Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of Over 4.5 (185 books)

Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of Over 4.5

To root out, with your help, the highest rated books on goodreads. Not all of these may be ones you yourself rate highly, but think it could be an interesting list.
NOTE: Please do not include layman-unfriendly textbooks or collections (box sets/complete works/collector's editions) where the individual books do not score as highly - this could skew the list.

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1	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling 4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 929,099 ratings score: 14,082, and 142 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Goodreads Author) 4.52 of 5 stars 4.52 avg rating — 253,039 ratings score: 12,148, and 122 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author) 4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 110,536 ratings score: 4,542, and 46 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay (Goodreads Author) 4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 14,698 ratings score: 3,537, and 36 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Hopeless (Hopeless, #1) by Colleen Hoover (Goodreads Author) 4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 54,865 ratings score: 3,134, and 32 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Authoritative Calvin And Hobbes by Bill Watterson 4.69 of 5 stars 4.69 avg rating — 11,201 ratings score: 2,058, and 21 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Shadowfever (Fever, #5) by Karen Marie Moning 4.54 of 5 stars 4.54 avg rating — 37,996 ratings score: 1,768, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6) by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 87,032 ratings score: 1,767, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa 4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 4,919 ratings score: 1,489, and 15 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Bound By Blood - Volume 1 by Shane K.P. O'Neill (Goodreads Author) 4.59 of 5 stars 4.59 avg rating — 108 ratings score: 1,489, and 15 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Bound By Blood - Volume 2 by Shane K.P. O'Neill (Goodreads Author) 4.83 of 5 stars 4.83 avg rating — 70 ratings score: 1,480, and 15 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author) 4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 74,503 ratings score: 1,431, and 15 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Birth Of The Monster by Shane K.P. O'Neill (Goodreads Author) 4.69 of 5 stars 4.69 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 1,373, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges 4.61 of 5 stars 4.61 avg rating — 9,236 ratings score: 1,249, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson 4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 avg rating — 51,363 ratings score: 1,237, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Angels Cried by Stephen L. Wilson (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.59 of 5 stars 4.59 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 1,193, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Acheron (Dark-Hunter, #15) by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4.58 of 5 stars 4.58 avg rating — 25,388 ratings score: 1,056, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) by George R.R. Martin 4.51 of 5 stars 4.51 avg rating — 192,456 ratings score: 1,044, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (Adapted from) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 78,455 ratings score: 1,033, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 35,047 ratings score: 939, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Apart From Love by Uvi Poznansky (Goodreads Author) 4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 885, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Deity (Covenant, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Goodreads Author) 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 8,618 ratings score: 719, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Calvin and Hobbes: It's a Magical World by Bill Watterson 4.74 of 5 stars 4.74 avg rating — 13,444 ratings score: 712, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Calvin and Hobbes: The Days are Just Packed by Bill Watterson 4.68 of 5 stars 4.68 avg rating — 9,190 ratings score: 630, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Opal (Lux, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Goodreads Author) 4.49 of 5 stars 4.49 avg rating — 16,478 ratings score: 630, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Peanuts Treasury by Charles M. Schulz 4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 464 ratings score: 538, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Bloomsday: The Bostoniad by David B. Lentz (Goodreads Author) 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 499, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	1106 Grand Boulevard by Betty Dravis (Goodreads Author) 4.65 of 5 stars 4.65 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 490, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You by Frank Stanford 4.7 of 5 stars 4.70 avg rating — 225 ratings score: 487, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Miami Spy Games: Russian Zombie Gun, Part One by Armand Rosamilia (Goodreads Author) 4.52 of 5 stars 4.52 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 478, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	First, I Love You (The Downey Trilogy, #1) by Genevieve Dewey (Goodreads Author) 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 475, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Ahead of All Parting: The Selected Poetry and Prose by Rainer Maria Rilke 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 389 ratings score: 473, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Toda Mafalda by Quino 4.76 of 5 stars 4.76 avg rating — 2,024 ratings score: 466, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Sandman, Vol. 4: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 27,046 ratings score: 449, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Meditation on Space-Time by Leonard Seet (Goodreads Author) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Following Richard Brautigan by Corey Mesler (Goodreads Author) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Civil War: A Narrative by Shelby Foote 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 3,174 ratings score: 390, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Gift by Hafiz 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 2,660 ratings score: 383, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Dostoevsky: A Writer in His Time by Joseph Frank 4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 96 ratings score: 374, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Calvin and Hobbes: Something Under the Bed is Drooling by Bill Watterson 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 6,366 ratings score: 362, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.58 of 5 stars 4.58 avg rating — 20,171 ratings score: 347, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Sandman, Vol. 10: The Wake by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.54 of 5 stars 4.54 avg rating — 18,440 ratings score: 345, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 21,873 ratings score: 342, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Road Home (Echo Company, #5) by Ellen Emerson White 4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 238 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Alive Together by Lisel Mueller 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 140 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Yotsuba, tome 8 (Yotsuba&! #8) by Kiyohiko Azuma 4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 932 ratings score: 283, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	In All My Sad Dreaming by John Caulfield (Goodreads Author) 4.9 of 5 stars 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Collected Poems, 1956-1998 by Zbigniew Herbert 4.51 of 5 stars 4.51 avg rating — 361 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Classical Chinese Poetry: An Anthology by David Hinton (EditorTranslator) 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 277, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, Volume I: The Short Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.64 of 5 stars 4.64 avg rating — 222 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West by Daniel Ladinsky (Compiler, Translator) 4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 709 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, Volume II: The Short Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 272, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer, #2) by Brent Weeks (Goodreads Author) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6,408 ratings score: 271, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes by Gordon B. Hinckley 4.66 of 5 stars 4.66 avg rating — 10,029 ratings score: 271, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Amphigorey Too by Edward Gorey 4.51 of 5 stars 4.51 avg rating — 2,656 ratings score: 270, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3) by Rick Riordan 4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 48,013 ratings score: 268, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Shadow Man (Prince Andy and the Misfits, #1) by Karen Gammons (Goodreads Author) 4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Beatles Complete Chord Songbook by The Beatles (Contributor) 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 241, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Golden Sky by E.C. Stilson (Goodreads Author) 4.66 of 5 stars 4.66 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Shadow of the Dragon by Kyra Dune (Goodreads Author) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Best of All Possible Worlds by Gary Anderson (Goodreads Author) 4.54 of 5 stars 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	A Story Like the Wind by Laurens van der Post 4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 523 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Shattered Visions Haunted Memories (Valentine/Petrilo #3) by Reyna Hawk (Goodreads Author) 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Tiger's Dream (The Tiger Saga, #5) by Colleen Houck (Goodreads Author) 4.63 of 5 stars 4.63 avg rating — 398 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Transmetropolitan: I Hate It Here by Warren Ellis (Goodreads Author) 4.63 of 5 stars 4.63 avg rating — 131 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Homebodies by Charles Addams 4.61 of 5 stars 4.61 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Transmetropolitan, Vol. 10: One More Time by Warren Ellis (Goodreads Author) 4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 4,739 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Honk of Zagonk by Pat Hatt (Goodreads Author) 4.69 of 5 stars 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Dark Tide (Adrien English Mystery, #5) by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads Author) 4.51 of 5 stars 4.51 avg rating — 2,402 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Animal Magnet by Gary Anderson (Goodreads Author) 4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Cassie and The Wild Cat: Meet and Greet by Pat Hatt (Goodreads Author) 4.82 of 5 stars 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	With His Dying Breath by Nancy Hogue (Goodreads Author) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Sämtliche Werke und Briefe by Heinrich von Kleist 4.65 of 5 stars 4.65 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Wrath and Remembrance by John Walker (Goodreads Author) 4.76 of 5 stars 4.76 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	William Shakespeare: A Textual Companion by Stanley W. Wells (Editor) 4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Divan by Hafiz 4.61 of 5 stars 4.61 avg rating — 3,634 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Time Regained (In Search of Lost Time, #7) by Marcel Proust 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 1,402 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Leben der anderen: Filmbuch by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Last Words of Notable People: Final Words of More Than 3500 Noteworthy People Throughout History by William B. Brahms 4.76 of 5 stars 4.76 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Complete Poetry by César Vallejo 4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 336 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Loriots kleiner Opernführer by Loriot 4.83 of 5 stars 4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 165, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Incendiary (The Premonition, #4) by Amy A. Bartol (Goodreads Author) 4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 3,923 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Truth (Consequences, #2) by Aleatha Romig (Goodreads Author) 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 7,713 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Prince (The Original Sinners, #3) by Tiffany Reisz (Goodreads Author) 4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 3,148 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Into the Hollow (Experiment in Terror, #6) by Karina Halle (Goodreads Author) 4.68 of 5 stars 4.68 avg rating — 1,847 ratings score: 154, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Eye to Eye: Intimate Encounters with the Animal World by Christine Eckstrom (Editor) 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 68 ratings score: 152, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Spell of Zalanon: The Anti-Cats by Johnny Flora (Goodreads Author) 4.54 of 5 stars 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Greatest of Marlys by Lynda Barry 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 777 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3) by Andrew Peterson (Goodreads Author) 4.65 of 5 stars 4.65 avg rating — 426 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmage 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 10,911 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro 4.52 of 5 stars 4.52 avg rating — 2,826 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Lysis/Phaedrus/Symposium: Plato on Homosexuality (Great Books in Philosophy) by Plato 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Transformation by Juliana Spahr 4.65 of 5 stars 4.65 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Jungle Of Peril by Patrick Burston 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Checkmate (The Lymond Chronicles, #6) by Dorothy Dunnett 4.7 of 5 stars 4.70 avg rating — 1,518 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	El libro de la imaginación by Edmundo Valadés 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Silence Is Multi-Colored In My World by Red Haircrow (Goodreads Author) (Author, Editor) 4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Ice Cream Cone Coot, And Other Rare Birds by Arnold Lobel 4.64 of 5 stars 4.64 avg rating — 70 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Impostor by Tiffany Carmouche (Goodreads Author) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Homeless in Hawaii by E.C. Stilson (Goodreads Author) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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185 books · 623 voters · list created April 29th, 2011 by Melissa Dee (votes) .

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message 1: by Melissa (new)

Jan 15, 2012 02:35am

People, please! There seem to be a lot of books on here with a lower than 4.5 average rating... some with a rating of less than 4!

And authors - if your book has only one rating, and that rating is from you - don't be cheeky! That's not what this list is about and you know it!

And for the last time - no boxsets!

So...let's tidy this up a bit and have some pride in our list!

I thank you.

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message 2: by Neil (new)

Mar 16, 2012 08:35am

You're right, Melissa; I was going to add one, but it wouldn't want to be seen in this company!

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message 3: by Susana (new)

Apr 12, 2012 10:17am

I was looking out for a list like this one, but I think it's not worth adding books with less than, say, 100 ratings. Is there any way you can create a query on Goodreads with certain criteria, instead of creating a list from scratch? Does anyone know?

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message 4: by Neil (new)

Apr 12, 2012 11:54am

i've tried it. Everybody cheats! Particularly publishers.

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message 5: by Susanna (last edited Apr 14, 2012 08:42pm) (new)

Apr 14, 2012 08:40pm

Several very good books miss by only .01! That's cutting it close.

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message 6: by Themis-Athena (new)

Apr 19, 2012 07:24am

Susanna wrote: "Several very good books miss by only .01! That's cutting it close."

Yes, I noticed the same thing ... :(

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message 7: by Themis-Athena (last edited Apr 19, 2012 07:30am) (new)

Apr 19, 2012 07:26am

Melissa wrote: "People, please! There seem to be a lot of books on here with a lower than 4.5 average rating... some with a rating of less than 4!

And authors - if your book has only one rating, and that rating is from you - don't be cheeky! That's not what this list is about and you know it!

And for the last time - no boxsets!

So...let's tidy this up a bit and have some pride in our list!

I thank you."

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Ireland-now the good news: the best of "Bread" Vols.1 & 2, 1990-1993 (only 1 rating, the author's own ... who also added it to this list)
The Heaven Tree Trilogy ("complete set" of Pargeter's Heaven Tree novels)
Vampire Academy Box Set

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message 8: by Themis-Athena (new)

Apr 19, 2012 07:37am

Susana wrote: "I was looking out for a list like this one, but I think it's not worth adding books with less than, say, 100 ratings. Is there any way you can create a query on Goodreads with certain criteria, instead of creating a list from scratch? Does anyone know?"

Not in the search function included in the lists feature itself, but you can open up another browser window for your own bookshelves and sort those by criteria such as "number of ratings" and "average rating."

Melissa: Is there a certain minimum number of ratings you'd like to see? If so, you could include it in the list description and we could at least TRY to weed out the non-compliant books every so often ...

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message 9: by Susanna (last edited Apr 19, 2012 01:28pm) (new)

Apr 19, 2012 01:26pm

Tiger's Quest (# 16) seems to be just under in rating - 4.46. Should I remove it?

ETA: Several on the list are currently less than a 4.5 rating. Should they be removed?

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message 10: by Themis-Athena (new)

Apr 19, 2012 01:37pm

Susanna wrote: "Tiger's Quest (# 16) seems to be just under in rating - 4.46. Should I remove it?

ETA: Several on the list are currently less than a 4.5 rating. Should they be removed?"

I'd be all for that -- several of those books were only added within the last couple of hours, incidentally, if I'm not wrong. Looks like this is a list to be closely monitored, at least for the time being!

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message 11: by Susanna (new)

Apr 30, 2012 08:48pm

Removed, for average ratings below 4.5:

Unbroken, by Lauren Hillenbrand
Clockwork Prince, by Cassandra Clare
Fiji, by Lance Morcan
The Journey is the Destination, by Dan Eldon
Tiger's Quest, by Colleen Houck
Offbeat Love Stories and More, by Jennifer Lafferty
Neverdark, by C.S. Einfeld
Control Switch On, by Ira Teller
Richard Halliburton's Complete Book of Marvels, by Richard Halliburton (I added it when it was 4.5, now it's 4.49! LOL)
Assam and Darjeeling, by T.M. Camp
The Twin Prophecies, by Nina Perez
Danger Danger, by Gerry McCullough
Hell is the Absence of God, by Ted Chiang
Saved by Cake, by Marian Keyes
Elemental, by Kim Richardson
Dark City: The Film Noir, by Spencer Selby

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message 12: by Themis-Athena (new)

May 01, 2012 01:47am

Susanna wrote: "Removed, for average ratings below 4.5:

Unbroken, by Lauren Hillenbrand
Clockwork Prince, by Cassandra Clare
Fiji, by Lance Morcan
The Journey is the Destination, by Dan Eldon
Tiger's Quest, by Co..."

Susanna, that sounds like an awful lot of work! On behalf of those who care, thanks for taking the time ...

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message 13: by Susanna (new)

May 01, 2012 09:53am

No problem.

The way GR lists the average rating right next to the title on the list made this pruning fairly easy!

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message 14: by Themis-Athena (new)

May 01, 2012 11:40am

True -- a lot easier than it used to be, at least where things like ratings are concerned!

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message 15: by Kara (new)

May 10, 2012 08:37am

Removed from list: Blue Lights and Long Nights (rating: 4.44) and Scanners Live in Vain (rating: 4.49).

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message 16: by Kara (new)

May 17, 2012 03:22pm

Removed from list Obsidian (rating: 4.44) and I Woke Up In Love This Morning (rating: 3.50).

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message 17: by Mina (new)

Aug 18, 2012 10:47am

Why the first book is one with a lower-than-4.5 rate?

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message 18: by Themis-Athena (last edited Aug 20, 2012 04:01am) (new)

Aug 20, 2012 03:41am

Removed, for having an average rating of less than 4.5:

The Hunger Games
The Ninth Orphan
The Unwords
Undeadly
Catching Fire
Memoranda on Poisons
Tiger's Curse
Front-Line Diplomacy: Humanitarian Aid and Conflict in Africa
Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World
The Complex
Tiger's Quest
El Rey: A Novel of Renaissance Iberia
Tiger's Voyage
Skallagrigg Take What You Got And Fly With It
L.A. Noir: Nine Dark Visions of the City of Angels
Lees Lieutenants Volume 3: A Study in Command, Gettysburg to Appomattox
Horses of the Camargue

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message 19: by Miquixote (new)

Aug 20, 2012 12:54pm

Great list, but I think you should only include books with say at least 100 reviews...otherwise it isn't very indicative of much.

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message 20: by Anthyq (new)

Aug 21, 2012 09:21am

I agree with Miquixote above, and would even raise it to 200 ratings, IMHO. There seem to be quite a few books with 10 or fewer ratings, which isn't a good gage of how a book would do normally.

Heck, I voted for an older, not-very-well-known children's book with 32 ratings, and I'd be ok with it being nixed. Even though I loved it, I gotta admit that it probably wouldn't be as well-rated if more people weighed in.

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message 21: by Susana (new)

Aug 22, 2012 03:02pm

Miquixote wrote: "Great list, but I think you should only include books with say at least 100 reviews...otherwise it isn't very indicative of much."

Exactly what I proposed on April 12th, to no effect until now...

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message 22: by Stan (last edited Aug 23, 2012 12:01pm) (new)

Aug 23, 2012 12:01pm

For a number of reasons, some listed above, Goodreads ratings are not worth much. They might help sell books, but they have little if any integrity. Stars without a review are totally meaningless.

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message 23: by Themis-Athena (new)

Aug 24, 2012 10:43am

Deleted Foster Fox: A 10,000 Lakes Tale : ZERO GR ratings and sole book voted onto this list by its own author (who has also added it to a large number of other lists recently, regardless whether in keeping with the list description or not, and in several cases while at the same time also adding a self-promotional message in the comments section soliciting reviews).

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message 24: by Miquixote (new)

Sep 04, 2012 04:18am

removed for falling below 4.5:

life and fate
roots of the cypress
taash and the jesters
if this is a man/the truce

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message 25: by Rags (new)

Oct 15, 2012 03:08am

some of the books have very low number of ratings . i think only books which have been rated more than 500 should be included

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message 26: by Kara (last edited Oct 15, 2012 06:53am) (new)

Oct 15, 2012 06:52am

Librarians can only remove books which do not fit the category. Because of this, we will only remove books which are not over 4.5--we will have to leave the ones with few ratings because the category doesn't specify that a book has to have a certain number of ratings. To do anything else would be to risk losing librarian status.

Removed for falling below 4.5:
The Whore and Her Mother (rating: 4.40)
PA Exposé (rating: 3.80)
Chocolate for Breakfast (rating 4.30)
The Magic Penny (rating 4.33)
Grande Sertão: Veredas (rating 4.49)
Jackie Leven Said (rating 4.29)

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message 27: by Katrina (new)

Oct 18, 2012 11:24pm

Removed for falling below 4.5:
Tiger's Destiny by Colleen Houck (rating 4.49)

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message 28: by Cary (new)

Dec 05, 2012 10:11am

Great idea for a list and glad to see it's being curated, so to speak! (If you want help, I'm happy to chip in too.)

Honest, I think 100 ratings it too low a threshold. It's not all too difficult to mount a campaign to up-vote a book with so few ratings. If you want to stay in statistically solid territory I'd say at least 500 ratings is a good threshold.

I'd also recommend putting the threshold in the list description. I know some people will still ignore it or simply not notice it, but it would help a little.

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message 29: by Themis-Athena (last edited Dec 05, 2012 10:58am) (new)

Dec 05, 2012 10:22am

Removed, for falling below a 4.5 average rating:
Past, Present, and Promises
The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap
Hillbilly Tales from the Smoky Mountains - And Other Homespun Remedies, Proverbs, and Poetry
The Halfling's Court: A Bad-Ass Faerie Tale
The Sibylline Oracle
Incandescent
This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don’t Touch It
Progeny
The Branch Will Not Break
The Endlands
Complete Short Poetry

Also removed, for having been added in contravention to message 1 above ("And authors - if your book has only one rating, and that rating is from you - don't be cheeky! That's not what this list is about and you know it!")
Fateful Firsts
Second Thoughts: A Collection of Poetry
A Candlelit World
Scrambled Egg: Poems and Other Confessions

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message 30: by Ben (new)

Dec 10, 2012 10:03am

I was going to add The Complete Shakespeare to my list, but I see the directions say we shouldn't include Complete/collected Works. I guess this should be deleted, along with Jane Austen's complete novels.

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message 31: by Liz (new)

Dec 11, 2012 11:13am

Thank you so much for keeping this up- I really appreciate this list. And it does help to include books with at least 100 ratings IMO and delete those collections or box sets that keep popping up. I am always looking for ways to find the best books to spend my limited time reading. I have some gems that don't make the "at least" 100 ratings cut-off and others like "The Little Prince" or Mary Oliver's latest poems that don't quite make the 4.5 cut-off, but no rating system is perfect. Keep up the good work!

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message 32: by Liz (new)

Dec 11, 2012 11:27am

Looking through the list with the desire to add books to my "to read" list, I was disheartened to see SO many with fewer than '25'! ratings. And I don't think you mean to include the Bible or the Book of Mormon which are collections of books actually. So those were not helpful to me. However, as I said, this is a great list and I will keep coming back to it for gems I might find!

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message 33: by Cary (new)

Dec 11, 2012 12:29pm

I compiled a list of the books currently on the list with less than 100 ratings:

1106 Grand Boulevard
99 Percent Perspiration: A Frazz Collection
A Wee Taste A' Craic
Ad Nomad
Amanda's Rib
Animal Magnet
Apart From Love
Best of All Possible Worlds
Bloomsday: The Bostoniad
Blues For The Prince (Carney Wilde #2)
Bold as Brass: My Story
Brother Wolf: A Forgotten Promise
Bunsen: un cómic de ciencia y chocolate
Carol Vorderman's Detox Recipes
Classical Chinese Poetry: An Anthology
Comic Book History of Comics
Cruel Cuts (Daniel "Sticks" Hetrick Murder Mysteries #2)
Diamondback
Die Manns: Ein Jahrhundertroman
Dorrie and the Witch Doctor (Dorrie the Little Witch #5)
Dorrie's Play (Dorrie the Little Witch #3)
Dostoevsky: A Writer in His Time
El libro de la imaginación
Eye to Eye: Intimate Encounters with the Animal World
Fallen Superheroes
Fergus and the Snow Deer
Firefly: A Celebration
First, I Love You
Following Richard Brautigan
For the Beauty of the Earth: A Novel
Frazz 3.1416
Frazz: Live from Bryson Elementary (Frazz)
Girl Genius, vol 11: Agatha Heterodyne and the Hammerless Bell (Girl Genius #11)
Hank Shank VIII
Homebodies
Hot & Spicy: De La Cruz Saga
How To Be A Party Girl
In All My Sad Dreaming
Jephtha and his Daughter
Kinuko Craft: Drawings & Paintings
Land of Midnight Days
Last Words of Notable People: Final Words of More Than 3500 Noteworthy People Throughout History
Leben der anderen: Filmbuch
Loriot's kleiner Opernführer
Loriots Großer Ratgeber
Lysis/Phaedrus/Symposium: Plato on Homosexuality (Great Books in Philosophy)
Meditation on Space-Time
Miami Spy Games: Russian Zombie Gun, Episode 5 (Miami Spy Games #5)
Miami Spy Games: Russian Zombie Gun, Part Four (Miami Spy Games #4)
Miami Spy Games: Russian Zombie Gun, Part One
Miami Spy Games: Russian Zombie Gun, Part Three (Miami Spy Games #3)
Miami Spy Games: Russian Zombie Gun, Part Two (Miami Spy Games #2)
More Deaths Than One
Nick Knight
Origami Tessellations: Awe-Inspiring Geometric Designs
Pierre Et Gilles: The Complete Works, 1976-1996
Post
Shadow Man
Shadows of the Realm
Shakespeare: An Oxford Guide
Spectrum 18: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Summer With Monika
Sämtliche Werke und Briefe
Teaser and the Firecat
The Beatles Complete Chord Songbook
The Bird Day Battalion
The Changeling
The Coming Storm
The Eclectic Abecedarium
The Golden Sky
The Good Girls
The Greatest Speeches Of President John F. Kennedy
The Heat of the Moment: Inspired by the Heroes of the 2007 San Diego Wildfires
The Ice Cream Cone Coot, And Other Rare Birds
The Impostor, A Love Story
The Jungle Of Peril (Puzzle Master)
The Little Stormdancer (The Lotus War #1.5)
The Lost Queen of Egypt
The Moon Coin (Moon Realm #1)
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, Volume II: The Short Stories
The Orphan Factory
The Planet Of Terror (Gamebook)
The Spell of Zalanon: The Anti-Cats
The Steward
The Symbolon (The Sibylline Trilogy #2)
The Undertow of Small Town Dreams: Stories of Currie Valley
There's Corpses Everywhere: Yet Another Liō Collection (Liō #3)
Transmetropolitan: I Hate It Here
Travel guide to the haunted Mid-Atlantic region
Underwater Dogs
William Shakespeare: A Textual Companion
Window To Her Soul (Eyes of Innocence #3)
With His Dying Breath
Write with Fire: Thoughts on the Craft of Writing
Xoxo Hayden

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message 34: by Liz (new)

Dec 12, 2012 07:23pm

WOW Cary. Goes to show that not many books really stand the test of time- over time. Without checking, I have voted for one of them...However, I have several books that are on my "read" list that I gave 5 stars but they are still below 100 ratings so I didn't add them. Until or unless these are removed we will have to be more careful when choosing books.

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message 35: by Cary (new)

Dec 13, 2012 04:22am

Indeed. It's quite easy to move the average rating of a book with less than a 100 ratings. A modest lobbying of one's friends could certainly do it. In fact I think 100 is too low a threshold from a statistical standpoint. However making it 500 or something like that would keep a lot of books that really (probably) are good off the list.

This also shows that it's not difficult to go through this list, identify and remove these books. I made that list in perhaps 30-40 minutes.

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message 36: by Liz (new)

Dec 13, 2012 12:46pm

As Kara explained in a comment in October, the category says the list is about ratings, not number of ratings or we lose "library" status. So I guess each person must decide for themselves whether a book merits a "to read."

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message 37: by Lou (new)

Dec 20, 2012 06:13pm

There's a similar list to this for books of at least 4.2 with 1000 ratings. Interesting to compare.
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/24...

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message 38: by Richard (last edited Dec 27, 2012 08:09pm) (new)

Dec 27, 2012 06:03pm

I see that my book, THE MOON COIN, has been added to this list. I completely understand the more than x argument. So, before I'm voted off the island, I just want to say, as an Indie Author, with only 84 ratings at present, it's really exciting to be represented. :D

THE MOON COIN won a gold medal in the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards this Fall, but that doesn't always translate quickly into ratings or sales. For books not published by one of the 6 Goliath Book Corporations, things usually happen in slow motion.

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message 39: by Tony (new)

Mar 09, 2013 10:39pm

The complete works of Shakespeare and Jane Austin should both be removed as per the original guidelines of no complete works of authors or box sets.

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message 40: by Kara (new)

Mar 10, 2013 01:50pm

Wow, this list really gets out of hand when no one looks at it. It's important to note that I did NOT remove books with fewer than x ratings as that would be against Goodreads policy.

Removed
Darkest Powers Trilogy - individual books do not score as highly (per original guidelines)
The Orphan Factory - 4.48 rating
Onyx - 4.49 rating
The Complete Works- individual books do not score as highly (per original guidelines)
The Complete Novels of Jane Austen
The Steward - 4.39 rating
Southern Mystical Moments - 4.40 rating
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, Volume III: The Novels
The Good Girls - 4.32 rating
Angels and Arrows - 4.14 rating
Reflection of Secrets - 4.42 rating
Saga, Vol. 1 - 4.49 rating
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen - 4.49 rating
Ashes of Honor - 4.48 rating
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies: A Facsimile of the First Folio, 1623 - individual books do not score as highly (per original guidelines)
Bold as Brass: My Story - 4.47 rating
Hope Against Hope - 4.49 rating
The Eclectic Abecedarium - 4.49 rating
Loriots Großer Ratgeber - 4.45 rating
The Bird King and Other Sketches - 4.48 rating

Left because I wasn't 100% positive
Collected Fictions
Classical Chinese Poetry: An Anthology
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, Volume I: The Short Stories
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, Volume II: The Short Stories
The Collected Poems, 1956-1998
The Complete Poetry
Robert Smithson: The Collected Writings Collected Works
New Collected Poems
Before Sunrise & Before Sunset: Two Screenplays
The Bloom County Library, Vol. 3: 1984-1986
The Feynman Lectures on Physics

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message 41: by Lou (new)

Mar 10, 2013 02:57pm

A couple of those were mine; obviously I need to check the ratings more often.

Feynman is also one of mine. I added it because it's fairly layman friendly, has quite a few ratings, and the individual volumes rate as high or higher than the collected works. Nor is it a textbook.

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message 42: by Kara (new)

Mar 10, 2013 02:59pm

Makes sense--that's why I left Feynman in.

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message 43: by Lou (new)

Mar 10, 2013 03:04pm

Cheers.
The moon coin's dropped to 4.47. I took my vote off, but there's four more,so you might work your magic on it.

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message 44: by Kara (new)

Mar 10, 2013 03:05pm

Removed. :)

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message 45: by Argon (new)

Mar 19, 2013 01:37am

Pretty sure The Authoritative Calvin And Hobbes is a collection of works and not a single title.

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message 46: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 11, 2013 02:56pm

It is interesting to compare this list to http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/24... which sets the threshold at 4.2 but requires a minimum of 1000 ratings.

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message 47: by Amy (new)

May 22, 2013 02:51am

I'm not sure if other people have noticed this, but there are books on here that have, say, 2 ratings, which brings the average up to 4.75. On top of that, there are books that have THOUSANDS of ratings, and still maintain a 4.5 rating.

Obviously, the books with fewer ratings may not be of the same standard as some of the other titles on this list. After all, what is a more reliable statistic - 2 ratings, or 20,000?

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message 48: by Zeta_comics (new)

Jun 13, 2013 01:19am

Sadly Toda Mafalda should be removed as it is a collection of all the series's strips. Maybe Mafalda 9 could be added, but it has 10% of the other book's ratings

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