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Nonhuman Protagonists

Description: This is a list for books where at least one main protagonist is nonhuman. Animals, aliens, robots, and supernatural creatures welcome!

Members: 24 participating members (show all)

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1
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
18,583 members, 369 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: briarhills (1), avatiakh (1), souloftherose (1), kceccato (1), inge87 (1), ahef1963 (2), catsmeowcentral (2), Dilara86 (10), Kaenith (14), spiphany

Score: 33.29

2
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
15,278 members, 239 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (1), aulsmith (1), briarhills (2), avatiakh (2), KimarieBee (3), catsmeowcentral (3), Dilara86 (3), kceccato (4), merrystar (17), cej1027

Score: 31.32

Explanations:

aulsmith (1): Animals

3
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Terry Pratchett
24,817 members, 566 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: WildMaggie (1), catsmeowcentral (1), blackdove07 (2), Kaenith (2), briarhills (3), ahef1963 (3), Dilara86 (9), hipdeep (10)

Score: 25.37

4
Charlotte's Web
by E. B. White
24,035 members, 829 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: dkohler52 (1), KimarieBee (1), avatiakh (3), cej1027 (3), ahef1963 (5), kceccato (5), catsmeowcentral (9), merrystar (18)

Score: 23.68

5
Howl's Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones
7,796 members, 314 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: merrystar (2), briarhills (4), ahef1963 (4), catsmeowcentral (6), Dilara86 (6), Kaenith (10), cej1027

Score: 19.06

Explanations:

Dilara86 (6): Demon

6
Winnie-the-Pooh
by A. A. Milne
8,875 members, 160 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

Lists: inge87 (3), hipdeep (4), briarhills (5), WildMaggie (5), ahef1963 (8), merrystar (12), aulsmith (13)

Score: 17.85

Explanations:

aulsmith (13): Stuffed animals

7
The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
10,562 members, 254 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: WildMaggie (2), Dilara86 (2), hipdeep (3), avatiakh (4), aulsmith (6)

Score: 15.15

Explanations:

aulsmith (6): Aliens

8
The Wizard of Oz
34 members, 0 reviews
3 stars (3 stars)

Lists: WildMaggie (4), ahef1963 (6), cej1027 (6), aulsmith (12), hipdeep (15), merrystar (19)

Score: 14.04

Explanations:

aulsmith (12): Baum always provides an excellent assortment of(very human)non-humans

9
Duncton Wood
by William Horwood
761 members, 11 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: mkbird (1), KimarieBee (2), merrystar (3), kceccato (8)

Score: 12.78

10
Black Beauty
by Anna Sewell
10,816 members, 143 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: WildMaggie (3), avatiakh (7), catsmeowcentral (8), Kaenith (13), spiphany

Score: 12.23

11
The Incredible Journey
by Sheila Burnford
3,470 members, 51 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: jasmaynard (1), cej1027 (4), inge87 (7), avatiakh (11)

Score: 11.48

12
The Pride of Chanur
by C. J. Cherryh
1,178 members, 26 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (2), kceccato (2), aulsmith (9), Kaenith (12)

Score: 11.19

Explanations:

aulsmith (9): Aliens.

13
The Thirteen and a Half Lives of Captain Bluebear
by Walter Moers
2,266 members, 69 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: blackdove07 (1), merrystar (28), Tinuvia, spiphany

Score: 10.82

14
Seraphina
by Rachel Hartman
2,465 members, 206 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: kceccato (3), avatiakh (5), inge87 (6), merrystar (9)

Score: 10.58

15
Bunnicula
by Deborah Howe
4,496 members, 107 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: dkohler52 (2), hipdeep (6), inge87 (9), spiphany

Score: 10.48

16
Animal Farm
by George Orwell
42,604 members, 639 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (3), avatiakh (6), Dilara86 (16), aulsmith (23)

Score: 9.42

Explanations:

aulsmith (23): Animals.

17
Grendel
by John Gardner
4,689 members, 87 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: WildMaggie (6), ahef1963 (7), aulsmith (16), spiphany

Score: 9.26

Explanations:

aulsmith (16): The monster in Beowulf

18
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy : A Trilogy in Five Parts
by Douglas Adams
3,100 members, 36 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: WildMaggie (7), hipdeep (9), ahef1963 (10), aulsmith (15)

Score: 9.05

Explanations:

aulsmith (15): Aliens, robots, etc.

19
The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling
6,658 members, 97 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: kceccato (6), aulsmith (10), hipdeep (19), spiphany

Score: 8.97

Explanations:

aulsmith (10): Animals

20
Dark Lord of Derkholm
by Diana Wynne Jones
1,943 members, 43 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (7), Dilara86 (7), avatiakh (12), merrystar (20)

Score: 8.96

Explanations:

Dilara86 (7): Griffins

21
The Borrowers
by Mary Norton
5,102 members, 91 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (9), aulsmith (11), merrystar (16), spiphany

Score: 8.76

Explanations:

aulsmith (11): Little people

22
A Bear Called Paddington
by Michael Bond
2,327 members, 49 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: WildMaggie (8), ahef1963 (11), merrystar (13), hipdeep (16)

Score: 8.68

23
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
by Robert C. O'Brien
7,120 members, 123 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (8), inge87 (8), hipdeep (17), merrystar (21)

Score: 8.6

24
Archy and Mehitabel
by Don Marquis
901 members, 18 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1), aulsmith (14), spiphany

Score: 8.32

Explanations:

aulsmith (14): Cat and cockroach.

25
Dogsbody
by Diana Wynne Jones
1,192 members, 30 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (4), merrystar (4), avatiakh (10)

Score: 7.91

26
The House at Pooh Corner
by A. A. Milne
5,626 members, 58 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: inge87 (2), hipdeep (8), merrystar (22)

Score: 7.59

27
The Caves of Steel
by Isaac Asimov
5,750 members, 99 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (6), aulsmith (8), spiphany

Score: 7.18

Explanations:

aulsmith (8): Robots.

28
The Book of Night with Moon
by Diane Duane
845 members, 17 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: kceccato (7), Kaenith (11), spiphany

Score: 6.91

29
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
12,916 members, 292 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (5), ahef1963 (13), Dilara86 (18)

Score: 6.72

30
Odd and the Frost Giants
by Neil Gaiman
2,352 members, 161 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: avatiakh (9), WildMaggie (10), aulsmith (17)

Score: 6.53

Explanations:

aulsmith (17): Frost giants.

31
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
12,052 members, 356 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: merrystar (1), hipdeep (7)

Score: 6.46

32
Anansi Boys
by Neil Gaiman
16,589 members, 388 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: avatiakh (8), Dilara86 (13), aulsmith (25)

Score: 6.27

Explanations:

aulsmith (25): African mythological being.

33
The Poky Little Puppy
by Janette Sebring Lowrey
3,132 members, 67 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (9), WildMaggie (16), ahef1963 (18)

Score: 6.25

34
Tea with the Black Dragon
by R. A. MacAvoy
1,164 members, 27 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: merrystar (11), ahef1963 (12), aulsmith (20)

Score: 6.24

35
The Trumpet of the Swan
by E. B. White
6,729 members, 60 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (15), merrystar (27), spiphany

Score: 6.04

36
Faust I & II
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
4,891 members, 43 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: bluepiano (1), aulsmith (18)

Score: 5.94

Explanations:

aulsmith (18): The Devil

37
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
12,416 members, 209 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: avatiakh (13), ahef1963 (19), aulsmith (22)

Score: 5.87

Explanations:

aulsmith (22): Animals

38
Through Wolf's Eyes
by Jane Lindskold
1,021 members, 18 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: Kaenith (3), catsmeowcentral (4)

Score: 5.87

39
American Gods
by Neil Gaiman
26,940 members, 724 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (14), Dilara86 (20), aulsmith (24)

Score: 5.77

Explanations:

aulsmith (24): Assorted gods and goddesses

40
Ptolemy's Gate
by Jonathan Stroud
4,028 members, 83 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: Kaenith (4), catsmeowcentral (5)

Score: 5.5

41
The Stonor Eagles
by William Horwood
144 members, 5 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (4), kceccato (9)

Score: 5.14

42
The Golem's Eye
by Jonathan Stroud
4,628 members, 90 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: catsmeowcentral (7), Kaenith (7)

Score: 4.92

43
The Amulet of Samarkand
by Jonathan Stroud
6,893 members, 219 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: Kaenith (6), spiphany

Score: 4.81

44
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
28,367 members, 508 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (22), Tinuvia

Score: 4.68

45
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
67,842 members, 931 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: merrystar (23), Tinuvia

Score: 4.66

46
Babe: The Gallant Pig
by Dick King-Smith
1,325 members, 26 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: merrystar (6), avatiakh (14)

Score: 4.62

47
Troll: A Love Story
by Johanna Sinisalo
853 members, 29 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (5), aulsmith (19)

Score: 4.59

Explanations:

aulsmith (19): Trolls.

48
A Book Dragon
by Donn Kushner
218 members, 4 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: merrystar (10), spiphany

Score: 4.5

49
Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
3,165 members, 34 reviews
4.57 stars (4.57 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (5), merrystar (24)

Score: 4.48

50
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch)
by Ann Leckie
2,984 members, 235 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (5), Dilara86 (24)

Score: 4.48

Explanations:

Dilara86 (24): AI

51
The BFG
by Roald Dahl
12,382 members, 260 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (14), spiphany

Score: 4.32

52
Stuart Little
by E. B. White
8,910 members, 102 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: WildMaggie (9), ahef1963 (16)

Score: 4.31

53
The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman
18,411 members, 317 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (11), ahef1963 (20)

Score: 4.09

Explanations:

Dilara86 (11): Daemons, Mulefa, polar bears...

54
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
6,272 members, 46 reviews
4.6 stars (4.6 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (10), Dilara86 (23)

Score: 4.08

55
Mutts
by Patrick McDonnell
244 members, 5 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: WildMaggie (14), hipdeep (18)

Score: 4.01

56
Born Free: The Complete Story
by Joy Adamson
0 members, 0 reviews

Lists: WildMaggie (15), ahef1963 (17)

Score: 4

57
Marley & Me
by John Grogan
9,227 members, 340 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1)

Score: 4

58
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
7,546 members, 247 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (1)

Score: 4

Explanations:

Dilara86 (1): Assorted aliens

59
The Plague Dogs
by Richard Adams
1,753 members, 28 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (1)

Score: 4

60
Dragon and Thief
by Timothy Zahn
366 members, 12 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: Kaenith (1)

Score: 4

61
White Fang
by Jack London
7,948 members, 93 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: avatiakh (15), aulsmith (21)

Score: 3.9

Explanations:

aulsmith (21): Animals.

62
Small Gods
by Terry Pratchett
9,334 members, 131 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (21), aulsmith (26)

Score: 3.64

Explanations:

aulsmith (26): God/turtle

63
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by Madeleine L'Engle
9,047 members, 75 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (21), merrystar (26)

Score: 3.64

64
The Uplift War
by David Brin
2,669 members, 23 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: merrystar (25), aulsmith (28)

Score: 3.53

Explanations:

aulsmith (28): Aliens and uplifted Earth animals.

65
The Word for World is Forest
by Ursula K. Le Guin
1,721 members, 54 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (2), Kaenith (15)

Thumbs down: kceccato

Score: 3.4

Explanations:

kceccato (0): The misogyny in this one makes my head hurt.

aulsmith (2): Aliens.

66
Rat
by Andrzej Zaniewski
108 members, 3 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: bluepiano (2)

Score: 3.36

67
Prayers from the Ark and The Creatures' Choir
by Carmen Bernos De Gasztold
93 members, 1 review
4.5 stars (4.5 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (2)

Score: 3.36

68
War with the Newts
by Karel Čapek
1,394 members, 39 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: bluepiano (3)

Score: 3.04

69
The Crucible of Time
by John Brunner
538 members, 6 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (3)

Score: 3.04

Explanations:

aulsmith (3): Aliens. In fact it's all aliens, no humans at all.

70
The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
39,478 members, 392 reviews
4.52 stars (4.52 stars)

Lists: Tinuvia

Score: 2.83

71
The Silmarillion
by J. R. R. Tolkien
24,794 members, 193 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: Tinuvia

Score: 2.83

72
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
23,832 members, 478 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: Tinuvia

Score: 2.83

73
The Jungle Books
by Rudyard Kipling
3,869 members, 38 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: Tinuvia

Score: 2.83

74
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge
3,177 members, 50 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (4)

Score: 2.83

Explanations:

aulsmith (4): Aliens.

75
The Palace of Illusions
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
629 members, 27 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (4)

Score: 2.83

Explanations:

Dilara86 (4): Gods from the Hindu pantheon

76
The Running Foxes
by Joyce Stranger
46 members, 2 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: inge87 (4)

Score: 2.83

Explanations:

inge87 (4): dogs and foxes

77
Gangandi íkorni
by Gyrðir Elíasson
7 members, 0 reviews
3 stars (3 stars)

Lists: Tinuvia

Score: 2.83

78
The Lost Colony
by Eoin Colfer
5,485 members, 72 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: Kaenith (5)

Score: 2.68

79
Learning the World
by Ken MacLeod
750 members, 13 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (5)

Score: 2.68

Explanations:

aulsmith (5): Aliens (and some really odd humans as well)

80
The Wombles
by Elisabeth Beresford
210 members, 4 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: merrystar (5)

Score: 2.68

81
The Golden City
by J. Kathleen Cheney
125 members, 9 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: inge87 (5)

Score: 2.68

Explanations:

inge87 (5): sirens and selkies

82
Startide Rising
by David Brin
3,426 members, 41 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: merrystar (7)

Score: 2.46

83
Freddy the Detective
by Walter R. Brooks
381 members, 5 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (7)

Score: 2.46

Explanations:

aulsmith (7): Animals.

84
Into the Wild
by Erin Hunter
2,680 members, 98 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: Kaenith (8)

Score: 2.38

85
War for the Oaks
by Emma Bull
2,288 members, 92 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: merrystar (8)

Score: 2.38

86
Shikasta: Re, Colonised Planet 5
by Doris Lessing
1,005 members, 23 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (8)

Score: 2.38

87
Singing the Dogstar Blues
by Alison Goodman
228 members, 19 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: Kaenith (9)

Score: 2.31

88
Ishmael
by Daniel Quinn
5,253 members, 97 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: spiphany

Score: 2.25

89
Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story
by Leonie Swann
2,053 members, 119 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: spiphany

Score: 2.25

90
The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog
by John R. Erickson
916 members, 16 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: inge87 (10)

Score: 2.25

91
Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences
by Ursula K. Le Guin
498 members, 6 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: spiphany

Score: 2.25

92
Promise of the Wolves
by Dorothy Hearst
381 members, 18 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: kceccato (10)

Score: 2.25

93
E. T.: The Book of the Green Planet
by William Kotzwinkle
223 members, 0 reviews
3.2 stars (3.2 stars)

Lists: spiphany

Score: 2.25

94
Ratha's Creature
by Clare Bell
205 members, 15 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: spiphany

Score: 2.25

95
A Horse's Tale
by Mark Twain
55 members, 0 reviews
2.69 stars (2.69 stars)

Lists: spiphany

Score: 2.25

96
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
15,978 members, 1,070 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (11)

Score: 2.2

97
Felidae
by Akif Pirinçci
458 members, 9 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: inge87 (11)

Score: 2.2

98
The Geese of Beaver Bog
by Bernd Heinrich
140 members, 4 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: WildMaggie (11)

Score: 2.2

99
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick
13,837 members, 363 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (12)

Score: 2.15

100
Red-Tails in Love : A Wildlife Drama in Central Park
by Marie Winn
246 members, 11 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: WildMaggie (12)

Score: 2.15

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