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1	Rubinrot (Edelstein-Trilogie, #1) by Kerstin Gier 4.12 avg rating — 143,139 ratings score: 17,794, 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
2	Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 408,189 ratings score: 13,387, 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
3	Momo by Michael Ende 4.33 avg rating — 72,231 ratings score: 13,001, and 133 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
4	Saphirblau (Edelstein-Trilogie, #2) by Kerstin Gier 4.18 avg rating — 101,693 ratings score: 11,232, and 114 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
5	The Neverending Story by Michael Ende 4.18 avg rating — 190,414 ratings score: 11,206, 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
6	Smaragdgrün (Edelstein-Trilogie, #3) by Kerstin Gier 4.20 avg rating — 91,967 ratings score: 10,842, 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
7	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind 4.03 avg rating — 421,836 ratings score: 10,395, 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
8	Faust, First Part by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 3.87 avg rating — 71,175 ratings score: 7,674, 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
9	The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonia, #4) by Walter Moers 4.38 avg rating — 19,347 ratings score: 6,843, and 70 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
10	All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 4.05 avg rating — 422,366 ratings score: 5,409, and 56 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
11	The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear (Zamonia, #1) by Walter Moers 4.28 avg rating — 22,186 ratings score: 5,327, and 56 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
12	Krabat by Otfried Preußler 3.93 avg rating — 18,316 ratings score: 5,090, and 54 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
13	The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 3.77 avg rating — 198,008 ratings score: 4,878, and 52 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
14	Arcadia Awakens (Arcadia, #1) by Kai Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 5,004 ratings score: 4,421, and 46 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
15	Die Physiker by Friedrich Dürrenmatt 3.92 avg rating — 29,439 ratings score: 4,368, and 47 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
16	The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm 4.28 avg rating — 152,961 ratings score: 4,307, and 45 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
17	Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse 4.13 avg rating — 169,660 ratings score: 4,185, and 45 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
18	The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 3.69 avg rating — 116,371 ratings score: 3,788, and 40 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
19	Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 4.06 avg rating — 714,811 ratings score: 3,689, and 40 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
20	The Little Ghost by Otfried Preußler 4.21 avg rating — 6,432 ratings score: 3,619, and 39 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
21	Die kleine Hexe by Otfried Preußler 4.20 avg rating — 10,499 ratings score: 3,426, and 39 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
22	Das erste Buch der Träume (Silber, #1) by Kerstin Gier 4.11 avg rating — 41,821 ratings score: 3,410, and 36 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
23	Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann 4.18 avg rating — 27,743 ratings score: 3,359, and 36 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
24	Isola by Isabel Abedi 3.78 avg rating — 5,051 ratings score: 3,328, and 34 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
25	Faunblut by Nina Blazon 3.80 avg rating — 2,874 ratings score: 3,114, and 32 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
26	Die Fließende Königin (Merle-Trilogie, #1) by Kai Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 5,303 ratings score: 3,021, and 32 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
27	Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse 4.21 avg rating — 57,132 ratings score: 2,866, and 32 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
28	Whisper by Isabel Abedi 3.87 avg rating — 4,142 ratings score: 2,591, and 27 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
29	Der Kuss des Kjer by Lynn Raven 4.34 avg rating — 1,980 ratings score: 2,538, and 26 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
30	Death in Venice by Thomas Mann 3.71 avg rating — 50,278 ratings score: 2,411, and 27 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
31	The Swarm by Frank Schätzing 4.09 avg rating — 21,220 ratings score: 2,372, and 26 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
32	Lucian by Isabel Abedi 3.80 avg rating — 5,444 ratings score: 2,303, and 25 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
33	Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (Hotzenplotz, #1) by Otfried Preußler 4.21 avg rating — 5,122 ratings score: 2,277, and 27 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
34	Der Schimmelreiter by Theodor Storm 3.38 avg rating — 7,519 ratings score: 2,240, and 24 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
35	The Tin Drum by Günter Grass 3.95 avg rating — 42,351 ratings score: 2,177, and 24 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
36	Der Sandmann by E.T.A. Hoffmann 3.63 avg rating — 17,087 ratings score: 2,131, and 23 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
37	Arcadia Burns (Arcadia, #2) by Kai Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 2,637 ratings score: 2,069, and 22 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
38	The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann 4.12 avg rating — 45,301 ratings score: 1,964, and 22 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
39	The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht 3.90 avg rating — 12,980 ratings score: 1,950, and 22 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
40	Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner 3.98 avg rating — 9,843 ratings score: 1,941, and 22 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
41	Nathan der Weise by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing 3.37 avg rating — 14,511 ratings score: 1,893, and 22 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
42	The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse 4.11 avg rating — 36,489 ratings score: 1,761, and 20 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
43	Demian by Hermann Hesse 4.14 avg rating — 99,435 ratings score: 1,755, and 19 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
44	Die Mitte der Welt by Andreas Steinhöfel 4.17 avg rating — 4,456 ratings score: 1,727, and 18 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
45	Die Känguru-Chroniken (Die Känguru-Chroniken, #1) by Marc-Uwe Kling 4.31 avg rating — 13,770 ratings score: 1,724, and 18 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
46	Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver by Michael Ende 4.27 avg rating — 8,239 ratings score: 1,689, and 20 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
47	Die Wellenläufer (Wellenläufer-Trilogie, #1) by Kai Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 2,985 ratings score: 1,673, and 18 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
48	Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane 3.26 avg rating — 12,610 ratings score: 1,642, and 18 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
49	Der Märchenerzähler by Antonia Michaelis 4.03 avg rating — 8,987 ratings score: 1,629, and 18 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
50	Winnetou I by Karl May 4.18 avg rating — 5,020 ratings score: 1,578, and 19 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
51	Tschick by Wolfgang Herrndorf 3.62 avg rating — 25,987 ratings score: 1,511, and 16 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
52	Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht 3.64 avg rating — 19,670 ratings score: 1,383, and 17 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
53	The Clown by Heinrich Böll 3.96 avg rating — 26,899 ratings score: 1,352, and 17 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
54	Nijura: Das Erbe der Elfenkrone by Jenny-Mai Nuyen 3.74 avg rating — 1,775 ratings score: 1,331, and 15 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
55	Das fliegende Klassenzimmer by Erich Kästner 4.21 avg rating — 4,506 ratings score: 1,330, and 16 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
56	The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll 3.69 avg rating — 14,362 ratings score: 1,324, and 16 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
57	Dschinnland (Die Sturmkönige, #1) by Kai Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 1,289 ratings score: 1,319, and 14 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
58	Kirschroter Sommer (Kirschroter Sommer, #1) by Carina Bartsch 4.16 avg rating — 4,245 ratings score: 1,267, and 13 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
59	Woyzeck by Georg Büchner 3.12 avg rating — 15,203 ratings score: 1,188, and 15 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
60	Ruhm. Ein Roman in neun Geschichten by Daniel Kehlmann 3.55 avg rating — 5,823 ratings score: 1,144, and 12 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
61	Emilia Galotti by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing 2.99 avg rating — 9,483 ratings score: 1,120, and 13 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
62	Gut gegen Nordwind (Gut gegen Nordwind, #1) by Daniel Glattauer 3.86 avg rating — 24,976 ratings score: 1,102, and 13 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
63	Elective Affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 3.71 avg rating — 10,433 ratings score: 1,087, and 12 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
64	Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann 4.08 avg rating — 11,557 ratings score: 1,085, and 12 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
65	Totenbraut by Nina Blazon 3.65 avg rating — 1,270 ratings score: 1,062, and 12 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
66	Kabale und Liebe by Friedrich Schiller 3.12 avg rating — 9,426 ratings score: 1,054, and 13 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
67	Die Therapie by Sebastian Fitzek (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 24,453 ratings score: 1,049, and 11 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
68	Ascheherz by Nina Blazon 3.87 avg rating — 1,049 ratings score: 1,030, and 11 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
69	The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 94,461 ratings score: 1,023, and 11 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
70	Das doppelte Lottchen by Erich Kästner 4.13 avg rating — 10,195 ratings score: 987, and 13 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
71	Herr Lehmann (Frank Lehmann #1) by Sven Regener 3.89 avg rating — 5,781 ratings score: 975, and 11 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
72	Beneath the Wheel by Hermann Hesse 3.87 avg rating — 17,399 ratings score: 935, and 11 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
73	Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann 3.65 avg rating — 12,413 ratings score: 934, and 10 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
74	Mephisto by Klaus Mann 4.04 avg rating — 4,506 ratings score: 933, and 11 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
74	The Devil's Elixirs by E.T.A. Hoffmann 3.79 avg rating — 2,464 ratings score: 933, and 11 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
76	Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Döblin 3.85 avg rating — 8,986 ratings score: 924, and 11 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
77	Die Vermessung der Welt by Daniel Kehlmann 3.73 avg rating — 17,221 ratings score: 921, and 10 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
78	Mängelexemplar by Sarah Kuttner 3.58 avg rating — 3,546 ratings score: 872, and 9 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
79	Lycidas (Uralte Metropole, #1) by Christoph Marzi 3.86 avg rating — 1,379 ratings score: 870, and 9 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
80	Mieses Karma (Mieses Karma, #1) by David Safier (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 17,261 ratings score: 863, and 10 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
81	Der Kuss des Dämons (Dawn & Julien, #1) by Lynn Raven 3.64 avg rating — 1,664 ratings score: 854, and 9 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
82	Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant 3.96 avg rating — 33,722 ratings score: 843, and 10 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
83	Three Comrades by Erich Maria Remarque 4.48 avg rating — 31,620 ratings score: 838, and 10 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
84	Seide und Schwert (Wolkenvolk-Trilogie, #1) by Kai Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 1,500 ratings score: 797, and 9 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
85	Das Blut des Dämons (Dawn & Julien, #3) by Lynn Raven 4.05 avg rating — 698 ratings score: 751, and 8 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
86	The Nibelungenlied by Unknown 3.84 avg rating — 7,467 ratings score: 695, and 10 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
87	Die Wilden Hühner (Die Wilden Hühner, #1) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 3,836 ratings score: 685, and 9 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
88	Tonio Kröger by Thomas Mann 3.73 avg rating — 6,396 ratings score: 684, and 8 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
89	Felidae (Felidae, #1) by Akif Pirinçci 3.92 avg rating — 2,723 ratings score: 680, and 8 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
90	Arc de Triomphe by Erich Maria Remarque 4.42 avg rating — 24,496 ratings score: 677, and 7 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
91	Nosferas (Die Erben der Nacht, #1) by Ulrike Schweikert 3.89 avg rating — 788 ratings score: 676, and 7 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
92	Cassandra: A Novel and Four Essays by Christa Wolf 3.93 avg rating — 1,712 ratings score: 652, and 9 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
93	Der kleine Wassermann by Otfried Preußler 4.06 avg rating — 2,639 ratings score: 608, and 9 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
94	Group Portrait with Lady by Heinrich Böll 3.92 avg rating — 3,380 ratings score: 605, and 8 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
95	Billiards at Half-Past Nine by Heinrich Böll 3.93 avg rating — 4,168 ratings score: 597, and 8 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
96	Tales of Hoffmann by E.T.A. Hoffmann 4.04 avg rating — 2,085 ratings score: 594, and 8 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
97	Elfenwinter (Die Elfen, #2) by Bernhard Hennen 4.11 avg rating — 1,976 ratings score: 584, and 6 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
98	Crabwalk by Günter Grass 3.47 avg rating — 3,516 ratings score: 580, and 8 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
99	Road to Hallelujah (Herzenswege #1) by Martina Riemer (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 107 ratings score: 571, and 6 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
100	Verbannt ans Ende der Welt (Abby Lynn, #1) by Rainer M. Schröder 4.26 avg rating — 732 ratings score: 564, and 6 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 Sonnenblume (new)

Apr 08, 2009 10:09AM

Sarah Kuttner Daniel Kehlmann

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message 2: by inga (new)

Mar 02, 2011 06:36AM

Ich kann nicht glauben, dass Lynn Raven auf dieser Liste steht! Der Kuss des Dämons war so langweilig, dass ich nur bis mich zwingen musste,weiter zu lesen.

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message 3: by Martini (new)

May 25, 2011 02:36AM

Habe mal ein paar Klassiker und Weiteres ergänzt. Es geht ja wohl nicht an, dass Gier & Meyer vor Goethe, Schiller, Mann und Grass rangieren...

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message 4: by patricia (new)

Dec 08, 2011 03:58AM

Izzy wrote: "Ich kann nicht glauben, dass Lynn Raven auf dieser Liste steht! Der Kuss des Dämons war so langweilig, dass ich nur bis mich zwingen musste,weiter zu lesen."

naja, nur weil du es nicht mochtest, heißt es nicht das es sie NICHT auf der liste stehen muss. Gibt genügend Menschen die ihre Bücher mögen ;)

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message 5: by patricia (new)

Dec 08, 2011 03:58AM

Martini wrote: "Habe mal ein paar Klassiker und Weiteres ergänzt. Es geht ja wohl nicht an, dass Gier & Meyer vor Goethe, Schiller, Mann und Grass rangieren..."

bedenke die Zeit in der wir leben ;)

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message 6: by Sam (new)

May 31, 2012 12:39AM

Markus Zusak ist kein ~~deutscher~~ deutschsprachiger Autor... Mag die Liste insgesamt aber trrotzdem ;-)

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message 7: by Gecko (new)

Jun 24, 2012 11:24AM

Wenn es um Autoren geht wäre es eigentlich ratsam von jedem Autor auch nur ein Buch zur Wahl zu stellen...

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message 8: by sunsetsylvia (new)

Jul 08, 2012 12:04PM

Die Jugendstreiche des Knaben Karl

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message 9: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 08, 2012 02:39PM

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

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message 10: by Des (new)

Nov 18, 2012 08:23AM

This is a corrupted list with a few goodreads authors having put their drivel on this list and then created several accounts to vote for themselves. Shame

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message 11: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Nov 18, 2012 12:29PM

It's a common practice, unfortunately. It's also why I've put some books on the "Badly Behaving Authors" list ( http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/20... ), in the case of some bad persistent offenders.

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message 12: by Emma (new)

Dec 01, 2012 05:45AM

Danke schon fur diese Liste! Ich lerne Deutsch in meiner Schule und ich hoffe, dass mit diese Bucher ich mein Deutsch zu verbessern konnte.

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message 13: by Kat (new)

Jan 04, 2013 02:32PM

"This is a corrupted list with a few goodreads authors having put their drivel on this list and then created several accounts to vote for themselves. Shame"

Who? What makes you think that?

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message 14: by Paula (new)

Mar 28, 2013 08:10AM

Martini wrote: "Habe mal ein paar Klassiker und Weiteres ergänzt. Es geht ja wohl nicht an, dass Gier & Meyer vor Goethe, Schiller, Mann und Grass rangieren..."

DANKE!

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message 15: by Kat (new)

Apr 13, 2013 02:58PM

Wieso geht das nicht an? Weil Goethe und co. "besser" sind? Weil es "Klassiker" sind? Nur, weil es alt ist, ist es nicht besser und obwohl das sehr wichtige Romane und Erzählungen sind, aus der Zeit heraus betrachtet, heißt das doch nicht, dass es bessere Geschichten sind. "Alt" ist kein Garant für "gut" und "gehobene Literatur" ist auch kein Garant für "unterhaltsam" oder "lehrreich". Man muss sich nur mal die zeitgenössischen Reaktionen anschauen. Und das liegt nicht daran, dass Menschen zur Zeit der Aufklärung oder der Weimarer Republik alle unwissende Idioten waren. ;-)
Falls dir die Bücher gefallen haben, klar, vote sie hoch, warum nicht. Aber diese Überlegenheitshaltung, weil es ja "Klassiker" sind, muss echt nicht sein.

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message 16: by Kat (new)

Apr 13, 2013 03:00PM

inga wrote: "Ich kann nicht glauben, dass Lynn Raven auf dieser Liste steht! Der Kuss des Dämons war so langweilig, dass ich nur bis mich zwingen musste,weiter zu lesen."

Jeder hat halt einen anderen Geschmack. Und diese Listen spiegeln am Ende doch eh bloß wieder, was andere Leute mögen. Das Buch, das am meisten Leser mochten, steht halt oben, das hat doch nichts damit zu tun, was man persönlich mag. :)

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message 17: by Camilla P. (new)

Jun 19, 2013 12:57PM

Someone added "Little women", "The Hobbit" and "Frankenstein" to this list... I haven't looked through all the list but I've no doubt there are other mistakes like these. I think they should be removed as soon as possible.

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message 18: by Elentarri (new)

Sep 03, 2013 01:40AM

Camilla P. wrote: "Someone added "Little women", "The Hobbit" and "Frankenstein" to this list... I haven't looked through all the list but I've no doubt there are other mistakes like these. I think they should be rem..."

Agreed. There is C.S. Lewis on the list too. Last time I looked he was British? Not German?

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message 19: by Andrea (new)

Sep 27, 2013 04:18PM

Wer hat denn bitte Stephenie Meyer zu der Liste hinzugefügt?
Die ist weder eine deutsche, noch eine gute Autorin.

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message 20: by Leenie (new)

Nov 30, 2013 12:33AM

Andrea wrote: "Wer hat denn bitte Stephenie Meyer zu der Liste hinzugefügt?
Die ist weder eine deutsche, noch eine gute Autorin."

"seelen" ist um EINIGES besser als die twilight-reihe :D

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message 21: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Dec 13, 2013 03:18AM) (new)

Dec 13, 2013 02:39AM

Although he wrote in German, Max Frisch (currently on no. 56) is not German but Swiss, and as such should not be on this list as it says 'Best German Authors ever'. Same goes for Franz Kafka (currently no. 149), who wrote in German but was born in Prague, which at the time was part of the Austrian-Hungarian empire. Robert Musil (currently no. 74) also wrote in German but he was Austrian.

Books by Chinua Achebe, Louisa May Alcott, Mary Shelley, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien have been removed for obvious reasons (being Nigerian, American and British). See also earlier comments by Camilla P. and Elentarri.

Please, when in doubt, do check the author's profile before you add books! (If an author was born elsewhere but later moved to Germany, then he/she can be added, of course)

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message 22: by Mrssupervisorrat (new)

Aug 10, 2014 08:31AM

Was hat Audrey Niffenegger auf der Liste zu suchen?

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message 23: by Aubrey (last edited Jan 30, 2016 11:06PM) (new)

Jan 30, 2016 10:41PM

Removing Kafka and Musil and Frisch for not being German in birth or change in citizenship despite writing in German (again), as well as Hermann Broch, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Stefan Zweig.

Alfred Döblin was born in Poland but is characterized as German in multiple places. He lived in Germany at one point but moved more permanently to France. Someone else can figure that out.

For future reference, Marlen Haushofer and Elfriede Jelinek are Austrians that never/have not moved to Germany, and both Herta Müller and Yōko Tawada live in Germany.

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message 24: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Feb 03, 2016 12:50AM) (new)

Feb 03, 2016 12:45AM

Aubrey wrote: "Alfred Döblin was born in Poland .." I'm pretty sure Döblin wasn't born in Poland, because at the time of his birth Szczecin was German, not Polish. So even though Szczecin is part of Poland now, it wasn't when Döblin was born...

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message 25: by Aniya (new)

Jan 23, 2019 01:05AM

Katriona wrote: "Wieso geht das nicht an? Weil Goethe und co. "besser" sind? Weil es "Klassiker" sind? Nur, weil es alt ist, ist es nicht besser und obwohl das sehr wichtige Romane und Erzählungen sind, aus der Zei..."

Der Kommentar ist zwar schon einige Jahre alt, aber Ja! Ja, ja, ja! Danke!

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message 26: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Apr 29, 2019 03:11AM) (new)

Apr 29, 2019 03:04AM

It says Best German Authors but Elfriede Jelinek (The Piano Teacher, #183) is Austrian, as far as I know. See also my earlier comment

Is this list meant for authors who write in German? The creator of this list hasn't been active on GR for quite a while now...

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message 27: by Luca the Jellyfish Queen (new)

May 01, 2019 12:18AM

Removed a bunch of books with non-german/non-german-speaking authors.
Left Austrian and Swiss authors on the list for now since it's unclear if they can be included or not.

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message 28: by George P. (last edited Apr 16, 2021 03:42PM) (new)

Apr 16, 2021 03:30PM

I find it remarkable that there are nearly as many books with just one vote each (about 240) as there are books with multiple votes (about 285).
I voted for eleven books but for just one of them was I the sole reader to vote for it.

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