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Winter Books

Description: Books that for some reason associate with a winter mood, feeling or mindset.

Members: 17 participating members (show all)

All members' list: [1] 2Sort: Score | Title | Author | Date
1
The Long Winter
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
8,323 members, 86 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (1), Tess_W (2), merrystar (2), aulsmith (3), hipdeep (5), Dilara86 (6), inge87 (7), ahef1963 (12), dara85 (19), ManWithAnAgenda (22), sturlington (33)

2
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
20,599 members, 432 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: merrystar (1), aulsmith (1), cej1027 (2), hipdeep (2), Tess_W (4), alex68 (6), ahef1963 (7), ManWithAnAgenda (21), sturlington (21)

3
The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
13,725 members, 339 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1), jain (2), aulsmith (2), Dilara86 (4), merrystar (16), ManWithAnAgenda (20), sturlington (20)

4
The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
11,255 members, 728 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), cej1027 (3), merrystar (4), hipdeep (6), dara85 (7), ahef1963 (16), ManWithAnAgenda (19)

5
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
16,707 members, 286 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: alex68 (4), aulsmith (4), Tess_W (5), KimarieBee (6), ahef1963 (11), merrystar (15), ManWithAnAgenda (18), sturlington (35)

6
Ethan Frome
by Edith Wharton
8,653 members, 196 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: Tess_W (1), inge87 (1), alex68 (2), merrystar (14), ahef1963 (20), sturlington (40)

7
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C. S. Lewis
38,703 members, 681 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (4), sturlington (5), cej1027 (5), merrystar (7), ahef1963 (15), ManWithAnAgenda (16)

8
The Mitten
by Jan Brett
7,329 members, 224 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: sturlington (2), cej1027 (8), merrystar (8), hipdeep (9), ManWithAnAgenda (17), ahef1963 (19)

9
The Snowman
by Raymond Briggs
2,185 members, 57 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (4), Dilara86 (7), merrystar (9), inge87 (10), ahef1963 (17), sturlington (34)

10
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman
13,048 members, 195 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (1), ahef1963 (2), merrystar (12), ManWithAnAgenda (15), sturlington (36)

11
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
by Gawain Poet
7,378 members, 87 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: inge87 (5), aulsmith (7), ManWithAnAgenda (14), merrystar (17), ahef1963 (18), sturlington (37)

12
The Shining
by Stephen King
20,078 members, 413 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (3), ahef1963 (6), ManWithAnAgenda (13), alex68 (14), sturlington (24)

13
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
36,273 members, 636 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (4), hipdeep (10), ManWithAnAgenda (11), alex68 (11), sturlington (23)

14
The Shipping News
by E. Annie Proulx
12,600 members, 236 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (4), ahef1963 (8), ManWithAnAgenda (12), alex68 (13), sturlington (25)

15
Katy and the Big Snow
by Virginia Lee Burton
2,584 members, 20 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (6), ManWithAnAgenda (10), merrystar (10), ahef1963 (13), sturlington (44)

16
A Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin
36,971 members, 1,071 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (1), ahef1963 (1), Dilara86 (5), sturlington (22)

Thumbs down: merrystar

17
Maria Chapdelaine
by Louis Hémon
445 members, 7 reviews
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (2), inge87 (4), mkbird (5), sturlington (38)

18
The Children's Blizzard
by David Laskin
1,530 members, 72 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: dara85 (5), cej1027 (7), inge87 (9), sturlington (41)

19
To Build a Fire [short story]
by Jack London
18 members, 2 reviews
3.17 stars (3.17 stars)

Lists: Tess_W (3), ManWithAnAgenda (7), hipdeep (12), sturlington (78)

20
Snow Falling on Cedars
by David Guterson
11,973 members, 176 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (5), ahef1963 (9), alex68 (15), sturlington (26)

21
The Dark Is Rising
by Susan Cooper
7,584 members, 210 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: merrystar (3), ManWithAnAgenda (9), ahef1963 (21), sturlington (45)

22
Chill Factor: A Novel
by Sandra Brown
1,732 members, 40 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1), mkbird (3), sturlington (43)

23
Smilla's Sense of Snow
by Peter Høeg
6,956 members, 154 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (3), alex68 (16), ahef1963 (22), sturlington (46)

24
Winter Garden
by Kristin Hannah
2,718 members, 154 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: mkbird (1), dara85 (15), sturlington (39)

25
Sworn to Silence
by Linda Castillo
1,662 members, 294 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: mkbird (4), dara85 (16), sturlington (42)

26
Odd and the Frost Giants
by Neil Gaiman
2,970 members, 177 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (5), merrystar (18), sturlington (27)

27
Misery
by Stephen King
13,052 members, 179 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (10), ahef1963 (10), sturlington (28)

28
Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy
by Carl R. Sams
1,471 members, 70 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (8), cej1027 (9), sturlington (47)

29
Brave Irene
by William Steig
1,364 members, 41 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (6), ahef1963 (14), sturlington (82)

30
A Christmas Memory
by Truman Capote
878 members, 39 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (8), hipdeep (11), sturlington (74)

31
Dark Matter
by Michelle Paver
868 members, 60 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: jain (1), sturlington (29)

32
Julie of the Wolves
by Jean Craighead George
6,357 members, 112 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: inge87 (8), ahef1963 (23), sturlington (49)

33
The Snow Queen
by Joan D. Vinge
2,123 members, 47 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: sturlington (3), aulsmith (6)

34
The Iceberg Hermit (Point)
by Arthur Roth
333 members, 3 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: wordcauldron (1), sturlington (50)

Explanations:

wordcauldron (1): Like Island of the Blue Dolphins, but with a boy, a bear, and an "island" of ice.

35
The Woman in Black
by Susan Hill
3,111 members, 217 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: mkbird (2), sturlington (30)

36
Ice Cold
by Tess Gerritsen
2,006 members, 127 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: dara85 (2), sturlington (51)

37
Rock Crystal
by Adalbert Stifter
436 members, 19 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: inge87 (2), sturlington (52)

38
Giants of the Frost
by Kim Wilkins
286 members, 11 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (2), sturlington (53)

39
White Fang
by Jack London
10,351 members, 112 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (5), alex68 (12)

40
The Brief History of the Dead
by Kevin Brockmeier
2,452 members, 168 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (4), sturlington (19)

41
In the Bleak Midwinter
by Julia Spencer-Fleming
1,463 members, 123 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: dara85 (3), sturlington (54)

42
La Horde du Contrevent
by Alain Damasio
385 members, 6 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (3), sturlington (55)

43
In Bitter Chill
by Sarah Ward
202 members, 15 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: inge87 (3), sturlington (56)

44
The Raven and the Reindeer
by T Kingfisher
222 members, 14 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: jain (3), sturlington (57)

45
Spinning Silver
by Naomi Novik
2,778 members, 155 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: jain (4), sturlington (58)

46
The Christmas Angel
by Thomas Kinkade
245 members, 2 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: dara85 (4), sturlington (59)

47
The Winter People
by Jennifer McMahon
1,779 members, 167 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: dara85 (6), sturlington (31)

48
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
by Michael Chabon
17,700 members, 386 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (5), sturlington (60)

49
The Box of Delights
by John Masefield
727 members, 15 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: merrystar (5), sturlington (61)

50
Doctor Zhivago
by Boris Pasternak
10,029 members, 131 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: alex68 (1)

51
The Greenlanders
by Jane Smiley
1,031 members, 30 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (1)

52
Winter's Tale
by Mark Helprin
4,366 members, 136 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: sturlington (12), alex68 (22)

53
A Simple Plan
by Scott Smith
1,711 members, 52 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (9), sturlington (32)

54
Miracle and Other Christmas Stories
by Connie Willis
677 members, 24 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: merrystar (6), sturlington (62)

55
The Santa Klaus Murder
by Mavis Doriel Hay
301 members, 25 reviews
3.4 stars (3.4 stars)

Lists: inge87 (6), sturlington (63)

56
The Twistrose Key
by Tone Almhjell
212 members, 5 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: mkbird (6), sturlington (64)

57
The Tenderness of Wolves
by Stef Penney
2,446 members, 130 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (7), sturlington (65)

58
Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale
by Martin Waddell
837 members, 11 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (7), sturlington (66)

59
Snowmen at Night
by Caralyn Buehner
2,612 members, 62 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: dara85 (8), sturlington (67)

60
Ice Station
by Matthew Reilly
1,853 members, 57 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (8), sturlington (68)

61
The Other City
by Michal Ajvaz
169 members, 8 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (8), sturlington (69)

62
One Breath Away
by Heather Gudenkauf
508 members, 54 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: dara85 (9), sturlington (70)

63
A Winter Book
by Tove Jansson
521 members, 20 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (9), sturlington (71)

64
Moominland Midwinter
by Tove Jansson
1,525 members, 30 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (10), sturlington (72)

65
A Long December
by Donald Harstad
102 members, 2 reviews
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: dara85 (10), sturlington (73)

66
Eleven Days
by Donald Harstad
264 members, 9 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: dara85 (11), sturlington (75)

67
Snowbound with Betsy
by Carolyn Haywood
120 members, 1 review
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: merrystar (11), sturlington (76)

68
The Big Thaw
by Donald Harstad
201 members, 4 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: dara85 (12), sturlington (77)

69
Mrs. Mike: The Story of Katherine Mary Flannigan
by Benedict Freedman
1,307 members, 39 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: dara85 (17), sturlington (48)

70
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
by James Patterson
1,269 members, 29 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: dara85 (13), sturlington (79)

71
Greenglass House
by Kate Milford
1,043 members, 47 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: merrystar (13), sturlington (80)

72
The Cremation of Sam McGee
by Robert Service
235 members, 14 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (13), sturlington (81)

74
Lost Angel
by Mike Doogan
57 members, 1 review
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: dara85 (14), sturlington (84)

75
The Master of Ballantrae
by Robert Louis Stevenson
1,926 members, 39 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (2)

76
Cover of Snow
by Jenny Milchman
474 members, 84 reviews
3.21 stars (3.21 stars)

Lists: dara85 (18), sturlington (85)

77
Mystery in White
by J. Jefferson Farjeon
470 members, 30 reviews
3.34 stars (3.34 stars)

Lists: merrystar (19), sturlington (86)

78
Snow Angel
by Thom Racina
74 members, 1 review
3.22 stars (3.22 stars)

Lists: dara85 (20), sturlington (87)

79
Between Shades of Gray
by Ruta Sepetys
4,108 members, 332 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: dara85 (21), sturlington (88)

80
The Day Daddy Stayed Home
by Ethel Kessler
59 members, 0 reviews
2.67 stars (2.67 stars)

Lists: dara85 (22), sturlington (89)

81
Blizzard
by John Rocco
235 members, 36 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: dara85 (23), sturlington (90)

82
The Life We Bury
by Allen Eskens
1,422 members, 117 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: dara85 (24), sturlington (91)

83
Cold: A Novel
by John Smolens
118 members, 6 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: dara85 (25), sturlington (92)

84
The Survivors
by Dinah McCall
171 members, 7 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: dara85 (26), sturlington (93)

85
The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann
8,542 members, 148 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: alex68 (3)

86
Wintersmith
by Terry Pratchett
7,341 members, 147 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (3)

88
White Nights
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
1,215 members, 36 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: alex68 (5)

89
Winter's Orbit
by Everina Maxwell
467 members, 21 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: jain (5)

90
Nights of Villjamur
by Mark Charan Newton
402 members, 23 reviews
2.98 stars (2.98 stars)

Lists: sturlington (6)

91
The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco
17,911 members, 281 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: alex68 (7)

92
The Riddle
by Alison Croggon
1,379 members, 20 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: sturlington (7)

93
Kristin Lavransdatter
by Sigrid Undset
2,677 members, 70 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: alex68 (8)

94
Cold Counsel
by Chris Sharp
20 members, 1 review
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: sturlington (8)

95
Snow Country
by Yasunari Kawabata
2,861 members, 73 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: alex68 (9)

96
The Hammer of the Sun
by Michael Scott Rohan
364 members, 2 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: sturlington (9)

97
Ancillary Justice
by Ann Leckie
4,866 members, 326 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: sturlington (10)

98
The Sergeant in the Snow
by Mario Rigoni Stern
303 members, 15 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: alex68 (10)

99
Shiver
by Maggie Stiefvater
7,351 members, 554 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: sturlington (11)

100
The Winter of the World
by Poul Anderson
294 members, 3 reviews
3.34 stars (3.34 stars)

Lists: sturlington (13)

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