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1

The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

16,047 members

385 reviews

4

13 Members: rstaedter, DeusXMachina, kday_working, m_island, raulvilar, cwbol, Suzanne_Reed, kara.shamy, tp77buck, Stacy_Krout, asjohnson93, Franklyn_Azubuike, CatherineHH

2

Sleeping Beauties

by Stephen King

3,138 members

99 reviews

½ 3.6

8 Members: goldenmoon, sturlington, SirThomas, jenniferg1016, Stacy_Krout, DarnellHaydenWood, anjedahs, RaMurray,

3

A Gentleman in Moscow

9,237 members

522 reviews

½ 4.4

9 Members: greeneyed_ives, RidgewayGirl, earthsinger, epozzi, ahef1963, tp77buck, reesenurse, jenniferg1016, Stacy_Krout,
Explanations: ahef1963: One of the best books I've ever read.

4

by Mohsin Hamid

3,663 members

231 reviews

3.8

9 Members: Parker51, alphaorder, dhm, RidgewayGirl, bugaderes39, souloftherose, peterveen, Stacy_Krout, CatherineHH, ,

5

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House

by Michael Wolff

2,593 members

158 reviews

½ 3.4

8 Members: Rtrace, trantor, goldenmoon, VW_Williams, Peace2, jenniferg1016, Stacy_Krout, foropeza1,

6

Lincoln in the Bardo

by George Saunders

5,870 members

338 reviews

3.9

8 Members: booksinbed, booklove1, RidgewayGirl, peterveen, Laura1124, reesenurse, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout,

7

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

23,034 members

941 reviews

3.8

9 Members: goldenmoon, rstaedter, FAMeulstee, elkiedee, ChrisWay, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Granholm, stephjones01,

8

by Naomi Alderman

4,807 members

255 reviews

½ 3.7

8 Members: Edward, bookwoman84, DeboraNunes, sturlington, elkiedee, Brethil66, lorannen, Stacy_Krout,

9

The Woman in the Window

by Daniel Mallory

6,196 members

341 reviews

3.8

8 Members: librookian, TAir, sturlington, edparks, tp77buck, ChrisWay, Stacy_Krout, bookandmorebd,
Explanations: bookandmorebd: Read

10

The Woman in Cabin 10

5,977 members

323 reviews

½ 3.5

7 Members: TAir, DeboraNunes, Jjean7, reesenurse, ChrisWay, Stacy_Krout, DarnellHaydenWood,

11

The Truth According to Us

by Annie Barrows

931 members

89 reviews

3.8

5 Members: greeneyed_ives, Stacy_Krout, ArcadiaLynn, asjohnson93, Franklyn_Azubuike,

12

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

by J. K. Rowling

134,593 members

2,065 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: greeneyed_ives, FAMeulstee, SirThomas, zottel, Granholm, foropeza1, davidized

13

Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

44,207 members

709 reviews

4.1

6 Members: dhm, RidgewayGirl, blackdove07, Stacy_Krout, asjohnson93, DarnellHaydenWood

14

by Anthony Horowitz

3,881 members

236 reviews

3.9

7 Members: KimarieBee, AnotherAge, DeboraNunes, sturlington, souloftherose, Suzanne_Reed, Stacy_Krout,

15

Crazy Rich Asians

5,639 members

227 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: bookwoman84, shadrach_anki, greeneyed_ives, stephjones01, anjedahs, foropeza1

16

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

by Mohsin Hamid

5,236 members

251 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: aqeeliz, RidgewayGirl, Stacy_Krout, asjohnson93, donnarrion

17

The Girl With All the Gifts

5,380 members

406 reviews

4

5 Members: goldenmoon, lorannen, ChrisWay, Stacy_Krout, asjohnson93

18

by Stephen King

5,217 members

212 reviews

3.9

7 Members: Bookmarque, librookian, goldenmoon, DeboraNunes, sturlington, irisrose, SirThomas

19

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

by Muriel Spark

5,255 members

172 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: jpinger, booksinbed, Michael.Rimmer, VW_Williams, Stacy_Krout, stephjones01

20

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

by Gail Honeyman

8,949 members

536 reviews

4.1

10 Members: shadrach_anki, anxovert, KimarieBee, AnotherAge, FAMeulstee, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, Peace2, stephjones01,

21

The Secret History

20,531 members

559 reviews

4.1

4 Members: aethercowboy, irisrose, ChrisWay, Granholm

22

by Charlotte Brontë

59,371 members

924 reviews

4.2

6 Members: DeusXMachina, blackdove07, dreamweaver529, Granholm, stephjones01, foropeza1

23

The Devil in the White City

22,334 members

702 reviews

4

5 Members: goldenmoon, AnotherAge, aethercowboy, irisrose, Porua

24

A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

36,880 members

457 reviews

3.9

5 Members: trantor, RidgewayGirl, irisrose, Stacy_Krout, foropeza1

25

Waiting for Wednesday

by Nicci French

530 members

26 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Bookmarque, Jjean7, Stacy_Krout, asjohnson93

26

6,571 members

284 reviews

4.1

5 Members: booksinbed, peterveen, Laura1124, stephjones01, anjedahs

27

by Ann Patchett

3,709 members

192 reviews

3.9

5 Members: Bookmarque, RidgewayGirl, irisrose, Laura1124, Stacy_Krout

28

No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters

by Ursula K. Le Guin

982 members

54 reviews

4.1

6 Members: Rtrace, trantor, alphaorder, sturlington, briarhills, acousticmoose

29

Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christie

17,283 members

424 reviews

4.1

5 Members: shadrach_anki, greeneyed_ives, Peace2, anjedahs, foropeza1

30

6,526 members

394 reviews

4.1

6 Members: trantor, earthsinger, aethercowboy, briarhills, Peace2, waxflower

31

Fear: Trump in the White House

by Bob Woodward

2,595 members

133 reviews

3.8

6 Members: Rtrace, trantor, goldenmoon, greeneyed_ives, VW_Williams, foropeza1

32

by Nnedi Okorafor

1,231 members

88 reviews

4

6 Members: Rtrace, trantor, m_island, aethercowboy, souloftherose, Stacy_Krout

33

by Megan Whalen Turner

5,233 members

212 reviews

4

5 Members: shadrach_anki, peterveen, tp77buck, Stacy_Krout, Rusty37

34

Spinning Silver

3,917 members

203 reviews

4.2

5 Members: trantor, rstaedter, Tafadhali, earthsinger, souloftherose

35

The ABC Murders

by Agatha Christie

7,058 members

138 reviews

3.8

5 Members: m_island, irisrose, SirThomas, Stacy_Krout, foropeza1

36

The Silent Companions

by Laura Purcell

1,051 members

58 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: bookwoman84, sturlington, irisrose, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda

37

The Fire Next Time

by James Baldwin

4,840 members

132 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: irisrose, Michael.Rimmer, kara.shamy, Stacy_Krout

38

Nicholas Nickleby

by Charles Dickens

6,984 members

97 reviews

3.9

4 Members: rretzler, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, foropeza1

39

Ready Player One

by Ernest Cline

18,584 members

1,284 reviews

4.1

5 Members: shadrach_anki, anxovert, dhm, Peace2, calumoth

40

2,570 members

98 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: RidgewayGirl, Dilara86, Stacy_Krout, stephjones01

41

Faceless Killers

by Henning Mankell

5,355 members

206 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: RidgewayGirl, irisrose, dreamweaver529, Stacy_Krout

42

Reasons to Stay Alive

1,421 members

42 reviews

4

4 Members: sturlington, briarhills, Stacy_Krout, asjohnson93

43

15,045 members

804 reviews

3.9

4 Members: rstaedter, irisrose, ChrisWay, stephjones01

44

Beneath the Sugar Sky

by Seanan McGuire

1,345 members

105 reviews

3.9

5 Members: Tafadhali, m_island, souloftherose, briarhills, Stacy_Krout

45

Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë

52,328 members

708 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Stacy_Krout, JCAhmed, stephjones01, foropeza1

46

I Capture the Castle

9,240 members

295 reviews

4.1

4 Members: RidgewayGirl, rretzler, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout

47

7,289 members

443 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: dara85, irisrose, VW_Williams, Stacy_Krout, stephjones01

48

by Kamila Shamsie

1,767 members

81 reviews

4.1

4 Members: booksinbed, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Stacy_Krout, stephjones01

49

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

by J. K. Rowling

111,032 members

1,002 reviews

4.2

5 Members: FAMeulstee, SirThomas, zottel, Granholm, davidized

50

by Mur Lafferty

1,114 members

91 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: Rtrace, trantor, sturlington, souloftherose, Stacy_Krout

51

The Maze at Windermere

by Gregory Blake Smith

255 members

12 reviews

3.9

4 Members: trantor, earthsinger, edparks, Stacy_Krout

52

All Systems Red

by Martha Wells

5,614 members

354 reviews

4.1

5 Members: Rtrace, trantor, m_island, souloftherose, Stacy_Krout

53

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

by J. K. Rowling

107,755 members

989 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: FAMeulstee, SirThomas, zottel, Granholm, davidized

54

Arthur and George

by Julian Barnes

4,914 members

176 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: RidgewayGirl, rretzler, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout

55

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

by J. K. Rowling

103,005 members

887 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: FAMeulstee, SirThomas, zottel, Granholm, davidized

56

by Sarah Gailey

755 members

69 reviews

½ 3.5

5 Members: Rtrace, trantor, m_island, sturlington, souloftherose

57

by Stephen King

2,714 members

141 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: Bookmarque, librookian, alphaorder, sturlington, edparks
Explanations: Bookmarque: End of November (9)

58

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

by J. K. Rowling

101,487 members

863 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: FAMeulstee, SirThomas, zottel, Granholm, davidized

59

This Rough Magic

by Mary Stewart

1,406 members

38 reviews

3.9

3 Members: merrystar, waxflower, Stacy_Krout

60

Down Among the Sticks and Bones

by Seanan McGuire

1,693 members

146 reviews

4.1

5 Members: Rtrace, trantor, Tafadhali, m_island, ManWithAnAgenda

61

by Lara Elena Donnelly

518 members

32 reviews

3.8

4 Members: bookwoman84, Rtrace, trantor, Stacy_Krout

62

City of Endless Night

by Douglas Preston

887 members

41 reviews

3.8

4 Members: bookwoman84, Bookmarque, jenniferg1016, Stacy_Krout
Explanations: Bookmarque: End of February (11)

63

by P. C. Hodgell

714 members

24 reviews

4.2

3 Members: souloftherose, rretzler, asjohnson93

64

The Story of Art

by E. H. Gombrich

4,761 members

37 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: Parker51, Stacy_Krout, stephjones01

65

The Murder on the Links

by Agatha Christie

4,616 members

118 reviews

½ 3.6

4 Members: m_island, blackdove07, SirThomas, foropeza1

66

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

2,260 members

121 reviews

4.2

3 Members: RidgewayGirl, sturlington, Stacy_Krout

67

Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft

by Jennifer Henshaw

193 members

4 reviews

½ 3.5

3 Members: m_island, souloftherose, Stacy_Krout

68

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

by Marina Lewycka

5,736 members

239 reviews

½ 3.4

3 Members: quigui, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout

69

The Complete Peanuts: 1961-1962 Dailies & Sundays

by Charles M. Schulz

457 members

4 reviews

½ 4.6

3 Members: anxovert, Stacy_Krout, foropeza1

70

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by J. K. Rowling

101,862 members

936 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: FAMeulstee, SirThomas, zottel, Granholm, davidized

71

2,209 members

106 reviews

4.1

3 Members: goldenmoon, DeboraNunes, peterveen

72

5,143 members

239 reviews

3.9

3 Members: shadrach_anki, epozzi, Stacy_Krout

73

by J. R. R. Tolkien

95,059 members

1,194 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: trantor, FAMeulstee, briarhills, kara.shamy

74

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

39,737 members

963 reviews

4

4 Members: trantor, Peace2, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda

75

The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins

by Clint McElroy

1,036 members

26 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: shadrach_anki, greeneyed_ives, MelanieTid, ManWithAnAgenda

76

An Unkindness of Ghosts

by Rivers Solomon

1,165 members

70 reviews

3.9

3 Members: revbean, Her_Royal_Orangeness, lorannen

77

by Margaret Atwood

2,260 members

216 reviews

4

3 Members: Dilara86, tp77buck, Stacy_Krout

78

La Belle Sauvage

by Philip Pullman

4,392 members

141 reviews

4.1

4 Members: blackdove07, Dilara86, peterveen, hollythepenguin

79

The Collapsing Empire

2,510 members

124 reviews

3.9

4 Members: trantor, revbean, m_island, souloftherose

80

Educated: A Memoir

by Tara Westover

9,938 members

519 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: booksinbed, sturlington, elkiedee, ManWithAnAgenda

81

Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968

by Ryan H. Walsh

135 members

5 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: Parker51, AnotherAge, Stacy_Krout

82

The Black Tides of Heaven

1,019 members

47 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: Rtrace, trantor, m_island, souloftherose

83

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

by Agatha Christie

9,005 members

293 reviews

3.8

3 Members: greeneyed_ives, SirThomas, Stacy_Krout

84

The Winged Histories

by Sofia Samatar

301 members

18 reviews

4.1

3 Members: bookwoman84, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Stacy_Krout

85

The Buried Giant

by Kazuo Ishiguro

5,246 members

262 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: DeboraNunes, aethercowboy, zottel

86

by Frank Herbert

42,923 members

695 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: DisassemblyOfReason, goldenmoon, FAMeulstee

87

by Sarah Rees Brennan

714 members

48 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: souloftherose, briarhills, hollythepenguin

88

Norse Mythology

9,157 members

331 reviews

4

3 Members: sturlington, acousticmoose, waxflower

89

The End of Days

by Jenny Erpenbeck

591 members

35 reviews

3.9

3 Members: Parker51, FAMeulstee, Stacy_Krout

90

by Paula Hawkins

4,694 members

216 reviews

½ 3.4

3 Members: Bookmarque, peterveen, stephjones01
Explanations: Bookmarque: End of June

91

The Casual Vacancy

by J. K. Rowling

10,520 members

577 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: KimarieBee, sproe

92

Curtain: Poirot's Last Case

by Agatha Christie

4,481 members

55 reviews

3.8

3 Members: m_island, Porua, SirThomas

93

Northern Lights

by Philip Pullman

36,375 members

744 reviews

4.1

3 Members: Tafadhali, zottel, waxflower

94

by Andrew Sean Greer

3,947 members

201 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: Bookmarque, alphaorder, peterveen

95

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter

by Theodora Goss

1,441 members

78 reviews

3.9

3 Members: jsburbidge, briarhills, hollythepenguin

96

Her Every Fear: A Novel

by Peter Swanson

694 members

55 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: Peace2, Stacy_Krout, DarnellHaydenWood,stephjones01

97

A Skinful of Shadows

by Frances Hardinge

582 members

27 reviews

4.1

3 Members: briarhills, Stacy_Krout, hollythepenguin

98

The Word for World is Forest

by Ursula K. Le Guin

2,933 members

94 reviews

3.8

3 Members: DisassemblyOfReason, rstaedter, souloftherose

99

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by J. K. Rowling

97,091 members

1,572 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: FAMeulstee, SirThomas, Granholm, davidized

100

by Lisa Halliday

1,036 members

56 reviews

½ 3.5

3 Members: Parker51, booksinbed, edparks

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