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Description: Discovering books with a significant number of owners (>1000) that have a 4-1/2 star rating on LibraryThing. Do these books deserve their high ratings?

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1
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
66,287 members, 1,303 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: theresearcher (1), kara.shamy (1), aearndt (1), Peace2 (1), kerrlm (1), JaneM1948 (1), BonnieJune54 (1), LuciAHH (1), averheij (1), JuniperGreen (1), Jman8910 (1) — 36 more, jefbra (1), 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: 157.04

2
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
67,520 members, 1,206 reviews
4.41 stars (4.41 stars)

Lists: KeishonT (1), iggyjreilly (1), starfishian (1), merrystar (1), generalkala (1), jeffza (1), webecca (1), SylviaC (1), norabelle414 (1), theresearcher (2), cullengrey (2) — 24 more, kerrlm (2), 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: 103.64

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
43,952 members, 422 reviews
4.52 stars (4.52 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
49,552 members, 797 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 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
Nineteen Eighty-Four
by George Orwell
68,773 members, 1,117 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: enrique_molinero (1), guitarkhw (2), KeishonT (2), Jman8910 (2), Edward (2), rmaness (3), stevengolson (3), BomboChipolata (3), kageeh (3), kerrlm (4), averheij (4) — 19 more, rretzler (4), 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: 75.97

6
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
78,099 members, 1,040 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: Lasitajs, darbas, thecoroner, roby72, kageeh, Bluewolf0411, _Zoe_, aulsmith

Score: 70.68

Explanations:

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

7
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas père
20,690 members, 369 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

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

Score: 53.05

8
Rebecca
by Daphne Du Maurier
17,058 members, 519 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
52,493 members, 3,305 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 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
10,227 members, 88 reviews
4.43 stars (4.43 stars)

Lists: HeatherVoight10 (1), emmendelson (1), rmaness (2), smcwl (2), BookWallah (2), nikitaov (2), guitarkhw (4), Peace2 (7), raperper (7), susiesharp (7), kerrlm (10) — 8 more, cpg (10), JaneM1948 (14), bcrowl399 (16), ahef1963 (18), rretzler (20), merrystar (21), eromsted (30), souloftherose

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Score: 47.53

Explanations:

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

11
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
22,965 members, 479 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: schmootc (1), _Zoe_ (1), MDGentleReader (1), theresearcher (3), mmignano11 (4), kageeh (4), rretzler (5), Cecrow (5), SylviaC (6), kerrlm (7), BonnieJune54 (7) — 7 more, merrystar (7), ahef1963 (7), JaneM1948 (8), bcrowl399 (9), ncgraham (10), cej1027, souloftherose

Thumbs down: Bluewolf0411, eromsted (75)

Score: 45.52

12
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo
21,385 members, 290 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)

13
Dune
by Frank Herbert
32,589 members, 519 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

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

Thumbs down: Bretzky1, smcwl, enrique_molinero

Score: 43.4

14
Persuasion
by Jane Austen
23,964 members, 458 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 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

15
Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
20,613 members, 1,351 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: sagsom6 (2), aearndt (3), _Zoe_ (5), pmarshall (6), kageeh (6), leialoha (7), MDGentleReader (7), SylviaC (7), LuciAHH (8), ahef1963 (10), mmignano11 (10) — 9 more, rretzler (11), enrique_molinero (11), mike_frank (13), kerrlm (14), staffordcastle (15), JaneM1948 (21), Cecrow (29), Peace2 (39), cej1027

Thumbs down: smcwl, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (66)

Score: 40.49

16
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
29,516 members, 274 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: leialoha (1), ncgraham (1), aearndt (2), MDGentleReader (2), theresearcher (4), BookWallah (4), norabelle414 (4), SylviaC (5), LuciAHH (6), stevengolson (7), JuniperGreen (9) — 11 more, richgatlin (10), 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: 39.97

Explanations:

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

17
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
3,241 members, 53 reviews
4.88 stars (4.88 stars)

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

Thumbs down: smcwl, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (67)

Score: 39.17

18
A Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin
35,152 members, 1,040 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 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

19
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
36,248 members, 467 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 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

20
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
23,867 members, 380 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
6,922 members, 108 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
2,422 members, 36 reviews
4.5 stars (4.5 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
86,815 members, 803 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
36,913 members, 1,987 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 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

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84 Charing Cross Road
by Helene Hanff
4,949 members, 297 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 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
90,455 members, 871 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
25,158 members, 507 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 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
27,428 members, 153 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
11,623 members, 689 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
26,126 members, 1,423 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 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
2,877 members, 50 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 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
19,705 members, 360 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)

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Gaudy Night
by Dorothy L. Sayers
4,738 members, 129 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 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

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The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
14,278 members, 392 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

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Middlemarch
by George Eliot
15,000 members, 286 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 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 Dostoyevsky
24,735 members, 284 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
13,838 members, 389 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 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

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Night
by Elie Wiesel
22,559 members, 514 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

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
86,388 members, 770 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
32,060 members, 373 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 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
6,330 members, 110 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
A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving
16,496 members, 306 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: krazy4katz (1), karen_o (3), koalakt (4), rmaness (5), meredk (6), BomboChipolata (9), Cecrow (12), mmignano11 (14), Jeannine504 (16), kerrlm (27), literary.jess

Thumbs down: KimarieBee, cpg, RiversideReader

Score: 21.41

44
Roots
by Alex Haley
5,644 members, 74 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

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

Score: 20.95

45
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
21,614 members, 185 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

46
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
21,146 members, 482 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 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

47
Bleak House
by Charles Dickens
11,693 members, 220 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 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

48
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
38,487 members, 578 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

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

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Score: 20.49

49
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
6,915 members, 210 reviews
4.55 stars (4.55 stars)

Lists: Bookbets50 (1), richgatlin (4), koalakt (6), rmaness (7), jefbra (8), mrmapcase (8), guitarkhw (12), mmignano11 (23), kerrlm (33)

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Score: 20.25

50
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
87,909 members, 855 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

51
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman
12,599 members, 192 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.

52
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
32,891 members, 582 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 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.

53
Murder Must Advertise
by Dorothy L. Sayers
3,336 members, 98 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

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

Score: 17.99

54
I, Claudius
by Robert Graves
8,000 members, 145 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

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

Score: 17.59

55
The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
15,335 members, 478 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: bcrowl399 (2), rmaness (6), enrique_molinero (20), Jeannine504 (21), mmignano11 (25), rretzler (28), Peace2 (29), kerrlm (37), Cecrow (48), ahef1963 (49), JaneM1948 (52) — 1 more, cej1027

Thumbs down: aulsmith, tobiejonzarelli, eromsted (57)

Score: 17.32

Explanations:

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

56
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
21,268 members, 422 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 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

57
David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens
17,636 members, 224 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 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

58
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
15,020 members, 941 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: sagsom6 (1), dara85 (4), kageeh (10), _Zoe_ (10), stevengolson (14), enrique_molinero (16), leialoha (17), Peace2 (18), mike_frank (29), kerrlm (43), cej1027 — 1 more, literary.jess

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

Score: 16.88

59
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition
by Stephen King
17,194 members, 329 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 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

60
Emma [Norton Critical Edition]
by Jane Austen
579 members, 3 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

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

Score: 16.52

61
A Storm of Swords
by George R. R. Martin
20,768 members, 403 reviews
4.43 stars (4.43 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

62
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
35,906 members, 977 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 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

63
Night Watch
by Terry Pratchett
9,899 members, 144 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 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

64
The Sunne in Splendour
by Sharon Kay Penman
2,147 members, 69 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

65
Jane Eyre [Norton Critical Edition]
by Charlotte Brontë
1,549 members, 15 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 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

66
All the King's Men
by Robert Penn Warren
6,293 members, 110 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

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

Thumbs down: eromsted (81)

Score: 14.04

67
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson
15,521 members, 258 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

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

Thumbs down: smcwl, eromsted

Score: 13.43

68
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
42,354 members, 591 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 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

69
The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch
8,016 members, 373 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

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

Score: 13.04

70
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
19,812 members, 908 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 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

71
The Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams
10,750 members, 210 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
4,379 members, 131 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 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
3,620 members, 23 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

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

Score: 12.25

74
Bridge of Birds
by Barry Hughart
2,271 members, 87 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

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

Score: 12.06

75
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
13,518 members, 1,056 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

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

Score: 11.75

76
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese
8,290 members, 498 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 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
4,383 members, 127 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 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 R. Hofstadter
12,066 members, 118 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

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

Score: 11.32

79
The Curse of Chalion
by Lois McMaster Bujold
4,231 members, 145 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
7,945 members, 104 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

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

Score: 10.21

81
The Oxford English Dictionary
by J.A.H. Murray
1,576 members, 31 reviews
4.82 stars (4.82 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
Complete Stories
by Flannery O'Connor
5,533 members, 66 reviews
4.46 stars (4.46 stars)

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

Score: 9.84

83
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
15,876 members, 670 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
2,824 members, 82 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

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

Score: 8.91

85
Mere Christianity
by C. S. Lewis
21,454 members, 185 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 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
11,548 members, 175 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 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
15,809 members, 340 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

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

Score: 8.51

88
The Recognitions
by William Gaddis
1,849 members, 31 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

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

Score: 8.51

89
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
24,654 members, 947 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

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

Thumbs down: zapzap

Score: 8.3

90
Pale Fire
by Vladimir Nabokov
6,966 members, 124 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: eromsted (9), Dilara86 (12), smcwl (21), thecoroner (25)

Score: 8.12

91
The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street
by Naguib Mahfouz
1,010 members, 13 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (11), eromsted (13), iggyjreilly (18), thecoroner (23)

Score: 8.07

92
Fictions
by Jorge Luis Borges
6,266 members, 94 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

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

Score: 7.87

93
Long Walk to Freedom
by Nelson Mandela
3,882 members, 54 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

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

Score: 7.8

94
Within a budding grove (part two); The Guermantes way
by Marcel Proust
3,184 members, 45 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

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

Score: 7.75

95
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield
15,530 members, 862 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

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

Thumbs down: eromsted

Score: 7.73

96
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
9,757 members, 747 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

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

Thumbs down: Bluewolf0411

Score: 7.56

97
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
by Shel Silverstein
16,493 members, 624 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 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

98
Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins
39,359 members, 1,683 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 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

99
Lucky Jim
by Kingsley Amis
5,128 members, 135 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

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

Score: 5.91

100
Angle of Repose
by Wallace Stegner
4,823 members, 162 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

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

Score: 5.8

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