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Banned Books Week 2014

Description: What's your favorite banned or challenged book? Vote for your favorites here, if you don't see it add it! These are books that have been banned by the ALA in the U.S., and can also include banned or challenged books from around the world.

Based on tag: banned or challenged books

Members: 62 participating members (show all)

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1
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
69,819 members, 1,346 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: steller0707 (1), jenniferw88 (1), IzzyCarboni (1), nisgolsand (1), Tess_W (1), bytheseabchcmbr (1), Jane1551 (1), cecile.sune (1), susan0316 (1), kykim (1), lorannen (1) — 17 more, annette8082 (1), SqueakyChu (1), Awfki (2), gmapcs (2), ryaSilvia (3), laughingcarol (3), tstamatoski (3), ahef1963 (4), hookedonbookz (5), johnsonc (5), MareF (7), cbl_tn (7), Dilara86 (13), John_Vaughan (26), S.CuAnam_Policar (40), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (63), cej1027

Score: 89.75

2
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
38,620 members, 489 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: IrishMaher98 (1), tstamatoski (1), amanda4242 (1), cbl_tn (1), steller0707 (2), jenniferw88 (2), IzzyCarboni (2), cecile.sune (2), kykim (2), sparemethecensor (2), ahef1963 (2) — 13 more, LadyoftheLodge (2), aulsmith (2), MareF (3), hailelib (3), nisgolsand (4), laughingcarol (4), manywydhan (4), gmapcs (4), hookedonbookz (6), John_Vaughan (14), S.CuAnam_Policar (41), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (61), cej1027

Score: 73.22

3
The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank
25,590 members, 477 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: AlkaF (1), dara85 (1), Laia (1), ryaSilvia (2), riakdb (2), S.CuAnam_Policar (2), Sunflower6_Cris (2), steller0707 (3), jenniferw88 (3), Jane1551 (3), annette8082 (3) — 13 more, johnsonc (4), tstamatoski (4), kristilabrie (4), nisgolsand (5), laughingcarol (5), MareF (6), LadyoftheLodge (6), hookedonbookz (7), ahef1963 (12), Dilara86 (15), John_Vaughan (25), gmapcs (26), cej1027

Score: 68.68

4
Animal Farm
by George Orwell
53,082 members, 797 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: laughingcarol (1), sparemethecensor (1), MareF (1), hailelib (1), S.CuAnam_Policar (1), nisgolsand (2), Tess_W (2), Jane1551 (2), annette8082 (2), manywydhan (3), ahef1963 (3) — 11 more, amanda4242 (3), Awfki (3), aulsmith (3), steller0707 (4), jenniferw88 (4), hookedonbookz (4), cbl_tn (6), gmapcs (6), John_Vaughan (7), kara.shamy (29), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (62)

Score: 67.86

5
Nineteen Eighty-Four
by George Orwell
72,648 members, 1,171 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: johnsonc (1), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (1), AlkaF (2), martingayle (2), manywydhan (2), John_Vaughan (3), cecile.sune (3), sparemethecensor (3), S.CuAnam_Policar (3), Jane1551 (4), MareF (4) — 11 more, hailelib (4), annette8082 (4), aulsmith (4), steller0707 (5), jenniferw88 (5), nisgolsand (6), laughingcarol (6), ahef1963 (7), amanda4242 (7), Awfki (7), Dilara86 (14)

Score: 64.3

6
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J. R. R. Tolkien
47,268 members, 422 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: martingayle (1), riakdb (1), manywydhan (1), ahef1963 (1), LadyoftheLodge (1), Awfki (1), gmapcs (1), jillcw (1), laughingcarol (2), MareF (2), hailelib (2) — 8 more, nisgolsand (3), cbl_tn (3), lorannen (4), TalecArashi (5), Jane1551 (16), S.CuAnam_Policar (39), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (60), cej1027

Score: 60.63

7
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
46,922 members, 912 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (1), ryaSilvia (1), pgove (1), IzzyCarboni (3), sparemethecensor (4), S.CuAnam_Policar (4), annette8082 (5), LadyoftheLodge (5), steller0707 (6), jenniferw88 (6), hailelib (6) — 11 more, Jane1551 (7), laughingcarol (7), MareF (8), cbl_tn (8), ahef1963 (9), John_Vaughan (11), amanda4242 (11), Awfki (11), nisgolsand (14), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (68), cej1027

Score: 57.66

8
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll
23,267 members, 304 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: Sinetrig (1), kristilabrie (1), Rchlwtsn (2), kykim (3), lorannen (5), MareF (5), hailelib (5), manywydhan (5), gmapcs (5), Morganadrache (6), jenniferw88 (7) — 9 more, annette8082 (7), laughingcarol (8), hookedonbookz (8), nisgolsand (9), ahef1963 (11), aulsmith (14), S.CuAnam_Policar (42), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (69), cej1027

Score: 51.46

Explanations:

kristilabrie (1): Test list addition explanation comment.

9
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
21,270 members, 415 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: Dinajc (1), Alleighkat (1), hookedonbookz (1), Tess_W (3), susan0316 (3), AlkaF (5), Jane1551 (6), cecile.sune (6), kykim (6), steller0707 (7), jenniferw88 (8) — 8 more, LadyoftheLodge (10), nisgolsand (13), johnsonc (14), laughingcarol (19), amanda4242 (19), gmapcs (35), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (52), S.CuAnam_Policar (54)

Score: 48.12

10
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
63,816 members, 1,053 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: susan0316 (2), cbl_tn (2), kara.shamy (3), AlkaF (3), martingayle (3), kykim (4), sparemethecensor (6), annette8082 (6), Dinajc (7), steller0707 (8), jenniferw88 (9) — 8 more, IzzyCarboni (10), nisgolsand (10), ahef1963 (10), hookedonbookz (11), laughingcarol (12), MareF (16), S.CuAnam_Policar (47), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (66)

Score: 46.96

11
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
116,952 members, 1,919 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: AyaF (1), cecile.sune (4), Jane1551 (5), S.CuAnam_Policar (5), tstamatoski (6), hailelib (7), annette8082 (8), LadyoftheLodge (8), steller0707 (9), jenniferw88 (10), laughingcarol (10) — 9 more, IzzyCarboni (11), nisgolsand (11), ahef1963 (14), Dilara86 (17), gmapcs (18), amanda4242 (22), kara.shamy (34), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (59), cej1027

Score: 45.99

12
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
28,593 members, 307 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: IrishMaher98 (2), cecile.sune (5), kykim (5), sparemethecensor (5), aulsmith (5), amanda4242 (8), gmapcs (8), hookedonbookz (10), jenniferw88 (11), laughingcarol (11), annette8082 (11) — 8 more, nisgolsand (12), hailelib (12), manywydhan (12), John_Vaughan (15), MareF (15), ahef1963 (18), S.CuAnam_Policar (43), cej1027

Score: 43.59

13
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
36,985 members, 1,060 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: aladyinredpolish (1), Dilara86 (4), martingayle (5), susan0316 (6), Jane1551 (8), AlkaF (9), sparemethecensor (9), steller0707 (10), johnsonc (10), jenniferw88 (12), kara.shamy (13) — 8 more, hookedonbookz (16), laughingcarol (17), nisgolsand (19), amanda4242 (20), ahef1963 (37), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (39), S.CuAnam_Policar (55), cej1027

Score: 42.2

14
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
34,610 members, 607 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: johnsonc (2), riakdb (3), kristilabrie (3), IzzyCarboni (5), Awfki (6), cecile.sune (8), laughingcarol (9), hookedonbookz (9), annette8082 (10), steller0707 (11), manywydhan (11) — 7 more, jenniferw88 (13), nisgolsand (17), John_Vaughan (17), MareF (17), ahef1963 (17), S.CuAnam_Policar (44), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (56)

Score: 41.31

15
The Catcher in the Rye
by J. D. Salinger
63,608 members, 1,011 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: gmapcs (3), AlkaF (4), amanda4242 (4), Dinajc (6), johnsonc (6), ahef1963 (6), cecile.sune (7), hailelib (10), steller0707 (12), hookedonbookz (12), laughingcarol (13) — 6 more, MareF (14), jenniferw88 (15), nisgolsand (15), John_Vaughan (16), S.CuAnam_Policar (49), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (67)

Score: 38.52

16
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
82,530 members, 1,094 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: IzzyCarboni (4), TalecArashi (4), tstamatoski (5), kristilabrie (5), LadyoftheLodge (7), Awfki (8), MareF (9), hailelib (9), manywydhan (9), ahef1963 (13), jenniferw88 (14) — 6 more, nisgolsand (16), Dilara86 (16), Jane1551 (17), gmapcs (19), S.CuAnam_Policar (45), cej1027

Score: 38.29

17
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
17,536 members, 310 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: Sunflower6_Cris (1), ryaSilvia (4), susan0316 (4), AlkaF (6), kykim (7), S.CuAnam_Policar (7), Dinajc (8), johnsonc (8), cecile.sune (9), steller0707 (13), hookedonbookz (13) — 5 more, gmapcs (13), jenniferw88 (16), Dilara86 (19), ahef1963 (20), nisgolsand (21)

Score: 38.19

18
The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold
33,409 members, 914 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: dara85 (2), Dinajc (2), Rchlwtsn (3), susan0316 (5), AlkaF (7), martingayle (8), cecile.sune (10), S.CuAnam_Policar (13), steller0707 (14), hailelib (16), jenniferw88 (18) — 5 more, manywydhan (18), gmapcs (21), laughingcarol (24), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (36), ahef1963 (40)

Score: 36.49

19
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
30,752 members, 425 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: susan0316 (7), tstamatoski (7), kristilabrie (7), John_Vaughan (9), johnsonc (9), AlkaF (10), gmapcs (10), cecile.sune (12), hookedonbookz (15), laughingcarol (16), jenniferw88 (17) — 6 more, nisgolsand (18), Dilara86 (21), kara.shamy (38), S.CuAnam_Policar (53), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (54), cej1027

Score: 34.94

20
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
22,403 members, 442 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: Morganadrache (1), TalecArashi (2), inge87 (3), martingayle (4), S.CuAnam_Policar (6), manywydhan (7), hailelib (8), MareF (11), LadyoftheLodge (11), ahef1963 (15), Dilara86 (18) — 2 more, nisgolsand (20), gmapcs (23)

Score: 32.71

Explanations:

TalecArashi (2): I first read this book when I was 6 and it remains one of my top favorite novels.

21
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
55,454 members, 3,353 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: jendchen (1), BadCursive (1), Morganadrache (5), johnsonc (7), susan0316 (8), S.CuAnam_Policar (8), cecile.sune (13), hailelib (14), steller0707 (15), Jane1551 (18), jenniferw88 (22) — 2 more, ahef1963 (22), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (53)

Score: 31.22

22
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
94,585 members, 907 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: Alleighkat (2), AyaF (6), IzzyCarboni (7), S.CuAnam_Policar (11), cecile.sune (14), LadyoftheLodge (16), jenniferw88 (19), Jane1551 (20), hailelib (20), laughingcarol (21), gmapcs (30) — 4 more, kara.shamy (31), ahef1963 (38), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (38), cej1027

Score: 30.75

23
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer
19,621 members, 154 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: BadCursive (2), Sinetrig (2), riakdb (4), aulsmith (6), kara.shamy (14), laughingcarol (14), hookedonbookz (14), manywydhan (16), John_Vaughan (18), jenniferw88 (20), nisgolsand (24) — 3 more, ahef1963 (32), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (44), S.CuAnam_Policar (51)

Score: 30.69

24
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
48,317 members, 1,237 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: dara85 (3), Rchlwtsn (4), SqueakyChu (4), susan0316 (10), martingayle (10), gmapcs (12), johnsonc (13), Jane1551 (14), steller0707 (16), kara.shamy (22), ahef1963 (24) — 3 more, nisgolsand (26), jenniferw88 (28), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (50)

Score: 30.19

25
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
90,871 members, 829 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: Alleighkat (3), AyaF (7), IzzyCarboni (8), S.CuAnam_Policar (12), cecile.sune (15), LadyoftheLodge (17), jenniferw88 (21), hailelib (21), Jane1551 (22), laughingcarol (22), gmapcs (32) — 4 more, kara.shamy (33), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (37), ahef1963 (39), cej1027

Score: 29.95

26
The Two Towers
by J. R. R. Tolkien
41,753 members, 272 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: LadyoftheLodge (3), cbl_tn (4), Awfki (4), ryaSilvia (5), ahef1963 (5), manywydhan (6), gmapcs (7), MareF (10), Jane1551 (19), nisgolsand (23), S.CuAnam_Policar (48) — 2 more, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (64), cej1027

Score: 29.9

27
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
21,250 members, 408 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: lorannen (3), IzzyCarboni (6), annette8082 (9), Awfki (9), manywydhan (10), cecile.sune (11), hailelib (11), MareF (13), amanda4242 (14), ahef1963 (16), nisgolsand (22) — 3 more, gmapcs (24), S.CuAnam_Policar (46), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (58)

Score: 29.67

28
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
36,491 members, 644 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: Tess_W (4), Alleighkat (4), Rchlwtsn (5), kara.shamy (5), sparemethecensor (7), Dilara86 (7), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (17), steller0707 (18), hailelib (18), manywydhan (22), jenniferw88 (29) — 2 more, S.CuAnam_Policar (38), ahef1963 (50)

Score: 28.47

29
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
48,449 members, 693 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (6), sparemethecensor (8), Awfki (10), AlkaF (13), Jane1551 (15), hailelib (17), laughingcarol (18), steller0707 (19), manywydhan (19), John_Vaughan (20), ahef1963 (23) — 3 more, nisgolsand (25), jenniferw88 (30), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (51)

Score: 27.78

30
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
by J. K. Rowling
86,165 members, 1,506 reviews
4.42 stars (4.42 stars)

Lists: AyaF (4), Alleighkat (5), IzzyCarboni (9), cecile.sune (16), S.CuAnam_Policar (16), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (18), jenniferw88 (23), Jane1551 (23), hailelib (24), laughingcarol (28), kara.shamy (32) — 3 more, gmapcs (33), ahef1963 (51), cej1027

Score: 27.72

31
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
91,441 members, 883 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: AyaF (2), Alleighkat (7), IzzyCarboni (12), cecile.sune (18), S.CuAnam_Policar (18), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (23), jenniferw88 (24), Jane1551 (25), hailelib (26), gmapcs (28), laughingcarol (30) — 3 more, kara.shamy (36), ahef1963 (55), cej1027

Score: 27.52

32
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J. K. Rowling
97,049 members, 936 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: AyaF (3), S.CuAnam_Policar (10), IzzyCarboni (13), LadyoftheLodge (15), cecile.sune (17), hailelib (19), laughingcarol (20), Jane1551 (24), jenniferw88 (25), gmapcs (29), kara.shamy (35) — 3 more, ahef1963 (36), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (40), cej1027

Score: 27.31

33
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
89,830 members, 809 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: AyaF (5), Alleighkat (6), IzzyCarboni (14), S.CuAnam_Policar (17), cecile.sune (19), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (20), hailelib (25), jenniferw88 (26), Jane1551 (26), laughingcarol (29), gmapcs (31) — 3 more, kara.shamy (37), ahef1963 (54), cej1027

Score: 26.84

34
The Return of The King
by J. R. R. Tolkien
40,354 members, 246 reviews
4.47 stars (4.47 stars)

Lists: LadyoftheLodge (4), cbl_tn (5), Awfki (5), ryaSilvia (6), manywydhan (8), ahef1963 (8), gmapcs (9), MareF (12), Jane1551 (21), S.CuAnam_Policar (50), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (65) — 1 more, cej1027

Score: 26.65

35
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
16,883 members, 287 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: vickybagnall (1), BadCursive (3), martingayle (7), aulsmith (9), gmapcs (15), steller0707 (17), John_Vaughan (19), manywydhan (21), ahef1963 (28), S.CuAnam_Policar (36), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (47) — 1 more, cej1027

Score: 26.41

36
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
44,098 members, 696 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: SqueakyChu (2), johnsonc (3), AlkaF (8), LadyoftheLodge (9), annette8082 (12), manywydhan (13), laughingcarol (15), ahef1963 (19), kara.shamy (20), jenniferw88 (27), S.CuAnam_Policar (52) — 1 more, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (57)

Score: 25.89

37
Lady Chatterley's Lover
by D. H. Lawrence
12,341 members, 196 reviews
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: inge87 (2), amanda4242 (2), IzzyCarboni (15), hookedonbookz (17), steller0707 (20), manywydhan (20), laughingcarol (25), ahef1963 (25), nisgolsand (27), jenniferw88 (31), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (49) — 1 more, S.CuAnam_Policar (56)

Score: 24.51

38
My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
19,604 members, 669 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: terran (1), jendchen (2), Dinajc (3), dara85 (5), susan0316 (11), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (16), cecile.sune (20), hookedonbookz (23), gmapcs (34), ahef1963 (48)

Score: 24.17

39
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
34,176 members, 877 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: terran (2), lorannen (7), Alleighkat (8), kara.shamy (10), S.CuAnam_Policar (15), johnsonc (16), steller0707 (21), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (26), jenniferw88 (32), ahef1963 (47), cej1027

Score: 23.25

40
Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse
by Anna Sewell
15,236 members, 187 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: TalecArashi (3), martingayle (6), ryaSilvia (7), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (7), susan0316 (9), hookedonbookz (19), S.CuAnam_Policar (19), MareF (20), laughingcarol (27), ahef1963 (61)

Score: 21.73

41
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou
12,839 members, 201 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: vickybagnall (2), hookedonbookz (3), kara.shamy (9), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (15), S.CuAnam_Policar (20), steller0707 (22), laughingcarol (26), jenniferw88 (33), gmapcs (36), cej1027

Score: 21.47

42
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
10,752 members, 106 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (2), aulsmith (10), AlkaF (12), manywydhan (15), gmapcs (16), laughingcarol (23), nisgolsand (28), ahef1963 (30), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (46), S.CuAnam_Policar (57)

Score: 20.06

43
Cry, the Beloved Country
by Alan Paton
8,494 members, 170 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: inge87 (1), Dilara86 (5), aulsmith (11), susan0316 (12), gmapcs (17), steller0707 (23), hailelib (23), kara.shamy (30), ahef1963 (43)

Score: 19.92

44
Doctor Zhivago
by Boris Pasternak
10,146 members, 132 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: Tess_W (5), martingayle (12), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (14), susan0316 (16), johnsonc (18), John_Vaughan (21), hookedonbookz (26), laughingcarol (33), jenniferw88 (34), gmapcs (37)

Score: 19.42

45
The Lottery
by Shirley Jackson
918 members, 28 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (7), sparemethecensor (10), Jane1551 (13), susan0316 (15), MareF (21), steller0707 (24), S.CuAnam_Policar (34), ahef1963 (35), jenniferw88 (36), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (41)

Score: 19.04

46
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov
28,988 members, 520 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (2), amanda4242 (6), nisgolsand (7), John_Vaughan (22), steller0707 (25), hookedonbookz (25), laughingcarol (32), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (32), jenniferw88 (37)

Score: 18.79

47
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller
36,655 members, 490 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: lorannen (11), John_Vaughan (12), AlkaF (14), aulsmith (17), johnsonc (19), hookedonbookz (24), nisgolsand (29), laughingcarol (31), jenniferw88 (35), S.CuAnam_Policar (60)

Score: 18.61

48
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
40,220 members, 642 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: tstamatoski (2), Dilara86 (3), amanda4242 (5), martingayle (9), AlkaF (11), steller0707 (26), ahef1963 (33), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (43)

Score: 18.59

49
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert
23,639 members, 349 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (7), nisgolsand (8), Dilara86 (8), kara.shamy (18), cecile.sune (24), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (25), hookedonbookz (27), steller0707 (29), ahef1963 (57)

Score: 17.69

50
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
by Ken Kesey
21,948 members, 273 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: terran (3), Jane1551 (12), martingayle (16), AlkaF (18), susan0316 (19), steller0707 (27), nisgolsand (30), hookedonbookz (31), S.CuAnam_Policar (73)

Score: 17.57

51
Northern Lights
by Philip Pullman
32,695 members, 694 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: Morganadrache (2), hailelib (13), manywydhan (14), gmapcs (14), Dilara86 (20), ahef1963 (21), S.CuAnam_Policar (37), jenniferw88 (38)

Score: 16.6

52
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
16,645 members, 334 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: lorannen (2), ryaSilvia (8), MareF (19), manywydhan (26), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (27), ahef1963 (46), S.CuAnam_Policar (58), cej1027

Score: 16.09

53
A Time to Kill
by John Grisham
11,198 members, 139 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: kykim (8), Alleighkat (9), susan0316 (13), AlkaF (15), johnsonc (24), steller0707 (28), S.CuAnam_Policar (33), laughingcarol (37)

Score: 15.66

54
On the Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin
12,490 members, 103 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: John_Vaughan (1), dmg111 (1), kristilabrie (2), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (8), aulsmith (20)

Score: 15.63

55
In the Night Kitchen
by Maurice Sendak
2,524 members, 111 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (1), LadyoftheLodge (12), hailelib (15), MareF (18), ahef1963 (29), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (48), cej1027

Score: 15.28

56
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
13,789 members, 361 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: johnsonc (12), susan0316 (14), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (24), hailelib (27), manywydhan (30), S.CuAnam_Policar (35), ahef1963 (56), cej1027

Score: 14.51

57
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
18,159 members, 574 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: kristilabrie (6), S.CuAnam_Policar (9), johnsonc (11), manywydhan (17), ahef1963 (26), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (29), cej1027

Score: 14.44

58
Carrie
by Stephen King
12,863 members, 261 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: Dinajc (5), kykim (9), susan0316 (17), Alleighkat (17), cecile.sune (21), kara.shamy (23), S.CuAnam_Policar (25)

Score: 14.41

59
Sophie's Choice
by William Styron
5,540 members, 82 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: hookedonbookz (2), johnsonc (15), gmapcs (25), manywydhan (29), steller0707 (30), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (34), S.CuAnam_Policar (59)

Score: 13.72

60
Snow Falling on Cedars
by David Guterson
12,043 members, 177 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: riakdb (5), martingayle (13), gmapcs (20), cecile.sune (22), manywydhan (28), steller0707 (31), ahef1963 (53)

Score: 13.44

61
Go Ask Alice
by Beatrice Sparks
7,825 members, 204 reviews
3.45 stars (3.45 stars)

Lists: Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (3), dara85 (4), sparemethecensor (11), hookedonbookz (18), MareF (22), ahef1963 (58)

Score: 13.3

62
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
21,154 members, 426 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: Jane1551 (11), martingayle (14), AlkaF (16), johnsonc (20), steller0707 (32), laughingcarol (34), jenniferw88 (40)

Score: 13.09

63
Ulysses
by James Joyce
21,601 members, 311 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), aulsmith (8), manywydhan (24), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (31), jenniferw88 (39), ahef1963 (44)

Score: 13.04

64
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
25,076 members, 448 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: BadCursive (4), hookedonbookz (22), gmapcs (22), steller0707 (33), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (35), jenniferw88 (41), ahef1963 (41)

Score: 13

65
Cujo
by Stephen King
8,725 members, 133 reviews
3.44 stars (3.44 stars)

Lists: Dinajc (4), martingayle (15), susan0316 (18), Alleighkat (18), S.CuAnam_Policar (23), kara.shamy (26)

Score: 12.34

66
The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
11,663 members, 206 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (5), lorannen (8), Dilara86 (12), kara.shamy (27), steller0707 (34), jenniferw88 (42)

Score: 12.19

67
Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
24,870 members, 713 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (19), John_Vaughan (23), amanda4242 (25), AlkaF (26), steller0707 (35), hookedonbookz (37), jenniferw88 (43)

Score: 12.13

68
The Awakening
by Kate Chopin
8,463 members, 168 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (6), sparemethecensor (12), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (13), kara.shamy (15), steller0707 (36), ahef1963 (49)

Score: 11.99

69
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
16,828 members, 316 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (8), lorannen (10), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (10), susan0316 (22), steller0707 (37), ahef1963 (62)

Score: 11.77

70
Candide
by Voltaire
18,547 members, 281 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (7), amanda4242 (12), sparemethecensor (13), manywydhan (25), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (30), ahef1963 (45)

Score: 11.76

71
The Bean Trees
by Barbara Kingsolver
9,241 members, 173 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: terran (4), vickybagnall (7), kara.shamy (12), martingayle (17), sparemethecensor (22)

Score: 11.25

72
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
by Judy Blume
6,704 members, 219 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: S.CuAnam_Policar (14), hookedonbookz (20), cecile.sune (23), gmapcs (27), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (33), ahef1963 (42)

Score: 10.78

73
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis
12,660 members, 257 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: SqueakyChu (3), martingayle (11), amanda4242 (16), hookedonbookz (21), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (55)

Score: 10.57

74
Brideshead Revisited
by Evelyn Waugh
11,378 members, 240 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (16), AlkaF (17), amanda4242 (23), steller0707 (38), hookedonbookz (39), jenniferw88 (44)

Score: 10.56

75
The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman
21,481 members, 370 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Morganadrache (4), Dilara86 (9), hailelib (22), manywydhan (23), ahef1963 (59)

Score: 10.26

76
The Clan of the Cave Bear
by Jean M. Auel
11,844 members, 270 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: jendchen (3), Alleighkat (10), AlkaF (19), hookedonbookz (38), S.CuAnam_Policar (61)

Score: 10.25

77
The Giver
by Lois Lowry
34,623 members, 1,494 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: dara85 (7), Jane1551 (10), S.CuAnam_Policar (27), steller0707 (39), cej1027

Score: 9.98

78
Lysistrata
by Aristófanes
2,660 members, 35 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: lorannen (6), LadyoftheLodge (13), amanda4242 (15), ahef1963 (31), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (45)

Score: 9.93

79
Song of Solomon
by Toni Morrison
9,622 members, 109 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (4), kara.shamy (11), hookedonbookz (29), steller0707 (40), jenniferw88 (45)

Score: 9.88

80
Rabbit, Run
by John Updike
5,698 members, 101 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (2), ryaSilvia (9), susan0316 (25), hookedonbookz (28)

Score: 9.2

81
The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair
10,349 members, 126 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: John_Vaughan (10), johnsonc (21), sparemethecensor (23), laughingcarol (35), steller0707 (41)

Score: 9.17

82
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
20,252 members, 379 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (11), kara.shamy (28), hookedonbookz (30), steller0707 (42), jenniferw88 (47)

Score: 8.74

84
And Tango Makes Three
by Justin Richardson
2,158 members, 303 reviews
4.47 stars (4.47 stars)

Lists: dara85 (6), aulsmith (12), sparemethecensor (14), MareF (23)

Score: 8.6

85
Looking for Alaska
by John Green
16,155 members, 721 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: vickybagnall (5), johnsonc (17), sparemethecensor (19), kara.shamy (21)

Score: 8.43

86
A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway
20,154 members, 221 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: amanda4242 (10), Alleighkat (14), susan0316 (21), AlkaF (22)

Score: 8.03

87
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by Barbara Ehrenreich
10,194 members, 201 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (6), aulsmith (19), hookedonbookz (35), cej1027

Score: 8.03

88
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
23,507 members, 363 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: Jane1551 (9), John_Vaughan (13), S.CuAnam_Policar (26), AlkaF (27)

Score: 7.94

89
The Satanic Verses
by Salman Rushdie
10,804 members, 128 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (6), lorannen (9), steller0707 (43), ahef1963 (60)

Score: 7.86

90
The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
20,978 members, 300 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: amanda4242 (9), susan0316 (20), AlkaF (21), jenniferw88 (46)

Score: 7.61

91
Christine
by Stephen King
7,878 members, 82 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: Alleighkat (16), susan0316 (23), S.CuAnam_Policar (24), kara.shamy (25)

Score: 7.42

92
The Chocolate War
by Robert Cormier
4,603 members, 190 reviews
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

Lists: LadyoftheLodge (14), amanda4242 (18), ahef1963 (34), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (42)

Score: 7.24

93
The Outsiders
by S. E. Hinton
17,687 members, 643 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: Alleighkat (19), S.CuAnam_Policar (22), steller0707 (44), cej1027

Score: 7.23

94
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
14,458 members, 184 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (4), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (9), sparemethecensor (16)

Score: 7.14

95
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
20,442 members, 266 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (19), AlkaF (20), manywydhan (27), ahef1963 (52)

Score: 7.05

96
The Invisible Man
by H. G. Wells
9,618 members, 227 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (21), susan0316 (24), manywydhan (31), laughingcarol (36)

Score: 7

97
The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
22,784 members, 334 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: Morganadrache (3), Dilara86 (11), hailelib (28)

Score: 6.98

98
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls
18,519 members, 757 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: terran (5), dara85 (8), johnsonc (26)

Score: 6.83

99
For Whom the Bell Tolls
by Ernest Hemingway
16,986 members, 160 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: John_Vaughan (24), AlkaF (24), hookedonbookz (36), steller0707 (45)

Score: 6.79

100
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
10,427 members, 765 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: LadyoftheLodge (18), cecile.sune (26), jenniferw88 (55), ahef1963 (63)

Score: 6.6

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