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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
69,846 members, 1,347 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) — 37 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), ManWithAnAgenda (39), cej1027, literary.jess

Thumbs down: susanbooks

Score: 158.64

2
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
71,027 members, 1,254 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: KeishonT (1), iggyjreilly (1), starfishian (1), merrystar (1), generalkala (1), jeffza (1), webecca (1), SylviaC (1), norabelle414 (1), Jenln (2), theresearcher (2) — 26 more, cullengrey (2), 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), ManWithAnAgenda (35), souloftherose

Thumbs down: mike_frank, auntSteelbreaker, Bluewolf0411, aulsmith

Score: 108.65

Explanations:

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

3
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
52,233 members, 837 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: Jenln (1), Bretzky1 (1), koalakt (1), starfishian (2), jeffza (2), mmignano11 (2), rretzler (2), kageeh (2), SylviaC (2), susiesharp (2), cullengrey (3) — 21 more, kerrlm (3), 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), ManWithAnAgenda (33), cej1027, souloftherose

Thumbs down: mike_frank, Bluewolf0411

Score: 91.03

4
The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
45,967 members, 436 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) — 25 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), ManWithAnAgenda (34), eromsted (37), literary.jess, souloftherose

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

Score: 87.53

Explanations:

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

5
Nineteen Eighty-Four
by George Orwell
72,699 members, 1,175 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 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) — 20 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), ManWithAnAgenda (32), smcwl (37), literary.jess

Thumbs down: hipdeep, pmarshall

Score: 77.65

6
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
82,586 members, 1,095 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) — 24 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), ManWithAnAgenda (31), eromsted (34), smcwl (36), cej1027, literary.jess, souloftherose

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

Score: 72.37

Explanations:

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

7
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas père
22,240 members, 386 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: nikitaov (1), Bookbets50 (2), Jenln (3), BookWallah (3), koalakt (3), L..Gragg (3), rmaness (4), mike_frank (4), cullengrey (5), raperper (5), jeffza (6) — 10 more, kerrlm (6), leialoha (6), stevengolson (6), jefbra (6), BonnieJune54 (8), BomboChipolata (8), JaneM1948 (9), bcrowl399 (13), Cecrow (21), souloftherose (28)

Score: 56.09

8
Rebecca
by Daphne Du Maurier
18,158 members, 550 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) — 8 more, smcwl (8), JuniperGreen (8), BonnieJune54 (9), ahef1963 (9), JaneM1948 (10), Cecrow (19), ManWithAnAgenda (30), souloftherose

Score: 50.49

9
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
55,508 members, 3,353 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) — 15 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), ManWithAnAgenda (29), Peace2 (34), literary.jess

Thumbs down: l9re, inti-0462, darbas, thecoroner, smcwl, RiversideReader, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (40), snurp

Score: 47.64

10
The Complete Sherlock Holmes: All 4 Novels and 56 Short Stories
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
11,223 members, 97 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: ManWithAnAgenda, aulsmith

Score: 45.53

Explanations:

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

11
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
25,031 members, 505 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
Dune
by Frank Herbert
35,772 members, 596 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 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) — 8 more, bcrowl399 (10), mmignano11 (13), mrmapcase (14), rretzler (14), souloftherose (25), ManWithAnAgenda (28), eromsted (35), literary.jess

Thumbs down: Bretzky1, smcwl, enrique_molinero

Score: 45.14

13
Persuasion
by Jane Austen
25,294 members, 477 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: jeffza (3), KeishonT (4), starfishian (6), generalkala (7), Dilara86 (7), kerrlm (8), cpg (8), merrystar (8), aulsmith (8), Peace2 (9), Bookbets50 (9) — 10 more, MikeBriggs (9), BonnieJune54 (10), ahef1963 (11), mmignano11 (11), ncgraham (11), JaneM1948 (12), rretzler (16), staffordcastle (20), ManWithAnAgenda (27), souloftherose

Thumbs down: mike_frank, Bluewolf0411

Score: 44.31

14
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo
22,913 members, 309 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)

15
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
3,392 members, 57 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) — 7 more, JaneM1948 (13), staffordcastle (13), Cecrow (17), merrystar (20), souloftherose (24), ManWithAnAgenda (26), ahef1963 (83)

Thumbs down: smcwl, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (67)

Score: 40.94

16
A Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin
37,280 members, 1,074 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) — 12 more, JaneM1948 (7), JuniperGreen (7), mmignano11 (7), ahef1963 (8), rretzler (8), Cecrow (10), richgatlin (11), mrmapcase (13), ManWithAnAgenda (24), souloftherose (26), snurp, literary.jess

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

Score: 40.56

17
Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
21,986 members, 1,381 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

18
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
31,636 members, 290 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 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: ManWithAnAgenda, Peace2, thecoroner, Dilara86, kageeh, Bluewolf0411, Edward, aulsmith, eromsted (41)

Score: 37.97

Explanations:

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

19
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
25,288 members, 398 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 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

20
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
38,654 members, 489 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: ManWithAnAgenda, Aerrin99, eromsted (80)

Score: 35.47

21
Shogun
by James Clavell
7,244 members, 112 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
2,513 members, 37 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
A Clash of Kings
by George R. R. Martin
26,572 members, 518 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 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) — 7 more, rretzler (15), JaneM1948 (18), Cecrow (24), ManWithAnAgenda (25), souloftherose (30), snurp, literary.jess

Thumbs down: thecoroner, merrystar, eromsted, generalkala

Score: 32.06

24
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
90,945 members, 831 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: ManWithAnAgenda, kageeh, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (70)

Score: 31.23

25
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
39,141 members, 2,037 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
5,221 members, 310 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

27
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
by William Shakespeare
28,747 members, 159 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)

28
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
94,672 members, 909 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: ManWithAnAgenda, thecoroner, kageeh, Bluewolf0411, Edward, eromsted (68)

Score: 28.37

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Middlemarch
by George Eliot
15,790 members, 297 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: ncgraham (3), Bretzky1 (4), ManWithAnAgenda (5), jeffza (7), iggyjreilly (10), leialoha (12), thecoroner (13), smcwl (18), kerrlm (23), JaneM1948 (35), Cecrow (37) — 2 more, souloftherose (39), ahef1963 (55)

Score: 27.61

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The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
15,221 members, 402 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: SylviaC (3), merrystar (4), Edward (4), norabelle414 (7), ManWithAnAgenda (8), enrique_molinero (9), smcwl (10), Jeannine504 (11), JuniperGreen (11), rretzler (13), bcrowl399 (21) — 5 more, staffordcastle (26), JaneM1948 (29), Cecrow (72), souloftherose, cej1027

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

Score: 27.47

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
12,810 members, 714 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
27,435 members, 1,450 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.

33
The Winds of War
by Herman Wouk
3,015 members, 55 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
20,714 members, 376 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)

35
Gaudy Night
by Dorothy L. Sayers
5,007 members, 134 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

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Night
by Elie Wiesel
24,233 members, 535 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: dara85 (2), krazy4katz (2), Cecrow (2), richgatlin (5), Bretzky1 (9), ncgraham (14), ManWithAnAgenda (18), kageeh (19), ahef1963 (28), literary.jess

Score: 24.77

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Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
33,940 members, 391 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: uliksi (2), cpg (3), ncgraham (5), ManWithAnAgenda (10), Peace2 (11), starfishian (12), jefbra (13), BonnieJune54 (16), thecoroner (21), kerrlm (26), JaneM1948 (41) — 1 more, ahef1963 (68)

Thumbs down: eromsted (45)

Score: 24.39

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The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
26,124 members, 294 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 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.

40
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
14,693 members, 404 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

41
Bleak House
by Charles Dickens
12,370 members, 229 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: jeffza (4), Bretzky1 (11), Peace2 (14), merrystar (14), ManWithAnAgenda (16), JuniperGreen (17), kerrlm (34), souloftherose (35), mmignano11 (39), JaneM1948 (40), ahef1963 (47) — 1 more, Cecrow (74)

Score: 22.51

42
All Creatures Great and Small
by James Herriot
6,918 members, 119 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 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
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman
13,112 members, 195 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (2), ManWithAnAgenda (3), iggyjreilly (5), susiesharp (9), guitarkhw (10), JuniperGreen (14), BomboChipolata (16), merrystar (22), mike_frank (23), mmignano11 (28), ahef1963 (29) — 3 more, rretzler (31), JaneM1948 (39), Cecrow (73)

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

Score: 21.51

Explanations:

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

44
A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving
17,003 members, 311 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

45
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
22,419 members, 442 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (1), richgatlin (3), MikeBriggs (5), MaggieFlo (12), Peace2 (13), mmignano11 (19), rretzler (24), kerrlm (30), eromsted (36), BomboChipolata (39), Cecrow (41) — 3 more, ahef1963 (42), JaneM1948 (45), souloftherose

Thumbs down: smcwl, jaysbooks, kageeh, Bluewolf0411

Score: 21.22

46
Roots
by Alex Haley
6,032 members, 82 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

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

Score: 20.95

47
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
22,911 members, 199 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 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

48
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
22,372 members, 499 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

49
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
40,305 members, 610 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)

Thumbs down: Bretzky1

Score: 20.49

50
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
89,906 members, 813 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: ManWithAnAgenda, thecoroner, kageeh, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (71)

Score: 20.25

51
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
7,408 members, 218 reviews
4.54 stars (4.54 stars)

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

Thumbs down: jaysbooks

Score: 20.25

52
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition
by Stephen King
18,023 members, 351 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: L..Gragg (2), kara.shamy (3), averheij (5), Bookbets50 (6), jefbra (9), ManWithAnAgenda (11), LuciAHH (16), mmignano11 (22), rretzler (32), Cecrow (36), BomboChipolata (37) — 1 more, ahef1963 (85)

Thumbs down: susanbooks, smcwl, eromsted (62)

Score: 20.24

53
A Storm of Swords
by George R. R. Martin
21,788 members, 409 reviews
4.43 stars (4.43 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (5), ManWithAnAgenda (9), cullengrey (10), stevengolson (12), LuciAHH (15), JuniperGreen (16), richgatlin (17), BomboChipolata (27), souloftherose (37), Cecrow (39)

Thumbs down: merrystar

Score: 18.36

54
Murder Must Advertise
by Dorothy L. Sayers
3,490 members, 99 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

55
Night Watch
by Terry Pratchett
10,311 members, 155 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (4), masiejames (6), Dilara86 (9), BomboChipolata (12), aulsmith (12), Peace2 (15), ahef1963 (17), mike_frank (20), souloftherose

Thumbs down: eromsted (61)

Score: 17.78

56
I, Claudius
by Robert Graves
8,434 members, 153 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

57
The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
16,709 members, 494 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 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.

58
David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens
18,636 members, 230 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

59
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
16,134 members, 974 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 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

60
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
91,482 members, 884 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: ManWithAnAgenda, smcwl, kageeh, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (72)

Score: 16.61

61
Emma [Norton Critical Edition]
by Jane Austen
599 members, 3 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

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

Score: 16.52

62
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
34,626 members, 607 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: ManWithAnAgenda, aulsmith, eromsted (47)

Score: 16.19

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): Dark, depressing and misogynist.

63
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
45,042 members, 621 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (13), thecoroner (15), mrmapcase (17), BonnieJune54 (21), Peace2 (27), smcwl (31), merrystar (35), kerrlm (42), Cecrow (58), ahef1963 (84)

Thumbs down: JaneM1948

Score: 15.41

64
The Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams
11,668 members, 216 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

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

Thumbs down: smcwl, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (54)

Score: 15.35

65
Tigana
by Guy Gavriel Kay
4,589 members, 135 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (2), merrystar (3), aulsmith (3), Cecrow (14), BomboChipolata (30), ahef1963 (46)

Score: 14.76

66
The Sunne in Splendour
by Sharon Kay Penman
2,231 members, 71 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

67
Jane Eyre [Norton Critical Edition]
by Charlotte Brontë
1,599 members, 15 reviews
4.41 stars (4.41 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

68
All the King's Men
by Robert Penn Warren
6,646 members, 118 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

69
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson
15,991 members, 277 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

70
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
37,319 members, 1,001 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: ManWithAnAgenda, ncgraham, smcwl, generalkala, masiejames, enrique_molinero, eromsted (49)

Score: 13.23

71
The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch
8,723 members, 398 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

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

Score: 13.04

72
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
20,996 members, 927 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 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

73
My Family and Other Animals
by Gerald Durrell
4,675 members, 141 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

74
Collected Poems
by W. B. Yeats
3,611 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

75
Bridge of Birds
by Barry Hughart
2,348 members, 93 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

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

Score: 12.06

76
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese
8,808 members, 507 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
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
12,582 members, 124 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

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

Score: 11.32

78
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
17,217 members, 711 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (9), staffordcastle (12), Peace2 (25), ManWithAnAgenda (38), Cecrow (55), ahef1963 (76)

Score: 10.68

79
The Curse of Chalion
by Lois McMaster Bujold
4,391 members, 156 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

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

Score: 10.52

80
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
25,695 members, 978 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: starfishian (4), krazy4katz (8), ManWithAnAgenda (12), guitarkhw (13), Cecrow (50), JaneM1948 (53)

Thumbs down: zapzap

Score: 10.45

81
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by Malcolm X
8,539 members, 110 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

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

Score: 10.21

82
The Oxford English Dictionary
by J.A.H. Murray
1,633 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.

83
Complete Stories
by Flannery O'Connor
5,908 members, 66 reviews
4.46 stars (4.46 stars)

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

Score: 9.84

84
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
15,106 members, 1,135 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

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

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda

Score: 9.75

85
The Lions of al-Rassan
by Guy Gavriel Kay
2,923 members, 91 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

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

Score: 8.91

86
Mere Christianity
by C. S. Lewis
22,948 members, 201 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

87
John Adams
by David McCullough
12,245 members, 182 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

88
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Murakami
16,567 members, 349 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

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

Score: 8.51

89
The Recognitions
by William Gaddis
1,954 members, 34 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

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

Score: 8.51

90
Pale Fire
by Vladimir Nabokov
7,197 members, 127 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 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
1,060 members, 14 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
6,691 members, 99 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

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

Score: 7.87

93
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
by Nelson Mandela
4,206 members, 58 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

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

Score: 7.8

94
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower
by Marcel Proust
3,382 members, 47 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

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

Score: 7.75

95
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield
16,047 members, 883 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
10,442 members, 765 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 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
13,695 members, 440 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 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
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Terry Pratchett
30,653 members, 724 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (4), ManWithAnAgenda (7), Dilara86 (8), mike_frank (11), generalkala (12), ahef1963 (26), BomboChipolata (31), snurp

Thumbs down: zapzap, smcwl, aulsmith, enrique_molinero, Bluewolf0411, eromsted (51)

Score: 6.52

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): I was bored.

99
Lucky Jim
by Kingsley Amis
5,371 members, 140 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

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

Score: 5.91

100
Angle of Repose
by Wallace Stegner
5,063 members, 166 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

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

Score: 5.8

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