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1
Vanity Fair
by William Makepeace Thackeray
12,149 members, 175 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: JuliaMaria (1), Insatiable8 (1), Baldrian (1), veesing (1), MissJessie (1), smcwl (1), Simone2 (1), zhangyinwe (1), JackAch (1), peterdj (1), ahef1963 (1) — 11 more, mmignano11 (1), lahochstetler (1), camon63 (2), SilentInAWay (3), gennyt (5), ALWINN (5), lwbooklover (7), jaysbooks (8), Cecrow (26), ncgraham, eromsted

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, lilithcat

Score: 69.59

2
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera
19,151 members, 226 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: HxBuff (1), goldenmoon (1), lavergne_rsl (1), rplinke (1), Insatiable8 (2), SnowcatCradle (2), mnb48 (2), nedhyu (3), romanccm (3), FelixWhelan (3), guyalice (3) — 8 more, gennyt (4), lahochstetler (4), sjmccreary (5), mmignano11 (18), Cecrow (27), SilentInAWay (28), lwbooklover (87), eromsted

Thumbs down: sturlington, aethercowboy, peterdj

Score: 48.9

Explanations:

sturlington (0): Read, unfortunately

3
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac
23,694 members, 326 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: Leeleelittle (1), featherbooks (1), HxBuff (2), nedhyu (2), smcwl (2), Simone2 (2), FelixWhelan (2), luke4 (2), merrystar (3), JuliaMaria (4), susiesharp (5) — 9 more, SilentInAWay (9), BookWallah (11), gennyt (19), mmignano11 (20), lwbooklover (21), peterdj (25), guyalice (104), ahef1963 (348), eromsted

Thumbs down: sturlington, aethercowboy, lilithcat, aulsmith

Score: 44.45

Explanations:

sturlington (0): Didn't finish.

4
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas père
19,444 members, 343 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: nedhyu (1), balmerline (1), romanccm (1), briarhills (1), JuliaMaria (2), cmtl (2), susiesharp (2), Simone2 (3), Kristelh (3), SnowcatCradle (3), HxBuff (4) — 6 more, sjmccreary (6), mmignano11 (9), lwbooklover (10), ALWINN (11), guyalice (100), ChingShih

Thumbs down: sturlington, aethercowboy, peterdj, SilentInAWay

Score: 41.93

5
The Golden Notebook
by Doris Lessing
4,467 members, 71 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: Kristelh (1), FelixWhelan (1), gennyt (1), ALWINN (1), goldenmoon (2), zhangyinwe (2), merrystar (4), peterdj (4), mmignano11 (4), thorold (5), SilentInAWay (6) — 3 more, lwbooklover (9), Cecrow (13), eromsted (62)

Thumbs down: aethercowboy

Score: 40.29

6
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
22,583 members, 672 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (1), dnrm (1), jaysbooks (1), Baldrian (2), romanccm (2), JackAch (2), HxBuff (3), JuliaMaria (3), cmtl (3), susiesharp (3), peterdj (7) — 4 more, sjmccreary (7), ALWINN (7), SilentInAWay (8), smcwl (111)

Thumbs down: Selliers, sturlington, aethercowboy

Score: 39.24

Explanations:

sturlington (0): Didn't finish.

7
A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway
18,263 members, 199 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: Shariami (1), ro155 (1), Cecrow (1), Insatiable8 (3), lavergne_rsl (3), BookWallah (3), HxBuff (5), cmtl (5), ahef1963 (5), romanccm (8), smcwl (11) — 7 more, ALWINN (14), eromsted (23), gennyt (25), SilentInAWay (29), lwbooklover (81), guyalice (91), ChingShih

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, peterdj, auntSteelbreaker, aulsmith

Score: 37.07

8
The Moonstone
by Wilkie Collins
8,821 members, 198 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: Peace2 (1), camon63 (1), sjmccreary (1), SilentInAWay (1), ahef1963 (2), goldenmoon (3), Baldrian (3), peterdj (3), smcwl (4), ALWINN (4), HxBuff (6) — 4 more, jaysbooks (9), Cecrow (12), lwbooklover (13), ncgraham

Thumbs down: merrystar, sturlington, aethercowboy, lilithcat

Score: 36.92

Explanations:

sturlington (0): May have read this as a child; could not complete a reread

9
The Satanic Verses
by Salman Rushdie
9,962 members, 119 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: luke4 (1), Kristelh (2), guyalice (2), suitable1 (2), smcwl (3), goldenmoon (4), Baldrian (4), lwbooklover (4), ahef1963 (6), peterdj (8), BookWallah (10) — 4 more, gennyt (11), mmignano11 (17), Cecrow (31), eromsted

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, SilentInAWay

Score: 36.23

10
Fathers and Sons
by Ivan Turgenev
7,031 members, 107 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: Bookkat33 (2), Insatiable8 (4), nedhyu (4), romanccm (4), goldenmoon (5), featherbooks (5), smcwl (6), Kristelh (6), mmignano11 (10), gennyt (13), peterdj (14) — 5 more, ALWINN (15), SilentInAWay (18), lwbooklover (37), eromsted (49), ncgraham

Thumbs down: Selliers, aethercowboy

Score: 33.5

11
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
26,448 members, 517 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: TeriAndersonNeedham (1), Peace2 (2), lavergne_rsl (2), briarhills (3), nedhyu (6), featherbooks (6), HxBuff (7), Rennee (8), Cecrow (8), peterdj (10), gennyt (10) — 6 more, BookWallah (13), sjmccreary (13), SilentInAWay (33), ALWINN (48), guyalice (90), ChingShih

Thumbs down: sturlington, aethercowboy, lilithcat, aulsmith

Score: 32.61

Explanations:

sturlington (0): Read and reread

12
The Power and the Glory
by Graham Greene
6,335 members, 92 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: Shariami (2), Peace2 (3), dnrm (3), goldenmoon (6), romanccm (6), featherbooks (10), Kristelh (11), sjmccreary (12), ahef1963 (17), Cecrow (18), peterdj (23) — 3 more, mmignano11 (43), ncgraham (59), SilentInAWay (148)

Thumbs down: aethercowboy

Score: 29.04

13
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
18,586 members, 180 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: bukowskientrepapas (1), merrystar (2), featherbooks (2), briarhills (2), jaysbooks (3), Kristelh (4), nedhyu (5), smcwl (5), Cecrow (5), HxBuff (8), ahef1963 (14) — 4 more, ALWINN (16), guyalice (105), ncgraham, eromsted

Thumbs down: Selliers, aethercowboy, peterdj, aulsmith, cpg, SilentInAWay

Score: 26.91

14
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne
10,761 members, 169 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: merrystar (1), Rennee (2), cmtl (4), ahef1963 (7), mmignano11 (7), Cecrow (7), SilentInAWay (7), HxBuff (9), smcwl (9), peterdj (11), BookWallah (12) — 2 more, lwbooklover (12), ChingShih

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, sturlington, aulsmith

Score: 26.46

Explanations:

sturlington (0): Read

15
The Portrait of a Lady
by Henry James
9,210 members, 107 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: jenniebooks (1), featherbooks (4), sjmccreary (4), Kristelh (5), Insatiable8 (6), susiesharp (6), mmignano11 (8), gennyt (9), ALWINN (10), Cecrow (10), SilentInAWay (104) — 1 more, ncgraham

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, peterdj

Score: 25.54

16
To the Lighthouse
by Virginia Woolf
14,732 members, 224 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: Bookkat33 (1), featherbooks (3), mnb48 (4), nedhyu (7), smcwl (7), jaysbooks (11), Cecrow (17), ahef1963 (22), ALWINN (26), peterdj (31), gennyt (49) — 2 more, guyalice (98), SilentInAWay (99)

Thumbs down: merrystar, aethercowboy

Score: 24.32

17
The Robber Bride
by Margaret Atwood
6,547 members, 120 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (1), lavergne_rsl (4), Kristelh (7), featherbooks (7), guyalice (7), ahef1963 (10), sjmccreary (10), susiesharp (11), peterdj (19), ALWINN (27), mmignano11 (37)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 24.19

Explanations:

sturlington (0): Read

18
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
18,430 members, 824 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: Patricia_Elizabeth (1), ALWINN (2), SilentInAWay (2), lwbooklover (2), ahef1963 (3), mmignano11 (3), lahochstetler (3), Peace2 (5), nedhyu (20), guyalice (88), thorold

Thumbs down: Selliers, sturlington, aethercowboy, peterdj

Score: 24.12

Explanations:

sturlington (0): Read

19
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (P.S.)
by Simon Winchester
10,115 members, 244 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: Shariami (5), dnrm (6), aethercowboy (8), guyalice (8), HxBuff (10), Peace2 (10), goldenmoon (13), romanccm (13), gennyt (34), kara.shamy (35), peterdj (38) — 2 more, mmignano11 (66), SilentInAWay (213)

Thumbs down: lilithcat

Score: 24.06

20
On the Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin
11,157 members, 95 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: jenniebooks (2), ahef1963 (4), Edward (4), lwbooklover (5), peterdj (6), nedhyu (8), smcwl (8), goldenmoon (11), mmignano11 (11), gennyt (14), eromsted (24)

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, SilentInAWay

Score: 23.28

21
The Last Tycoon
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2,168 members, 19 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

Lists: Bookkat33 (3), CapitalHackels (3), lavergne_rsl (5), aethercowboy (7), goldenmoon (15), smcwl (17), peterdj (24), gennyt (24), ALWINN (51), mmignano11 (54), lwbooklover (96)

Score: 23.08

22
The Man in the Iron Mask
by Alexandre Dumas
4,656 members, 26 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: jenniebooks (3), Rennee (4), lahochstetler (8), aethercowboy (9), HxBuff (12), Kristelh (13), mmignano11 (15), goldenmoon (16), gennyt (18), susiesharp (20), SilentInAWay (78) — 2 more, ncgraham, ChingShih

Thumbs down: peterdj, aulsmith

Score: 23

23
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
by Laurence Sterne
6,472 members, 96 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: gennyt (3), briarhills (4), aethercowboy (5), CapitalHackels (7), jaysbooks (10), ahef1963 (11), smcwl (12), peterdj (16), Cecrow (16), lwbooklover (34), eromsted (38)

Thumbs down: SilentInAWay

Score: 22.86

24
Winesburg, Ohio
by Sherwood Anderson
5,007 members, 103 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (2), FelixWhelan (4), CapitalHackels (4), goldenmoon (7), jaysbooks (7), featherbooks (9), Cecrow (34), gennyt (42), SilentInAWay (44), eromsted (67), peterdj (77) — 1 more, mmignano11 (190)

Thumbs down: merrystar

Score: 22.86

25
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
45,133 members, 1,172 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: mnb48 (3), TeriAndersonNeedham (4), Peace2 (4), guyalice (4), cmtl (6), ahef1963 (8), romanccm (14), peterdj (15), nedhyu (18), smcwl (21), Cecrow (30) — 3 more, lwbooklover (53), sjmccreary (109), ncgraham

Thumbs down: BookWallah, aethercowboy, jaysbooks, eromsted

Score: 22.46

26
The Glass Bead Game
by Hermann Hesse
5,764 members, 81 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: Cecrow (3), dnrm (5), aethercowboy (6), goldenmoon (9), nedhyu (16), featherbooks (16), mmignano11 (29), gennyt (30), peterdj (34), eromsted (79), SilentInAWay (142)

Score: 22.17

27
The History of the Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides
6,354 members, 51 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: lavergne_rsl (6), aethercowboy (10), HxBuff (15), romanccm (16), featherbooks (18), goldenmoon (19), SilentInAWay (20), smcwl (24), mmignano11 (38), gennyt (41), lwbooklover (42) — 2 more, peterdj (44), eromsted (58)

Thumbs down: merrystar

Score: 22.16

28
The Red and the Black
by Stendhal
7,626 members, 107 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: MonaWilliams (1), gennyt (2), lwbooklover (8), romanccm (9), Kristelh (10), goldenmoon (12), smcwl (13), mmignano11 (14), ALWINN (18), nedhyu (19), Cecrow (32) — 1 more, eromsted (54)

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, peterdj, SilentInAWay

Score: 21.64

29
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
by Jared Diamond
20,575 members, 303 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: BookWallah (1), mnb48 (5), CapitalHackels (6), romanccm (7), Kristelh (9), smcwl (10), HxBuff (11), peterdj (37), gennyt (51), lwbooklover (56), guyalice (92) — 1 more, ChingShih

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, jjwilson61

Score: 21.64

30
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
21,436 members, 326 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: mnb48 (1), TeriAndersonNeedham (2), dnrm (2), romanccm (5), Rennee (7), gennyt (12), SilentInAWay (12), peterdj (13), mmignano11 (23), lwbooklover (57), guyalice (89)

Thumbs down: sturlington, aethercowboy, lilithcat

Score: 20.85

31
The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H. G. Wells
5,651 members, 154 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: Rennee (1), sjmccreary (3), peterdj (5), lahochstetler (5), mmignano11 (6), gennyt (8), HxBuff (14), goldenmoon (17), ALWINN (34), SilentInAWay (184)

Thumbs down: sturlington, aethercowboy

Score: 20.1

32
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
16,748 members, 205 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: jaysbooks (5), cmtl (8), Rennee (9), goldenmoon (10), nedhyu (14), BookWallah (15), HxBuff (16), susiesharp (18), mmignano11 (31), SilentInAWay (51), guyalice (97) — 2 more, ncgraham, ChingShih

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, peterdj, aulsmith

Score: 19.1

33
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
13,229 members, 371 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: cmtl (1), .Yvonne (1), sturlington (7), mnb48 (7), goldenmoon (14), sjmccreary (16), HxBuff (17), guyalice (24), ahef1963 (30), SilentInAWay (46), peterdj (69) — 1 more, ncgraham

Thumbs down: merrystar, aethercowboy, Selliers, eromsted

Score: 19.05

34
The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran
11,164 members, 136 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: lwbooklover (1), suitable1 (1), dnrm (4), romanccm (10), smcwl (14), BookWallah (14), mmignano11 (16), HxBuff (18), ahef1963 (20), peterdj (26), eromsted (59)

Thumbs down: sturlington, Bookkat33, lilithcat, SilentInAWay

Score: 18.26

35
Angela's Ashes
by Frank McCourt
19,376 members, 306 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: guyalice (6), sjmccreary (8), romanccm (11), jaysbooks (13), SilentInAWay (15), HxBuff (19), ALWINN (19), lwbooklover (29), peterdj (41), eromsted

Thumbs down: Selliers

Score: 17.98

36
The Kindly Ones
by Jonathan Littell
2,428 members, 86 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: romanccm (12), featherbooks (12), lwbooklover (14), goldenmoon (20), mmignano11 (24), gennyt (26), peterdj (29), SilentInAWay (210), thorold

Score: 17.65

37
The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen
14,797 members, 318 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: peterdj (2), mmignano11 (2), lahochstetler (2), SilentInAWay (4), Insatiable8 (5), gennyt (6), ALWINN (6), Cecrow (29), lwbooklover (31), guyalice, eromsted

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, Selliers, sturlington, sudsjoe, jaysbooks

Score: 17.2

Explanations:

sturlington (0): Read

38
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood
14,324 members, 347 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), aethercowboy (3), lavergne_rsl (7), dnrm (8), sjmccreary (11), guyalice (12), susiesharp (21), ALWINN (53), peterdj (101)

Thumbs down: sturlington, SilentInAWay

Score: 16.84

39
Far from the Madding Crowd
by Thomas Hardy
8,993 members, 161 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: CapitalHackels (1), Simone2 (4), Peace2 (6), smcwl (16), ALWINN (33), eromsted (33), mmignano11 (50), peterdj (51), lwbooklover (85), ncgraham, ChingShih

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, SilentInAWay, aulsmith

Score: 16.01

40
Our Mutual Friend
by Charles Dickens
4,764 members, 85 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (9), featherbooks (14), nedhyu (15), goldenmoon (22), ALWINN (23), Cecrow (24), mmignano11 (26), gennyt (28), peterdj (32), SilentInAWay (162), ncgraham

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, cpg

Score: 15.86

41
Middlemarch
by George Eliot
14,172 members, 266 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: susiesharp (7), sjmccreary (9), ALWINN (12), ahef1963 (13), smcwl (15), peterdj (18), Cecrow (19), HxBuff (20), goldenmoon (34), SilentInAWay (97)

Thumbs down: sturlington, aethercowboy

Score: 15.74

43
Jude the Obscure
by Thomas Hardy
8,492 members, 115 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: CapitalHackels (10), jaysbooks (12), smcwl (20), Cecrow (20), HxBuff (22), ALWINN (28), peterdj (36), mmignano11 (40), SilentInAWay (106), ChingShih

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 15.56

44
The Mill on the Floss
by George Eliot
7,133 members, 102 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: ALWINN (3), SilentInAWay (5), Kristelh (8), HxBuff (13), ahef1963 (16), goldenmoon (18), peterdj (21), lwbooklover (25), eromsted (31)

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, sturlington

Score: 15.49

45
Girl with a Pearl Earring
by Tracy Chevalier
15,320 members, 286 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: jaysbooks (4), Shariami (7), susiesharp (10), Peace2 (17), ahef1963 (26), goldenmoon (30), smcwl (30), peterdj (55), SilentInAWay (136)

Thumbs down: Selliers

Score: 15.34

46
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
18,145 members, 343 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (1), TeriAndersonNeedham (3), cmtl (7), guyalice (10), nedhyu (17), ahef1963 (33), SilentInAWay (35), peterdj (46), ALWINN (46), mmignano11 (152)

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, sturlington, eromsted

Score: 15.24

47
All the King's Men
by Robert Penn Warren
6,037 members, 106 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: SnowcatCradle (5), sturlington (8), HxBuff (23), gennyt (61), peterdj (70), sjmccreary (110), mmignano11 (120), SilentInAWay (125), ncgraham

Score: 14.99

48
Needful Things
by Stephen King
8,670 members, 105 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: bearlyr (2), aethercowboy (4), Insatiable8 (7), Shariami (8), ahef1963 (38), ALWINN (49), lwbooklover (67), peterdj (85)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 14.87

49
The Histories
by Herodotus
8,642 members, 75 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: romanccm (17), sjmccreary (18), featherbooks (19), Cecrow (21), HxBuff (24), smcwl (26), goldenmoon (38), gennyt (65), peterdj (74), SilentInAWay (137)

Thumbs down: aethercowboy

Score: 14.83

50
Pierre; or, The Ambiguities
by Herman Melville
720 members, 4 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: Insatiable8 (8), featherbooks (15), lwbooklover (15), goldenmoon (24), mmignano11 (25), gennyt (27), peterdj (30), thorold

Thumbs down: aethercowboy

Score: 14.54

51
The Shining
by Stephen King
17,945 members, 373 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: bearlyr (1), TeriAndersonNeedham (6), Shariami (6), nedhyu (11), guyalice (22), lwbooklover (61), smcwl (69), ALWINN (71), peterdj (129)

Thumbs down: sturlington, Selliers

Score: 14.54

52
The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton
8,118 members, 178 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: Peace2 (9), featherbooks (11), smcwl (18), Cecrow (22), goldenmoon (23), gennyt (32), ALWINN (32), mmignano11 (49), peterdj (68), guyalice (93), SilentInAWay (128) — 1 more, ncgraham

Thumbs down: merrystar, sturlington, lilithcat

Score: 14.52

53
The Way of All Flesh
by Samuel Butler
2,978 members, 32 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: CapitalHackels (2), smcwl (19), peterdj (20), gennyt (20), ALWINN (52), mmignano11 (53), eromsted (73), SilentInAWay (208)

Score: 14.46

54
The Wings of the Dove
by Henry James
2,853 members, 30 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: mmignano11 (12), nedhyu (13), gennyt (15), ALWINN (17), smcwl (25), goldenmoon (32), lwbooklover (44), eromsted (63), ncgraham

Thumbs down: peterdj

Score: 14.36

55
The Secret Agent
by Joseph Conrad
5,373 members, 88 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: lavergne_rsl (8), SilentInAWay (19), nedhyu (21), sturlington (23), HxBuff (25), mmignano11 (35), gennyt (36), lwbooklover (39), eromsted (56)

Thumbs down: peterdj

Score: 14.12

56
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by Barbara Ehrenreich
9,540 members, 192 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1), jaysbooks (2), goldenmoon (27), gennyt (40), peterdj (43), lwbooklover (43), mmignano11 (51), eromsted (61), ChingShih

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, aulsmith

Score: 14.08

57
The Prince
by Niccolò Machiavelli
18,318 members, 192 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: BookWallah (6), Shariami (12), HxBuff (26), Peace2 (29), goldenmoon (42), SilentInAWay (43), smcwl (45), eromsted (52), ChingShih

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Score: 13.69

58
Little, Big
by John Crowley
3,590 members, 99 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: sturlington (18), guyalice (19), featherbooks (20), susiesharp (22), goldenmoon (29), gennyt (53), peterdj (56), lwbooklover (79)

Score: 13.61

59
Timequake
by Kurt Vonnegut
4,756 members, 45 reviews
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

Lists: SnowcatCradle (4), Rennee (6), peterdj (22), mmignano11 (22), gennyt (23), goldenmoon (28), lwbooklover (45), eromsted (64)

Thumbs down: aethercowboy

Score: 13.6

60
Howards End
by E. M. Forster
7,453 members, 107 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: mmignano11 (5), ALWINN (8), Cecrow (11), Kristelh (12), SilentInAWay (17), goldenmoon (21), peterdj (28), lwbooklover (36), eromsted (48), ncgraham (58)

Thumbs down: merrystar, smcwl, sturlington

Score: 13.58

Explanations:

smcwl (0): have read

61
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
by Carson McCullers
9,029 members, 204 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: Cecrow (2), romanccm (15), ahef1963 (15), smcwl (23), peterdj (27), gennyt (33), goldenmoon (36), eromsted (39), SilentInAWay (40)

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Score: 13.5

62
The Mayor of Casterbridge
by Thomas Hardy
6,977 members, 100 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: Peace2 (15), HxBuff (27), ALWINN (39), goldenmoon (45), ahef1963 (54), smcwl (89), peterdj (108), SilentInAWay (146), ChingShih

Score: 13.42

63
The Return of the Native
by Thomas Hardy
6,663 members, 84 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: SilentInAWay (14), lwbooklover (26), smcwl (27), HxBuff (28), mmignano11 (32), eromsted (34), peterdj (35), ncgraham, ChingShih

Thumbs down: aethercowboy

Score: 13.29

64
The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt
by Albert Camus
3,386 members, 18 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: romanccm (19), SilentInAWay (22), goldenmoon (31), mmignano11 (42), lwbooklover (47), gennyt (48), peterdj (49), eromsted (69)

Score: 12.98

65
A Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin
33,215 members, 1,001 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (2), TeriAndersonNeedham (5), guyalice (5), mnb48 (6), susiesharp (8), cmtl (9), ahef1963 (25), peterdj (40), ChingShih

Thumbs down: merrystar, sturlington, aethercowboy, auntSteelbreaker

Score: 12.65

66
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
8,979 members, 411 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: SnowcatCradle (6), dara85 (13), sjmccreary (14), susiesharp (36), gennyt (57), mmignano11 (86), smcwl (95)

Score: 12.41

67
Brideshead Revisited
by Evelyn Waugh
10,380 members, 218 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: Shariami (3), Peace2 (7), dnrm (7), Insatiable8 (9), ahef1963 (9), SilentInAWay (16), goldenmoon (25), lwbooklover (35), mmignano11 (39), eromsted (41), gennyt (44) — 1 more, ncgraham

Thumbs down: merrystar, sturlington, aethercowboy, aulsmith, peterdj, cpg

Score: 12.4

68
Bleak House
by Charles Dickens
11,184 members, 214 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: briarhills (5), Simone2 (6), Peace2 (11), BookWallah (18), Cecrow (23), goldenmoon (26), ahef1963 (31), ALWINN (65), peterdj (72), SilentInAWay (108), ncgraham

Thumbs down: merrystar, aethercowboy, cpg, lilithcat

Score: 12.34

69
My Ántonia
by Willa Cather
11,302 members, 251 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: sturlington (9), Shariami (9), Cecrow (15), HxBuff (29), smcwl (31), goldenmoon (40), peterdj (60), gennyt (66), ncgraham

Thumbs down: merrystar, aethercowboy

Score: 12.16

70
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux
9,676 members, 163 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: Rennee (3), lahochstetler (7), peterdj (12), mmignano11 (13), gennyt (16), goldenmoon (33), SilentInAWay (114), ChingShih

Thumbs down: sturlington, Kristelh

Score: 11.97

71
Titus Alone / Gormenghast / Titus Groan
by Mervyn Peake
3,747 members, 59 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: briarhills (9), Peace2 (18), goldenmoon (41), smcwl (65), peterdj (137), ALWINN (201), SilentInAWay (217), ChingShih

Score: 11.83

72
The Art of War
by Sunzi
17,060 members, 186 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: Cecrow (14), HxBuff (30), goldenmoon (55), smcwl (68), peterdj (99), SilentInAWay (115), mmignano11 (134), ChingShih

Score: 11.62

73
Misery
by Stephen King
11,690 members, 166 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (3), TeriAndersonNeedham (7), bearlyr (7), Shariami (13), smcwl (64), ALWINN (67), ahef1963 (78), peterdj (141)

Thumbs down: sturlington, Selliers

Score: 11.38

74
O Pioneers!
by Willa Cather
5,065 members, 131 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: dara85 (6), HxBuff (31), goldenmoon (60), smcwl (80), peterdj (91), SilentInAWay (185), ncgraham

Score: 11.06

75
The Old Curiosity Shop
by Charles Dickens
4,426 members, 53 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: Cecrow (9), Rennee (10), smcwl (28), gennyt (39), peterdj (42), goldenmoon (47), guyalice (96), SilentInAWay (171), ncgraham

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, cpg

Score: 11.04

76
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert
21,355 members, 317 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: lwbooklover (6), susiesharp (9), nedhyu (12), ahef1963 (12), ALWINN (13), BookWallah (17), gennyt (21), merrystar (27), HxBuff (32), guyalice (101), eromsted — 1 more, ncgraham

Thumbs down: smcwl, JuliaMaria, sturlington, peterdj, lilithcat, SilentInAWay

Score: 11.04

77
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz
11,144 members, 426 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: Simone2 (5), guyalice (21), ahef1963 (36), goldenmoon (39), ALWINN (69), eromsted (81), peterdj (83), SilentInAWay (151)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Score: 10.97

78
Main Street
by Sinclair Lewis
3,443 members, 57 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: FelixWhelan (7), HxBuff (33), ALWINN (36), goldenmoon (61), smcwl (86), cej1027 (99), SilentInAWay (180)

Score: 10.87

79
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
by William Shakespeare
26,261 members, 148 reviews
4.59 stars (4.59 stars)

Lists: BookWallah (4), Edward (5), lwbooklover (18), kara.shamy (20), merrystar (26), Peace2 (27), HxBuff (34), ahef1963 (117), ChingShih, ncgraham

Thumbs down: sturlington, peterdj, lilithcat, SilentInAWay

Score: 10.71

80
Winter's Tale
by Mark Helprin
4,102 members, 125 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: Cecrow (4), guyalice (11), merrystar (23), HxBuff (35), gennyt (52), peterdj (54), SilentInAWay (170)

Thumbs down: Selliers

Score: 10.57

81
A People's History of the United States
by Howard Zinn
11,965 members, 125 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: romanccm (21), Cecrow (25), HxBuff (36), mmignano11 (45), goldenmoon (49), peterdj (57), gennyt (60), lwbooklover (89)

Thumbs down: eromsted

Score: 10.54

82
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
19,265 members, 388 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: Pamgose (1), TeriAndersonNeedham (8), bearlyr (10), SilentInAWay (13), HxBuff (37), lwbooklover (62), ALWINN (79), ahef1963 (106)

Thumbs down: sturlington, peterdj, lilithcat

Score: 10.37

83
Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer
15,915 members, 366 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: SnowcatCradle (7), Peace2 (23), goldenmoon (50), ahef1963 (61), smcwl (66), gennyt (81), peterdj (120), mmignano11 (135)

Thumbs down: aethercowboy

Score: 10.34

84
Night
by Elie Wiesel
21,435 members, 497 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: susiesharp (19), HxBuff (38), ahef1963 (46), goldenmoon (68), smcwl (70), peterdj (97), SilentInAWay (134)

Score: 10.29

85
The Book of Lost Tales, Part 1
by J. R. R. Tolkien
4,462 members, 19 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: jenniebooks (4), konallis (8), goldenmoon (44), peterdj (53), ncgraham (63), SilentInAWay (178), ChingShih

Thumbs down: aethercowboy

Score: 10.08

86
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
by Jung Chang
7,099 members, 145 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: Peace2 (24), sjmccreary (34), smcwl (53), goldenmoon (54), gennyt (71), peterdj (113), ALWINN (223)

Score: 10.06

87
Surfacing
by Margaret Atwood
3,788 members, 90 reviews
3.37 stars (3.37 stars)

Lists: FelixWhelan (6), featherbooks (24), guyalice (28), ahef1963 (50), peterdj (103), mmignano11 (177)

Score: 9.96

88
Tom Jones
by Henry Fielding
6,681 members, 75 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: merrystar (19), smcwl (35), guyalice (35), HxBuff (39), sjmccreary (49), ahef1963 (70), ALWINN (78), peterdj (134), ncgraham

Thumbs down: konallis, SilentInAWay

Score: 9.88

89
Moll Flanders
by Daniel Defoe
6,342 members, 85 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

Lists: CapitalHackels (8), susiesharp (14), ALWINN (25), lwbooklover (27), smcwl (29), eromsted (35), ahef1963 (39), HxBuff (40), peterdj (86)

Thumbs down: sturlington, konallis, SilentInAWay

Score: 9.86

90
Agnes Grey
by Anne Brontë
4,162 members, 133 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: sturlington (5), Simone2 (20), merrystar (30), Peace2 (31), goldenmoon (71), mmignano11 (113), ALWINN (131)

Thumbs down: cpg

Score: 9.76

91
The Children's Book
by A. S. Byatt
3,387 members, 190 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (6), Simone2 (19), merrystar (29), goldenmoon (82), smcwl (114), mmignano11 (252)

Score: 9.75

92
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy
16,719 members, 303 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: auntSteelbreaker (2), Peace2 (14), romanccm (22), sjmccreary (27), lwbooklover (30), peterdj (73), eromsted

Thumbs down: konallis, SilentInAWay

Score: 9.68

93
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
12,388 members, 200 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: merrystar (17), ALWINN (35), HxBuff (41), ahef1963 (55), SilentInAWay (57), goldenmoon (89), peterdj (110), ChingShih, ncgraham

Thumbs down: aethercowboy, aulsmith

Score: 9.63

94
Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf
16,545 members, 288 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: Edward (1), lwbooklover (3), ahef1963 (19), ALWINN (22), smcwl (32), gennyt (45), eromsted

Thumbs down: peterdj, lilithcat, SilentInAWay

Score: 9.6

95
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton
11,398 members, 256 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: featherbooks (8), lahochstetler (9), mmignano11 (33), goldenmoon (43), ALWINN (44), peterdj (47), guyalice (99), SilentInAWay (105)

Thumbs down: merrystar, sturlington

Score: 9.52

96
Baudolino
by Umberto Eco
6,804 members, 89 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: merrystar (28), smcwl (38), goldenmoon (75), sjmccreary (114), SilentInAWay (118), peterdj (133), mmignano11 (148)

Score: 9.47

97
Nostromo
by Joseph Conrad
3,915 members, 48 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: Simone2 (8), CapitalHackels (15), goldenmoon (58), smcwl (84), peterdj (144), SilentInAWay (177)

Score: 9.43

98
Saving Fish from Drowning
by Amy Tan
4,119 members, 96 reviews
3.39 stars (3.39 stars)

Lists: guyalice (13), goldenmoon (46), lwbooklover (50), gennyt (55), peterdj (61), eromsted (72)

Score: 9.42

99
The Second Sex
by Simone de Beauvoir
3,919 members, 27 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (4), goldenmoon (59), eromsted (80), peterdj (135), mmignano11 (167), ChingShih

Score: 9.21

100
Anthem
by Ayn Rand
8,943 members, 188 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: merrystar (15), Shariami (25), HxBuff (42), Peace2 (50), mmignano11 (132), peterdj (183)

Score: 9.17

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