Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Sign in with Facebook
Books that created protests, outrage or got banned for their political, sexual or social content
Score
A book’s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
| 1 |
|
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by
4.47 avg rating — 11,178,272 ratings
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 2 |
|
The Catcher in the Rye
by
3.80 avg rating — 3,832,883 ratings
score: 866,
and
9 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 3 |
|
The Hobbit
by
4.30 avg rating — 4,384,119 ratings
score: 860,
and
9 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 4 |
|
The Outsiders
by
S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 1,559,212 ratings
score: 850,
and
9 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 5 |
|
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by
4.50 avg rating — 3,726,991 ratings
score: 781,
and
8 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 6 |
|
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by
4.57 avg rating — 4,111,212 ratings
score: 767,
and
8 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 7 |
|
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by
4.43 avg rating — 4,396,652 ratings
score: 729,
and
8 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 8 |
|
Lord of the Flies
by
3.70 avg rating — 3,145,170 ratings
score: 672,
and
7 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 9 |
|
Nineteen Eighty-Four
by
4.20 avg rating — 5,307,597 ratings
score: 651,
and
7 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 10 |
|
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3)
by
4.58 avg rating — 4,732,498 ratings
score: 642,
and
7 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 11 |
|
Animal Farm
by
4.01 avg rating — 4,422,529 ratings
score: 640,
and
7 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 12 |
|
Lolita
by
3.87 avg rating — 928,580 ratings
score: 571,
and
6 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 13 |
|
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
by
4.09 avg rating — 501,585 ratings
score: 551,
and
6 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 14 |
|
The Hate U Give
by
Angie Thomas (Goodreads Author)
4.45 avg rating — 995,129 ratings
score: 473,
and
5 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 15 |
|
Lady Chatterley’s Lover
by
3.50 avg rating — 135,922 ratings
score: 453,
and
5 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 16 |
|
Dracula
by
4.02 avg rating — 1,432,299 ratings
score: 382,
and
4 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 17 |
|
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
by
3.51 avg rating — 673,949 ratings
score: 372,
and
4 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 18 |
|
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by
4.24 avg rating — 1,966,464 ratings
score: 360,
and
4 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 19 |
|
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by
Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 1,278,175 ratings
score: 343,
and
4 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 20 |
|
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
by
Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 2,142,225 ratings
score: 323,
and
4 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 21 |
|
The Poet X
by
Elizabeth Acevedo (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 139,907 ratings
score: 286,
and
3 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 22 |
|
The Naked Ape
by
3.93 avg rating — 11,974 ratings
score: 282,
and
3 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 23 |
|
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1)
by
4.03 avg rating — 1,601,974 ratings
score: 277,
and
3 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 24 |
|
Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda
by
Becky Albertalli (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 464,119 ratings
score: 248,
and
3 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 25 |
|
Thirteen Reasons Why
by
Jay Asher (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 1,017,964 ratings
score: 197,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 26 |
|
The Last Temptation of Christ
by
4.18 avg rating — 15,451 ratings
score: 191,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 27 |
|
Howl
by
4.07 avg rating — 6,200 ratings
score: 188,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 28 |
|
Misery
by
Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 826,092 ratings
score: 182,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 29 |
|
American Psycho
by
3.80 avg rating — 353,484 ratings
score: 181,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 30 |
|
Of Mice and Men
by
Kevin Hinkle (Adapted By)
4.22 avg rating — 11,160 ratings
score: 177,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 31 |
|
Coraline
by
Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 767,588 ratings
score: 169,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 32 |
|
That Was Then This Is Now
by
S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 39,873 ratings
score: 166,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 33 |
|
Euthanasia: The Good Death (Counterblasts #13)
by
3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
score: 159,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 34 |
|
Inferno (The Divine Comedy, #1)
by
4.03 avg rating — 202,534 ratings
score: 153,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 35 |
|
Norwegian Wood
by
3.99 avg rating — 709,499 ratings
score: 147,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 35 |
|
Where the Crawdads Sing
by
Delia Owens (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 3,529,106 ratings
score: 147,
and
2 people voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 37 |
|
Savoy Dreams: The Secret Life of Savoy Books
by
3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 100,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 38 |
|
Peeping Tom
by
4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
score: 99,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 38 |
|
My Brother's Name Is Jessica
by
John Boyne (Goodreads Author)
3.44 avg rating — 6,451 ratings
score: 99,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 40 |
|
Goodbye Again: The Definitive Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
by
4.01 avg rating — 96 ratings
score: 98,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 41 |
|
Blasphemy ancient & modern
by
3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 97,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 42 |
|
The Atrocity Exhibition
by
3.76 avg rating — 7,106 ratings
score: 96,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 42 |
|
Gender Queer
by
Maia Kobabe (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 75,886 ratings
score: 96,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 44 |
|
The Human Zoo: A Zoologist's Study of the Urban Animal
by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,019 ratings
score: 95,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 44 |
|
Paradiso (The Divine Comedy, #3)
by
3.95 avg rating — 21,481 ratings
score: 95,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 46 |
|
Purgatorio (The Divine Comedy, #2)
by
4.05 avg rating — 29,415 ratings
score: 94,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 47 |
|
Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist
by
4.27 avg rating — 781 ratings
score: 93,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 48 |
|
Holy Blood, Holy Grail
by
3.51 avg rating — 12,616 ratings
score: 92,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 49 |
|
Batman: A Death in the Family
by
4.08 avg rating — 38,608 ratings
score: 90,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 50 |
|
The Dice Man
by
3.54 avg rating — 21,988 ratings
score: 89,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 51 |
|
The Death of Superman
by
3.94 avg rating — 18,605 ratings
score: 87,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 52 |
|
v.
by
3.87 avg rating — 349 ratings
score: 86,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 53 |
|
Myra Breckinridge/Myron
by
3.69 avg rating — 1,014 ratings
score: 85,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 54 |
|
Live from Golgotha: The Gospel According to Gore Vidal
by
3.62 avg rating — 1,484 ratings
score: 84,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 55 |
|
The Iron Dream
by
3.57 avg rating — 1,778 ratings
score: 83,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 56 |
|
A Time to Dance
by
3.72 avg rating — 250 ratings
score: 82,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 57 |
|
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by
4.16 avg rating — 210,127 ratings
score: 81,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 58 |
|
The Escaped Cock
by
3.61 avg rating — 1,098 ratings
score: 77,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 58 |
|
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot (Captain Underpants, #12)
by
4.33 avg rating — 5,034 ratings
score: 77,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 60 |
|
Behold the Man: A Time Traveler’s Quest to Become the Messiah—The Nebula-Winning New Wave Science Fiction Classic
by
3.76 avg rating — 8,162 ratings
score: 76,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 60 |
|
Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 (Captain Underpants, #11)
by
4.33 avg rating — 5,255 ratings
score: 76,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 62 |
|
Against Religion: Why We Should Try to Live Without It (Counterblasts #19)
by
3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings
score: 75,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 62 |
|
Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers (Captain Underpants, #10)
by
4.34 avg rating — 9,099 ratings
score: 75,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 64 |
|
Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers (Captain Underpants, #9)
by
4.32 avg rating — 7,509 ratings
score: 74,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 65 |
|
The Apocrypha: King James Version
by
4.01 avg rating — 642 ratings
score: 73,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 65 |
|
Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People (Captain Underpants, #8)
by
4.24 avg rating — 12,492 ratings
score: 73,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 67 |
|
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
by
Frederic P. Miller (Editor)
3.06 avg rating — 16 ratings
score: 72,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 67 |
|
Captain Underpants and the Big Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2: Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers (Captain Underpants, #7)
by
4.23 avg rating — 17,431 ratings
score: 72,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 69 |
|
Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets (Captain Underpants, #6)
by
4.21 avg rating — 18,618 ratings
score: 71,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 70 |
|
Je ne parle pas français
by
3.22 avg rating — 233 ratings
score: 70,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 70 |
|
Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman (Captain Underpants, #5)
by
4.20 avg rating — 15,687 ratings
score: 70,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 72 |
|
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
by
3.73 avg rating — 90,832 ratings
score: 69,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 72 |
|
Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants (Captain Underpants, #4)
by
4.24 avg rating — 22,758 ratings
score: 69,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 74 |
|
Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump
by
4.09 avg rating — 15,153 ratings
score: 68,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 74 |
|
Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space and the Subsequent Assault of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds (Captain Underpants, #3)
by
4.21 avg rating — 20,851 ratings
score: 68,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 76 |
|
The Cold Equations
by
3.71 avg rating — 197 ratings
score: 67,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 76 |
|
The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants, #1)
by
4.03 avg rating — 57,335 ratings
score: 67,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 78 |
|
The Siege of Trencher's Farm
by
3.50 avg rating — 613 ratings
score: 66,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 79 |
|
Mein Kamph
by
3.17 avg rating — 43,365 ratings
score: 65,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 80 |
|
Moorcock's Book of Martyrs
by
3.88 avg rating — 130 ratings
score: 64,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 81 |
|
Brimstone and Treacle
by
3.73 avg rating — 55 ratings
score: 63,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 82 |
|
Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump
by
4.19 avg rating — 5,376 ratings
score: 62,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 83 |
|
Siege: Trump Under Fire
by
3.63 avg rating — 4,258 ratings
score: 61,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 83 |
|
Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets (Captain Underpants, #2)
by
4.10 avg rating — 52,640 ratings
score: 61,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 85 |
|
The Art of the Nasty
by
3.94 avg rating — 48 ratings
score: 60,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 86 |
|
Facts on the Last Temptation of Christ
by
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 59,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 87 |
|
Collected Poems
by
4.18 avg rating — 44 ratings
score: 58,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 88 |
|
Salomé
by
3.71 avg rating — 20,427 ratings
score: 57,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 89 |
|
The Man Who Died
by
3.61 avg rating — 1,098 ratings
score: 56,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 90 |
|
The Plumed Serpent
by
3.30 avg rating — 1,767 ratings
score: 55,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 91 |
|
The Wind People
by
3.23 avg rating — 65 ratings
score: 54,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 92 |
|
Juliette
by
3.67 avg rating — 4,831 ratings
score: 53,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 93 |
|
Justine, or the Misfortunes of Virtue
by
3.42 avg rating — 16,615 ratings
score: 52,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 94 |
|
The Hand-Reared Boy
by
3.39 avg rating — 212 ratings
score: 51,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
| 95 |
|
Heart On My Sleeve
by
4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
score: 49,
and
1 person voted
|
Error rating book. Refresh and try again.
Rate this book
Clear rating
|
95 books ·
20 voters ·
list created June 14th, 2019
by Arthur Chappell (votes) .
Arthur
5741 books
560 friends
560 friends
Squidward
1168 books
1 friend
1 friend
~☆~Autumn
8014 books
150 friends
150 friends
Saturday's
2229 books
67 friends
67 friends
Jan
5081 books
128 friends
128 friends
BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...)
5441 books
64 friends
64 friends
Courtney
1722 books
1409 friends
1409 friends
Carol
4732 books
160 friends
160 friends
More voters…
Anyone can add books to this list.
How to Vote
To vote on existing books from the list, beside each book there is a link vote for this book clicking it will add that book to your votes.
To vote on books not in the list or books you couldn't find in the list, you can click on the tab add books to this list and then choose from your books, or simply search.
