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Top-Rated Books on LibraryThing

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?

Members: 105 participating members (show all)

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1
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
63,393 members, 1,241 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
64,516 members, 1,155 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
42,337 members, 414 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
47,362 members, 765 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
65,632 members, 1,055 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
74,286 members, 995 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
19,492 members, 346 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 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
16,074 members, 496 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
49,922 members, 3,228 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 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
9,877 members, 90 reviews
4.42 stars (4.42 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
21,327 members, 456 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
20,277 members, 274 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
30,433 members, 477 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
22,884 members, 445 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) — 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
19,498 members, 1,319 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
28,229 members, 268 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
3,087 members, 50 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
33,280 members, 1,005 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 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
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
34,381 members, 461 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
22,626 members, 358 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
6,685 members, 104 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
2,362 members, 34 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
83,399 members, 773 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
34,905 members, 1,922 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

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84, Charing Cross Road
by Helene Hanff
4,753 members, 290 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
86,884 members, 846 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

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A Clash of Kings
by George R. R. Martin
23,819 members, 491 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

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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
by William Shakespeare
26,303 members, 148 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
10,967 members, 660 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
25,096 members, 1,404 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 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.

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The Winds of War
by Herman Wouk
2,789 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
18,784 members, 340 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
4,601 members, 119 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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The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
13,531 members, 375 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
14,202 members, 267 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 Dostoevsky
23,596 members, 259 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.

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
13,253 members, 372 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
21,486 members, 499 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
83,273 members, 748 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
30,542 members, 357 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 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
5,939 members, 99 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
A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving
16,065 members, 293 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
5,350 members, 70 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
20,395 members, 174 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
20,059 members, 465 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
11,201 members, 216 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 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
37,054 members, 555 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

49
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
6,520 members, 200 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)

Thumbs down: jaysbooks

Score: 20.25

50
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
84,939 members, 828 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
12,073 members, 187 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 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
31,289 members, 568 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.

53
Murder Must Advertise
by Dorothy L. Sayers
3,204 members, 91 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

54
I, Claudius
by Robert Graves
7,600 members, 138 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
The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
14,360 members, 458 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
20,295 members, 403 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
16,677 members, 214 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

58
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
14,174 members, 915 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
16,419 members, 318 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 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
590 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
19,684 members, 388 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
34,383 members, 944 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 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
9,552 members, 138 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

64
The Sunne in Splendour
by Sharon Kay Penman
2,131 members, 65 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
1,514 members, 14 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
6,048 members, 106 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

67
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson
15,002 members, 242 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

68
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
40,331 members, 569 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
7,521 members, 343 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
18,819 members, 873 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 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
9,973 members, 195 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 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
4,119 members, 124 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 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
3,484 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
by Barry Hughart
2,213 members, 82 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

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

Score: 12.06

75
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
12,016 members, 993 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

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

Score: 11.75

76
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese
7,999 members, 487 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
4,232 members, 123 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
11,617 members, 109 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
4,086 members, 136 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

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

Score: 10.52

80
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by Malcolm X
7,429 members, 92 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
by Oxford University Press
1,533 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
The Complete Stories
by Flannery O'Connor
5,248 members, 63 reviews
4.47 stars (4.47 stars)

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

Score: 9.84

83
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
14,573 members, 626 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
2,722 members, 79 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

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

Score: 8.91

85
Mere Christianity
by C. S. Lewis
20,349 members, 176 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
11,001 members, 172 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
15,224 members, 319 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
1,739 members, 25 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

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

Score: 8.51

89
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
23,544 members, 920 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
Pale Fire
by Vladimir Nabokov
6,712 members, 117 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 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
975 members, 12 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

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

Score: 8.07

92
Fictions
by Jorge Luis Borges
5,894 members, 86 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

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

Score: 7.87

93
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
by Nelson Mandela
3,625 members, 51 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 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
2,956 members, 43 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

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

Score: 7.75

95
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield
15,251 members, 850 reviews
4 stars (4 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
9,319 members, 737 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 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
15,674 members, 602 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
37,382 members, 1,653 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 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
4,940 members, 126 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

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

Score: 5.91

100
Angle of Repose
by Wallace Stegner
4,644 members, 159 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

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

Score: 5.8

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