4.31 avg rating — 1,255,291 ratings

"An epic of the Civil War told as a romance. Fabulous."

4.39 avg rating — 1,232,275 ratings

"An allegory for parents who give everything they have to their children."

4.22 avg rating — 2,009,846 ratings

"Silly, sillier, silliest."

4.21 avg rating — 2,039,573 ratings

"I read this as an adult (age 24) and it made me learn to love spiders!"

4.45 avg rating — 1,727,657 ratings

"A horrifying tale of Afghanistan."

4.09 avg rating — 504,887 ratings

"It gave me so much to think about in terms of the environment and what would you trade for a little comfort."

4.11 avg rating — 791,986 ratings

"The Congo. What a fabulous story. Christianity vs. sanity."

4.30 avg rating — 510,836 ratings

"Thinking of my grandparents growing up there as Jewish immigrants."

4.15 avg rating — 2,408,648 ratings

"The devastating effects of a theocracy."

4.24 avg rating — 336,602 ratings

"How everyone has a purpose in life. Great book!"

4.35 avg rating — 832,705 ratings

"Good vs evil. I still have nightmares about this story! Loved it!"

4.26 avg rating — 6,855,704 ratings

"A classic. "

4.28 avg rating — 1,699,835 ratings

"I love Stephen King. It gave me nightmares about snowstorms."

3.97 avg rating — 708,919 ratings

"Beautiful, sad story about Chinese immigrants."

4.11 avg rating — 238,470 ratings

"Loved the story. Love John Irving."

3.92 avg rating — 362,377 ratings

"I identified with the heroine."

4.21 avg rating — 325,757 ratings

"Fabulous story about mental illness and how it affects the whole family."

4.17 avg rating — 195,351 ratings

" An abortionist as hero. Also, I love John Irving!"

4.17 avg rating — 94,378 ratings

"Sad, sad, sad. Wondered what I would have done."

4.31 avg rating — 272,541 ratings

"It makes me cry everytime I read it. "

3.88 avg rating — 152,395 ratings

"Life as a single parent. It's hard work."

3.95 avg rating — 393,935 ratings

"Dying for love. Love is pain."

4.01 avg rating — 174,162 ratings

"I love anything by Barbara Kingsolver."