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Oprah's Book Club (original and 2.0)

Description: The books chosen for Oprah Winfrey's Book Clubs (1996-2010) and then restarted as Oprah's Book Club 2.0 in 2012.

Rank Title Author Added

1

The Poisonwood Bible

by Barbara Kingsolver

28,766 members

539 reviews

4.2

13 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, Bici47, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, 4leschats, Alphawoman, kara.shamy, najem_mostapha, Rchlwtsn, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, roneill0

2

by Cormac McCarthy

38,986 members

1,514 reviews

4.1

10 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, Bici47, sjurban, PaulCranswick, Rob.Larson, gypsysmom, Alphawoman, kara.shamy, najem_mostapha

3

Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens

44,065 members

481 reviews

3.9

10 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, roby72, thecoroner, Bici47, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707

4

Middlesex: A Novel

by Jeffrey Eugenides

29,165 members

661 reviews

4.1

9 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, roby72, thecoroner, Bici47, sjurban, gypsysmom, ahef1963, steller0707

5

44,285 members

701 reviews

4.1

9 Members: LucindaLibri, roby72, thecoroner, Bici47, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, Alphawoman, najem_mostapha, steller0707

6

Love in the Time of Cholera

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

31,047 members

447 reviews

3.9

9 Members: LucindaLibri, Bici47, sjurban, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Alphawoman, Rchlwtsn, steller0707, roneill0

7

We Were the Mulvaneys

by Joyce Carol Oates

6,689 members

101 reviews

½ 3.6

9 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, roby72, thecoroner, Bici47, sjurban, PaulCranswick, Alphawoman, roneill0

8

I Know This Much Is True

10,972 members

180 reviews

4.1

9 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, Bici47, sjurban, PaulCranswick, cej1027, najem_mostapha, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707

9

The Sound and the Fury

by William Faulkner

19,625 members

249 reviews

4

8 Members: LucindaLibri, roby72, thecoroner, Bici47, PaulCranswick, ahef1963, kara.shamy, flippinpages

10

12,378 members

177 reviews

3.9

8 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, Bici47, sjurban, gypsysmom, Alphawoman, sarahellenwallace, ManWithAnAgenda

11

One Hundred Years of Solitude

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

50,386 members

784 reviews

4.2

8 Members: LucindaLibri, roby72, thecoroner, Bici47, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, ahef1963, roneill0

12

by Pearl S. Buck

15,373 members

290 reviews

4

8 Members: LucindaLibri, roby72, thecoroner, sjurban, PaulCranswick, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963

13

The Corrections

by Jonathan Franzen

17,928 members

356 reviews

3.8

7 Members: LucindaLibri, roby72, thecoroner, cej1027, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, roneill0

14

She's Come Undone

13,125 members

219 reviews

3.8

6 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, Bici47, sjurban, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

15

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

by Carson McCullers

12,030 members

272 reviews

4

8 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, thecoroner, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707

16

A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

42,209 members

491 reviews

3.9

7 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, roby72, Bici47, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, ahef1963

17

12,977 members

240 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: LucindaLibri, Bici47, sjurban, PaulCranswick, ahef1963, 4leschats, ManWithAnAgenda

18

Daughter of Fortune

by Isabel Allende

9,611 members

203 reviews

½ 3.7

7 Members: LucindaLibri, roby72, thecoroner, sjurban, gypsysmom, 4leschats, sarahellenwallace

19

by John Steinbeck

27,624 members

483 reviews

½ 4.4

6 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, thecoroner, Bici47, Alphawoman, steller0707

20

The Pillars of the Earth

30,527 members

807 reviews

4.2

6 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, steller0707

21

House of Sand and Fog

by Andre Dubus III

7,119 members

122 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, Bici47, sjurban, PaulCranswick, Alphawoman

22

by William Faulkner

16,935 members

239 reviews

3.9

6 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, roby72, Bici47, PaulCranswick, steller0707

23

by Jonathan Franzen

10,741 members

426 reviews

3.8

6 Members: LucindaLibri, thecoroner, Bici47, gypsysmom, Alphawoman, roneill0

24

The Book of Ruth

by Jane Hamilton

4,022 members

54 reviews

½ 3.5

5 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, Bici47, sjurban, Alphawoman

25

by Rohinton Mistry

10,057 members

273 reviews

½ 4.4

6 Members: LucindaLibri, sjurban, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, ahef1963, steller0707

26

by Kaye Gibbons

3,666 members

64 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, Bici47, sjurban, ManWithAnAgenda

27

The Deep End of the Ocean

by Jacquelyn Mitchard

3,922 members

57 reviews

½ 3.5

4 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, sjurban, cej1027

28

by Maeve Binchy

4,821 members

57 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Alphawoman

29

Where the Heart Is

by Billie Letts

7,406 members

111 reviews

3.8

5 Members: LucindaLibri, sjurban, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963

30

Breath, Eyes, Memory

by Edwidge Danticat

3,194 members

73 reviews

3.8

5 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, cej1027, gypsysmom, steller0707

31

The Pilot's Wife

by Anita Shreve

8,109 members

121 reviews

½ 3.4

5 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, sjurban, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom

32

Cry, the Beloved Country

10,629 members

193 reviews

4

5 Members: LucindaLibri, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, ahef1963, steller0707

33

Fall on Your Knees

by Ann-Marie MacDonald

5,837 members

127 reviews

3.9

5 Members: LucindaLibri, sjurban, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Alphawoman

34

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

by Milan Kundera

24,992 members

307 reviews

4

4 Members: roby72, thecoroner, PaulCranswick, gypsysmom

35

10,288 members

209 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707

36

The Water Dancer

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

3,746 members

132 reviews

4.1

4 Members: gypsysmom, kara.shamy, steller0707, roneill0

37

A Million Little Pieces

10,368 members

238 reviews

½ 3.5

4 Members: LucindaLibri, Bici47, sjurban, sarahellenwallace

38

The Underground Railroad

by Colson Whitehead

11,259 members

495 reviews

4

4 Members: LucindaLibri, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, steller0707

39

by Toni Morrison

8,946 members

118 reviews

3.9

4 Members: LucindaLibri, PaulCranswick, kara.shamy, steller0707

40

While I Was Gone

3,664 members

55 reviews

½ 3.4

4 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, sjurban, Alphawoman

41

The Invention of Wings

by Sue Monk Kidd

5,816 members

342 reviews

4.1

4 Members: LucindaLibri, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, steller0707

42

by Chris Bohjalian

6,074 members

128 reviews

3.8

4 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, sjurban, ahef1963

43

Light in August

by William Faulkner

10,443 members

113 reviews

4

4 Members: LucindaLibri, roby72, ahef1963, Alphawoman

44

by A. Manette Ansay

2,395 members

56 reviews

3.1

4 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, sjurban, Alphawoman

45

by Bernhard Schlink

14,627 members

412 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: LucindaLibri, Bici47, PaulCranswick, steller0707

46

by Tawni O'Dell

2,004 members

42 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, sjurban, Alphawoman

47

by Elizabeth Berg

3,022 members

62 reviews

½ 3.4

4 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, sjurban, Alphawoman

48

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

by David Wroblewski

9,203 members

428 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, Bici47, gypsysmom

49

by Toni Morrison

16,040 members

274 reviews

3.9

4 Members: LucindaLibri, sjurban, gypsysmom, steller0707

50

by Lalita Tademy

3,266 members

57 reviews

3.9

4 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, sjurban, Alphawoman

51

Song of Solomon

by Toni Morrison

12,627 members

136 reviews

4

3 Members: LucindaLibri, gypsysmom, steller0707

52

River, Cross My Heart

by Breena Clarke

1,372 members

15 reviews

½ 3.3

4 Members: LucindaLibri, sjurban, PaulCranswick, Alphawoman

53

The Rapture of Canaan

by Sheri Reynolds

2,231 members

36 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, Alphawoman

54

Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail

by Malika Oufkir

2,197 members

50 reviews

3.8

3 Members: LucindaLibri, sjurban, 4leschats

55

A Lesson Before Dying

by Ernest J. Gaines

6,284 members

109 reviews

3.9

3 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, Bici47

56

The Heart of a Woman

by Maya Angelou

2,857 members

17 reviews

3.9

3 Members: LucindaLibri, Bici47, steller0707

57

An American Marriage

by Tayari Jones

5,002 members

284 reviews

3.9

3 Members: gypsysmom, kara.shamy, steller0707

58

Songs in Ordinary Time

by Mary McGarry Morris

2,271 members

24 reviews

½ 3.4

3 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, sjurban

59

A Virtuous Woman

by Kaye Gibbons

2,006 members

31 reviews

½ 3.5

3 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, sjurban

60

by Anna Quindlen

3,787 members

61 reviews

½ 3.5

3 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, sjurban

61

by Alice Hoffman

3,382 members

58 reviews

½ 3.5

3 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, sjurban

62

A Map of the World

by Jane Hamilton

4,786 members

60 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, Bici47

63

The Awakening {Norton Critical Edition}

1,124 members

8 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: PaulCranswick, gypsysmom, steller0707

64

by Christina Schwarz

4,388 members

67 reviews

½ 3.5

3 Members: LucindaLibri, sjurban, Alphawoman

65

2,035 members

20 reviews

½ 3.3

3 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, sjurban

66

James and the Giant Peach

23,787 members

386 reviews

3.9

2 Members: PaulCranswick, ManWithAnAgenda

67

by Gwyn Hyman Rubio

2,778 members

32 reviews

½ 3.4

3 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri, sjurban

68

by Jeanine Cummins

5,034 members

226 reviews

4.1

2 Members: gypsysmom, kara.shamy

69

by Toni Morrison

5,673 members

57 reviews

3.8

2 Members: LucindaLibri, steller0707

70

by Michelle Obama

11,374 members

397 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: gypsysmom, steller0707

71

by Robert Morgan

3,098 members

56 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: LucindaLibri, Alphawoman

72

by Joseph Heller

44,538 members

581 reviews

4.1

2 Members: PaulCranswick, gypsysmom

73

What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day

by Pearl Cleage

1,653 members

22 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: LucindaLibri, sjurban

74

Deacon King Kong

by James McBride

2,228 members

112 reviews

4.2

2 Members: gypsysmom, steller0707

75

Mother of Pearl

by Melinda Haynes

2,130 members

18 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: mmignano11, LucindaLibri

76

Behold the Dreamers

2,404 members

117 reviews

3.9

2 Members: LucindaLibri, steller0707

77

Say You're One of Them

2,478 members

76 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: LucindaLibri, Bici47

78

by Cynthia Bond

897 members

118 reviews

3.8

2 Members: LucindaLibri, PaulCranswick

79

Stones from the River

4,938 members

69 reviews

4

Member: LucindaLibri

80

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row

by Anthony Ray Hinton

1,231 members

54 reviews

½ 4.5

Member: kara.shamy

81

The Best Way to Play

866 members

4 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: LucindaLibri

82

'Til the Well Runs Dry

by Lauren Francis-Sharma

173 members

18 reviews

3.8

Member: kara.shamy

83

The Treasure Hunt

474 members

3 reviews

4

Member: LucindaLibri

84

The Meanest Thing to Say

1,111 members

13 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: LucindaLibri

85

The Sound and the Fury, A Norton Critical Edition

by David Minter

2,062 members

22 reviews

4.1

Member: PaulCranswick

86

The Weight of Water

by Anita Shreve

3,387 members

60 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: PaulCranswick

87

The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography

by Sidney Poitier

1,987 members

46 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: LucindaLibri

88

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

by Eckhart Tolle

7,773 members

113 reviews

4

Member: LucindaLibri

89

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

by Cheryl Strayed

10,209 members

555 reviews

3.9

Member: LucindaLibri

90

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

by Ayana Mathis

1,769 members

107 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: LucindaLibri

91

by Glennon Doyle

1,063 members

34 reviews

3.8

Member: LucindaLibri

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Started: LucindaLibri
October 2012
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