Best Books of 2011 (1716 books)

Best Books of 2011

The best books published during 2011.

1	Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 45,112 ratings score: 79,808, and 809 people voted	My rating:
2	City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 38,947 ratings score: 76,322, and 776 people voted	My rating:
3	Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 16,872 ratings score: 55,225, and 565 people voted	My rating:
4	Silence (Hush, Hush, #3) by Becca Fitzpatrick (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 15,182 ratings score: 48,560, and 496 people voted	My rating:
5	Delirium (Delirium, #1) by Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 25,563 ratings score: 41,895, and 430 people voted	My rating:
6	Passion (Fallen, #3) by Lauren Kate (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 17,206 ratings score: 37,287, and 386 people voted	My rating:
7	Unearthly (Unearthly, #1) by Cynthia Hand (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 15,184 ratings score: 35,272, and 366 people voted	My rating:
8	Bloodlines by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 15,328 ratings score: 34,286, and 354 people voted	My rating:
9	Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3) by Maggie Stiefvater (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 16,964 ratings score: 33,690, and 350 people voted	My rating:
10	Shadowfever (Fever, #5) by Karen Marie Moning 4.55 avg rating — 16,151 ratings score: 28,802, and 296 people voted	My rating:
11	The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus, #2) by Rick Riordan 4.50 avg rating — 18,916 ratings score: 26,104, and 270 people voted	My rating:
12	The Iron Queen (Iron Fey, #3) by Julie Kagawa (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 12,301 ratings score: 24,084, and 252 people voted	My rating:
13	A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) by Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 27,109 ratings score: 22,860, and 235 people voted	My rating:
14	Where She Went (If I Stay, #2) by Gayle Forman 4.23 avg rating — 12,014 ratings score: 20,250, and 212 people voted	My rating:
15	Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1) by Beth Revis (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 14,617 ratings score: 20,244, and 213 people voted	My rating:
16	Inheritance (Inheritance, #4) by Christopher Paolini 4.07 avg rating — 14,130 ratings score: 19,427, and 202 people voted	My rating:
17	Wither (The Chemical Garden, #1) by Lauren DeStefano (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 13,778 ratings score: 17,807, and 190 people voted	My rating:
18	The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 4.05 avg rating — 28,827 ratings score: 16,530, and 170 people voted	My rating:
19	Dead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse, #11) by Charlaine Harris 3.66 avg rating — 30,178 ratings score: 16,182, and 168 people voted	My rating:
20	The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 20,031 ratings score: 14,779, and 150 people voted	My rating:
21	This Side of the Grave (Night Huntress, #5) by Jeaniene Frost (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 9,822 ratings score: 14,631, and 154 people voted	My rating:
22	A Dance With Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) by George R.R. Martin 4.11 avg rating — 26,880 ratings score: 14,630, and 149 people voted	My rating:
23	The Gathering (Darkness Rising, #1) by Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 8,920 ratings score: 14,563, and 156 people voted	My rating:
24	Die For Me (Revenants, #1) by Amy Plum (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 7,682 ratings score: 14,343, and 155 people voted	My rating:
25	River Marked (Mercy Thompson, #6) by Patricia Briggs 4.14 avg rating — 11,994 ratings score: 13,597, and 141 people voted	My rating:
26	Demonglass (Hex Hall, #2) by Rachel Hawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 11,220 ratings score: 13,575, and 147 people voted	My rating:
27	Crossed (Matched, #2) by Ally Condie 3.51 avg rating — 14,482 ratings score: 13,170, and 142 people voted	My rating:
28	Hard Bitten (Chicagoland Vampires, #4) by Chloe Neill (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 5,805 ratings score: 12,510, and 134 people voted	My rating:
29	The Throne of Fire (Kane Chronicles, #2) by Rick Riordan 4.19 avg rating — 14,681 ratings score: 12,482, and 132 people voted	My rating:
30	Supernaturally (Paranormalcy, #2) by Kiersten White (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 5,740 ratings score: 12,190, and 130 people voted	My rating:
31	The Iron Knight (Iron Fey, #4) by Julie Kagawa (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 6,911 ratings score: 12,030, and 132 people voted	My rating:
32	Echo McCool, Outlaw Through Time by Roger K. Driscoll 4.80 avg rating — 150 ratings score: 11,880, and 122 people voted	My rating:
33	Magic Slays (Kate Daniels, #5) by Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 6,984 ratings score: 11,627, and 124 people voted	My rating:
34	Darkest Mercy (Wicked Lovely, #5) by Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 7,401 ratings score: 11,536, and 124 people voted	My rating:
35	Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 3.71 avg rating — 29,717 ratings score: 11,533, and 120 people voted	My rating:
36	Desires of the Dead (The Body Finder, #2) by Kimberly Derting (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 5,130 ratings score: 11,393, and 121 people voted	My rating:
37	Entwined by Heather Dixon 3.81 avg rating — 5,850 ratings score: 10,757, and 117 people voted	My rating:
38	Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone, #1) by Laini Taylor (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 10,666 ratings score: 10,651, and 112 people voted	My rating:
39	Beautiful Chaos (Caster Chronicles, #3) by Kami Garcia (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 3,683 ratings score: 9,996, and 111 people voted	My rating:
40	Bossypants by Tina Fey (Narrator) 3.95 avg rating — 68,746 ratings score: 9,870, and 102 people voted	My rating:
41	Plague (Gone, #4) by Michael Grant (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 4,161 ratings score: 8,954, and 95 people voted	My rating:
42	Defiance (Strange Angels, #4) by Lili St. Crow 4.26 avg rating — 4,123 ratings score: 8,917, and 96 people voted	My rating:
43	Illusions (Wings, #3) by Aprilynne Pike 4.14 avg rating — 5,638 ratings score: 8,725, and 94 people voted	My rating:
44	Uncommon Criminals (Heist Society, #2) by Ally Carter 4.18 avg rating — 5,069 ratings score: 8,705, and 96 people voted	My rating:
45	For Nothing by Nicholas Denmon (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 396 ratings score: 8,653, and 88 people voted	My rating:
46	The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 11,550 ratings score: 8,606, and 90 people voted	My rating:
47	Wolfsbane (Nightshade, #2) by Andrea Cremer (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 7,140 ratings score: 8,402, and 95 people voted	My rating:
48	One Grave at a Time (Night Huntress, #6) by Jeaniene Frost (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 6,404 ratings score: 8,338, and 90 people voted	My rating:
49	Afterlife (Evernight, #4) by Claudia Gray 3.81 avg rating — 5,970 ratings score: 7,713, and 84 people voted	My rating:
50	The Traitor's Emblem by Juan Gomez-Jurado (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 359 ratings score: 7,674, and 78 people voted	My rating:
51	Lover Unleashed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #9) by J.R. Ward 4.22 avg rating — 14,429 ratings score: 7,393, and 78 people voted	My rating:
52	Bitterblue (The Seven Kingdoms, #3) by Kristin Cashore 4.39 avg rating — 451 ratings score: 7,228, and 78 people voted	My rating:
53	Blood Red Road (Dust Lands, #1) by Moira Young (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 5,081 ratings score: 7,201, and 77 people voted	My rating:
54	Midnight (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #3) by L.J. Smith 3.84 avg rating — 4,985 ratings score: 7,112, and 78 people voted	My rating:
55	Destined (House of Night, #9) by P.C. Cast 4.07 avg rating — 8,276 ratings score: 7,024, and 77 people voted	My rating:
56	Archangel's Consort (Guild Hunter, #3) by Nalini Singh (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5,259 ratings score: 6,764, and 72 people voted	My rating:
57	Angelfire (Angelfire, #1) by Courtney Allison Moulton (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 5,790 ratings score: 6,562, and 76 people voted	My rating:
58	Enclave (Razorland, #1) by Ann Aguirre (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 6,252 ratings score: 6,364, and 69 people voted	My rating:
59	Dreams of a Dark Warrior (Immortals After Dark, #11) by Kresley Cole (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 5,591 ratings score: 6,275, and 68 people voted	My rating:
60	Succubus Revealed (Georgina Kincaid, #6) by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 4,031 ratings score: 6,244, and 68 people voted	My rating:
61	First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1) by Darynda Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 5,158 ratings score: 5,941, and 63 people voted	My rating:
62	Crossroads (Crossroads Saga, #1) by Mary Ting (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 433 ratings score: 5,827, and 61 people voted	My rating:
63	Drink Deep (Chicagoland Vampires, #5) by Chloe Neill (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 3,738 ratings score: 5,680, and 62 people voted	My rating:
64	The Warlock (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #5) by Michael Scott (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 4,659 ratings score: 5,543, and 60 people voted	My rating:
65	Red Glove (Curse Workers, #2) by Holly Black (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 3,501 ratings score: 5,299, and 58 people voted	My rating:
66	Tiger's Voyage (The Tiger Saga, #3) by Colleen Houck (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 3,003 ratings score: 5,203, and 56 people voted	My rating:
67	Carrier of the Mark (Carrier Trilogy, #1) by Leigh Fallon (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 2,263 ratings score: 4,956, and 55 people voted	My rating:
68	Angel of Vengeance: The Novel that Inspired the TV Show Moonlight by Trevor Munson 4.34 avg rating — 115 ratings score: 4,838, and 49 people voted	My rating:
69	Timeless (Timeless, #1) by Alexandra Monir (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 2,795 ratings score: 4,750, and 54 people voted	My rating:
70	The Hidden (The Hollow, #3) by Jessica Verday (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 1,572 ratings score: 4,696, and 54 people voted	My rating:
71	The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 12,222 ratings score: 4,667, and 49 people voted	My rating:
72	Ghost Story (The Dresden Files, #13) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 8,795 ratings score: 4,650, and 48 people voted	My rating:
73	Starcrossed (Starcrossed, #1) by Josephine Angelini (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 7,470 ratings score: 4,647, and 53 people voted	My rating:
74	Smokin' Seventeen (Stephanie Plum, #17) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 15,013 ratings score: 4,478, and 48 people voted	My rating:
75	Dragon's Oath (House of Night Novellas, #1) by P.C. Cast 4.04 avg rating — 2,651 ratings score: 4,455, and 53 people voted	My rating:
76	Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls, #1) by C.C. Hunter (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 6,111 ratings score: 4,435, and 50 people voted	My rating:
77	Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 12,003 ratings score: 4,402, and 45 people voted	My rating:
78	Kiss of Snow (Psy-Changeling, #10) by Nalini Singh (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 3,746 ratings score: 4,371, and 46 people voted	My rating:
79	What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 12,443 ratings score: 4,255, and 45 people voted	My rating:
80	Iron Crowned (Dark Swan, #3) by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 4,090 ratings score: 4,215, and 47 people voted	My rating:
81	Witch Song by Amber Argyle (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 551 ratings score: 4,192, and 45 people voted	My rating:
82	Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) by E.L. James (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 5,452 ratings score: 4,177, and 43 people voted	My rating:
83	My Soul to Steal (Soul Screamers, #4) by Rachel Vincent (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 3,513 ratings score: 4,114, and 47 people voted	My rating:
84	Reckoning (Strange Angels, #5) by Lili St. Crow 4.05 avg rating — 2,159 ratings score: 4,092, and 48 people voted	My rating:
85	Half-Blood (Covenant, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 2,532 ratings score: 4,058, and 45 people voted	My rating:
86	Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) by Tahereh Mafi (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 6,757 ratings score: 4,028, and 46 people voted	My rating:
87	Blood & Spirits (The Coming Storm, #1) by Dennis Sharpe (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 4,019, and 42 people voted	My rating:
88	Eona: The Last Dragoneye (Eon, #2) by Alison Goodman (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 3,168 ratings score: 3,890, and 43 people voted	My rating:
89	The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 4,132 ratings score: 3,714, and 40 people voted	My rating:
90	Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 8,971 ratings score: 3,595, and 39 people voted	My rating:
91	Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson, #2) by Darynda Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 2,546 ratings score: 3,576, and 40 people voted	My rating:
92	Abandon (Abandon Trilogy, #1) by Meg Cabot 3.69 avg rating — 6,553 ratings score: 3,558, and 40 people voted	My rating:
93	How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf (Naked Werewolf, #1) by Molly Harper (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 2,612 ratings score: 3,526, and 38 people voted	My rating:
94	If I Die (Soul Screamers, #5) by Rachel Vincent (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 2,240 ratings score: 3,429, and 39 people voted	My rating:
95	Immortal Embrace (Embrace, #1) by Charlotte Blackwell (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 215 ratings score: 3,357, and 35 people voted	My rating:
96	Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 6,498 ratings score: 3,326, and 35 people voted	My rating:
97	The Death Cure by James Dashner (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 8,266 ratings score: 3,007, and 33 people voted	My rating:
98	One of Our Thursdays Is Missing (Thursday Next, #6) by Jasper Fforde 3.85 avg rating — 3,356 ratings score: 2,989, and 31 people voted	My rating:
99	Reunion by Jeff Bennington (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 206 ratings score: 2,825, and 29 people voted	My rating:
100	Table 21 by T. Rafael Cimino (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 2,700, and 27 people voted	My rating:

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message 1: by Beryl (new)

Jan 15, 2011 01:57pm

Most of these books haven't been published yet, so why do people vote if they haven't read anything?

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message 2: by Khalida (new)

Jan 17, 2011 08:01am

I think some of the books are available online as an ebook!? The book called hush hush was available for me to download :)

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message 3: by joyce (new)

Jan 24, 2011 08:04am

most are part of a series so if you love a series you vote for the next book

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message 4: by Rose (new)

Feb 03, 2011 06:05pm

Some get the ARC to read before the actual book is realeased.

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message 5: by Sarah (new)

Feb 26, 2011 05:30am

Most of these books are genre romance/horror. Hate to think that a reader sticks to one genre so completely when there are other books in other areas of life. Being human is about a lot more than who pretends to love us to get close enough to suck our blood. What about having children, losing jobs, inventing something, reaching out to others, singing, understanding another person's culture. If this is the future of reading, we are in deep trouble as a culture and a life form.

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message 6: by Chaunce (new)

Feb 27, 2011 06:37pm

Number One Best Seller by Brian Morley, won't disappoint best book I've read in five years at least.

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message 7: by Sarah (last edited Mar 09, 2011 07:39am) (new)

Feb 28, 2011 09:15pm

It would be more helpful to know why you think it's worth reading. We don't know you and so you're loving it is hard to evaluate. Did you write it?

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message 8: by Jennifer (a.k.a The Book Nympho) (new)

Mar 08, 2011 12:13pm

Beryl wrote: "Most of these books haven't been published yet, so why do people vote if they haven't read anything?"

I was thinking the same thing. Unless they were lucky to get an ARC copy.

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message 9: by Jennifer (a.k.a The Book Nympho) (new)

Mar 08, 2011 12:15pm

joyce wrote: "most are part of a series so if you love a series you vote for the next book"

True most are part of series but I'm not voting until I read it. Because every series has that stinker book that's not as good and even if I love the author I'll be honest in a voting.

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message 10: by Sarah (new)

Mar 09, 2011 07:43am

JenniferY wrote: "joyce wrote: "most are part of a series so if you love a series you vote for the next book"

True most are part of series but I'm not voting until I read it. Because every series has that stinker..."

Honest voting is a good thing. As an author, I consider the feedback from reviews when I edited the next book. While I want my readers to love my characters as much as I do, each reader's experience in life affects their interpretation of a book. And that kind of vicarious living is exactly what books are meant to offer.

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message 11: by Jennifer (a.k.a The Book Nympho) (new)

Mar 09, 2011 08:23am

Sarah wrote: "Most of these books are genre romance/horror. Hate to think that a reader sticks to one genre so completely when there are other books in other areas of life. Being human is about a lot more than w..."

I pretty much stick to UF and Paranormal Romance genres. Much like when I watch TV, when I read I do it to escape reality. I don't care to read books about having kids (I have one) or other "real" life stuff.
Besides alot of the "fanasty" type books mirror real life. If you look at the plot in UF books and forget that the main character might be a vamp, shifter or something esle nonhuman the underlying confect is usually close to a "real" life confect.

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message 12: by AlbertaJenn (new)

Apr 05, 2011 11:52pm

But still, you don't know that the book won't be the worst you have read all year, or the one that ruins the series, or makes you think that the author has lost his/her mind (or all of the above).

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message 13: by Kristie (new)

May 01, 2011 10:01am

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message 14: by Chris (new)

Jul 12, 2011 09:00am

Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Drug Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland

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message 15: by Tom (new)

Jul 15, 2011 02:20am

This is, without a doubt, one of the most depressing lists I have ever seen. Wow.

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message 16: by Phillip (last edited Jul 27, 2011 07:25pm) (new)

Jul 15, 2011 05:54am

For anyone who prefers non-genre, literary fiction, there is a completely different list featuring some of the best books of 2011 here: www.goodreads.com/list/show/9854

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message 17: by Tom (new)

Jul 15, 2011 05:59am

I don't mind genre, but this list is utterly dominated by one very narrow genre. I'll bet there isn't an ounce of difference between 95% of the top 100. I haven't read any of them so I suppose I oughtn't gripe but still...

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message 18: by Kristie (new)

Jul 15, 2011 07:42am

I agree 100% with Tom. I felt the same way when I saw the list. I only recognized one book on it and it was a youth book my son read.

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message 19: by Kevin (new)

Jul 20, 2011 12:13am

I can't help but question the integrity of a "best of list" with 548 books on it.

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message 20: by Breanne (new)

Jul 21, 2011 05:04pm

Tiger saga all the way :)

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message 21: by Donna (new)

Jul 27, 2011 07:03pm

Tom wrote: "This is, without a doubt, one of the most depressing lists I have ever seen. Wow."

I have to agree with you. There are many excellent books that do not feature vampires!

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message 22: by Polly (new)

Jul 29, 2011 09:01am

Watch how this works, the list is updated often,only one person has tovote on a book to have it added. The list reflects readers from this site only and they can vote on 100 different books for the year,so you get a list showing the best books read for they year read by the readers from this web site.Many readers dont vote,however those reading series would tend to sway the genre of the list. I have read many from the list and they are as different as they are alike.Yes many do have the same theme but lately have come up with very different rules and ideals to change our thinking on the old thoughts or rules. It is funny one of you wrote they read to get away from the everyday life, so do I as many of us do. I have to laugh then when my husband says why do I complain when he acts like the alpha wolf in all those books I read, its funny his is right it is sexy in the book but not so much in person. Any way my point is the people voteing are the ones reading this genre of books. Lets me point out I have not yet voted so I am not defending my votes. Some of the really good books I have read this year are not for the mainstream readers so I dont vote on them,however if you would like to read about abuse lookup devine( by nora roberts),empty chair,or the courage to heel very good books but only for those with an understanding of abuse and survival otherwise I feel many would not care for them. Also look up dean koontz, clive cusler,or patricia cornwell this will give you a different genre and you cant go wrong with any of there books. Happy reading...

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message 23: by Mariya (new)

Aug 03, 2011 08:09pm

Beryl wrote: "Most of these books haven't been published yet, so why do people vote if they haven't read anything?"

that's exactly was what I was gonna say. Every list people vote the way they're not suppose to and it is annoying 8/

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message 24: by Amy (last edited Sep 07, 2011 09:30pm) (new)

Sep 07, 2011 09:30pm

I think it is really hard to read when people don't use punctuation. I'm just sayin'...

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message 25: by Lexze (new)

Sep 13, 2011 11:20am

I don't see my favorite pick for 2011.
Harvest of Hope by Gene Needham...simply amazing and an instant classic!

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message 26: by Jennifer (new)

Sep 13, 2011 03:11pm

One that I would have chosen that wasn't listed:

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson

I've learned so much about the inner workings of the Nazi regime prior to WWII and from an American perspective. Very interesting piece.

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message 27: by Alice (new)

Sep 14, 2011 08:36pm

Dead Reckoning is listed twice. Dead Reckoning

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message 28: by Kyle! (new)

Sep 26, 2011 02:57am

Beryl wrote: "Most of these books haven't been published yet, so why do people vote if they haven't read anything?"
In the hope that they will be good... :)

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message 29: by Elsie (new)

Oct 02, 2011 06:06pm

I agree with Tom Where are all the "happy"books?

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message 30: by Noreen (new)

Nov 05, 2011 12:48pm

Kristie, Sarah, Tom, et al.,

Ditto!!

And thanks, Phillip...

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message 31: by Jessica (new)

Nov 06, 2011 01:42pm

My favorite this year is Ready Player One!!

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message 32: by Susanna (new)

Nov 28, 2011 11:23am

You add books to the list at the top of the page, at the tab next to "all votes."

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message 33: by Stan (new)

Nov 28, 2011 12:46pm

I tried to add my Book "The Chrysopoeia Revelation" to the list using the tab next to the all votes, but it didn't work. I'm new to this, so what mcan I do to add books to Listopia. Stan
Susanna wrote: "You add books to the list at the top of the page, at the tab next to "all votes.""

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message 34: by Susanna (new)

Nov 28, 2011 01:13pm

You hit the tab "add books to this list," and then you will have a choice of searching the books on your bookshelves, or of doing a search for the title from the GR database at large. When you see the title you want, click on "vote for this book," which is under the title and author information.

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message 35: by Susanna (last edited Nov 28, 2011 02:13pm) (new)

Nov 28, 2011 02:06pm

This list says you've voted for it; the info about "lists with this book" on the individual book pages isn't always accurate.

ETA: It's currently on page seven.

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message 36: by Gladys (new)

Nov 30, 2011 04:07am

Lexze wrote: "I don't see my favorite pick for 2011.
Harvest of Hope by Gene Needham...simply amazing and an instant classic!"

You are allowed to add your fave books
:)

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message 37: by Gladys (new)

Nov 30, 2011 07:18pm

Does anyone know when voting ends??

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message 38: by nina (new)

Dec 01, 2011 03:09am

wow, so many books here... can't even think where to start

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message 39: by David (new)

Dec 02, 2011 05:35pm

And this is why unfiltered consumer reviews produce total crap.

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message 40: by Mary Ellen (new)

Dec 07, 2011 10:46am

I think this list is very, very slated. It really does not seem to reflect anything but one or two genre. Really. Can't there be a way to filter this? I am disappointed and am considering ending participation.

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message 41: by patricia (new)

Dec 09, 2011 04:00pm

Oh my gosh, I can not believe this list. Where has the good literature gone? Pathetic.

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message 42: by Nina (last edited Dec 13, 2011 08:54pm) (new)

Dec 10, 2011 07:27pm

If this list is any indication, literature is really going down the toilet

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message 43: by Karl (new)

Dec 12, 2011 09:45pm

Re Nina, I'd agree, except I was lucky enough to read "The Ballad of Young Tam Lin" by Patricia Leslie (on Amazon, or as a Kindle). Great story, clearly-drawn characters - humor, drama, pathos, and romance with sensuality, but no graphic descriptions - leaves just enough to the imagination to make it more erotic.

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message 44: by Sherrie (new)

Dec 16, 2011 03:56am

My favourite books of 2011 aren't on this list: The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson and The Legacy by Katherine Webb. I'd say they fall into the genre of women's fiction but both have a link to the past and The Lantern has the suggestion of a ghost lingering. Both good reads which I'd recommend.Song of the Phoenix

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message 45: by Karl (new)

Dec 16, 2011 04:29pm

The Ballad of Young Tam Lin, historical fantasy romance, based on an old Scottish ballad. Set in 1790, Lady Janet Dunbar is seduced by "Tam Lin," a knight of Summerland (one term for Elfland). She loves him, is pregnant by him, but he's the consort of the Queen of the Elves. What chance does Janet have? If you hate romance or fantasy, don't read this. If you like the genre, you'll love it.

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message 46: by Pamela (new)

Dec 16, 2011 06:36pm

Lexze wrote: "I don't see my favorite pick for 2011.
Harvest of Hope by Gene Needham...simply amazing and an instant classic!"

did you add it to the list? I added a couple of books I thought totally deserved to be there.

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message 47: by Larap (new)

Dec 19, 2011 11:48am

Several of my favorite books of 2011 either aren't on this list or they're surprisingly farther down that I'd expected ('The Night Circus' I LOVED loved loved). Props to 'A Discovery of Witches' - now let's get part 2? Pretty please? Added a few of my personal faves to these lists as well (worth a look if you're like me and your favorites don't always match the 'best of' lists):

http://www.ranker.com/list/best-novels-o...
http://www.ranker.com/list/best-non-fict...

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message 48: by Nancy (new)

Dec 20, 2011 01:53pm

Where could I actually buy poster prints for these book covers?

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message 49: by Emma (last edited Dec 22, 2011 09:13am) (new)

Dec 22, 2011 09:13am

Was it just me or were most of the books ones you didn't know? I read frequently, and read plenty of young adult books. Now, I did recognize some of these from the shelves, but I had no desire to read any of them. I only voted for one because it was the only one I had read. And it was good, but not top 100 good.

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message 50: by Michele (last edited Dec 26, 2011 07:18pm) (new)

Dec 26, 2011 07:17pm

Wow. Most of these books would never make it on my best of 2011 list. There are more genres around than romance/horror (which most of these books are in). Some people need to widen out their reading.

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