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1101	Fantasy Lover (Hunter Legends, #1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 95,208 ratings score: 7,856, and 103 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1102	Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist 4.04 avg rating — 119,099 ratings score: 7,854, and 103 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1103	Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 401,686 ratings score: 7,849, and 107 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1104	Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr. 4.11 avg rating — 63,580 ratings score: 7,839, and 93 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1105	The Waves by Virginia Woolf 4.14 avg rating — 52,020 ratings score: 7,835, and 96 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1106	Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 154,356 ratings score: 7,829, and 105 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1107	The Client by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 460,097 ratings score: 7,824, and 128 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1108	Lucky Son of a Gun (The Demon Accords, #19) by John Conroe (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 2,318 ratings score: 7,817, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1109	Light in August by William Faulkner 3.94 avg rating — 65,892 ratings score: 7,807, and 112 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1110	Saint Richard Parker by Merlin Franco (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 5,794 ratings score: 7,806, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1111	Unearthly (Unearthly, #1) by Cynthia Hand (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 128,646 ratings score: 7,792, and 101 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1112	The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick 3.59 avg rating — 231,466 ratings score: 7,758, and 107 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1113	Heartstopper: Volume Three (Heartstopper, #3) by Alice Oseman (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 491,517 ratings score: 7,755, and 91 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1114	Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 4.02 avg rating — 116,533 ratings score: 7,748, and 101 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1115	The Tempest by William Shakespeare 3.78 avg rating — 223,953 ratings score: 7,747, and 125 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1116	The Collector by John Fowles 3.97 avg rating — 90,441 ratings score: 7,740, and 115 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1117	A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen 3.77 avg rating — 160,599 ratings score: 7,720, and 131 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1118	And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 398,740 ratings score: 7,719, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1119	The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2) by James Fenimore Cooper 3.70 avg rating — 101,516 ratings score: 7,704, and 125 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1120	Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2) by Rachel Gillig (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 431,439 ratings score: 7,701, and 81 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1120	Victor's Blessing by Barbara Sontheimer (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 6,229 ratings score: 7,701, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1122	Get Rich or Get Lucky by Max Nowaz (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 20,754 ratings score: 7,693, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1123	The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel 4.23 avg rating — 150,954 ratings score: 7,653, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1124	Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods, #1) by Melissa de la Cruz (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 143,675 ratings score: 7,614, and 108 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1125	Songs of Innocence and of Experience by William Blake 4.09 avg rating — 51,323 ratings score: 7,609, and 118 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1126	گم شده ای در مه by سید مرتضی مصطفوی (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 713 ratings score: 7,587, and 77 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1127	The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye 4.20 avg rating — 44,935 ratings score: 7,570, and 106 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1127	The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan 4.07 avg rating — 155,807 ratings score: 7,570, and 115 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1129	Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg 3.73 avg rating — 51,547 ratings score: 7,561, and 113 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1129	Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 211,692 ratings score: 7,561, and 96 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1131	Credence by Penelope Douglas (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 555,391 ratings score: 7,551, and 80 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1132	Accidental Mystic (Midlife Melody, #1) by Phoebe Ravencraft 4.20 avg rating — 1,967 ratings score: 7,541, and 79 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1133	Hogfather by Terry Pratchett 4.26 avg rating — 101,827 ratings score: 7,535, and 103 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1134	Beastly (Beastly, #1) by Alex Flinn (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 178,320 ratings score: 7,532, and 106 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1135	The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans 3.86 avg rating — 61,045 ratings score: 7,519, and 119 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1136	Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1) by Rachel Hawkins (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 143,481 ratings score: 7,496, and 98 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1137	Heartstopper: Volume Two (Heartstopper, #2) by Alice Oseman (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 560,960 ratings score: 7,495, and 88 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1138	The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare 3.74 avg rating — 179,149 ratings score: 7,493, and 131 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1139	Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 4.23 avg rating — 1,390,689 ratings score: 7,484, and 93 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1140	A Passage to India by E.M. Forster 3.68 avg rating — 84,924 ratings score: 7,480, and 132 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1141	These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories (Sarah Agnes Prine, #1) by Nancy E. Turner 4.36 avg rating — 80,974 ratings score: 7,479, and 89 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1142	Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives by Anne Michaud (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 12,511 ratings score: 7,470, and 81 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1143	Momo by Michael Ende 4.34 avg rating — 93,339 ratings score: 7,456, and 92 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1143	Code Yellow in Gretna Green (Midlife Recorder, #5) by Linzi Day (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 3,572 ratings score: 7,456, and 79 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1145	Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino 4.10 avg rating — 94,937 ratings score: 7,446, and 87 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1146	Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.17 avg rating — 215,898 ratings score: 7,437, and 85 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1147	Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) by Douglas Adams 3.97 avg rating — 147,397 ratings score: 7,435, and 99 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1148	Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges 4.56 avg rating — 25,295 ratings score: 7,433, and 104 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1149	The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 1,114,504 ratings score: 7,416, and 84 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1150	The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 190,914 ratings score: 7,411, and 103 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1151	The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (The Twilight Saga, #3.5) by Stephenie Meyer 3.52 avg rating — 239,415 ratings score: 7,400, and 110 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1152	Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2) by Raymond E. Feist 4.32 avg rating — 71,127 ratings score: 7,395, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1153	On Her Watch (Bree Taggert, #8) by Melinda Leigh (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 18,544 ratings score: 7,390, and 78 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1154	A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 166,496 ratings score: 7,389, and 100 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1155	The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1) by Lauren Weisberger 3.81 avg rating — 928,199 ratings score: 7,382, and 111 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1156	Isabella Warrior Queen by Michael G. Kramer (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 5,459 ratings score: 7,349, and 81 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1157	Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann 3.86 avg rating — 76,132 ratings score: 7,342, and 116 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1158	Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin 4.10 avg rating — 69,437 ratings score: 7,333, and 103 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1159	The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown 4.09 avg rating — 86,594 ratings score: 7,328, and 98 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1160	Finding Hope in the Darkness of Grief: Spiritual Insights Expressed Through Art, Poetry and Prose by Diamante Lavendar (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 1,540 ratings score: 7,319, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1161	Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 188,836 ratings score: 7,297, and 88 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1162	God Is the Cure, Love Is the Answer: A Memoir by Aimee Cabo Nikolov (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 17,182 ratings score: 7,296, and 78 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1163	Germinal by Émile Zola 4.20 avg rating — 42,152 ratings score: 7,270, and 96 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1164	The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham 4.19 avg rating — 53,032 ratings score: 7,230, and 107 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1165	Jaws (Jaws, #1) by Peter Benchley 3.95 avg rating — 176,789 ratings score: 7,229, and 106 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1166	Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1-3) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 46,428 ratings score: 7,210, and 98 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1167	Timeline by Michael Crichton 3.87 avg rating — 215,283 ratings score: 7,205, and 97 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1168	Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle 4.50 avg rating — 20,537 ratings score: 7,189, and 76 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1169	Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 160,018 ratings score: 7,186, and 83 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1170	The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) by Liu Cixin (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 472,596 ratings score: 7,181, and 79 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1171	Factotum by Charles Bukowski 3.92 avg rating — 74,946 ratings score: 7,157, and 85 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1172	Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 154,650 ratings score: 7,128, and 107 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1173	The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 211,464 ratings score: 7,120, and 98 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1174	Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 253,693 ratings score: 7,116, and 81 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1175	Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 75,701 ratings score: 7,104, and 81 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1176	The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 4.06 avg rating — 282,666 ratings score: 7,101, and 93 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1177	Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks 4.11 avg rating — 83,147 ratings score: 7,095, and 96 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1178	Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell 4.19 avg rating — 852,768 ratings score: 7,081, and 101 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1179	Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars, #1) by Sara Shepard (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 212,094 ratings score: 7,078, and 93 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1180	Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 2,266,055 ratings score: 7,075, and 79 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1181	Walks Away Woman by Ki Longfellow (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 1,187 ratings score: 7,074, and 74 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1182	Steel Blood by Gabriel F.W. Koch (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 6,797 ratings score: 7,064, and 79 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1183	Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 3.66 avg rating — 647,766 ratings score: 7,059, and 79 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1184	The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) by Joe Abercrombie 4.22 avg rating — 299,767 ratings score: 7,056, and 84 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1185	The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham 4.01 avg rating — 116,015 ratings score: 7,050, and 102 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1186	Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2) by Gabriel F.W. Koch (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 16,160 ratings score: 7,049, and 77 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1187	The Iron Queen (The Iron Fey, #3) by Julie Kagawa (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 109,078 ratings score: 7,008, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1188	Swan Song by Robert McCammon 4.30 avg rating — 74,724 ratings score: 7,001, and 86 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1189	The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 178,724 ratings score: 6,998, and 77 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1190	The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 26,418 ratings score: 6,988, and 73 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1191	At Grave's End (Night Huntress, #3) by Jeaniene Frost (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 92,138 ratings score: 6,984, and 94 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1192	I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 4.44 avg rating — 1,388,254 ratings score: 6,972, and 77 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1193	Ubik by Philip K. Dick 4.11 avg rating — 120,230 ratings score: 6,970, and 87 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1194	Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #6) by J.R. Ward (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 122,133 ratings score: 6,969, and 96 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1195	Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 228,872 ratings score: 6,942, and 94 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1196	Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter 4.29 avg rating — 51,948 ratings score: 6,934, and 83 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1197	The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 4.02 avg rating — 180,625 ratings score: 6,917, and 85 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1198	The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines, #3) by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 106,406 ratings score: 6,914, and 95 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1199	Point of Retreat (Slammed, #2) by Colleen Hoover (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 288,302 ratings score: 6,896, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
1199	The Forgotten Palace by Alexandra Walsh (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 3,435 ratings score: 6,896, and 72 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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message 1: by Joan (new)

Jul 28, 2008 09:08PM

proof that the truth is not democratic =/

seriously, jane austen? errughhh.

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message 2: by Marla (new)

Jul 29, 2008 01:55PM

this is the second list--worst books was the first--and i'm done. this is madness. i mean, how many mormons congregated to vote the book of mormon as a top 100 book? really?

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message 3: by Adam (new)

Jul 29, 2008 05:04PM

It's also flawed in that the same book with a different cover might be on the list twice in drastically different places (see Catch-22 or Lord of the Flies).

At least Mockingbird is #1, though.

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message 4: by Chris (new)

Aug 08, 2008 04:11PM

these comments are funny!

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message 5: by Amber (new)

Aug 22, 2008 08:06PM

This list is a joke!

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message 6: by Elisabeth (new)

Aug 24, 2008 04:48PM

I think you people need to just relax!!! I think "you're just too high strung" and eventually the "strain will be more than you can bear."

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message 7: by Fire-fish (new)

Aug 25, 2008 08:22AM

May be there should be a list of "Books for Mormones" on this website..

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message 8: by David (last edited Sep 08, 2008 12:59PM) (new)

Sep 08, 2008 12:58PM

Regarding the message from Labsjoao, you can search for a book without leaving the first page by entering the name in the "find/add books to list" box. It's pretty easy that way. A much more serious flaw is what Adam said. If the same book it in several different spots, and not all of the votes for, say, Catch-22 are going to the same Catch-22, then these rankings really aren't worth much. Overall, there are several pretty odd choices here, such as the Mormon book being #3, but most of the list seems pretty good to me.

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message 9: by [deleted user] (new)

Sep 14, 2008 07:06PM

where is the amber spyglass?

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message 10: by kristen (new)

Sep 15, 2008 05:17PM

I was thinking the same thing ;-)

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message 11: by Georgia (new)

Oct 10, 2008 09:17AM

i agree the amber spyglass is awesome

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message 12: by Dana (new)

Oct 11, 2008 05:48PM

Make your own list. Satisfy your inner proselyte!

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message 13: by Alex (new)

Oct 18, 2008 06:33PM

hmm this makes me question what is my favorite book?

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message 14: by Svetoslava (new)

Oct 30, 2008 11:28PM

I have to read more, obviously.....

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message 15: by Matt (new)

Nov 04, 2008 08:09PM

The War of the Worlds

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message 16: by Bruce (new)

Nov 12, 2008 12:17AM

I'm not going to argue with the Book of Mormon--either all religious texts are valid for a list like this, in which case it's merely interesting, or all religious texts should be off the list, in which case there's a whole other set of things to worry about.

The one that gets my goat is Twilight (number eleven at the time of this comment). Are you people kidding? Stephanie Meyer in a list of the Best Books Ever? Fut the Whack? It's the EMO of literature! It's pop garbage with no depth! It's above inarguable classics like Crime and Punishment! That's like arguing that My Chemical Romance is better music than Bach! This place is bonkers!

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message 17: by Brian (new)

Nov 24, 2008 08:27PM

I like how "The Brothers K" is "better" here than Dostoyevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov." What a joke!

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message 18: by Molly (new)

Nov 27, 2008 12:12AM

Ah the stupidity of lists. You'll notice the Best and Worst lists are almost identical.

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message 19: by M (new)

Dec 02, 2008 09:43PM

I was just going to say that. Always important to remember when you're writing - the best line according to some will be what others despise, etc.

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message 20: by Josef (new)

Dec 04, 2008 10:13PM

Bruce wrote: "I'm not going to argue with the Book of Mormon--either all religious texts are valid for a list like this, in which case it's merely interesting, or all religious texts should be off the list, in w..."

Yeah, but I've noticed that since these lists allow opinions from every Goodreads member, there will never be a standard. The only population that counts here is the population of Goodreads members, so maybe there's just not a lot of people on Goodreads who enjoy quality literature.

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message 21: by Amy (new)

Dec 05, 2008 06:52PM

extremely well written

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message 22: by Todd (new)

Dec 07, 2008 05:31PM

Best and worst list are certainly not meant to be definitive. Best and worst are so subjective. They are merely meant to elicit conversation and thought which they obviously have done. But the Book of Mormon? Come on. Really?

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message 23: by Josef (new)

Dec 08, 2008 08:54AM

Todd wrote: "Best and worst list are certainly not meant to be definitive. Best and worst are so subjective. They are merely meant to elicit conversation and thought which they obviously have done. But the B..."

Yes, the Book of Mormon. I've read it 13 times. There is not one other book that's changed my life more significantly. Millions have read that book and will testify to the same thing. And literally hundreds have died because of that book. It's because of these facts that we who love that book place it above all others on the list.
I love literature. I've studied the Brothers Karamazov with a dozen other philosphy students. I've wept over Les Miserables. I've fallen in love with words and wonders, yet I have yet to find a book to offer more to me than the Book of Mormon.
So yes, really, The Book of Mormon.

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message 24: by Josef (new)

Dec 08, 2008 08:55AM

Matt wrote: "The War of the Worlds"

My nine year old nephew just finished that book! I'm so proud.

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message 25: by Josef (new)

Dec 08, 2008 08:58AM

Molly wrote: "Ah the stupidity of lists. You'll notice the Best and Worst lists are almost identical. "

Yes, and I have more of a problem with the Worst Book List than this. People who put great literature as the worst books ever written seem do be doing so simply because they may have had pain getting through the book and they think that good literature should simply entertain. What a sad state to be in. These are the same people who put Twilight on this list. These are the people who would rather call Friends the best TV show and would put a show like Freaks and Geeks on the Worst Show ever list.

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message 26: by Josef (new)

Dec 08, 2008 09:06AM

Elisabeth wrote: "I think you people need to just relax!!! I think "you're just too high strung" and eventually the "strain will be more than you can bear.""

Very Good Advice. This is just a list someone made up, somewhere in the world. It holds as much weight as you give it.

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message 27: by Paige (new)

Dec 08, 2008 04:45PM

I agree, if you don't like the fact the poorly written books are on a best books ever list than I think you care to much. On the other hand it's not bad to defend what you think is a good book or a bad book but let's not get carried away.

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message 28: by Todd (new)

Dec 08, 2008 05:19PM

Josef -- I certainly didn't mean to be offensive or to put you on the defensive. It was only a poor attempt at making an ironic statement. This is why I usually keep my opinions out of these discussion threads. I completely love your comment about Friends compared to Freaks and Geeks. As a high school English teacher, I see students turned on by so much trash, but, as they say, one person's trash is another person's treasure. I'm just glad they are reading.

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message 29: by Josef (new)

Dec 09, 2008 10:20AM

Todd wrote: "Josef -- I certainly didn't mean to be offensive or to put you on the defensive. It was only a poor attempt at making an ironic statement. This is why I usually keep my opinions out of these disc..."

I didn't mean to make you think I was upset. My respect to you for being a high school teacher. Yeah, even if they think that Stephen King is the greatest living writer, as long as they're reading they've got something going for them.

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message 30: by Arlene (last edited Dec 09, 2008 02:54PM) (new)

Dec 09, 2008 02:52PM

Dear Otis,

Your list is great! I've read only about 50 of these books, so my vote is not exactly fair. But of the 50 I've read, my vote -- far and away above the other 49 -- would be for:

JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN by Dalton Trumbo

This is the most powerful antiwar novel I ever read. And readers be warned, this book is NOT for the faint of heart!

Otis, I wish you would think of using the influence of Goodreads, which is becoming a large and potentially influential group, to suggest that the new administration -- Barack Obama and his Cabinet, especially leaders in the Department of Defense -- read this book.

All best,

Arlene

www.ArleneSanders.com

Author of TIGER BURNING BRIGHT
Jefferson Press, 2009

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message 31: by H. R. (new)

Dec 09, 2008 03:08PM

If California Proposition 8 were published, would it be number 2 on the list?

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message 32: by Endre (new)

Dec 09, 2008 03:10PM

Otis, this is a great idea to find the best book. I have to think about this in more detail to narrow it down in my own mind.Too bad we can not vote for three or four and then narrow down the list. Followed by another vote on the shorter list....BTW it is unfortunate that some people do not have any class and manners in how they express their thoughts. Is there a moderator that could eliminate thevulgar comments as above?

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message 33: by Leslie (new)

Dec 09, 2008 03:32PM

Twilight is number 4? Give me a friggin break people!!! Entertaining? Slightly. A classic piece of literature? Absolutely not!

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message 34: by Hippo dari Hongkong (new)

Dec 09, 2008 11:32PM

Les Miserable! Les Miserable! Les Miserable!

Did I mention Les Miserables?

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message 35: by John (new)

Dec 10, 2008 12:37AM

hard to decide

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message 36: by Paul (new)

Dec 10, 2008 02:15PM

The Book of Mormon? You gotta be kidding me. I'd put "Where the Wild Things Are" as being more "literature" than that book.

I agree, this list is loaded and biased.

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message 37: by Bee (new)

Dec 11, 2008 04:45PM

why are none of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy on here?

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message 38: by Natalie (new)

Dec 11, 2008 05:07PM

Marla wrote: "this is the second list--worst books was the first--and i'm done. this is madness. i mean, how many mormons congregated to vote the book of mormon as a top 100 book? really?"

nicola wrote: "proof that the truth is not democratic =/

seriously, jane austen? errughhh."

Yes, what's with the Mormon thing? Are they the only ones who have time to READ these days?

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message 39: by Richard (last edited Dec 13, 2008 11:31AM) (new)

Dec 13, 2008 11:30AM

Only in the USA would "the most popular" be confused for "the best". How many people have read Philip Roth's "Portnoy's Complaint" about masturbation? Compare that to how many people have read Thoreau's "Walden".

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message 40: by Tori (new)

Dec 15, 2008 06:03AM

Where are the rest of the good books? I don 't even see most of my favorite books on here. And the book of Mormon is number one? I really don't think so.

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message 41: by Jason (last edited Dec 15, 2008 12:21PM) (new)

Dec 15, 2008 12:19PM

i think the book of mormon thing must be some kind of in joke...i mean it only takes a little organization and you could theoretically get anything put up in the number 1 position...

and why does 'to kill a mockingbird' in position 2 have more votes than position 1?...

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message 42: by Larry (last edited Dec 15, 2008 04:21PM) (new)

Dec 15, 2008 04:07PM

If this list is any indicator, it appears that a lot of people on Goodreads don't read very serious literature. Plus, the Book of Mormon, come on, seriously, you might as well put Dianetics up there too.

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message 43: by Elizabeth (new)

Dec 15, 2008 11:48PM

If you're groaning or confused about The Book of Mormon being at #1, I ask - have you ever read it? It's a fair question... I do agree w/the Twilight comment though - UGH. But hellooo, Farenheit 451 should be way further up the list, says I...

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message 44: by Becca (new)

Dec 16, 2008 07:47AM

I agree. I think every fair-minded reader here will agree that you have to actually read something before deciding on its merit. And no one would argue with someone esteeming The Bible or The Quran or any other religious text if it really moved them. Why should The Book of Mormon be any different? Sometimes what makes a book "Best" is how powerfully it impacts you. So what if it's religious or spiritual in nature?

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message 45: by Jade (last edited Dec 16, 2008 04:35PM) (new)

Dec 16, 2008 04:31PM

I agree with Becca and Elizabeth.

Endre:Is there a moderator that could eliminate the vulgar comments as above?

I don't see anything wrong with the Book of Mormon being in the list. I don't think people need to be so rude about it. Most people that have criticized it obviously haven't read it.

Also, I think that it is right to put Twilight on the list. People have read other good books and think that those books should be on the list, but have you ever read Twilight? Probably not.

People need to respect other peoples opinions. And people who don't, are just rude and immature.

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message 46: by Greg (new)

Dec 19, 2008 02:31PM