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1	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.34 avg rating — 8,722,322 ratings score: 3,797,689, and 38,637 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 Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling 4.50 avg rating — 3,403,316 ratings score: 3,101,401, and 31,683 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 4.29 avg rating — 4,292,327 ratings score: 2,699,211, and 27,687 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	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.26 avg rating — 6,162,021 ratings score: 2,427,882, and 24,794 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 — 2,574,749 ratings score: 1,806,065, and 18,568 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	Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.65 avg rating — 6,613,740 ratings score: 1,674,618, and 17,068 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	Animal Farm by George Orwell 3.99 avg rating — 3,912,349 ratings score: 1,554,297, and 16,105 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	J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.61 avg rating — 134,106 ratings score: 1,488,136, and 15,437 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 Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) by C.S. Lewis 4.27 avg rating — 653,990 ratings score: 1,435,735, and 14,967 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	The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 5,168,819 ratings score: 1,327,714, and 13,747 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 Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4.12 avg rating — 1,548,747 ratings score: 1,219,166, and 12,744 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 Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein 4.38 avg rating — 1,132,439 ratings score: 1,170,865, and 12,125 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	Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 4.31 avg rating — 1,210,392 ratings score: 1,162,494, and 11,985 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	Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 3.89 avg rating — 1,816,483 ratings score: 1,161,802, and 12,130 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	The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 4.23 avg rating — 1,804,492 ratings score: 1,078,729, and 11,243 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 Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 3,037,228 ratings score: 1,050,875, and 11,023 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	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 4.15 avg rating — 2,103,032 ratings score: 1,050,609, and 11,047 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 Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 4.32 avg rating — 2,125,540 ratings score: 1,014,947, and 10,727 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	The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 3.93 avg rating — 5,274,726 ratings score: 1,014,645, and 10,818 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 Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 2,361,031 ratings score: 982,365, and 10,324 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	Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll 4.06 avg rating — 566,160 ratings score: 954,615, and 10,065 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	Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.27 avg rating — 911,241 ratings score: 951,551, and 9,913 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	Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 3,996,565 ratings score: 941,427, and 9,874 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	Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 4.15 avg rating — 2,007,017 ratings score: 936,840, and 9,760 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	Les Misérables by Victor Hugo 4.20 avg rating — 800,336 ratings score: 920,165, and 9,662 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 Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 3,080,575 ratings score: 906,709, and 9,474 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	Lord of the Flies by William Golding 3.69 avg rating — 2,918,304 ratings score: 889,982, and 9,451 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	Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 3.74 avg rating — 2,618,128 ratings score: 873,017, and 9,350 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	Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) by L.M. Montgomery 4.31 avg rating — 985,455 ratings score: 872,644, and 9,184 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	City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 2,007,172 ratings score: 830,922, and 8,729 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 Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams 4.23 avg rating — 1,850,159 ratings score: 823,988, and 8,543 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	The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 2,777,989 ratings score: 811,167, and 8,659 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	Dracula by Bram Stoker 4.01 avg rating — 1,282,284 ratings score: 795,261, and 8,540 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	Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card 4.31 avg rating — 1,379,855 ratings score: 782,290, and 8,158 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	Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 4.20 avg rating — 1,846,826 ratings score: 780,945, and 8,414 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	Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3.88 avg rating — 2,560,687 ratings score: 767,575, and 8,266 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	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.97 avg rating — 2,434,650 ratings score: 743,373, and 7,885 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 Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 3.80 avg rating — 3,541,631 ratings score: 736,679, and 7,922 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	Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 3.99 avg rating — 1,865,798 ratings score: 720,956, and 7,729 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	One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez 4.11 avg rating — 976,968 ratings score: 719,719, and 7,563 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	A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 1,539,111 ratings score: 706,978, and 7,474 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 Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 1,789,657 ratings score: 694,172, and 7,268 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 Princess Bride by William Goldman 4.27 avg rating — 902,453 ratings score: 687,978, and 7,321 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	The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 4.16 avg rating — 1,177,957 ratings score: 683,905, and 7,487 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	A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin 4.44 avg rating — 2,501,759 ratings score: 667,377, and 7,112 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	The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 1,350,304 ratings score: 665,724, and 7,142 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	Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 4.15 avg rating — 2,246,640 ratings score: 641,171, and 7,069 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	1984 by George Orwell 4.19 avg rating — 4,638,024 ratings score: 637,793, and 6,833 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	A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle 3.98 avg rating — 1,206,878 ratings score: 621,251, and 6,640 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 Odyssey by Homer 3.81 avg rating — 1,086,880 ratings score: 597,228, and 6,530 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	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling 4.62 avg rating — 3,729,406 ratings score: 584,709, and 6,313 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	Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 3.87 avg rating — 1,609,964 ratings score: 584,168, and 6,446 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 Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 3,166,029 ratings score: 581,057, and 6,286 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	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling 4.47 avg rating — 10,118,408 ratings score: 574,502, and 6,130 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	The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 2,495,266 ratings score: 564,724, and 6,113 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 Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 2,061,326 ratings score: 561,834, and 6,122 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	The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 3.85 avg rating — 2,360,707 ratings score: 557,090, and 6,008 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	Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak 4.25 avg rating — 1,006,866 ratings score: 556,653, and 6,063 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	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 3.83 avg rating — 1,268,642 ratings score: 555,016, and 6,113 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	Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss 4.31 avg rating — 779,418 ratings score: 550,466, and 6,047 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	Life of Pi by Yann Martel 3.94 avg rating — 1,630,768 ratings score: 537,449, and 5,810 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	A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 3.87 avg rating — 950,640 ratings score: 532,830, and 5,843 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	Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 3.88 avg rating — 854,588 ratings score: 524,609, and 5,645 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	Dune (Dune, #1) by Frank Herbert 4.27 avg rating — 1,381,104 ratings score: 522,313, and 5,616 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	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling 4.58 avg rating — 4,217,722 ratings score: 508,073, and 5,548 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	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.10 avg rating — 1,374,676 ratings score: 506,097, and 5,463 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	Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,620,447 ratings score: 499,963, and 5,388 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 Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 4.06 avg rating — 973,885 ratings score: 463,939, and 5,040 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	Matilda by Roald Dahl 4.34 avg rating — 958,215 ratings score: 457,104, and 5,053 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 Stand by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 764,257 ratings score: 447,452, and 4,828 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	Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 3.99 avg rating — 833,545 ratings score: 438,495, and 4,784 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 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.30 avg rating — 301,381 ratings score: 424,709, and 4,750 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	The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 766,963 ratings score: 424,028, and 4,563 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	Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) by Richard Adams 4.08 avg rating — 482,239 ratings score: 408,451, and 4,464 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	Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 4.24 avg rating — 633,039 ratings score: 408,012, and 4,542 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 Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.39 avg rating — 2,819,985 ratings score: 404,920, and 4,541 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	Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3.79 avg rating — 806,246 ratings score: 401,633, and 4,602 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	Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 1,059,275 ratings score: 391,055, and 4,190 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 Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson 4.17 avg rating — 3,195,991 ratings score: 389,478, and 4,336 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	The Color Purple by Alice Walker 4.27 avg rating — 689,905 ratings score: 386,253, and 4,359 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	One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey 4.20 avg rating — 734,883 ratings score: 379,829, and 4,298 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	Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 4.09 avg rating — 852,627 ratings score: 370,950, and 4,063 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	My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 1,221,830 ratings score: 367,333, and 4,041 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 Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.37 avg rating — 334,798 ratings score: 349,870, and 3,854 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	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 4.29 avg rating — 467,999 ratings score: 340,209, and 3,740 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	A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 714,835 ratings score: 336,791, and 3,790 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	The Road by Cormac McCarthy 3.99 avg rating — 910,678 ratings score: 329,992, and 3,623 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	And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 4.28 avg rating — 1,368,055 ratings score: 328,434, and 3,610 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	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.26 avg rating — 6,162,021 ratings score: 317,027, and 3,421 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 Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman 4.02 avg rating — 1,530,815 ratings score: 312,043, and 3,471 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	It by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 1,118,654 ratings score: 308,943, and 3,324 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	Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 646,490 ratings score: 308,430, and 3,315 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	Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 4.07 avg rating — 775,865 ratings score: 307,070, and 3,424 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	The Shining (The Shining, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 1,499,028 ratings score: 306,422, and 3,379 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	Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) by Frank McCourt 4.15 avg rating — 630,923 ratings score: 304,586, and 3,401 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	The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe 4.39 avg rating — 250,387 ratings score: 300,522, and 3,397 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	Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Anne Rice 4.02 avg rating — 591,906 ratings score: 295,911, and 3,306 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	Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 3.90 avg rating — 272,763 ratings score: 293,223, and 3,326 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	The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 3.80 avg rating — 1,156,215 ratings score: 288,364, and 3,305 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 Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 4.10 avg rating — 746,354 ratings score: 287,864, and 3,163 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 Joan (new)

Jul 28, 2008 09:08PM

proof that the truth is not democratic =/

seriously, jane austen? errughhh.

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message 2: by Marla (new)

Jul 29, 2008 01:55PM

this is the second list--worst books was the first--and i'm done. this is madness. i mean, how many mormons congregated to vote the book of mormon as a top 100 book? really?

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message 3: by Adam (new)

Jul 29, 2008 05:04PM

It's also flawed in that the same book with a different cover might be on the list twice in drastically different places (see Catch-22 or Lord of the Flies).

At least Mockingbird is #1, though.

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message 4: by Chris (new)

Aug 08, 2008 04:11PM

these comments are funny!

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message 5: by Amber (new)

Aug 22, 2008 08:06PM

This list is a joke!

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message 6: by Elisabeth (new)

Aug 24, 2008 04:48PM

I think you people need to just relax!!! I think "you're just too high strung" and eventually the "strain will be more than you can bear."

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message 7: by Fire-fish (new)

Aug 25, 2008 08:22AM

May be there should be a list of "Books for Mormones" on this website..

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message 8: by David (last edited Sep 08, 2008 12:59PM) (new)

Sep 08, 2008 12:58PM

Regarding the message from Labsjoao, you can search for a book without leaving the first page by entering the name in the "find/add books to list" box. It's pretty easy that way. A much more serious flaw is what Adam said. If the same book it in several different spots, and not all of the votes for, say, Catch-22 are going to the same Catch-22, then these rankings really aren't worth much. Overall, there are several pretty odd choices here, such as the Mormon book being #3, but most of the list seems pretty good to me.

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message 9: by [deleted user] (new)

Sep 14, 2008 07:06PM

where is the amber spyglass?

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message 10: by kristen (new)

Sep 15, 2008 05:17PM

I was thinking the same thing ;-)

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message 11: by Georgia (new)

Oct 10, 2008 09:17AM

i agree the amber spyglass is awesome

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message 12: by Dana (new)

Oct 11, 2008 05:48PM

Make your own list. Satisfy your inner proselyte!

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message 13: by Alex (new)

Oct 18, 2008 06:33PM

hmm this makes me question what is my favorite book?

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message 14: by Svetoslava (new)

Oct 30, 2008 11:28PM

I have to read more, obviously.....

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message 15: by Matt (new)

Nov 04, 2008 08:09PM

The War of the Worlds

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message 16: by Bruce (new)

Nov 12, 2008 12:17AM

I'm not going to argue with the Book of Mormon--either all religious texts are valid for a list like this, in which case it's merely interesting, or all religious texts should be off the list, in which case there's a whole other set of things to worry about.

The one that gets my goat is Twilight (number eleven at the time of this comment). Are you people kidding? Stephanie Meyer in a list of the Best Books Ever? Fut the Whack? It's the EMO of literature! It's pop garbage with no depth! It's above inarguable classics like Crime and Punishment! That's like arguing that My Chemical Romance is better music than Bach! This place is bonkers!

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message 17: by Brian (new)

Nov 24, 2008 08:27PM

I like how "The Brothers K" is "better" here than Dostoyevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov." What a joke!

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message 18: by Molly (new)

Nov 27, 2008 12:12AM

Ah the stupidity of lists. You'll notice the Best and Worst lists are almost identical.

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message 19: by M (new)

Dec 02, 2008 09:43PM

I was just going to say that. Always important to remember when you're writing - the best line according to some will be what others despise, etc.

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message 20: by Josef (new)

Dec 04, 2008 10:13PM

Bruce wrote: "I'm not going to argue with the Book of Mormon--either all religious texts are valid for a list like this, in which case it's merely interesting, or all religious texts should be off the list, in w..."

Yeah, but I've noticed that since these lists allow opinions from every Goodreads member, there will never be a standard. The only population that counts here is the population of Goodreads members, so maybe there's just not a lot of people on Goodreads who enjoy quality literature.

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message 21: by Amy (new)

Dec 05, 2008 06:52PM

extremely well written

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message 22: by Todd (new)

Dec 07, 2008 05:31PM

Best and worst list are certainly not meant to be definitive. Best and worst are so subjective. They are merely meant to elicit conversation and thought which they obviously have done. But the Book of Mormon? Come on. Really?

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message 23: by Josef (new)

Dec 08, 2008 08:54AM

Todd wrote: "Best and worst list are certainly not meant to be definitive. Best and worst are so subjective. They are merely meant to elicit conversation and thought which they obviously have done. But the B..."

Yes, the Book of Mormon. I've read it 13 times. There is not one other book that's changed my life more significantly. Millions have read that book and will testify to the same thing. And literally hundreds have died because of that book. It's because of these facts that we who love that book place it above all others on the list.
I love literature. I've studied the Brothers Karamazov with a dozen other philosphy students. I've wept over Les Miserables. I've fallen in love with words and wonders, yet I have yet to find a book to offer more to me than the Book of Mormon.
So yes, really, The Book of Mormon.

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message 24: by Josef (new)

Dec 08, 2008 08:55AM

Matt wrote: "The War of the Worlds"

My nine year old nephew just finished that book! I'm so proud.

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message 25: by Josef (new)

Dec 08, 2008 08:58AM

Molly wrote: "Ah the stupidity of lists. You'll notice the Best and Worst lists are almost identical. "

Yes, and I have more of a problem with the Worst Book List than this. People who put great literature as the worst books ever written seem do be doing so simply because they may have had pain getting through the book and they think that good literature should simply entertain. What a sad state to be in. These are the same people who put Twilight on this list. These are the people who would rather call Friends the best TV show and would put a show like Freaks and Geeks on the Worst Show ever list.

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message 26: by Josef (new)

Dec 08, 2008 09:06AM

Elisabeth wrote: "I think you people need to just relax!!! I think "you're just too high strung" and eventually the "strain will be more than you can bear.""

Very Good Advice. This is just a list someone made up, somewhere in the world. It holds as much weight as you give it.

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message 27: by Paige (new)

Dec 08, 2008 04:45PM

I agree, if you don't like the fact the poorly written books are on a best books ever list than I think you care to much. On the other hand it's not bad to defend what you think is a good book or a bad book but let's not get carried away.

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message 28: by Todd (new)

Dec 08, 2008 05:19PM

Josef -- I certainly didn't mean to be offensive or to put you on the defensive. It was only a poor attempt at making an ironic statement. This is why I usually keep my opinions out of these discussion threads. I completely love your comment about Friends compared to Freaks and Geeks. As a high school English teacher, I see students turned on by so much trash, but, as they say, one person's trash is another person's treasure. I'm just glad they are reading.

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message 29: by Josef (new)

Dec 09, 2008 10:20AM

Todd wrote: "Josef -- I certainly didn't mean to be offensive or to put you on the defensive. It was only a poor attempt at making an ironic statement. This is why I usually keep my opinions out of these disc..."

I didn't mean to make you think I was upset. My respect to you for being a high school teacher. Yeah, even if they think that Stephen King is the greatest living writer, as long as they're reading they've got something going for them.

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message 30: by Arlene (last edited Dec 09, 2008 02:54PM) (new)

Dec 09, 2008 02:52PM

Dear Otis,

Your list is great! I've read only about 50 of these books, so my vote is not exactly fair. But of the 50 I've read, my vote -- far and away above the other 49 -- would be for:

JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN by Dalton Trumbo

This is the most powerful antiwar novel I ever read. And readers be warned, this book is NOT for the faint of heart!

Otis, I wish you would think of using the influence of Goodreads, which is becoming a large and potentially influential group, to suggest that the new administration -- Barack Obama and his Cabinet, especially leaders in the Department of Defense -- read this book.

All best,

Arlene

www.ArleneSanders.com

Author of TIGER BURNING BRIGHT
Jefferson Press, 2009

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message 31: by Nick (new)

Dec 09, 2008 03:08PM

If California Proposition 8 were published, would it be number 2 on the list?

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message 32: by Endre (new)

Dec 09, 2008 03:10PM

Otis, this is a great idea to find the best book. I have to think about this in more detail to narrow it down in my own mind.Too bad we can not vote for three or four and then narrow down the list. Followed by another vote on the shorter list....BTW it is unfortunate that some people do not have any class and manners in how they express their thoughts. Is there a moderator that could eliminate thevulgar comments as above?

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message 33: by Leslie (new)

Dec 09, 2008 03:32PM

Twilight is number 4? Give me a friggin break people!!! Entertaining? Slightly. A classic piece of literature? Absolutely not!

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message 34: by Hippo dari Hongkong (new)

Dec 09, 2008 11:32PM

Les Miserable! Les Miserable! Les Miserable!

Did I mention Les Miserables?

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message 35: by John (new)

Dec 10, 2008 12:37AM

hard to decide

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message 36: by Paul (new)

Dec 10, 2008 02:15PM

The Book of Mormon? You gotta be kidding me. I'd put "Where the Wild Things Are" as being more "literature" than that book.

I agree, this list is loaded and biased.

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message 37: by Bee (new)

Dec 11, 2008 04:45PM

why are none of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy on here?

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message 38: by Natalie (new)

Dec 11, 2008 05:07PM

Marla wrote: "this is the second list--worst books was the first--and i'm done. this is madness. i mean, how many mormons congregated to vote the book of mormon as a top 100 book? really?"

nicola wrote: "proof that the truth is not democratic =/

seriously, jane austen? errughhh."

Yes, what's with the Mormon thing? Are they the only ones who have time to READ these days?

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message 39: by Richard (last edited Dec 13, 2008 11:31AM) (new)

Dec 13, 2008 11:30AM

Only in the USA would "the most popular" be confused for "the best". How many people have read Philip Roth's "Portnoy's Complaint" about masturbation? Compare that to how many people have read Thoreau's "Walden".

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message 40: by Tori (new)

Dec 15, 2008 06:03AM

Where are the rest of the good books? I don 't even see most of my favorite books on here. And the book of Mormon is number one? I really don't think so.

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message 41: by Jason (last edited Dec 15, 2008 12:21PM) (new)

Dec 15, 2008 12:19PM

i think the book of mormon thing must be some kind of in joke...i mean it only takes a little organization and you could theoretically get anything put up in the number 1 position...

and why does 'to kill a mockingbird' in position 2 have more votes than position 1?...

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message 42: by Larry (last edited Dec 15, 2008 04:21PM) (new)

Dec 15, 2008 04:07PM

If this list is any indicator, it appears that a lot of people on Goodreads don't read very serious literature. Plus, the Book of Mormon, come on, seriously, you might as well put Dianetics up there too.

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message 43: by Elizabeth (new)

Dec 15, 2008 11:48PM

If you're groaning or confused about The Book of Mormon being at #1, I ask - have you ever read it? It's a fair question... I do agree w/the Twilight comment though - UGH. But hellooo, Farenheit 451 should be way further up the list, says I...

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message 44: by Becca (new)

Dec 16, 2008 07:47AM

I agree. I think every fair-minded reader here will agree that you have to actually read something before deciding on its merit. And no one would argue with someone esteeming The Bible or The Quran or any other religious text if it really moved them. Why should The Book of Mormon be any different? Sometimes what makes a book "Best" is how powerfully it impacts you. So what if it's religious or spiritual in nature?

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message 45: by Jade (last edited Dec 16, 2008 04:35PM) (new)

Dec 16, 2008 04:31PM

I agree with Becca and Elizabeth.

Endre:Is there a moderator that could eliminate the vulgar comments as above?

I don't see anything wrong with the Book of Mormon being in the list. I don't think people need to be so rude about it. Most people that have criticized it obviously haven't read it.

Also, I think that it is right to put Twilight on the list. People have read other good books and think that those books should be on the list, but have you ever read Twilight? Probably not.

People need to respect other peoples opinions. And people who don't, are just rude and immature.

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message 46: by Greg (new)

Dec 19, 2008 02:31PM