Books in Riverdale

1

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

68,007 members

1,105 reviews

3.9

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Veronica reference

2

The Catcher in the Rye

by J. D. Salinger

66,522 members

1,049 reviews

3.8

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Veronica references this when confronting Betty about dating Jughead in s1.

3

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë

55,619 members

882 reviews

4.2

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Betty reference

4

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

51,216 members

742 reviews

3.9

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Episode title

5

Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

50,544 members

945 reviews

4

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead's first English class at Southside High is reading this in s2.

6

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain

40,711 members

507 reviews

3.9

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: In Jughead's hobo closet at Riverdale High in s1.

7

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

39,299 members

673 reviews

3.8

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda

8

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

37,010 members

602 reviews

4

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Evelyn Evernever is seen reading this in s4.

9

Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

36,725 members

636 reviews

3.9

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead reads in s5.

10

The Stranger

by Albert Camus

33,697 members

483 reviews

3.9

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Episode title

11

Dracula

by Bram Stoker

32,549 members

579 reviews

4

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Betty reads in s4 Halloween episode.

12

Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

26,854 members

262 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead references this when climbing thru Betty's window in s1.

13

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll

25,065 members

455 reviews

4

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Cheryl reads in s4.

14

In Cold Blood

by Truman Capote

22,441 members

443 reviews

4.1

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: First lines from Veronica Lodge s1 pilot.

15

Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad

22,378 members

367 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead voice over about Mr. Honey

16

The Shining

by Stephen King

21,695 members

434 reviews

4.1

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead voice over

17

The Art of War

by Sun Tzu

21,603 members

234 reviews

3.8

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Cheryl is seen reading, also I think is in Jughead's trailer

18

Beloved

by Toni Morrison

21,571 members

396 reviews

3.9

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Betty's favourite book and a book Jughead gives her for Christmas.

19

It

by Stephen King

20,350 members

394 reviews

4.1

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Many references, including s3 e4 "The Midnight Club" where FP Jones Jr. is wearing a cast that says LOSER/LOVER.

20

And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie

19,526 members

505 reviews

4.1

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead voice over

21

Rebecca

by Daphne Du Maurier

19,347 members

576 reviews

4.2

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Cheryl

22

The Secret History

by Donna Tartt

18,465 members

514 reviews

4.1

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Veronica Lodge reads this book at least twice in season 2 and 3.

23

Julius Caesar

by William Shakespeare

11,645 members

99 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Episode title & plot point in s4.

24

The Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka

11,462 members

191 reviews

3.9

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: In Jughead's hobo closet at Riverdale High.

25

The Big Sleep

by Raymond Chandler

9,764 members

271 reviews

4

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Veronica approaches Jughead in a word for word re-enactment of a Bogart and Bacall adaptation of a Marlowe Mystery. "Nice hat, Bacall." "Consider me your Philip Marlowe."

26

Firestarter

by Stephen King

8,991 members

108 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Cheryl reads this in s6.

27

Rosemary's Baby

by Ira Levin

4,315 members

132 reviews

3.8

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead voice over

28

The Stand

by Stephen King

4,140 members

88 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: episode title s6

29

The Yellow Wallpaper [short fiction]

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

2,942 members

134 reviews

4.1

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead references this book in s1 when climbing thru Betty's window.

30

Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption {novella}

by Stephen King

2,148 members

42 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: The name of the prison Archie is sent to and multiple references from Jughead.

31

Mildred Pierce

by James M. Cain

1,167 members

43 reviews

3.8

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Hermione Lodge references this book while working her first shift at Pops Diner in s1.

32

The Telltale Heart

by Edgar Allan Poe

2 members

5

3 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: From a Jughead voice over.

33

Lord of the Flies

by William Golding

47,017 members

719 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Kevin's "most important book" from the Rivervale event. Jughead also references this book in multiple episodes.

34

Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

41,497 members

470 reviews

4.2

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead reads with his English class in s4.

35

Dune

by Frank Herbert

38,951 members

637 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead reads this in s5.

36

Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

33,282 members

514 reviews

3.8

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead's English class at Stonewall Prep reads this

37

Lolita

by Vladimir Nabokov

30,414 members

536 reviews

4.1

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Miss Grundy, s1. Betty s7 e8.

38

A Farewell to Arms

by Ernest Hemingway

21,300 members

233 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Archie reads in s5.

39

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum

20,074 members

438 reviews

3.9

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Veronica reference

40

The Outsiders

by S. E. Hinton

19,390 members

665 reviews

4

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead rewrites this as The Outcasts in season 5.

41

For Whom the Bell Tolls

by Ernest Hemingway

18,002 members

174 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead reference

42

King Lear

by William Shakespeare

14,273 members

143 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead voice over

43

Carrie

by Stephen King

13,646 members

276 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Musical Episode

44

American Psycho

by Bret Easton Ellis

13,067 members

275 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Main villain from s4.

45

The Green Mile

by Stephen King

11,621 members

158 reviews

4.2

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Cheryl s1

46

The Underground Railroad

by Colson Whitehead

8,017 members

429 reviews

4

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Tabitha reads this in s6.

47

The Turn of the Screw

by Henry James

7,611 members

238 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Cheryl is seen reading. unknown season

48

Purgatorio

by Dante Alighieri

6,855 members

49 reviews

4.1

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: episode title

49

Flowers In The Attic

by V. C. Andrews

5,901 members

177 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead voice over

50

The Talented Mr. Ripley

by Patricia Highsmith

5,807 members

188 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Kevin is seen reading this, also mentions the film in s1.

51

Less Than Zero

by Bret Easton Ellis

5,584 members

86 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Cheryl calls Nick St. Claire a Less Than Zero Unrepentant Spore in s2.

52

Full Dark, No Stars

by Stephen King

5,348 members

213 reviews

4

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Veronica references this title when she decides to go after Chuck Clayton in s1.

53

The Hidden Staircase

by Carolyn Keene

4,874 members

49 reviews

3.8

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Betty's entire existence and important for s2.

54

Our Town

by Thornton Wilder

4,702 members

63 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Veronica's first remarks about Riverdale High s1 pilot.

55

What We Talk about When We Talk about Love

by Raymond Carver

3,631 members

58 reviews

4.1

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead is seen reading this in bed at Lodge Lodge in s2(?)

56

The Witches of Eastwick

by John Updike

3,081 members

46 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: episode title

57

Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street

by Herman Melville

2,689 members

95 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Veronica reference

58

The Amityville Horror: A True Story

by Jay Anson

2,462 members

86 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Toni is seen reading in s4(?).

59

Kiss of the Spider Woman

by Manuel Puig

2,132 members

31 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Veronica reads this in s6.

60

At Swim, Two Boys

by Jamie O'Neill

2,039 members

53 reviews

4.2

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Kevin reads this in s3.

61

The Complete Fiction

by H. P. Lovecraft

1,944 members

13 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead reads for English Class at Stonewall Prep

62

Peyton Place

by Grace Metalious

1,613 members

38 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Veronica reads in S7 E2

63

No Exit

by Jean-Paul Sartre

869 members

13 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Episode title

64

The Rocky Horror Picture Show [1975 film]

by Jim Sharman

539 members

4 reviews

4.1

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Cheryl disposes of family she doesn't like in s5.

65

The Lost Weekend

by Charles Jackson

473 members

11 reviews

4

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: s5 episode title

66

Ship It

by Britta Lundin

204 members

14 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Ethel reads this in season 2.

67

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me [1992 film]

by David Lynch

113 members

1 review

½ 3.7

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: episode title

68

Jawbreaker [1999 Film]

by Darren Stein

39 members

2.9

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: episode title

69

Fire and Ice

by Robert Frost

5 members

½ 3.7

2 Members: adaorhell, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead voice over

70

On the Road

by Jack Kerouac

26,881 members

369 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: While Jughead and Archie are on the run to Toledo in s3.

71

Les Misérables

by Victor Hugo

24,656 members

322 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Kevin reference

72

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

23,760 members

401 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead reads in s3.

73

East of Eden

by John Steinbeck

21,961 members

398 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: adaorhell

74

The Three Musketeers

by Alexandre Dumas

20,312 members

243 reviews

4.1

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Archie (?) references this in a conversation with Betty. Betty responds "actually, there were four Musketeers"..s1.

75

White Teeth

by Zadie Smith

13,267 members

238 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Tabitha is seen reading in s5 and s6.

76

The Silence of the Lambs

by Thomas Harris

11,818 members

135 reviews

4.1

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Betty reads in s2.

77

The Godfather

by Mario Puzo

10,356 members

178 reviews

4.2

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Veronica is seen(?) with this in s4. constantly referenced about Hiram Lodge.

78

Red Dragon

by Thomas Harris

9,492 members

100 reviews

3.8

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Betty reads this in s5.

79

Hannibal

by Thomas Harris

9,325 members

86 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Betty reference

80

The Witching Hour

by Anne Rice

9,077 members

113 reviews

4

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: episode title

81

The Red and the Black

by Stendhal

9,013 members

121 reviews

3.9

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Southside High's newspaper.

82

Fathers and Sons

by Ivan Turgenev

8,316 members

123 reviews

3.9

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead & FP Jones emotional freak out over his future in the Serpents (s3? Christmas episode) - Ronnie Bee

83

Underworld

by Don DeLillo

7,689 members

82 reviews

3.9

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead cites this book as important to him in s6.

84

The Flowers of Evil

by Charles Baudelaire

7,147 members

77 reviews

4.2

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Cheryl is seen reading (original, in French) in s2 or 3.

85

The Holy Bible: King James Version (KJV)

by Anonymous

6,981 members

182 reviews

4.1

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: episode title

86

The Island of Dr. Moreau

by H. G. Wells

6,833 members

165 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Alice when retrieving Polly from the Blossoms in S1.

87

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

by Stephen E. Ambrose

6,277 members

109 reviews

4.2

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Episode title

88

Germinal

by Émile Zola

5,068 members

77 reviews

4.1

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: joneswuzhere solid choice for s5 reference.

89

The Nickel Boys

by Colson Whitehead

3,529 members

199 reviews

4.2

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Tabitha reads this in s6.

90

A Night to Remember

by Walter Lord

2,786 members

65 reviews

4

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Jughead, not sure if seen reading or from the voice over.

91

The Price of Salt

by Patricia Highsmith

2,704 members

96 reviews

3.8

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Constantly referenced by Penelope Blossom when talking to Cheryl, Cheryl and Toni attend an all female college called Highsmiths in season 5.

92

Books of Blood 1-3

by Clive Barker

2,332 members

30 reviews

4.1

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Read by Cheryl and Toni and Kevin.

93

The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

by Vatsyayana

2,068 members

22 reviews

3.1

Member: adaorhell
Explanations: adaorhell: Cheryl (as previous incarnation) gives this to Veronica (previous incarnation) during Rivervale event.

94