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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)

All members' list: [1] 2 3Sort: Score | Title | Author | Date
1
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
66,300 members, 1,303 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
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
36,261 members, 467 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
23,947 members, 453 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
49,856 members, 746 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
68,774 members, 1,117 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) — 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
44,442 members, 391 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
44,359 members, 875 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
21,215 members, 266 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 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
20,267 members, 408 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), 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
60,587 members, 1,002 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 Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)
by J. K. Rowling
110,878 members, 1,839 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
26,547 members, 285 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
34,835 members, 1,008 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
32,876 members, 582 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
61,164 members, 980 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 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
78,114 members, 1,040 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
16,643 members, 302 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
32,526 members, 907 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
29,349 members, 410 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
21,270 members, 422 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
52,507 members, 3,306 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
90,477 members, 871 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
18,588 members, 150 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
46,221 members, 1,192 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 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
86,834 members, 803 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
39,511 members, 244 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
19,962 members, 400 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

28
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
34,198 members, 613 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
46,099 members, 648 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
by J. K. Rowling
82,479 members, 1,483 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
87,926 members, 855 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
92,355 members, 900 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
86,407 members, 770 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
38,125 members, 216 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

35
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
15,540 members, 271 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 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
41,878 members, 659 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

37
Lady Chatterley's Lover
by D. H. Lawrence
11,804 members, 181 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 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
18,909 members, 659 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
32,222 members, 841 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
13,546 members, 177 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

41
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou
12,016 members, 183 reviews
4 stars (4 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
10,179 members, 101 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
8,024 members, 162 reviews
4 stars (4 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
9,392 members, 124 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
830 members, 26 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 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
27,876 members, 500 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 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
35,279 members, 472 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

48
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
38,362 members, 603 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
22,491 members, 338 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
21,023 members, 264 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 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
31,344 members, 675 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

52
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
15,617 members, 327 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 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
10,671 members, 134 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
11,793 members, 98 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 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
2,392 members, 108 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 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
12,967 members, 341 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

57
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
16,910 members, 562 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 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
11,969 members, 252 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

59
Sophie's Choice
by William Styron
5,298 members, 81 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
11,622 members, 170 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 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
7,498 members, 200 reviews
3.47 stars (3.47 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
20,117 members, 403 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
20,440 members, 289 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
23,998 members, 419 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 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
8,252 members, 128 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
10,953 members, 195 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 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
23,747 members, 694 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
8,121 members, 154 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 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
15,824 members, 294 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
17,611 members, 271 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
8,944 members, 166 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 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
6,394 members, 215 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
11,888 members, 249 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
10,875 members, 229 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
20,704 members, 352 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
11,293 members, 260 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
32,726 members, 1,460 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 Aristophanes
2,509 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

79
Song of Solomon
by Toni Morrison
9,130 members, 102 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

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

Score: 9.88

80
Rabbit, Run
by John Updike
5,428 members, 100 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

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

Score: 9.2

81
The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair
9,846 members, 118 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

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

Score: 9.17

82
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
19,215 members, 360 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
2,021 members, 300 reviews
4.45 stars (4.45 stars)

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

Score: 8.6

85
Looking for Alaska
by John Green
15,102 members, 685 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

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

Score: 8.43

86
A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway
19,176 members, 210 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
9,829 members, 192 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

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

Score: 8.03

88
A Clockwork Orange [novel]
by Anthony Burgess
22,360 members, 348 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

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

Score: 7.94

89
The Satanic Verses
by Salman Rushdie
10,370 members, 122 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

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

Score: 7.86

90
The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
20,010 members, 287 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

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

Score: 7.61

91
Christine
by Stephen King
7,440 members, 80 reviews
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

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

Score: 7.42

92
The Chocolate War
by Robert Cormier
4,449 members, 189 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

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

Score: 7.24

93
The Outsiders
by S. E. Hinton
16,395 members, 635 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

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

Score: 7.23

94
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
13,744 members, 172 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
19,629 members, 252 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

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

Score: 7.05

96
The Invisible Man
by H. G. Wells
9,037 members, 215 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
21,934 members, 324 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
17,750 members, 740 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
15,977 members, 155 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 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
9,758 members, 747 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

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

Score: 6.6

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