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701	Carry On (Simon Snow, #1) by Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 330,628 ratings score: 15,435, and 178 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
702	To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1) by Jenny Han (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,029,453 ratings score: 15,417, and 183 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
703	The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4) by C.S. Lewis 3.95 avg rating — 324,284 ratings score: 15,349, and 241 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
704	Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle, #4) by Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 304,951 ratings score: 15,245, and 196 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
705	Head Like a Hole by Andrew Van Wey (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 5,792 ratings score: 15,185, and 161 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
706	Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri 4.18 avg rating — 203,845 ratings score: 15,179, and 203 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
707	The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare 3.78 avg rating — 199,995 ratings score: 15,125, and 243 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
708	The Secret (The Secret, #1) by Rhonda Byrne 3.74 avg rating — 523,050 ratings score: 15,088, and 198 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
709	P.S. I Love You (P.S. I Love You, #1) by Cecelia Ahern 4.04 avg rating — 394,631 ratings score: 15,087, and 196 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
710	The Roommate by Kiersten Modglin (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 12,652 ratings score: 15,059, and 159 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
710	Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12) by Harlan Coben (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 45,470 ratings score: 15,059, and 159 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
712	The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1) by Barbara Kingsolver 4.01 avg rating — 170,648 ratings score: 15,056, and 220 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
713	Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 583,440 ratings score: 15,048, and 191 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
714	Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1) by Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 165,968 ratings score: 15,040, and 193 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
715	Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 344,834 ratings score: 15,037, and 181 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
716	Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2) by C.S. Lewis 3.98 avg rating — 475,333 ratings score: 14,956, and 256 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
717	The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 4.13 avg rating — 290,952 ratings score: 14,938, and 192 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
718	A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking 4.21 avg rating — 469,795 ratings score: 14,928, and 215 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
719	Look Closer by David Ellis 4.17 avg rating — 131,082 ratings score: 14,919, and 158 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
720	The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles, #3) by Anne Rice 3.92 avg rating — 160,005 ratings score: 14,828, and 214 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
721	Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara Pascoe (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 26,014 ratings score: 14,801, and 156 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
722	Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) by Terry Pratchett 4.34 avg rating — 230,585 ratings score: 14,771, and 178 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
723	The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 381,270 ratings score: 14,749, and 192 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
724	Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon 4.01 avg rating — 47,183 ratings score: 14,740, and 172 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
725	All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren 4.09 avg rating — 65,974 ratings score: 14,739, and 203 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
726	Educated by Tara Westover (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 1,792,106 ratings score: 14,734, and 168 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
727	Not Forever, But For Now by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) 3.04 avg rating — 4,816 ratings score: 14,687, and 155 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
728	The Girl Who Was Taken by Charlie Donlea (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 158,884 ratings score: 14,672, and 155 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
729	One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 3.98 avg rating — 122,994 ratings score: 14,642, and 213 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
730	Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 149,894 ratings score: 14,554, and 178 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
731	The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) by Jasper Fforde (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 136,371 ratings score: 14,520, and 185 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
732	The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) by T.J. Klune (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 890,192 ratings score: 14,486, and 163 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
733	Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #2) by J.R. Ward (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 200,934 ratings score: 14,466, and 184 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
734	House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 193,351 ratings score: 14,436, and 164 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
735	As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3) by Holly Jackson (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 535,251 ratings score: 14,400, and 155 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
736	Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 275,293 ratings score: 14,376, and 193 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
737	Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 928,935 ratings score: 14,256, and 158 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
738	Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand 4.23 avg rating — 167,482 ratings score: 14,239, and 207 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
739	Poison Study (Study, #1) by Maria V. Snyder (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 174,555 ratings score: 14,237, and 172 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
740	Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco 3.91 avg rating — 74,001 ratings score: 14,230, and 187 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
741	Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2) by Jules Verne 3.89 avg rating — 272,122 ratings score: 14,202, and 209 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
742	The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1) by Robert Ludlum 4.05 avg rating — 439,666 ratings score: 14,168, and 208 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
743	A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 3,953,405 ratings score: 14,157, and 161 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
744	Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) by Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 383,376 ratings score: 14,104, and 171 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
745	The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 609,977 ratings score: 14,089, and 197 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
746	The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 652,050 ratings score: 14,025, and 166 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
747	House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 1,045,560 ratings score: 14,022, and 158 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
748	City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 984,534 ratings score: 14,016, and 200 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
749	Mythology by Edith Hamilton 4.03 avg rating — 59,190 ratings score: 13,977, and 210 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
750	Peace Like a River by Leif Enger 4.03 avg rating — 99,700 ratings score: 13,974, and 170 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
751	The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore 4.40 avg rating — 126,678 ratings score: 13,946, and 227 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
752	The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for? by Rick Warren 3.98 avg rating — 289,083 ratings score: 13,930, and 163 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
753	A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present by Howard Zinn 4.08 avg rating — 261,124 ratings score: 13,884, and 189 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
754	The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 39,950 ratings score: 13,883, and 146 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
755	Where She Went (If I Stay, #2) by Gayle Forman (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 303,864 ratings score: 13,878, and 176 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
756	The Iliad by Homer 3.93 avg rating — 498,128 ratings score: 13,864, and 180 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
757	The Talisman (The Talisman, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 139,109 ratings score: 13,743, and 189 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
758	The History of Love by Nicole Krauss 3.92 avg rating — 139,644 ratings score: 13,735, and 166 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
759	Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein 4.01 avg rating — 242,819 ratings score: 13,702, and 171 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
760	Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1) by Sophocles 3.72 avg rating — 233,055 ratings score: 13,684, and 205 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
761	Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 283,193 ratings score: 13,666, and 177 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
762	Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1) by Becky Albertalli (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 463,510 ratings score: 13,641, and 156 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
763	Native Son by Richard Wright 4.04 avg rating — 103,629 ratings score: 13,615, and 197 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
764	Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm 4.23 avg rating — 219,655 ratings score: 13,556, and 226 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
765	The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 223,972 ratings score: 13,535, and 177 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
766	The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 4.07 avg rating — 342,464 ratings score: 13,514, and 196 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
767	The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) by Michael Shaara 4.33 avg rating — 90,803 ratings score: 13,465, and 175 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
768	Gone (Gone, #1) by Michael Grant (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 208,926 ratings score: 13,430, and 161 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
769	The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 556,713 ratings score: 13,426, and 155 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
770	One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 574,661 ratings score: 13,420, and 181 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
771	Champion (Legend, #3) by Marie Lu (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 230,851 ratings score: 13,416, and 161 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
772	If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 382,099 ratings score: 13,406, and 147 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
773	A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 189,144 ratings score: 13,392, and 173 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
774	Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 647,804 ratings score: 13,364, and 152 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
775	I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 135,365 ratings score: 13,355, and 185 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
776	If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino 4.02 avg rating — 109,018 ratings score: 13,326, and 165 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
777	Night Watch (Discworld, #29; City Watch, #6) by Terry Pratchett 4.50 avg rating — 117,103 ratings score: 13,325, and 166 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
778	Left Behind (Left Behind, #1) by Tim LaHaye 3.86 avg rating — 244,583 ratings score: 13,321, and 182 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
779	Watchers by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 170,552 ratings score: 13,305, and 169 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
780	Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1) by Penelope Douglas (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 402,720 ratings score: 13,284, and 142 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
781	The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 2,321,617 ratings score: 13,226, and 154 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
782	From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg 4.16 avg rating — 217,568 ratings score: 13,195, and 185 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
783	One of Us Is Lying (One of Us is Lying, #1) by Karen M. McManus (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 1,025,310 ratings score: 13,183, and 149 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
784	Shadowfever (Fever, #5) by Karen Marie Moning (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 112,239 ratings score: 13,180, and 153 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
785	Darkfever (Fever, #1) by Karen Marie Moning (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 188,748 ratings score: 13,123, and 169 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
786	The Magus by John Fowles 4.05 avg rating — 62,701 ratings score: 12,965, and 167 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
787	Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 372,615 ratings score: 12,943, and 156 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
788	The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) by Agatha Christie 4.26 avg rating — 331,831 ratings score: 12,941, and 181 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
789	Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) by Agatha Christie 4.12 avg rating — 297,015 ratings score: 12,914, and 202 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
790	Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3) by Susan Rowland (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 17,106 ratings score: 12,880, and 136 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
791	The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks 3.75 avg rating — 105,623 ratings score: 12,854, and 155 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
792	John Adams by David McCullough 4.08 avg rating — 374,281 ratings score: 12,851, and 178 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
793	Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) by Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 135,778 ratings score: 12,814, and 160 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
794	Pretties (Uglies, #2) by Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 277,825 ratings score: 12,813, and 174 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
795	Magical Midlife Awakening (Leveling Up, #9) by K.F. Breene (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 10,970 ratings score: 12,777, and 134 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
796	Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard 4.04 avg rating — 92,305 ratings score: 12,770, and 179 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
797	Consequences (Consequences, #1) by Aleatha Romig (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 43,176 ratings score: 12,768, and 137 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
798	Possession by A.S. Byatt 3.90 avg rating — 83,426 ratings score: 12,750, and 177 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
799	The Death Cure (The Maze Runner, #3) by James Dashner (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 490,812 ratings score: 12,703, and 165 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
800	Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) by Neal Shusterman (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 395,413 ratings score: 12,690, and 140 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