down: ncgraham, smcwl, generalkala, masiejames, enrique_molinero, eromsted (49)

Score: 15.23

61
Night Watch
by Terry Pratchett
9,098 members, 130 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: masiejames (6), Dilara86 (9), BomboChipolata (12), aulsmith (12), Peace2 (15), ahef1963 (17), mike_frank (20), souloftherose

Thumbs down: eromsted (61)

Score: 14.95

62
The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
13,049 members, 440 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: bcrowl399 (2), enrique_molinero (20), Jeannine504 (21), mmignano11 (25), rretzler (28), Peace2 (29), kerrlm (37), Cecrow (48), ahef1963 (49), JaneM1948 (52), cej1027

Thumbs down: aulsmith, tobiejonzarelli, eromsted (57)

Score: 14.77

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): I find this story of home invasion disturbing.

63
The Sunne in Splendour
by Sharon Kay Penman
1,993 members, 64 reviews
4.46 stars (4.46 stars)

Lists: Bookbets50 (4), staffordcastle (10), kara.shamy (14), Peace2 (16), smcwl (16), richgatlin (18), JaneM1948 (49)

Score: 14.6

64
Jane Eyre [Norton Critical Edition]
by Charlotte Brontë
1,432 members, 14 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: starfishian (7), jefbra (11), kerrlm (35), Peace2 (38), smcwl (41), Cecrow (42), JaneM1948 (46), ahef1963 (56), cej1027

Thumbs down: Bretzky1

Score: 14.31

65
All the King's Men
by Robert Penn Warren
5,727 members, 105 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: masiejames (1), Bluewolf0411 (1), Bookbets50 (7), mrmapcase (15), Jeannine504 (19), kerrlm (36)

Thumbs down: eromsted (81)

Score: 14.04

66
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson
14,354 members, 234 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: dallenbaugh (2), hipdeep (6), iggyjreilly (8), enrique_molinero (10), Cecrow (13), BomboChipolata (28), snurp

Thumbs down: smcwl, eromsted

Score: 13.43

67
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
37,953 members, 548 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (15), mrmapcase (17), BonnieJune54 (21), Peace2 (27), smcwl (31), merrystar (35), kerrlm (42), Cecrow (58), ahef1963 (84)

Thumbs down: JaneM1948

Score: 13.31

68
The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch
6,663 members, 320 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: enrique_molinero (4), KimarieBee (12), JuniperGreen (18), BomboChipolata (29), Cecrow (76), snurp

Score: 13.04

69
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
17,624 members, 838 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: bcrowl399 (3), kara.shamy (5), Jeannine504 (24), BomboChipolata (40), kerrlm (41), JaneM1948 (51), ahef1963 (75), Cecrow (77)

Thumbs down: merrystar

Score: 12.9

70
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
13,043 members, 880 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: dara85 (4), kageeh (10), _Zoe_ (10), stevengolson (14), enrique_molinero (16), leialoha (17), Peace2 (18), mike_frank (29), kerrlm (43), cej1027, literary.jess

Thumbs down: zapzap, smcwl, rretzler, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (74)

Score: 12.88

71
The Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams
9,102 members, 191 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: dldbizacct (2), jasmaynard (3), MikeBriggs (6), kageeh (22), mmignano11 (30), Peace2 (33), ahef1963 (39), kerrlm (46), Cecrow (54)

Thumbs down: smcwl, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (54)

Score: 12.8

72
My Family and Other Animals
by Gerald Durrell
3,753 members, 112 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: raperper (12), MDGentleReader (12), Peace2 (22), staffordcastle (28), ahef1963 (43), Cecrow (46), JaneM1948 (50)

Score: 12.49

73
Collected Poems
by W. B. Yeats
3,289 members, 23 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (2), leialoha (15), eromsted (19), thecoroner (20), kerrlm (39), ahef1963 (59)

Score: 12.25

74
Bridge of Birds: A Novel of Ancient China That Never Was
by Barry Hughart
2,100 members, 78 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: staffordcastle (11), aulsmith (13), BomboChipolata (14), Cecrow (15), merrystar (16), souloftherose (34)

Score: 12.06

75
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
10,237 members, 886 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: mrmapcase (1), enrique_molinero (8), hipdeep (15), BomboChipolata (22), Cecrow (52)

Score: 11.75

76
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese
7,619 members, 474 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: jaysbooks (1), karen_o (5), kageeh (7), meredk (8), Jeannine504 (18)

Thumbs down: zapzap

Score: 11.45

77
Tigana
by Guy Gavriel Kay
3,986 members, 116 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: merrystar (3), aulsmith (3), Cecrow (14), BomboChipolata (30), ahef1963 (46)

Score: 11.39

78
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas Hofstadter
11,027 members, 96 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: Jman8910 (5), eromsted (12), Jeannine504 (23), merrystar (36), snurp

Score: 11.32

79
The Curse of Chalion
by Lois McMaster Bujold
3,798 members, 131 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: masiejames (4), aulsmith (9), merrystar (24), BomboChipolata (32), souloftherose

Score: 10.52

80
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by Malcolm X
6,881 members, 87 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (6), hipdeep (13), leialoha (14), eromsted (15), ahef1963 (58)

Score: 10.21

81
The Oxford English Dictionary [Compact Edition]
by Oxford University Press
1,196 members, 19 reviews
4.78 stars (4.78 stars)

Lists: Edward (1), BookWallah (5), _Zoe_ (7), staffordcastle (14), leialoha (21), ahef1963 (41), kerrlm (47)

Thumbs down: eromsted, aulsmith, Bluewolf0411

Score: 10.18

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): A wonderful book to peruse, but not a good read.

82
The Complete Stories
by Flannery O'Connor
4,909 members, 58 reviews
4.48 stars (4.48 stars)

Lists: auntSteelbreaker (2), leialoha (20), mmignano11 (31), kerrlm (45), Cecrow (78)

Score: 9.84

83
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
12,778 members, 567 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (9), staffordcastle (12), Peace2 (25), Cecrow (55), ahef1963 (76)

Score: 9.07

84
The Lions of Al-Rassan
by Guy Gavriel Kay
2,590 members, 73 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (4), merrystar (5), Cecrow (49), souloftherose

Score: 8.91

85
Mere Christianity
by C. S. Lewis
18,836 members, 164 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: cpg (2), BonnieJune54 (19), richgatlin (20), merrystar (26), smcwl (40), cej1027

Thumbs down: aulsmith, Bluewolf0411

Score: 8.78

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): It's Christian apologetics. A good read if you agree, tedious if you don't

86
John Adams
by David McCullough
10,322 members, 169 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (6), kara.shamy (8), mrmapcase (10), jefbra (15), smcwl (44)

Thumbs down: eromsted (58)

Score: 8.77

87
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Murakami
14,477 members, 296 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: iggyjreilly (17), eromsted (22), Jeannine504 (25), Cecrow (53), ahef1963 (62)

Score: 8.51

88
The Recognitions
by William Gaddis
1,594 members, 21 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

Lists: eromsted (1), thecoroner (9), iggyjreilly (11)

Score: 8.51

89
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
22,263 members, 869 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: starfishian (4), krazy4katz (8), guitarkhw (13), Cecrow (50), JaneM1948 (53)

Thumbs down: zapzap

Score: 8.3

90
Fictions
by Jorge Luis Borges
5,418 members, 81 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (10), merrystar (10), eromsted (18), Cecrow (61)

Score: 7.87

91
Long Walk to Freedom
by Nelson Mandela
3,314 members, 48 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: krazy4katz (6), mrmapcase (16), leialoha (23), ahef1963 (63)

Score: 7.8

92
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower
by Marcel Proust
2,757 members, 38 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: eromsted (2), thecoroner (3), Cecrow (79)

Score: 7.75

93
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield
14,476 members, 827 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: starfishian (5), kara.shamy (7), Jeannine504 (26), Cecrow (60), ahef1963 (70)

Thumbs down: eromsted

Score: 7.73

94
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
8,591 members, 715 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: kathrynburns133 (2), _Zoe_ (6), ahef1963 (38), literary.jess

Thumbs down: Bluewolf0411

Score: 7.56

95
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
by Shel Silverstein
14,488 members, 572 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: suitable1 (6), kageeh (11), enrique_molinero (12), leialoha (22), mike_frank (27), merrystar (28), ahef1963 (36), Peace2 (40)

Thumbs down: smcwl, rretzler, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (43)

Score: 7.47

96
Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins
34,887 members, 1,617 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: masiejames (2), stevengolson (13), enrique_molinero (18), BomboChipolata (26), mike_frank (33), rretzler (33), ahef1963 (34), Peace2 (35), Cecrow (44), literary.jess

Thumbs down: thecoroner, smcwl, RiversideReader, ncgraham, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (53)

Score: 7.41

97
Pale Fire
by Vladimir Nabokov
6,367 members, 105 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: eromsted (9), smcwl (21), thecoroner (25)

Score: 5.97

98
Lucky Jim
by Kingsley Amis
4,715 members, 117 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: smcwl (3), JaneM1948 (56), ahef1963 (65)

Score: 5.91

99
The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street
by Naguib Mahfouz
927 members, 12 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: eromsted (13), iggyjreilly (18), thecoroner (23)

Score: 5.88

100
Angle of Repose
by Wallace Stegner
4,380 members, 152 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: dldbizacct (4), ahef1963 (50), Cecrow (56)

Score: 5.8

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