3.93 avg rating — 5,906,872 ratings

"The quintessential American story of remaking oneself and going down in a flame of glory."

4.26 avg rating — 6,875,016 ratings

"A sensitive, complex portrayal of race and the connections we can make across the boundaries we place between us."

3.98 avg rating — 489,884 ratings

"An antidote to easy sentimental treatments of slavery; a devastating and beautifully-crafted book. "

4.16 avg rating — 2,320,160 ratings

"The original feminist coming-of-age tale. Beautiful, emotionally poignant--and while it still capitulates to the marriage plot, it does so on its own terms."

3.91 avg rating — 304,918 ratings

"The most beautiful of fairy tales combined with the most hilarious satire--the progenitor of so many amazing books that came after. "

3.80 avg rating — 873,178 ratings

"A moving, compelling, and sometimes-hilarious meditation on class mobility and the lengths we go to create ourselves."

4.13 avg rating — 1,873,818 ratings

"Full of wit, but also an exploration of what we miss when we judge only by appearances."

4.29 avg rating — 4,793,634 ratings

"The classic romance, but with a lot more wit, feminine agency, and reflections on class than you remember from middle school."

4.30 avg rating — 511,730 ratings

"Both a coming of age for and individual and a city; both beautiful and heartbreaking, but ultimately hopeful."

4.33 avg rating — 1,111,820 ratings

"My comfort read--an exploration of imagination and the power of found family."

4.17 avg rating — 2,456,851 ratings

"Sentimental, didactic, and brilliantly entertaining. "