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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: 59 participating members (show all)

All members' list: [1] 2 3Sort: Score | Title | Author | Date
1
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
63,372 members, 1,240 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: jenniferw88 (1), IzzyCarboni (1), nisgolsand (1), Tess_W (1), bytheseabchcmbr (1), Jane1551 (1), cecile.sune (1), susan0316 (1), kykim (1), lorannen (1), annette8082 (1) — 16 more, 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: 85.75

2
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
34,360 members, 461 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: IrishMaher98 (1), tstamatoski (1), amanda4242 (1), cbl_tn (1), jenniferw88 (2), IzzyCarboni (2), cecile.sune (2), kykim (2), sparemethecensor (2), ahef1963 (2), LadyoftheLodge (2) — 12 more, 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: 69.85

3
The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank
22,586 members, 432 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), jenniferw88 (3), Jane1551 (3), annette8082 (3), johnsonc (4) — 12 more, 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: 65.64

4
Animal Farm
by George Orwell
46,647 members, 698 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) — 10 more, amanda4242 (3), Awfki (3), aulsmith (3), jenniferw88 (4), hookedonbookz (4), cbl_tn (6), gmapcs (6), John_Vaughan (7), kara.shamy (29), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (62)

Score: 65.03

5
1984
by George Orwell
65,582 members, 1,054 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 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) — 10 more, hailelib (4), annette8082 (4), aulsmith (4), jenniferw88 (5), nisgolsand (6), laughingcarol (6), ahef1963 (7), amanda4242 (7), Awfki (7), Dilara86 (14)

Score: 61.62

6
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J. R. R. Tolkien
42,126 members, 351 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
41,922 members, 826 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

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

Score: 51.11

8
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
by Lewis Carroll
19,995 members, 257 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

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

Score: 48.09

Explanations:

kristilabrie (1): Test list addition explanation comment.

9
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
19,444 members, 392 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

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

Score: 45.67

10
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
57,803 members, 950 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

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

Score: 44.58

11
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
105,766 members, 1,738 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), jenniferw88 (10), laughingcarol (10), IzzyCarboni (11) — 8 more, nisgolsand (11), ahef1963 (14), Dilara86 (17), gmapcs (18), amanda4242 (22), kara.shamy (34), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (59), cej1027

Score: 43.68

12
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
24,755 members, 275 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
32,649 members, 938 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: twikulstr1 (1), Dilara86 (4), martingayle (5), susan0316 (6), Jane1551 (8), AlkaF (9), sparemethecensor (9), johnsonc (10), jenniferw88 (12), kara.shamy (13), hookedonbookz (16) — 7 more, laughingcarol (17), nisgolsand (19), amanda4242 (20), ahef1963 (37), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (39), S.CuAnam_Policar (55), cej1027

Score: 39.95

14
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
31,261 members, 567 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

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

Score: 39.12

15
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
74,223 members, 992 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

16
The Catcher in the Rye
by J. D. Salinger
59,213 members, 943 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: gmapcs (3), AlkaF (4), amanda4242 (4), Dinajc (6), johnsonc (6), ahef1963 (6), cecile.sune (7), hailelib (10), hookedonbookz (12), laughingcarol (13), MareF (14) — 5 more, jenniferw88 (15), nisgolsand (15), John_Vaughan (16), S.CuAnam_Policar (49), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (67)

Score: 36.37

17
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
15,811 members, 286 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), hookedonbookz (13), gmapcs (13) — 4 more, jenniferw88 (16), Dilara86 (19), ahef1963 (20), nisgolsand (21)

Score: 36.09

18
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
28,020 members, 381 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

19
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
20,281 members, 402 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.

20
The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold
31,817 members, 893 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

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

Score: 31.38

21
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
86,823 members, 845 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

22
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer
17,590 members, 141 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

23
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
83,361 members, 772 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

24
The Two Towers
by J. R. R. Tolkien
37,396 members, 217 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

25
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
18,758 members, 381 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 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

26
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
49,882 members, 3,225 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

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

Score: 29.18

27
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J. K. Rowling
79,450 members, 1,452 reviews
4.43 stars (4.43 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

28
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
84,893 members, 827 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

29
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J. K. Rowling
88,637 members, 861 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

30
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
83,224 members, 747 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

31
The Return of The King
by J. R. R. Tolkien
36,202 members, 201 reviews
4.46 stars (4.46 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

32
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
39,808 members, 623 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 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

33
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
45,152 members, 1,172 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: dara85 (3), SqueakyChu (4), susan0316 (10), martingayle (10), gmapcs (12), johnsonc (13), Jane1551 (14), kara.shamy (22), ahef1963 (24), nisgolsand (26), jenniferw88 (28) — 1 more, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (50)

Score: 25.36

34
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
14,483 members, 254 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

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

Score: 24.44

35
My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
18,477 members, 652 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 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

36
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
32,183 members, 588 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

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

Score: 23.85

37
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
43,861 members, 597 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: sparemethecensor (8), Awfki (10), AlkaF (13), Jane1551 (15), hailelib (17), laughingcarol (18), manywydhan (19), John_Vaughan (20), ahef1963 (23), nisgolsand (25), jenniferw88 (30) — 1 more, Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (51)

Score: 23.31

38
Lady Chatterley's Lover
by D. H. Lawrence
11,263 members, 174 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

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

Score: 22.62

39
Black Beauty
by Anna Sewell
12,627 members, 159 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 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

40
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
30,442 members, 793 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

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

Score: 21.38

41
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
9,648 members, 99 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 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

42
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou
11,224 members, 176 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

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

Score: 19.63

43
Doctor Zhivago
by Boris Pasternak
8,933 members, 120 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 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

44
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller
33,949 members, 447 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 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

45
Cry, the Beloved Country
by Alan Paton
7,758 members, 160 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

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

Score: 18.09

46
The Lottery
by Shirley Jackson
743 members, 23 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

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

Score: 17.23

47
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov
26,819 members, 470 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

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

Score: 17

48
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
36,826 members, 569 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

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

Score: 16.82

49
The Golden Compass
by Philip Pullman
30,040 members, 648 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

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

Score: 16.6

50
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
14,669 members, 310 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

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

Score: 16.09

51
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
by Ken Kesey
20,272 members, 245 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

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

Score: 15.82

52
On the Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin
11,172 members, 95 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

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

Score: 15.63

53
In the Night Kitchen
by Maurice Sendak
2,285 members, 106 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

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

Score: 15.28

54
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
12,202 members, 311 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

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

Score: 14.51

55
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
15,930 members, 539 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

56
Carrie
by Stephen King
11,302 members, 236 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

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

Score: 14.41

57
A Time to Kill
by John Grisham
10,283 members, 126 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

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

Score: 13.93

58
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert
21,377 members, 318 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

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

Score: 13.51

59
Go Ask Alice
by Beatrice Sparks
7,257 members, 194 reviews
3.48 stars (3.48 stars)

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

Score: 13.3

60
Ulysses
by James Joyce
19,491 members, 270 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

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

Score: 13.04

61
Cujo
by Stephen King
7,812 members, 125 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

62
Sophie's Choice
by William Styron
5,106 members, 85 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

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

Score: 12.01

63
Candide
by Voltaire
16,769 members, 263 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

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

Score: 11.76

64
Snow Falling on Cedars
by David Guterson
11,295 members, 169 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

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

Score: 11.74

65
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
19,293 members, 388 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

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

Score: 11.4

66
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
23,058 members, 409 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

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

Score: 11.33

67
The Bean Trees
by Barbara Kingsolver
8,740 members, 161 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

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

Score: 11.25

68
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
by Judy Blume
6,119 members, 206 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

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

Score: 10.78

69
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis
11,466 members, 239 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

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

Score: 10.57

70
The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
10,307 members, 180 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

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

Score: 10.53

71
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
22,621 members, 673 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

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

Score: 10.49

72
The Awakening
by Kate Chopin
7,850 members, 151 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

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

Score: 10.36

73
The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman
19,883 members, 343 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

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

Score: 10.26

74
The Clan of the Cave Bear
by Jean M. Auel
10,824 members, 250 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

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

Score: 10.25

75
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
14,931 members, 268 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

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

Score: 10.15

76
Lysistrata
by Aristophanes
2,400 members, 31 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

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

Score: 9.93

77
Rabbit, Run
by John Updike
5,216 members, 94 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

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

Score: 9.2

78
Brideshead Revisited
by Evelyn Waugh
10,393 members, 218 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

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

Score: 8.95

80
And Tango Makes Three
by Justin Richardson
1,930 members, 297 reviews
4.46 stars (4.46 stars)

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

Score: 8.6

81
Looking for Alaska
by John Green
14,223 members, 673 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

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

Score: 8.43

82
The Giver
by Lois Lowry
30,938 members, 1,407 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

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

Score: 8.38

83
Song of Solomon
by Toni Morrison
8,676 members, 96 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

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

Score: 8.29

84
A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway
18,277 members, 199 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

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

Score: 8.03

85
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by Barbara Ehrenreich
9,550 members, 192 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

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

Score: 8.03

86
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
21,454 members, 328 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

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

Score: 7.94

87
The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
19,219 members, 281 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

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

Score: 7.61

88
The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair
9,433 members, 109 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

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

Score: 7.59

89
Christine
by Stephen King
7,116 members, 81 reviews
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

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

Score: 7.42

90
The Chocolate War
by Robert Cormier
4,358 members, 188 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

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

Score: 7.24

91
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
18,164 members, 344 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

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

Score: 7.17

92
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
12,977 members, 162 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

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

Score: 7.14

93
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
18,865 members, 241 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

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

Score: 7.05

94
The Invisible Man
by H. G. Wells
8,469 members, 200 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

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

Score: 7

95
The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
21,055 members, 309 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

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

Score: 6.98

96
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls
17,063 members, 722 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

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

Score: 6.83

97
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
9,313 members, 737 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

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

Score: 6.6

98
The Satanic Verses
by Salman Rushdie
9,964 members, 119 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

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

Score: 6.3

99
We
by Yevgeny Zamyatin
6,516 members, 171 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (10), sparemethecensor (15), Anne_Borsick_Sweeney (22)

Score: 6.13

100
Howl
by Allen Ginsberg
332 members, 5 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (1), amanda4242 (21)

Score: 5.87

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