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101	Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 3,381,015 ratings score: 170,910, and 1,870 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
102	Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 823,200 ratings score: 169,836, and 1,819 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
103	Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 161,857 ratings score: 168,834, and 1,813 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
104	Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 285,074 ratings score: 167,913, and 1,790 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
105	Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe 3.92 avg rating — 240,366 ratings score: 167,663, and 2,065 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
106	Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) by Thomas Harris 4.07 avg rating — 366,813 ratings score: 167,645, and 1,807 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
107	The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1) by Lisa Jewell (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 540,131 ratings score: 165,984, and 1,771 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
108	The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 689,277 ratings score: 165,592, and 1,765 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
109	The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1) by Ruth Ware (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 728,285 ratings score: 165,536, and 1,770 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
110	The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn 3.94 avg rating — 869,691 ratings score: 164,985, and 1,763 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
111	None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 1,019,140 ratings score: 164,318, and 1,756 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
112	Never Lie by Freida McFadden (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 1,297,376 ratings score: 163,762, and 1,743 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
113	Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 363,607 ratings score: 163,642, and 1,751 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
114	The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2) by Freida McFadden (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 1,378,473 ratings score: 163,634, and 1,745 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
115	Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 1,097,659 ratings score: 163,408, and 1,749 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
116	القرآن الكريم by Anonymous 4.38 avg rating — 71,570 ratings score: 162,373, and 1,753 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
117	You (You, #1) by Caroline Kepnes (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 285,705 ratings score: 161,594, and 1,728 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
118	Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 3.69 avg rating — 403,927 ratings score: 159,991, and 1,833 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
119	No Exit by Taylor Adams (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 207,684 ratings score: 159,156, and 1,701 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
120	The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.39 avg rating — 374,145 ratings score: 158,517, and 1,880 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
121	Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 218,887 ratings score: 158,410, and 1,705 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
122	The Only One Left by Riley Sager (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 543,380 ratings score: 158,209, and 1,686 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
123	Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 652,562 ratings score: 155,966, and 1,666 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
124	Final Girls by Riley Sager (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 249,241 ratings score: 155,456, and 1,660 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
125	The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 691,360 ratings score: 154,960, and 1,655 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
126	Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 730,423 ratings score: 154,947, and 1,660 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
127	The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) by Jeffery Deaver (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 193,210 ratings score: 153,362, and 1,644 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
128	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) by Maya Angelou 4.30 avg rating — 572,314 ratings score: 153,255, and 1,869 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
129	Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 285,939 ratings score: 152,845, and 1,633 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
130	Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville 3.56 avg rating — 606,321 ratings score: 152,749, and 1,934 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
131	The Last Thing He Told Me (Hannah Hall, #1) by Laura Dave (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 1,114,131 ratings score: 152,482, and 1,634 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
132	The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 4.11 avg rating — 783,772 ratings score: 152,084, and 1,778 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
133	Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 933,577 ratings score: 152,012, and 1,624 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
134	The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ by Joseph Smith Jr. 4.23 avg rating — 90,010 ratings score: 151,015, and 1,588 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
135	A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 569,446 ratings score: 150,767, and 1,612 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
136	The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 2,487,533 ratings score: 138,011, and 1,639 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
137	Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3.80 avg rating — 861,735 ratings score: 133,915, and 1,664 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
138	The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom by Corrie ten Boom 4.48 avg rating — 350,469 ratings score: 131,456, and 1,537 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
139	Dracula by Bram Stoker 4.02 avg rating — 1,427,414 ratings score: 130,424, and 1,616 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
140	The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) by Pearl S. Buck 4.01 avg rating — 258,607 ratings score: 130,388, and 1,597 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
141	A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle 3.97 avg rating — 1,267,902 ratings score: 124,170, and 1,502 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
142	The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 5,616,562 ratings score: 123,531, and 1,393 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
143	Matilda by Roald Dahl 4.33 avg rating — 1,084,350 ratings score: 122,365, and 1,478 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
144	The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 4.24 avg rating — 1,961,788 ratings score: 122,256, and 1,384 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
145	Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 4.09 avg rating — 1,274,328 ratings score: 105,632, and 1,354 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
146	The Princess Bride by William Goldman 4.27 avg rating — 939,769 ratings score: 100,057, and 1,229 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
147	The Iliad by Homer 3.93 avg rating — 498,632 ratings score: 98,797, and 1,268 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
148	East of Eden by John Steinbeck 4.43 avg rating — 611,609 ratings score: 96,955, and 1,162 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
149	Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl 4.37 avg rating — 843,262 ratings score: 92,614, and 1,060 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
150	Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls 4.12 avg rating — 435,134 ratings score: 92,606, and 1,132 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
151	The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe 4.19 avg rating — 243,899 ratings score: 91,394, and 1,154 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
152	A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin 4.45 avg rating — 2,689,071 ratings score: 90,249, and 1,080 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
153	Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins 4.35 avg rating — 4,051,860 ratings score: 90,032, and 1,107 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
154	The Lorax by Dr. Seuss 4.35 avg rating — 365,232 ratings score: 89,658, and 1,100 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
155	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 3.89 avg rating — 1,576,963 ratings score: 89,366, and 1,074 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
156	The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States by Founding Fathers 4.44 avg rating — 27,061 ratings score: 88,659, and 1,111 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
157	Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) by Richard Adams 4.09 avg rating — 500,933 ratings score: 87,927, and 1,084 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
158	Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 4.25 avg rating — 704,675 ratings score: 87,452, and 1,097 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
159	The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 4.05 avg rating — 1,172,623 ratings score: 86,808, and 1,069 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
160	Dune (Dune #1) by Frank Herbert 4.29 avg rating — 1,585,735 ratings score: 86,332, and 1,056 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
161	And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 4.28 avg rating — 1,561,700 ratings score: 85,477, and 1,066 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
162	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) by Roald Dahl 4.17 avg rating — 917,078 ratings score: 84,246, and 1,109 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
163	The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch 4.26 avg rating — 360,453 ratings score: 81,516, and 933 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
164	The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco 4.31 avg rating — 270,061 ratings score: 81,470, and 1,052 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
165	The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 3.86 avg rating — 2,445,585 ratings score: 81,457, and 1,002 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
166	The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand 3.89 avg rating — 334,860 ratings score: 79,819, and 930 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
167	Alice in Wonderland by Jane Carruth (Adapted By) 4.03 avg rating — 396,090 ratings score: 79,729, and 1,049 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
168	The Call of the Wild by Jack London 3.91 avg rating — 463,908 ratings score: 79,103, and 1,048 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
169	The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.58 avg rating — 1,013,889 ratings score: 78,223, and 1,020 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
170	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind 4.04 avg rating — 536,084 ratings score: 78,216, and 912 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
171	Animal Farm / 1984 by George Orwell 4.30 avg rating — 212,535 ratings score: 77,475, and 994 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
172	The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 787,537 ratings score: 76,114, and 909 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
173	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) by L. Frank Baum really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 502,007 ratings score: 72,572, and 989 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
174	The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.50 avg rating — 1,094,735 ratings score: 72,138, and 974 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
175	Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) by Frank McCourt 4.15 avg rating — 652,979 ratings score: 71,846, and 903 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
176	The Road by Cormac McCarthy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,010,453 ratings score: 70,012, and 849 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
177	Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 4.06 avg rating — 582,535 ratings score: 69,750, and 889 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
178	Love You Forever by Robert Munsch 4.38 avg rating — 245,734 ratings score: 69,424, and 853 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
179	The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso by Dante Alighieri 4.08 avg rating — 168,564 ratings score: 68,934, and 896 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
180	A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 333,625 ratings score: 68,260, and 804 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
181	A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare 3.94 avg rating — 570,823 ratings score: 67,815, and 948 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
182	The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 4.14 avg rating — 389,657 ratings score: 67,808, and 861 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
183	Persuasion by Jane Austen 4.15 avg rating — 758,322 ratings score: 67,515, and 884 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
184	The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman 4.03 avg rating — 1,599,924 ratings score: 66,707, and 832 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
185	The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran 4.23 avg rating — 323,168 ratings score: 66,414, and 823 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
186	The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 4.10 avg rating — 346,378 ratings score: 66,366, and 892 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
187	The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 814,942 ratings score: 65,557, and 802 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
188	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 944,073 ratings score: 65,408, and 799 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
189	Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,686,015 ratings score: 65,280, and 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
190	How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss 4.38 avg rating — 440,933 ratings score: 62,328, and 883 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
191	Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 268,681 ratings score: 62,168, and 776 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
192	Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 3.88 avg rating — 421,683 ratings score: 61,282, and 870 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
193	The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 1,341,768 ratings score: 60,966, and 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
194	The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov 4.28 avg rating — 406,341 ratings score: 60,436, and 713 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
195	Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins 4.11 avg rating — 3,629,355 ratings score: 60,337, and 779 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
196	The Notebook (The Notebook, #1) by Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 1,817,623 ratings score: 60,002, and 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
197	The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.51 avg rating — 215,050 ratings score: 59,820, and 791 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
198	In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 4.09 avg rating — 715,109 ratings score: 59,051, and 783 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
199	Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 3.43 avg rating — 549,002 ratings score: 57,841, and 772 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
200	Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez 3.94 avg rating — 538,934 ratings score: 57,835, and 742 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 Debbie (new)

Aug 10, 2008 11:51PM

i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more

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message 2: by Mary Todd (new)

Aug 15, 2008 10:39AM

What a great list!

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message 3: by Wendy (new)

Sep 01, 2008 09:21PM

Of course you can get Uncle tom's Cabin... why wouldn't you be able to.? It's required reading in many school districts.

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message 4: by [deleted user] (new)

Sep 13, 2008 02:35PM

Not only can you still get it, there's a handsome new illustrated and annotated edition, published in 2007, with an introduction by Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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message 5: by Robbie (new)

Jan 24, 2009 07:24PM

I am absolutely delighted by this great list of books. A thousand thanks. I have read quite a few of these myself. Right now I'm into an Indian philosophy phase!

Try these Epic Indian philosophical books if you find the time> The BHAGAVAD GITA, The MAHABHARATA and RAMAYANA.

Keep on reading folks! It's the best way to be healthy and have a sound mind! Cheers to all!

Regards,
Robbie

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message 6: by Tony (new)

Jan 24, 2009 08:59PM

About the tenacity and the strength of the human heart. About true courage and goodness in the face of horror and evil. About the reason for living, about life and love, about enduring rock solid faith tried to the limit of endurance and yet unshaken.

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message 7: by Faera (new)

Jan 25, 2009 12:08PM

I skimmed through this list and there are some very horribly written books on it. Like Twilight and the Bible for instance.

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message 8: by Melynna (new)

Jan 25, 2009 06:47PM

Faera wrote: "I skimmed through this list and there are some very horribly written books on it. Like Twilight and the Bible for instance."

No matter your personal opinion about those books, there are good reasons why they're on this list. The fact is that both of them are very influential to people, and the Bible has been influential in shaping the way people and societies act for centuries. Even if you hate it the whole way through, it behooves you to read it at least once.

As for Twilight, I personally hate it. But it's at least something to be familiar with, since it's such a cultural phenomenon. I would agree with you, though, that Twilight is an abysmally written book. It and its sequels are some of the worst things I've ever read. I did read them, though, because I think I'm better off informed.

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message 9: by Robbie (new)

Jan 29, 2009 08:01AM

Tony wrote: "About the tenacity and the strength of the human heart. About true courage and goodness in the face of horror and evil. About the reason for living, about life and love, about enduring rock solid f..."

Thank you Tony, I couldn't have put it better myself. I have found all these in the Books I recommended. It is pocket of fresh air to say the least. The mind behind these writings is fantastic! Cheers again for the great review!

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message 10: by Maral (new)

Feb 01, 2009 05:39AM

this list is so great! i'm gonna start reading them!

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message 11: by [deleted user] (new)

Feb 08, 2009 06:02PM

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

Um. Yes you can, I have one. Try going to Barnes and Noble.

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message 12: by Mary (new)

Feb 09, 2009 07:58AM

Animal Farm and Atlas Shrugged are absolutely books you must read AT THIS TIME in the USA before it is too late to change our path

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message 13: by Melynda (new)

Feb 09, 2009 10:55AM

Mary wrote: "Animal Farm and Atlas Shrugged are absolutely books you must read AT THIS TIME in the USA before it is too late to change our path"

I've been saying this about Atlas Shrugged to a lot of my friends for years and they seem to think i'm just trying to proselytise about objectivism but seriously. It's downright uncanny. You can practically use it as a play book now. It is both terrifying and uplifting to read this novel at this time in our history.

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message 14: by arianna (new)

Mar 09, 2009 08:30AM

This list is great! i hope people keep adding books to it!

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message 15: by arianna (new)

Mar 09, 2009 08:33AM

Melynna wrote: "Faera wrote: "I skimmed through this list and there are some very horribly written books on it. Like Twilight and the Bible for instance."

No matter your personal opinion about those books, there ..."

I have to agree with you on twilight and once again i would like to emphaisze the bile. I think the bible is one of the greatest worsk of fiction i have ever read, and has a lot of good moral stories in it. Killing people is bad, be nice to your neighbors, don't be a dickhead. All of these lessons are taught in the bible just like in Aseop's fables using rich enigmatic characters. It's just when you take it is Literal infallible truth no questions asked that the battle begins, you know?

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message 16: by John (new)

Mar 10, 2009 04:58AM

The Name of the Rose including Postscript to the Name of the Rose

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message 17: by arianna (new)

Mar 10, 2009 11:17AM

John wrote: "[b:The Name of the Rose including Postscript to the Name of the Rose|119073|The Name of the Rose including Postscript to the Name of the Rose|Umberto Eco|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I......"

when i click on this it comes up as an error...

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message 18: by edna (new)

Mar 15, 2009 07:59AM

the book of mormon and twilight? you've got to be kididng me, now i do like twilight but not to be put aside with to kill a mocking bird or the catcher and the rye. shouldnt even be in this list, and dont get me started on the book of mormon, uuuuuughhh

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message 19: by [deleted user] (new)

Mar 15, 2009 09:55PM

LOL! I agree with you about the book of Mormon! But altho I had to read To Kill a Mockingbird it bored me, however, I could barely put Twilight down!!! Much more entertaining IMO.

Then I had to buy the next 3 and I was never bored.

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message 20: by Poe (new)

Mar 19, 2009 07:49PM

I love that Dr Suess made it onto the list, and more than once! And the Tao of Pooh. However I'm disappointed that One Hundred Years of Solitude made it onto the list, and not Love in the Time of Cholera. Ah well, different strokes.

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message 21: by [deleted user] (new)

Mar 19, 2009 11:52PM

Poe wrote: "I love that Dr Suess made it onto the list, and more than once! And the Tao of Pooh. However I'm disappointed that One Hundred Years of Solitude made it onto the list, and not Love in the Time of C..."

Well, you can certainly add it, can't you?

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message 22: by arianna (new)

Mar 20, 2009 05:41AM

Canary Alice wrote: "Poe wrote: "I love that Dr Suess made it onto the list, and more than once! And the Tao of Pooh. However I'm disappointed that One Hundred Years of Solitude made it onto the list, and not Love in t..."

i'm adding it right now...

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message 23: by Debbie (last edited Mar 30, 2009 06:11PM) (new)

Mar 30, 2009 06:08PM

James McBride's Song Yet Sung should be added to the list.

Regarding the books already on the list...it doesn't that they are necessarily well written or fiction/non-fiction...the group is "Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once - Books that Impact Thinking." Quality is not required...however, enlightenment might be, which does not require agreement. Live a little!

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message 24: by arianna (new)

Mar 31, 2009 07:16AM

Debbie wrote: "James McBride's Song Yet Sung should be added to the list.

Regarding the books already on the list...it doesn't that they are necessarily well written or fiction/non-fiction...the group is "Book..."

AMEN!

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message 25: by arianna (new)

Mar 31, 2009 07:16AM

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message 26: by Melissa (new)

Apr 15, 2009 05:53AM

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

I just got a copy a few months ago at Barnes and Nobel in thier classic books for under $10.

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message 27: by Caitlin (new)

May 05, 2009 06:52AM

Is there a way to save a list so I can return to it without searching?

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message 28: by Karen (new)

May 26, 2009 06:17PM

From Beirut to Jerusalem
Thomas Friedman can take the most complicated subject (here the Arab/Israeli conflict) and make it read like a novel. This is my favorite of his books but all are worth reading.

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message 29: by arianna (new)

May 28, 2009 06:03AM

TURQOISE* wrote: "You must remove those comercial books, like HP and Twilight"

i don't think you can, once they are on there, they're on there.

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message 30: by Tracie (new)

May 31, 2009 01:57PM

The Screwtape Letters

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message 31: by [deleted user] (new)

Jun 06, 2009 11:27AM

I have never read Twilight but I have seen the movie! Is the book better then the movie?

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message 32: by Julie (new)

Jun 11, 2009 08:20AM

The Call of the Wild

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message 33: by Julie (new)

Jun 11, 2009 08:20AM

This is my favorite book of all time. But it didn't make the list:( booo

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message 34: by Mandy (new)

Jun 18, 2009 05:04PM

Erg. Why does every one always feel the need to share how much they hate Twilight in these types of lists? All these books are so popular that there are tons of people who like and dont like them. Twilights popular. Get over it.

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message 35: by Mark (new)

Jun 24, 2009 01:17PM

Wendy wrote: "Of course you can get Uncle tom's Cabin... why wouldn't you be able to.? It's required reading in many school districts. "

in addition to uncle tom's cabin u might be interested in "To Master, A Long Goodnight" by Brion Gysin a bio ov josiah henson thee "real" uncle tom and on an unrelated matter read ANTICHRIST SUPERSTUD painless at scribd.com

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message 36: by Vanessa (new)

Jun 27, 2009 02:50PM

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

Yes, you can get Uncle Tom's Cabin. My daughter had to read it last year in school. I got a copy from the library and then bought a copy as well at Barnes and Noble.

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message 37: by Kitty (new)

Jul 06, 2009 11:29AM

Debbie, its probably at your local library

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message 38: by Zeinab (new)

Aug 19, 2009 11:50AM

Awesome list! :]

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message 39: by [deleted user] (new)

Aug 21, 2009 10:33AM

Amazing list - I've realised, that I already read quite a few if them and that I have a lot of them on my to-read list.
But as many of you said before, it's weird which books also find their place in this list - Bible I understand and Mormon book also. But Twilight? Weird. I'm just waiting to find Asterix and Obelix up here...

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message 40: by Angryy0uth (new)

Aug 24, 2009 09:04AM

41: Erg. Why does every one always feel the need to share how much they hate Twilight in these types of lists? All these books are so popular that there are tons of people who like and dont like them. Twilights popular. Get over it.

it's quite simple really. as long as there are people out there who rave and rant about how great twilight is (and nominating it for best book of ______), you're going to have a backlash. get used to it.

but to be fair, i agree that it should be on this list, so people can read it and realise how bad it is.

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message 41: by Mml (new)

Aug 25, 2009 07:23PM

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message 42: by Patrick (new)

Aug 27, 2009 12:39PM

Debbie wrote: "i dnot think you can get a copy of uncle toms cabin any more"

are you serious? check out some used-book stores

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message 43: by Leslie (new)

Sep 07, 2009 05:56AM

I got a copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin, new from Books a Million

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message 44: by Laikhuram (last edited Sep 07, 2009 07:53AM) (new)

Sep 07, 2009 07:47AM

Recently I went searching for this very enlightening book by Ivan Illich, Deschooling Society, only to find that it has been out of print for ages...

BTW, my friends here, please be very careful what you read. Books changes life and society. Reading books like Twilight will send the human mind back to the days of stones and cavalry, if not amoebas.

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message 45: by Laikhuram (new)

Sep 07, 2009 07:58AM

m wrote: "Mary wrote: "Animal Farm and Atlas Shrugged are absolutely books you must read AT THIS TIME in the USA before it is too late to change our path"

I've been saying this about Atlas Shrugged to a lot..."

Same goes with Nineteen Eightyfour. This is the age of distortion, not reason. America and the world need another Thomas Paine.

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message 46: by Jan C (new)

Oct 03, 2009 07:22AM

" I skimmed through this list and there are some very horribly written books on it. Like Twilight and the Bible for instance. "

Twilight somehow always makes every list. Along with The Book of Mormon.

What I objected to about the Bible being on the list was the version used - the MORMON version. Should have been the KING JAMES.

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message 47: by Marianne (new)

Oct 04, 2009 08:52PM

I do not understand finishing a book ones finds abyssmal or continuing to read the whole series to be better informed. I read up to page 84 of Twilight and could get no further, it was so poorly written. I read for enjoyment, enlightment, new knowledge, self-growth or just plain escape. Twilight offered me none of those, I returned it to my very good friend who enjoyed it immensely. To each his own.

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message 48: by Mary_z (new)

Oct 07, 2009 07:17PM