Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of 4.2 and Above (908 books)

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1	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.26 avg rating — 6,926,164 ratings score: 12,448, and 128 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling 4.47 avg rating — 11,482,465 ratings score: 9,853, and 102 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4.30 avg rating — 4,840,831 ratings score: 9,254, and 96 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.41 avg rating — 3,171,532 ratings score: 7,234, and 76 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 2,896,412 ratings score: 6,331, and 67 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 3,034,107 ratings score: 6,235, and 65 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.35 avg rating — 9,975,423 ratings score: 5,773, and 62 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 4.33 avg rating — 2,500,665 ratings score: 4,637, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 4.31 avg rating — 1,259,282 ratings score: 4,027, 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
10	A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin 4.45 avg rating — 2,747,633 ratings score: 3,563, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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 Godfather (The Godfather, #1) by Mario Puzo 4.40 avg rating — 466,971 ratings score: 3,310, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.39 avg rating — 390,793 ratings score: 3,272, 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
13	A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 1,748,729 ratings score: 3,233, 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
14	The Princess Bride by William Goldman 4.27 avg rating — 950,576 ratings score: 3,186, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss 4.32 avg rating — 850,100 ratings score: 3,064, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card 4.31 avg rating — 1,478,582 ratings score: 3,010, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Matilda by Roald Dahl 4.34 avg rating — 1,116,722 ratings score: 2,906, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) by L.M. Montgomery 4.33 avg rating — 1,120,121 ratings score: 2,853, 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
19	Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak 4.26 avg rating — 1,067,871 ratings score: 2,675, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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 Stand by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 839,720 ratings score: 2,622, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett 4.25 avg rating — 828,133 ratings score: 2,409, 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
22	Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1) by A.A. Milne 4.38 avg rating — 396,543 ratings score: 2,350, 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
23	I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) by Robert Graves 4.24 avg rating — 73,488 ratings score: 2,347, 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
24	The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe 4.29 avg rating — 171,322 ratings score: 2,345, 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
25	The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov 4.28 avg rating — 425,262 ratings score: 2,300, 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
26	The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 835,275 ratings score: 2,292, 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
27	The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle 4.34 avg rating — 548,992 ratings score: 2,218, 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
28	Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown 4.32 avg rating — 395,998 ratings score: 2,177, 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
29	How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss 4.39 avg rating — 449,079 ratings score: 2,122, 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	Watchmen by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 596,389 ratings score: 2,058, 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
31	The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 4.31 avg rating — 725,450 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
32	V for Vendetta by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 325,909 ratings score: 1,949, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	East of Eden by John Steinbeck 4.44 avg rating — 648,261 ratings score: 1,874, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) by Jojo Moyes (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 1,810,104 ratings score: 1,862, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco 4.31 avg rating — 273,756 ratings score: 1,862, 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
36	The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil 4.19 avg rating — 7,439 ratings score: 1,859, 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
37	The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein 4.39 avg rating — 1,240,583 ratings score: 1,853, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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 Lorax by Dr. Seuss 4.35 avg rating — 370,901 ratings score: 1,756, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry 4.38 avg rating — 160,649 ratings score: 1,729, 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
40	Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) by Larry McMurtry 4.58 avg rating — 246,594 ratings score: 1,720, 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
41	The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 1,088,780 ratings score: 1,714, 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
42	Night by Elie Wiesel 4.38 avg rating — 1,370,966 ratings score: 1,666, 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	The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth 4.27 avg rating — 146,505 ratings score: 1,656, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate 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	Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu 4.29 avg rating — 183,480 ratings score: 1,613, 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
45	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.30 avg rating — 4,479,508 ratings score: 1,604, 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
46	Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin 4.28 avg rating — 200,855 ratings score: 1,566, 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
47	Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans 4.27 avg rating — 219,172 ratings score: 1,536, 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
48	Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) by Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 1,307,630 ratings score: 1,521, 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
49	Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 429,007 ratings score: 1,369, 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
50	The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 3,460,105 ratings score: 1,350, 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
51	Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl 4.37 avg rating — 888,019 ratings score: 1,343, 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	Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand 4.39 avg rating — 1,001,216 ratings score: 1,290, 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
53	And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 4.27 avg rating — 1,631,361 ratings score: 1,288, 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
54	The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X 4.37 avg rating — 292,730 ratings score: 1,251, 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
55	Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) by Art Spiegelman 4.39 avg rating — 377,054 ratings score: 1,197, 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
56	A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor 4.16 avg rating — 49,951 ratings score: 1,191, 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
57	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst 4.24 avg rating — 187,991 ratings score: 1,184, 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	Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke 4.39 avg rating — 10,140 ratings score: 1,182, 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
59	Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges 4.40 avg rating — 79,873 ratings score: 1,175, 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
60	The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke by Rainer Maria Rilke 4.36 avg rating — 17,306 ratings score: 1,169, 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	Cosmos by Carl Sagan 4.40 avg rating — 159,673 ratings score: 1,163, 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
62	The Shawshank Redemption: Different Seasons by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 6,378 ratings score: 1,132, 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
63	Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein 4.35 avg rating — 1,514,954 ratings score: 1,128, 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
64	Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) by Diana Wynne Jones 4.28 avg rating — 451,597 ratings score: 1,090, 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	Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley 4.45 avg rating — 165,087 ratings score: 1,070, 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
66	The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm 4.23 avg rating — 221,707 ratings score: 1,058, 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
67	Shakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare 4.25 avg rating — 112,877 ratings score: 1,056, 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
68	The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) by Herman Wouk 4.38 avg rating — 59,633 ratings score: 1,032, 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
69	Short Stories by Anton Chekhov 4.36 avg rating — 2,874 ratings score: 992, 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	The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa 4.39 avg rating — 38,059 ratings score: 984, 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
71	The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein 4.30 avg rating — 54,222 ratings score: 982, 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	Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill 4.47 avg rating — 91,782 ratings score: 969, 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	The Martian by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 1,299,169 ratings score: 969, 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	Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 278,694 ratings score: 962, 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
75	The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen 4.29 avg rating — 108,599 ratings score: 947, 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
76	The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays by Oscar Wilde 4.23 avg rating — 51,977 ratings score: 918, 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	Les Fleurs du Mal by Charles Baudelaire 4.19 avg rating — 81,100 ratings score: 915, 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	Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) by Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 137,063 ratings score: 901, 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
79	The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch 4.26 avg rating — 364,526 ratings score: 895, 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
80	A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson 4.27 avg rating — 27,176 ratings score: 873, 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	In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust 4.34 avg rating — 14,172 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
82	Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar 4.21 avg rating — 36,375 ratings score: 853, 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	Corduroy by Don Freeman 4.33 avg rating — 230,001 ratings score: 851, 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
84	The Brothers K by David James Duncan 4.39 avg rating — 17,063 ratings score: 833, 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	Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Céline 4.18 avg rating — 48,203 ratings score: 832, 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
86	Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally 4.34 avg rating — 166,049 ratings score: 815, 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	Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner 4.24 avg rating — 62,249 ratings score: 803, 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	A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 338,353 ratings score: 799, 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
89	The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury by Bill Watterson 4.70 avg rating — 24,187 ratings score: 796, 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
90	The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot 4.32 avg rating — 22,689 ratings score: 789, 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
91	Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings by Jorge Luis Borges 4.44 avg rating — 33,938 ratings score: 788, 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
92	Love You Forever by Robert Munsch 4.38 avg rating — 248,089 ratings score: 787, 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	Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman 4.26 avg rating — 218,674 ratings score: 775, 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	Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 4.25 avg rating — 727,823 ratings score: 771, 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
95	The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 2,156,715 ratings score: 766, 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
96	Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 991,198 ratings score: 764, 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
97	A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 1,224,362 ratings score: 761, 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
98	Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harold, #1) by Crockett Johnson 4.28 avg rating — 147,824 ratings score: 734, 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
99	Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 278,705 ratings score: 719, 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
100	The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) by Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 344,366 ratings score: 709, 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

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908 books · 450 voters · list created August 26th, 2012 by Sasha (votes) .

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message 1: by Wanda (last edited Aug 27, 2012 03:55AM) (new)

Aug 27, 2012 03:42AM

Will there ever be a list upon which that darn Hunger Games does not appear? Yuck!

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message 2: by Sasha (new)

Aug 27, 2012 04:12AM

Wanda wrote: "Will there ever be a list upon which that darn Hunger Games does not appear? Yuck!"

To be fair, you may not be a fan of the book yourself, but a 4.49 rating from 966,637 ratings is brilliant. It seems the overwhelming majority disagree with you!

At least we wont be seeing Twilight listed here, as it has an average of 3.61.

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message 3: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Aug 27, 2012 05:35AM

Sasha wrote: "At least we wont be seeing Twilight listed here, as it has an average of 3.61."

That's a relief ...

Wanda: I feel your pain!

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message 4: by Thom (new)

Aug 28, 2012 08:23AM

Themis-Athena wrote: "Sasha wrote: "At least we wont be seeing Twilight listed here, as it has an average of 3.61."

That's a relief ...

Wanda: I feel your pain!"

100 Years of Solitude at 3.90--Maybe teachers should stop making undergrads read the books the think are great.

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message 5: by Thom (new)

Aug 28, 2012 08:26AM

Midnight's Children, 4.02 = Disqualified

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message 6: by Thom (new)

Aug 28, 2012 08:28AM

Things Fall Apart, 3.51 = Disqualified

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message 7: by Thom (new)

Aug 28, 2012 08:29AM

Made my point, I'll shut up now.

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message 8: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Aug 29, 2012 03:33AM

Thom, you might want to add/vote for "Things Fall Apart" at least on "Favorite Poorly Rated Books" (http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/24...) and "Books that Deserve a Higher Rating (Avg. Rating <3.7)" (http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/13...) ... two lists that underscore precisely your point! :)

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message 9: by Thom (new)

Aug 29, 2012 03:20PM

Themis-Athena wrote: "Thom, you might want to add/vote for "Things Fall Apart" at least on "Favorite Poorly Rated Books" (http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/24...) and "Books that Deserve a H..."

Many thanks. Robert Pirsig was but one of many who (in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance) dealt with the problem of "quality" irrespective of public plaudits.

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message 10: by Liz (new)

Dec 20, 2012 10:52PM

This is a great list to find new books to read that stand the test of time and reviews!

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message 11: by Asa (new)

Dec 21, 2012 04:30AM

i deleted the lord of the rings collection (not the individual books), and kafka's complete novels for being collections and animal farm for failing to reach 4.2.

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message 12: by Asa (new)

Dec 21, 2012 04:46AM

i deleted all sequels from the top 100, with the exception of shogun, because it has nothing to with the other novels in the asian saga series. not sure if it qualifies or not.

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message 13: by Asa (new)

Dec 21, 2012 04:47AM

also, i have a question: do poetry collections qualify? there are several above...

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message 14: by Sasha (new)

Dec 21, 2012 01:16PM

Thank you for deleting the non-qualifying books. I'm not quite sure about poetry, but as they are collections perhaps its best that they are removed. There are also still quite a few books that do not have 4.2 or above which it would be great if someone could remove them.

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message 15: by Kara (new)

Mar 10, 2013 01:59PM

Removed for not meeting criteria
The Ordinary Princess - 4.19 rating
RANDOM: Tales From The Cafe, Volume Three - only four ratings
The Truth About Forever - 4.19 rating
Tiger's Curse - 4.19 rating
Sleeping Beauty - only 956 ratings

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message 16: by Mitchell (new)

May 01, 2013 08:11PM

Removed for not meeting criteria
Under Total Eclipse We Will Tremble Like Birds Without Song - 4.1 avg rating and only 10 ratings
Just One Day - 4.18 avg rating
Inescapable - 4.19 avg rating
Bridget Jones's Diary - 3.66 avg rating
The Auschwitz Chapter - only 19 ratings

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message 17: by Nelson (new)

May 15, 2013 06:15AM

Yusuf wrote: "pls add :)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20..."

Done :) You can do it too by clicking on the "add books to this list" tab. I also added "Kürk Mantolu Madonna" in Turksih litterature.

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message 18: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Jul 08, 2013 01:29PM) (new)

Jul 08, 2013 01:19PM

Removed, for a rating average under 4.2 and insufficient ratings:

Isn't It Pretty To Think So? (3.96, 323 ratings)

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message 19: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Jul 09, 2013 05:27AM) (new)

Jul 09, 2013 03:53AM

Removed, for a rating average under 4.2:
The Count of Monte Cristo
84, Charing Cross Road
John Adams
Suttree
Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao

Removed, for insufficient ratings:
Nutuk, 1919 - 1927
The Complete French Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke

Removed, for being a compilation, not an individual work:
The Complete Sherlock Holmes

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message 20: by Sophie (new)

Sep 11, 2013 07:12AM

Should Bring Up the Bodies be disqualified for being a sequel? I haven't read it yet, so I don't know if it can stand alone as its own book.

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message 21: by Laura (new)

Nov 10, 2013 04:13AM

I Just added a few more books.

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message 22: by Sophie (new)

Dec 17, 2013 09:27PM

Removed for falling below 4.2:

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
Lost Illusions
Washington: A Life

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message 23: by Thom (new)

Dec 18, 2013 06:59AM

Sophie wrote: "Should Bring Up the Bodies be disqualified for being a sequel? I haven't read it yet, so I don't know if it can stand alone as its own book."

It can stand alone. Many readers will skip over volume 1 in the series.

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message 24: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Mar 09, 2014 07:11AM) (new)

Mar 09, 2014 07:08AM

I must be reading the wrong kind of books, if I should go by this list.... I think I'd do better to stick to lists like 'underrated books' and so on, because there are plenty of books with a valuation of 4.2 or more on my shelves, but only a few of them have more than 1,000 ratings on GR.

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message 25: by Lesley (new)

Mar 10, 2014 05:52AM

I agree.

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message 26: by Sophie (new)

Aug 05, 2014 06:36PM

Removed the following:

Easy 4.19
Half-Blood 4.19
Pale Fire 4.19
4. 19 لا تحزن
Terrier 4.19
A House in the Sky 4.19
Insurgent 4.18
Wisdom 4.07

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message 27: by Loveliest Evaris (new)

Feb 12, 2015 10:48AM

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is my jam!!

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message 28: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Mar 12, 2015 04:14PM

Removed for insufficient ratings:

The Short Life of Sparrows (79 ratings)

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message 29: by Mike Briggs (new)

Apr 02, 2015 08:04AM

Removed for falling below 4.20:
The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman - 4.19 avg rating — 23,151 ratings
Looking for Alaska by John Green - 4.17 avg rating — 526,718 ratings

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message 30: by Jessica (new)

Feb 03, 2016 10:42AM

The following books should be removed from the list (I don't think I'm able to remove them myself).

Books below 4.2:
Blood Meridian (4.19)
Unwind (4.19)
Şahsi Düşler ve Onur Kırıcı Gerçekler (4.14 and 14 ratings)
Arcadia (4.19)
Posel (4.10)
Shifting Ground (4.18 and 11 ratings)
Beguilement (3.72)
Earthly Powers (4.18 and 22 ratings)
Mapa Anny (4.14 and 157 ratings)
Greekscapes Journeys with the Artist (3.67 and 3 ratings)
This Moment in Time (4.00 and 8 ratings)
Legacy (3.76)
1984 (4.11)
Passage (3.86)
Horizon (3.95)
Strawberries for Dessert (4.19)
Hodiny (3.89)
Madame Bovary (3.63)
Power Exchange (4.19)
Autobiography of a Yogi (4.19)
Free to Choose: A Personal Statement (4.19)
Our Band Could Be Your Life (4.19)
The Screwtape Letters (4.19)
Mort (4.19)
Anísa (3.33 and 3 ratings)

Insufficient ratings:
Autumn Sonata (204)
Leadership (31)
Of the Andromeda Martian Catastrophe (31)
Selected Poems by George Trakl (122)
Strength of the Mate (946)
A Decent Woman (48)
Excess of Being (3)
If the Shoe Fits (8)
Eyes in the Mirror (6)
Love You to Death (7)

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message 31: by Jessica (new)

Feb 04, 2016 11:56AM

I figured out how to remove the disqualified books. All the ones listed in the above comment have been removed.

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message 32: by Jessica (new)

Jul 21, 2016 10:37AM

Removed for falling below 4.20:

No Turning Back (4.19)
In the Middle of Somewhere (4.19)

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message 33: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 21, 2016 11:52AM

Re-added The Count of Monte Cristo, as it is back up to 4.20.

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message 34: by Mike Briggs (new)

Jan 27, 2017 01:37PM

Removed for falling below 4.20:
Invisible Cities
by Italo Calvino
4.19 avg rating — 35,867 ratings

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message 35: by Jessica (new)

Feb 14, 2017 04:30PM

Removed:

Truman by David McCullough - 4.19
Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1) by Susan Ee - 4.19
Indaba, My Children: African Folktales by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa - 172 ratings
The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence by Gary A. Haugen - 739 ratings
They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan by Benson Deng - 4.19
Eyewitness Auschwitz: Three Years in the Gas Chambers by Filip Müller - 4.19
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt - 4.19
Legend (Legend, #1) by Marie Lu - 4.19
Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection by Kate Beaton - 4.15
I Am Pusheen the Cat by Claire Belton - 4.19
Interior Castle by Teresa of Ávila - 4.19

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message 36: by Jessica (new)

Feb 16, 2017 04:40PM

The following books that fell below 4.2 are now back up and can be re-added; I've maxed out the number of books I can add to the list, so someone else will need to.

Free to Choose: A Personal Statement
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
The Screwtape Letters
Mort
In the Middle of Somewhere

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message 37: by Jessica (new)

Mar 08, 2017 01:33PM

Removed for falling to a 4.19 rating:

Strength of the Pack by Kendall McKenna
Rattlesnake by Kim Fielding

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message 38: by Greg (last edited Jun 18, 2017 02:40PM) (new)

Jun 18, 2017 02:37PM

Wanda wrote: "Will there ever be a list upon which that darn Hunger Games does not appear? Yuck!"
Hi Wanda, lol. I think "Hunger Games" is listed as #1 on the "Best Books Ever" list. "Okay", I thought, "I will have to read it to have an informed opinion." I thought it was okay and gave it two stars. Then I read "Catching Fire" and really enjoyed it and I gave it 4 stars! And I'll definitely read "Mockingjay"! Suzanne Collins is actually a good writer! As a side note, I rated Tolstoy's "War and Peace" with 2 stars, it bored me to tears, in general.

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message 39: by Heidi (new)

Aug 08, 2017 02:58AM

Oath of Gold by Elizabeth Moon and Barrayar by Lois Bujold meet the standards of having 4.2 and 1000 ratings but they are both sequels.

Oath of Gold is Deed of Paksenarrion #3 and Barrayar is Vorkosigan Saga #7.

They are numbers 189 and 199.

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message 40: by Heidi (new)

Aug 08, 2017 03:25AM

Guards Guards by Terry Pratchett and Princeps' Fury by Jim Butcher meet the standards of having 4.2 and 1000 ratings but they are both sequels.

Guards! Guards! is Discworld #8 and Princeps' Fury is Codex Alera #5.

They are numbers 589 and 556.

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message 41: by Jessica (new)

Aug 08, 2017 08:02AM

I don't know about the others, but the Discworld books can stand alone. They take place in the same universe but are generally independent stories that do not require having read the other Discworld books.

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message 42: by Heidi (new)

Aug 08, 2017 12:06PM

If that is your judgment, that is fine. It is listed as being a sequel.

I do agree that some books that are listed as being sequels are not really sequels.

However, it would be nice if a librarian would go through and clean up this list and get rid of the books that are sequels because those are specifically prohibited at the top of this list.

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message 43: by Jessica (new)

Sep 01, 2017 05:02PM

Under 1000 ratings:
A Chance To Love You by Love Journey - 16 ratings

Below 4.20:
How to Walk Like a Man by Eli Easton - 4.19
Not Fade Away by S.E. Jakes - 4.19
مغامرة العقل الأولى by فراس السواح
- 4.18
Interior Castle by Teresa of Ávila - 4.19
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven - 4.19
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh - 4.19
To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey - 4.17

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message 44: by Sophie (last edited Mar 21, 2018 02:50AM) (new)

Mar 21, 2018 02:46AM

Deleted Full Circle for too few ratings.

Deleted القرآن: محاولة لفهم عصري for rating too low.

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message 45: by Sophie (last edited Mar 21, 2018 08:25PM) (new)

Mar 21, 2018 08:14PM

Deleted for low ratings:
Milk and Honey
The Cloud of Unknowing
The Dot
Deathbird Stories
Harris and Me
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook That Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats
All Systems Red
The Art of Being Normal
They Both Die at the End

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message 46: by Jessica (new)

Sep 11, 2018 05:03PM

Removed for falling below 4.20:
Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky (4.19)
The Cyberiad by Stanisław Lem (4.18)
Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton (4.18)
Creativity: Unleashing the Forces Within by Osho (4.19)
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan (4.18)
The Farthest-Away Mountain by Lynne Reid Banks (4.19)
Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur by Halima Bashir (4.18)
Trespassing by Brandi Reeds (4.13)

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message 47: by Jessica (new)

Oct 19, 2018 03:23PM

Removed for falling below 4.20:
The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition by Lewis Carroll (4.07)
الأرض by عبد الرحمن الشرقاوي
(4.19)
X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills by Chris Claremont (4.16)
The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima (4.19)
All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury (4.19)

Removed for fewer than 1,000 ratings:
Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic by Osho (846 ratings)

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message 48: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

May 12, 2019 02:05AM

Removed for having an average rating below 4.2:
Growth of the Soil
The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden
Dangerous Visions
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

Removed for being sequels:
When We Were Very Young
Now We Are Six
Reaper Man
Trust
A Storm of Swords
Barrayar
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Night Watch
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Blood of Olympus
The House of Hades
The Son of Neptune
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
City of Lost Souls
Blood of Elves
Lady Knight

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message 49: by Julia (new)

Sep 10, 2019 03:44PM

Please remove:

Hated Men: A Charlie Silver Novel (#1) ----- 7 ratings
The Unexpected Warrior : an Ace Stone adventure I ----- 12 ratings
Adventures in Trichology ----- 11 ratings

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message 50: by Charlotte Igelkott (new)

Mar 21, 2020 05:03AM

Removed for having a less than 4.2 average rating:
Stay
The Game of Kings
"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
A Compassionate Guide For Social Robots
Poison Study

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